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Fished here yesterday and caught two dinks and many rock bass, maybe 50.

Today started out on south side of lake fighting the wind but it was so warm. Had trouble keeping the boat anywhere near where I wanted it but made the most of it. Caught probably another 30 to 40 rock bass, some pretty big, pushing 10 inches. I finally gave up around noon and, if anyone here remembers my report for the previous day, I had seen a couple of beds, elsewhere on the lake, so I decided to go try them again.

Got over there and rigged up a Storm Crawdad, which is the most lifelike plastic craw that I have ever seen. Tried a couple of trial casts with it weightless but it would not sink quite fast enough for what I wanted so I added a split shot directly to the upper bend, near the eye, in my worm hook. Sneaked into the spot, but today was raining and some wind so I could not really see the bed. I seen what I thought was it and made a cast beyond it so my retreive would be about 5 feet from it. Nothing. Tried the same thing about 5 feet from the other side of it, nothing. So my next cast I put long and split the thing in two, even though I was still not sure it was the nest. Let 'er sink and slow retreived with a couple of short twitches and the thing hit. Not huge but a fish, none the less.

Tried to find the other nest but just could not see.

Off the lake at 2:00 or so and that was the only smb.

arniejl

5/20/2010 7:22:00 PM

BTW, anyone wondering, it is a Lakewood law that any boat under 16', all occupants must wear life vests, hence my vest being on. Normally, I will test fate, just don't like to pay tickets as the po-po pulled me over on that lake before, lol, true story.

FishingFool

5/20/2010 7:53:00 PM

I did not know about this law. But I havent received a ticket yet....

arniejl

5/20/2010 8:45:00 PM

I would guess that if you did get caught, you would be let off as I was. I was kind of irritated by the whole deal as my buddy and I were fishing near a dock and he would not come in there and told me to come to him. I was only using an electric motor in my 12' boat but I was aimed right at him and never let off the throttle until I was like 14 or 15 feet from him and actually kind of minorly rammed his pretty police boat. I didn't care too much, but I shouldn't have done that, lol.

LMBDave

5/20/2010 11:13:00 PM

good report, i will have to remember that about the life jackets, i always have them in the boat but usually just use them as seat pads.

where did u get the plastic craws?

Iamfishing

5/21/2010 1:04:00 AM

you could map quest it.that works for me when i can't find places.that and a gps works

arniejl

5/21/2010 6:27:00 AM

LMBDave, I bought those last year and I am thinking Sportco, but was just there yesterday and they didn't have any. In fact, I have not seen them anywhere that I have been. They have a little rattle in them, as well.

procaster

5/21/2010 4:47:00 PM

I got those storm craws also they are nice, plus the pinchers float. I bought them at sportco to.

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