Red Posted January 5, 2012 Posted January 5, 2012 I decided to take a vacation day today to start my 2012 fishing year. I started at the same spot I caught one fish last weekend. It is a ledge that runs out into a creek channel. It drops from about 6 feet down to 13 or so. Then down to 15 feet where it drops into the creek. The ledge and the channel from a "T" Anyway, I started draggin a football jig with no luck. I then cranked and rattle trapped my way into the back of the creek, nothin. Then I flipped a Rage Craw along a steep bluff bank, nadda. Soooo, I went out into the channel and fished a couple other drop offs, both from about 6 feet down to 18 or so, zip. So now I am thinking I should have just went to work!! I decide to finish my day at the spot I started, the ledge/channel "T." I made the first cast with a Big O football jig, 3/4 in Falcon Craw with a matching Rage Craw. As soon as I dragged the jig over the ledge I felt the tap and saw my line jump. So I swung hard, and, my drag slipped big time, guess I forgot to reset it!!! I did manage to hook the fish, most likely thanks to that sweet Owner hook. Pretty good fight, decent bass, nothing special. It sure beats the dinks I normally catch! This was the only fish I caught. I consider it a success anyway, me fishing deeper water, away from the bank, without a visible target is something new. Terrible pic I know, but it is what it is!! Thanks! Cliff Quote
Super User Goose52 Posted January 5, 2012 Super User Posted January 5, 2012 Yowsir! Good way to start the year and hopefully made the vacation day worth it. Always good to start with a fish instead of a skunk... Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted January 5, 2012 Super User Posted January 5, 2012 Good start, Red. And not a bad picture considering you were by yourself. Big-O will love that hat. Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted January 6, 2012 Global Moderator Posted January 6, 2012 Bigger than any fish that I've caught so far this year, nice one! Quote
Red Posted January 6, 2012 Author Posted January 6, 2012 Good start, Red. And not a bad picture considering you were by yourself. Big-O will love that hat. Big O gave me that hat personally! Quote
Big-O Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 Good start, Red. And not a bad picture considering you were by yourself. Big-O will love that hat. Yes he does, lol. WTG Red, sounds like the jig n Craw is getting a little LUVVV! Big O www.ragetail.com Quote
Red Posted January 6, 2012 Author Posted January 6, 2012 Yes he does, lol. WTG Red, sounds like the jig n Craw is getting a little LUVVV! Big O www.ragetail.com It sure is!! I am going to have to place another order with Siebert soon, I donated 5 or 6 jigs to Lake Waco over the last two weeks. I have plenty of brush jigs still but I am almost out of the footballs!! Quote
The Bassinator Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 Nice job gettin out of your comfort zone and catchin one! Quote
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