Got about 3 hours today between rain showers and the Smallies came out to play. Pulled into one small cove just off the main channel the has two points side by side right in the middle. Made two casts with the tight line rig and hooked up, the fish went nuts jumping one after another. Finally got it landed and made a bad mistake, I didn't retie. withe eh 4 pound test it is imperative to retie after every fish and I know that well. Made another cast, let the rig sink and started twitching the rod tip. It loaded up and the fish on the other end was a heavy dude who headed right to the top and burst the water a good 3 feet. that happened two more times and I just knew I had the fish beat. got it to the boat and it made that one last run and broke off. It was a dandy, probably the biggest I've caught in several years but he'll be there for the next guy or time I get back out. Ended the day with the biggest fish, a 21 inch fat girl that thought she was a world record or she fought like it any way put her back and I felt a rain drop, got loaded up and the boat covered just before the rain really started pouring.

Got about 3 hours today between rain showers and the Smallies came out to play. Pulled into one small cove just off the main channel the has two points side by side right in the middle. Made two casts with the tight line rig and hooked up, the fish went nuts jumping one after another. Finally got it landed and made a bad mistake, I didn't retie. withe eh 4 pound test it is imperative to retie after every fish and I know that well. Made another cast, let the rig sink and started twitching the rod tip. It loaded up and the fish on the other end was a heavy dude who headed right to the top and burst the water a good 3 feet. that happened two more times and I just knew I had the fish beat. got it to the boat and it made that one last run and broke off. It was a dandy, probably the biggest I've caught in several years but he'll be there for the next guy or time I get back out. Ended the day with the biggest fish, a 21 inch fat girl that thought she was a world record or she fought like it any way put her back and I felt a rain drop, got loaded up and the boat covered just before the rain really started pouring.

Fred, I cheat. I've got a battery powered vest I wear under my coat, that keeps the core temp up so the extremities don't have to work so hard to keep warm. Haven't had to use it this year but on some of the colder days back when I tournament fished a lot of the guys froze while I unzipped my jacket to keep from sweating. Add that to a bone dry pair of cover alls, and a pare of rag wool gloves with the thump and fore finger cut off and I'm warm as toast on the colder days around here.
The way I see it I've only got a limited amount of days left to really enjoy this hobby/sport/obsession and I'm gonna try and get out there as much as my old bones will let me, weather be d@mned

Fred, I cheat. I've got a battery powered vest I wear under my coat, that keeps the core temp up so the extremities don't have to work so hard to keep warm. Haven't had to use it this year but on some of the colder days back when I tournament fished a lot of the guys froze while I unzipped my jacket to keep from sweating. Add that to a bone dry pair of cover alls, and a pare of rag wool gloves with the thump and fore finger cut off and I'm warm as toast on the colder days around here.
The way I see it I've only got a limited amount of days left to really enjoy this hobby/sport/obsession and I'm gonna try and get out there as much as my old bones will let me, weather be d@mned

Got about 3 hours today between rain showers and the Smallies came out to play. Pulled into one small cove just off the main channel the has two points side by side right in the middle. Made two casts with the tight line rig and hooked up, the fish went nuts jumping one after another. Finally got it landed and made a bad mistake, I didn't retie. withe eh 4 pound test it is imperative to retie after every fish and I know that well. Made another cast, let the rig sink and started twitching the rod tip. It loaded up and the fish on the other end was a heavy dude who headed right to the top and burst the water a good 3 feet. that happened two more times and I just knew I had the fish beat. got it to the boat and it made that one last run and broke off. It was a dandy, probably the biggest I've caught in several years but he'll be there for the next guy or time I get back out. Ended the day with the biggest fish, a 21 inch fat girl that thought she was a world record or she fought like it any way put her back and I felt a rain drop, got loaded up and the boat covered just before the rain really started pouring.

Got about 3 hours today between rain showers and the Smallies came out to play. Pulled into one small cove just off the main channel the has two points side by side right in the middle. Made two casts with the tight line rig and hooked up, the fish went nuts jumping one after another. Finally got it landed and made a bad mistake, I didn't retie. withe eh 4 pound test it is imperative to retie after every fish and I know that well. Made another cast, let the rig sink and started twitching the rod tip. It loaded up and the fish on the other end was a heavy dude who headed right to the top and burst the water a good 3 feet. that happened two more times and I just knew I had the fish beat. got it to the boat and it made that one last run and broke off. It was a dandy, probably the biggest I've caught in several years but he'll be there for the next guy or time I get back out. Ended the day with the biggest fish, a 21 inch fat girl that thought she was a world record or she fought like it any way put her back and I felt a rain drop, got loaded up and the boat covered just before the rain really started pouring.