Post by bassboy1 on Oct 19, 2009 0:39:46 GMT -1
Another forum I am on had a little meet and greet up on Dale Hollow lake (Northern central TN), so I made it up there early Friday morning. The weather was ROUGH. Cold, rain, lotsa wind. Fished a little bit Friday morning with just one little 8 inch spot on a Spanky's jig. Friday afternoon yielded me nothing but numbness from the cold.
Sat. morning was the same way. Nothing, and the cold drove me in fairly quick. Sat. evening was a completely different story. The wind had slowed down to a mild breeze. Enough left to not be still, and kill the fishing, but slackened enough that it wasn't a cold wind. Temp was still in the 40s. I ended up catching 4 smallies, the first four I had ever caught, having never done much fishing North of here. The first one turned out to be a good one. Fought him for quite a while, and went clear around the boat 3 times, all the while regretting my choice of 10 lb fluoro. Managed to get it into the boat. I figure that is the best way to catch my first smally.
Weighed 4 lbs, 6 oz. The last white mark on the red ruler in the picture is 18 inches.
Sunday didn't yeild anything, but more cold.
All of my fish were caught on a 1/4 oz. spanky's jig, with Zoom trailer.
Sat. morning was the same way. Nothing, and the cold drove me in fairly quick. Sat. evening was a completely different story. The wind had slowed down to a mild breeze. Enough left to not be still, and kill the fishing, but slackened enough that it wasn't a cold wind. Temp was still in the 40s. I ended up catching 4 smallies, the first four I had ever caught, having never done much fishing North of here. The first one turned out to be a good one. Fought him for quite a while, and went clear around the boat 3 times, all the while regretting my choice of 10 lb fluoro. Managed to get it into the boat. I figure that is the best way to catch my first smally.
Weighed 4 lbs, 6 oz. The last white mark on the red ruler in the picture is 18 inches.
Sunday didn't yeild anything, but more cold.
All of my fish were caught on a 1/4 oz. spanky's jig, with Zoom trailer.
