NJSalt Posted September 8, 2015 Posted September 8, 2015 Well it's official, I'm spoiled. I got an invite from a buddy to tag along to Lake Erie for 3 days and took him up on it. We left Thursday afternoon and made the 9 hour drive to fish Friday, Saturday, and Sunday out of Sandusky. Friday gave sporty conditions at best and downright rough most of the day. This was the kind of day you fished from your knees because you couldn't stand. Saturday and Sunday, however, were almost unbelievably nice with glass conditions at times. Friday we managed a best 5 fish that went 17lb 4oz. Not great, not terrible, but we found some things that we could build on. Saturday was one of the best days of fishing I've ever had. I started off the day catching a 3 1/2 on my first cast and thought the day was doomed because of that! After getting my stones busted for doing that and ruining the day, we didn't have a bite for over an hour. I decided to release the fish from the livewell in hopes that would somehow give us some good juju and it did... Almost immediately we started to catch fish, and quality ones! I've never considered myself the superstitious type, but i can say form now on my first cast every morning from now on will be no longer than 5ft....We had a bit over 19lbs at 9am and ended the day with a best 5 fish that went 24lb 3oz including my new PB smallie of 5.3lb. Most fish caught on a dropshot. Sunday we tried some different stuff and caught them almost as well. Best 5 went 22lb 8oz. Just as we were getting ready to head in, I made one last cast and hooked into a 5.1 that after a bunch of jumps and diving under the boat, came topside for a picture and release. It seems like once you figure out what these fish are doing and where, you can easily replicate that in almost any other similar area you find whether it be 100 yards away or 10 miles away. All in all, a trip I won't soon forget! Already looking at getting back up there this spring. 5.3 and a 4.8 Last cast of the trip= 5.1lb 11 Quote
Super User Senko lover Posted September 8, 2015 Super User Posted September 8, 2015 Nice work bro!! Quote
Super User 00 mod Posted September 8, 2015 Super User Posted September 8, 2015 Nice fish man! Jeff Quote
Super User gardnerjigman Posted September 8, 2015 Super User Posted September 8, 2015 Fantastic smallies man! (said drooling all over the keyboard!) Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted September 8, 2015 Super User Posted September 8, 2015 Congrats on the new PB & the weekend. Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted September 8, 2015 Super User Posted September 8, 2015 Dang, you did some good fishing this weekend. Quote
Super User Catch and Grease Posted September 10, 2015 Super User Posted September 10, 2015 I'm jealous... Awesome catches/Pictures Quote
NJSalt Posted September 11, 2015 Author Posted September 11, 2015 Thanks all! If the winter's weren't so brutal I wouldn't mind living up that way Quote
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