I had planned to go out to the Nock on Friday due to the fact we were working extremely close to it lately. Woke up on Friday with a sinus headache that only got worse throughout the day. Exacerbated by the fact that we worked through lunch, by the time I was off work I wasnt feeling too hot. Instead of going straight to the Nock, I decided to take my time at lunch, get some cool air into my system and mellow out first. Well, I think it did a world of good. I decided to go off the cuff, and fished an area completely opposite to what I had been fishing lately. Lo and Behold, my personal record 5.9lb micropterus dolomieui came almost right on cue. Then a 4.9lb. Then a 4.8 lb. Then a 3.11 lb. Then for a lite afterthought, a 2 lb micropterus salmoides. It was quite a great end to a day that had started very poorly, to say the least. I had cast fruitlessly for a while with a spinnerbait, and decided to change to my confidence bait, a senko worm. Basically first cast, I wasnt really paying attention as I had drifted in a touch too close to the shore, and my line started moving with a mind of its own. That got my attention immediately, and I set the hook, and Kabaaam, my drag starts screaming out, and then this huge bronze brute jumps about 2 feet out of the water, and the fight was on. When I finally got it to the boat after a few minutes, I was adrenalized and amazed at the size and beauty of the fish. When I held it up into the light, it was surrounded by a golden sheen that almost glowed. It will truly glow in my memory for a long time to come. I got some pictures of the fish I caught that day, and they were developed THE NEXT day.
They turned out great. Anyways, I went out today again with a friend of mine. And again proceeded to start off with a white spinnerbait. I had a few hits right off the bat, but nothing that stuck, until a 3.13lb micropterus salmoides hit it, and I was on the board again. A couple of casts later, I had a small reel backlash that snapped my line and sent that lure flying up, up, up high into orbit, then down, down, down, into the deep blue abyss, never to be heard from again. As I didnt have another white spinnerbait, I went to my confidence bait, the lowly do nothing senko,
and proceeded to catch another 4 micropterus dolomieui, ranging from 4.12 lbs to 3.9lbs, and missing another three or four hits. It's days like these that are awesome, and makeup for the skunk days, But even the skunk days are better than doing anything else.
(Above image of the Overlord's personal best 5.9 lb micropterus dolomieui)
1 comment:
Thats a sweet lookin fish dude... I have to say "fish" cuz I don't know what a "micropterus dolomieui" is or a "micropterus salmoides" or even a "lepomis macrochirus". I thought you were fishin', but it sounds like you're hunting in Jurassic Park. How about a little help like..... I caught a "Megamonogloopus Buttitchyis" (Red-assed Minnow).
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