Super User roadwarrior Posted October 4, 2015 Super User Posted October 4, 2015 It's on! Believe it or not, artificials outfished minnows yesterday. I will add a pic later, but of the 15 smallmouth landed, all were in the 3-5lb range. Four were caught on store bought minnows, the rest on a Rage Tail Menace, bullet weight and 3/0 Gamakatsu EWG Offset Worm Hook. We fished the minnows on spinning gear, Octopus Circle Hooks and #4 Yo-Zuri Hybrid. I fished the Menace on #12 Sniper FC, BCR 893, Curado 50E. Every fish was caught in 8'-10' of water. Surface temperature was just over 70*. I lost 4 smallmouth on the circle hooks which almost never happens. After three jumps the fish of the day threw my Menace 10' from the boat. The fish came 3' out of the water! In addition to the brown fish we caught tons of the usual suspects on live bait, including 3 giant gar. I also caught a 3lb spot on a 3/8 oz Sierbert Outdoors jig/ Rage Craw (PBJ). No trash fish on the Menace. 17 Quote
Super User everythingthatswims Posted October 4, 2015 Super User Posted October 4, 2015 I wanna see that spot Quote
Will Wetline Posted October 5, 2015 Posted October 5, 2015 Thank you for the detailed report. Wish I lived in your neighborhood. May I ask how you were retrieving the T-rigged Menace? Swimming? Dragging? Hopping? Stroking/ripping? Quote
Bass newb Posted October 5, 2015 Posted October 5, 2015 It wasn't on at logan martin today. Glad someone is catching them. Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted October 5, 2015 Author Super User Posted October 5, 2015 Thank you for the detailed report. Wish I lived in your neighborhood. May I ask how you were retrieving the T-rigged Menace? Swimming? Dragging? Hopping? Stroking/ripping? We try to maintain the boat 25 to 30 yards from the bank, cast upstream at a 45* angle and drift. I T-rigged the Menace weedless with a 1/4 oz bullet weight, cast and drag. The only imparted action is an occasional pop when I hit a rock. That little lift will also reduces hang-ups a little, but you are still going to lose a lot of baits. For reference, we had 56,000 cfs so the current was strong. With less current you might have to adjust your retrieve. You never want your bait downstream. The fish were VERY aggressive and there was never a doubt whether you had a bite or not. 3 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted October 5, 2015 Super User Posted October 5, 2015 Way to go Kent. Sounds like a Killer day Congrats A-Jay Quote
Super User senile1 Posted October 6, 2015 Super User Posted October 6, 2015 Nice write-up, Kent, and that's a nice healthy smallmouth too! Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted December 7, 2015 Author Super User Posted December 7, 2015 The gates were open Saturday so we fished the lake. However, we were not at the right place at the right time. Two smallmouth and a drum is all we could mange in six hours. Then we met some friends at the ramp on Yellow Creek for their weigh-in. 1st Place 26.35, our friends took 2nd with 22 and change, 3rd was 21.98. Humbling... 2 Quote
Super User fishinfiend Posted December 7, 2015 Super User Posted December 7, 2015 well done, sir! Quote
dr topwater Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 nice job !! and nice post !! I love the Rage Tails !!! Quote
Super User Darren. Posted December 8, 2015 Super User Posted December 8, 2015 Great haul, Kent. Sweet fish. Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted December 8, 2015 Super User Posted December 8, 2015 That's the way to catch them! Quote
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