Friday The 13Th Curse?!?!?!

[Mr_Scrogg]

Finally!!!! The stars aligned, I was holding my mouth right, the moons orbit was correct, I was able to fish!!!! 

 

Got to the lake straight after work.  Owner of the lake told me that the bite has been TOUGH for a few weeks now.  Last time I was out there, Dinkfest 2013. 

 

Started with a dink on a RC Series 2 Squarebill.  That same Squarebill also picked up a nice little Crappie.

 

 

Shortly after that, it died.... Not the fish, the bite.  So I decided to break out my old friend from many many years ago, the CRig.  Haven't fished one in well over 11 years.  Didn't have the correct setup I'd like to have, but it made due.  Jigging Rod, 65lb Braid, 2 Bullet Lead Weights, 18-20" Fluoro Leader, and a Trick Worm nessled on a 5/0 Gammy EWG Hook. 

 

Anchored down from the wind pushing me all over, and nailed one in 18FOW.  My nemesis is deeper water, and pegging one in 18' really made me feel good. Nothing Huge.  17" was the Length, and it was well fed.  But look like it went a round or 2 with Mayweather. 

 

 

 

 

Now it's time to start putting pieces together for a better CRig Setup.  Tungsten Barrel Weights, Good Swivels, etc...

 

 

 

Can't wait to get out again and drag some plastics!

[AK-Jax86]

Jason got to that fish and it survived nice catch

[Tuckahoe Joe]

Nice fish!

[Sam]

Scrogg, great post. Thanks for sharing.

 

I also went to my double secret pond and caught 1

[Sam]

and caught 15 in three hours including two five pounders.

 

Have pics but can't figure out how to post them.

 

It was a beautiful day on the pond and I found all but two bass within five feet of the bank as they were swimming along, minding their own business.

 

Caught the big ones on a shaky head but also nailed four others in a spinnerbait and Chatterbait. Missed two bigs one when they actually missed the frog and buzzbait.

[Siebert Outdoors]

Nice going!  Congrats.