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Howdy! Been watching this site for a while and finally decided to post a report:
Arrived at the North park ramp around 6am on Saturday. I think there was a tournament going on, because the ramp was pretty dang busy for that time of day. But folks were doing a great job getting their boats in the water and trucks out of the way quickly, so I was fishing by 630 or so. I'm a newbie when it comes to smallmouth fishing (or any fishing for that matter!). Based on the various intelligence I've collected, I decided to start with a green wacky rigged senko. Started off working the shallow areas down the finger to the left as you're leaving the launch ramp. First cast - wham! Nice 12 or 13 inch smallie. Continued to work that area for a while and caught another one. Fished some other areas for a while with limited success (1 dink). Lots of takes, but was having trouble hooking them. On the drive home I started wondering if my hooks were to blame. I started off using a wide finesse hook, but got snagged and lost it, so I decided to try the Gamakatsu Wacky Weedless hooks, and used those the rest of the day. Anybody have experience with them?
So, overall a fun day of fishing with 3 fish caught (and safely released to get bigger). Based on other reports I've seen, my catch rate probably should have been higher, but hopefully that will come with experience. The weather warmed up nicely by mid-morning and not too many waterskiers when I left at 11am. After spending the last few months trolling for trout and kokes, it was a welcome change to do some more "active" fishing - casting and flipping the to the cover, navigating the shallows, working the shoreline.
Thanks all for the great reports and the info. I'm sure it helped make my day much more enjoyable!
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