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Headed out to Rock this morning. Got there about 8am and there was one trailer in the lot and not a soul on shore. The wind was kicking pretty hard and the water was fairly murky and a lot higher than I've seen it. I parked my Pilot next to the water an casted off shore around 40-50 feet, standing about twenty feet down shore from where the fence goes into the water with a slip weight and some worms and Powerbait. Managed to hook two fish in succession around 9am, but the moment they were hooked, the darn things would high tail it directly towards the area where the fence submerges, wrap around it a million times (rough estimate) and relieve me of my tackle and a healthy chunk of line (they are probably still there!). That happened twice in a row, even after moving further down the shore after the first loss (seemed like they had it all planned out). Since I wasn't having much luck reeling in my catches, I moved to the point about halfway between the fence line and the concrete structures and switched to a bobber. Hooked a Brown in about ten minutes and brought him in. Only 12", but not too bad. Kept up with bobber fishing until around 1pm and did not get any other bites. Sun was off and on and the wind was getting pretty crazy (the boater with the trailer in the parking lot had pulled out and left), so I headed home. All in all, I ended up with only a dollar or five worth of hooks, weights, and lines being liberated from my box and a semi-decent fish, so I'll chalk it up as a win.
The wife and I are really interested in getting out there on a boat, but we don't have one. Anyone feel like taking a second and third person out in exchange for some gas money?
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