Thanks Randall!

[burleytog]

Went out today with my newfound knowledge of bed fishing.

Set the TM on 5 and away I went.  Water was nice and clear and the sun was perfect.  Visibility to 9', although the wind made it a bit tough.

Cruised about 2/3's of the lake's shoreline without seeing a single bed.  Went back into the last arm and started seeing a few beds.

Found one, sat on it for about 15 minutes and stuck this one.

About a pound and a half.  Actually hooked it twice before I got it in.  It kept throwing the hook.

Cruised along, marked a couple of spots where I saw fish swim off.  Came back about 15 minutes later, only one of them had a fish.  The other was in about 8' of water and a bit stained (close to the head of the fork).  Never saw anything swim off.  Went back to the other bed, fish was too skittish, never could get close enough to work the bed.

Went across the fork and found one small bed tucked under a laurel.  He was small, but very wary.  Had a very very hard time getting him aggressive enough to bite.  But bite he did.   8-)

Running out of daylight, I started heading back towards the ramp, making sure to skirt the banks and be on the lookout for beds.

Found one back in a small pocket.  Fish was holding tight and I was able to get pretty close.

Put the jig in there a couple of times, got him riled up.  Threw in there, waited, then tried to hit him with the jig.

Unfortunately, it didn't work as planned.

Yep, snagged him.  Seemed to be fine as he swam back to the bed upon release.

Saw a couple more beds on the way out, but my wife needed to get home and I was pretty tired.

Ended up catching 4, the three above and one other that was about the size of the last fish.  Don't know if it came off a bed or not.  Did catch it shallow on Mr Drop Shot, but I didn't see a bed anywhere.

Water was in the mid 60s, hopefully the fish are just starting to move up rather than just finishing.  Given the weather we had just two weeks ago, I would say that they're just starting to move up.  Wishful thinking?

This is a tough lake to fish beds as there aren't many shallow areas.  2-3' of water at the bank, then go ten feet out and you're in 10-25' of water.

Randall, you've created a monster.   ;D

[Randall]

Thanks. Now go and find a big one. People are going to think I taught you how to snag dinks. LOL ;D

[Gotta Love It]

Is your guide service in the yellow pages under "Randall's snag a dink" charters?  ;D

[TheBeast]

Randall, you've created a monster.    

Make that 2, I am gonna go and check out the other local lake that is just as tough as this one.