Didn't think I'd make a second trip this week, but got that itch for reeling in some fish again (I don't know why I say "again"....It never goes away). Anyways, same hole as yesterday, little later in the evening this time, but I landed two gills. The first one, one the first cast, got put in the bucket for bait or release, hadn't decided yet, but on the third cast I decided to switch to a smaller wire hook from the bait holder I had been throwing. The second gill landed on the third cast swallowed the small hook with the red worm and about 1/8 inch of the line. I couldn't get the pliers or my fingers in there to unhook the guy, so in the bucket he went.
Also, lost a fairly large LMB. Tank broke me off right at the bank. Popped the 10 lb test mono with a wacky worm attached.
Looks like I've got some catfish bait and a nice meal for lunch tomorrow with the gills.
(Bigger fish is the one who got greedy and gut hooked himself, fought hard for a gill too!)
flyguy
Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!
MedicFishes322 wrote:
Didn't think I'd make a second trip this week, but got that itch for reeling in some fish again (I don't know why I say "again"....It never goes away). Anyways, same hole as yesterday, little later in the evening this time, but I landed two gills. The first one, one the first cast, got put in the bucket for bait or release, hadn't decided yet, but on the third cast I decided to switch to a smaller wire hook from the bait holder I had been throwing. The second gill landed on the third cast swallowed the small hook with the red worm and about 1/8 inch of the line. I couldn't get the pliers or my fingers in there to unhook the guy, so in the bucket he went.
Also, lost a fairly large LMB. Tank broke me off right at the bank. Popped the 10 lb test mono with a wacky worm attached.
Looks like I've got some catfish bait and a nice meal for lunch tomorrow with the gills.
(Bigger fish is the one who got greedy and gut hooked himself, fought hard for a gill too!)
Didn't think I'd make a second trip this week, but... (
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Good morning, MF, no skunky for you!
MedicFishes322 wrote:
Didn't think I'd make a second trip this week, but got that itch for reeling in some fish again (I don't know why I say "again"....It never goes away). Anyways, same hole as yesterday, little later in the evening this time, but I landed two gills. The first one, one the first cast, got put in the bucket for bait or release, hadn't decided yet, but on the third cast I decided to switch to a smaller wire hook from the bait holder I had been throwing. The second gill landed on the third cast swallowed the small hook with the red worm and about 1/8 inch of the line. I couldn't get the pliers or my fingers in there to unhook the guy, so in the bucket he went.
Also, lost a fairly large LMB. Tank broke me off right at the bank. Popped the 10 lb test mono with a wacky worm attached.
Looks like I've got some catfish bait and a nice meal for lunch tomorrow with the gills.
(Bigger fish is the one who got greedy and gut hooked himself, fought hard for a gill too!)
Didn't think I'd make a second trip this week, but... (
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There ya go medicfishes 😊
DCGravity
Loc: Fairfax, VA (by way of Cleveland OH)
Good stuff; sounds like you had fun anyways.
Any day fishing is better than any day at work. That's what I hear anyways.
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