08-27-2019, 07:47 PM
[#0000ff]Back to Echo? Sounds like a title from the Department of Redundancy Department. But Pa and I were there a couple of weeks ago and just hadda give it another shot. Kinda glad we did.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]As we were launching, we were joined by fellow BFTer MrShane, in his boat. Good to see ya again Shane. I guess you didn't believe us when we told you we had the lake reserved for float tubers today.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Air temp a chilly 39 at launch. Water temp still 67. Light breezes from the south for a while and then it became glass for the rest of the morning. Tough duty when you gotta fight all that calmness.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I powered (electric motor) down to an area that had produced well our last trip. The water level had dropped about 3 feet since then so I did not know if it would still hold up. It did. First perch just after 7 am...a feisty 11 incher...the first of many that size for the day. And the second was just a bit bigger. Good start.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]MrShane was already set up in the area and had caught a couple of perch and a smallie when I got there. He later moved closer to the good action and caught fish regularly all morning. Sad to see a nice guy like him suffering such abuse.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I fished a variety of small jigs...all in the pale perch pattern...each tipped with a piece of worm. Didn't even take any PPP (processed perch pieces) today. Didn't need anything else. There were fish on the sonar screen almost constantly...in 10-14 feet of water. And there were schools of baby perch in the area to keep the bigguns happy and staying around.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It was rare to go more than a few seconds without a munch. The "rattle rattle" bites of the small fish did not get much response from me. But when my rod tip took a quick downward dive...and stayed there...I set the hook...and often into some decent perch.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I wrapped it up a bit before noon...overfunned and figuring I was close to my allowable quota of perch. Actually ended up keeping 42 and releasing about twice that many. I did keep a few 7 inchers to process for future bait. But most of my keepers were at least 9 inches. Quite a few 10 and 11 inchers and a half dozen footlongs. One of the best days of perchin' I have had since Starvation starved out.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Pa and I chatted back and forth on the radio. He also caught quite a few perch...but not many larger ones. And no smallmouth this trip. Bummer.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]As we were launching, we were joined by fellow BFTer MrShane, in his boat. Good to see ya again Shane. I guess you didn't believe us when we told you we had the lake reserved for float tubers today.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Air temp a chilly 39 at launch. Water temp still 67. Light breezes from the south for a while and then it became glass for the rest of the morning. Tough duty when you gotta fight all that calmness.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I powered (electric motor) down to an area that had produced well our last trip. The water level had dropped about 3 feet since then so I did not know if it would still hold up. It did. First perch just after 7 am...a feisty 11 incher...the first of many that size for the day. And the second was just a bit bigger. Good start.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]MrShane was already set up in the area and had caught a couple of perch and a smallie when I got there. He later moved closer to the good action and caught fish regularly all morning. Sad to see a nice guy like him suffering such abuse.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I fished a variety of small jigs...all in the pale perch pattern...each tipped with a piece of worm. Didn't even take any PPP (processed perch pieces) today. Didn't need anything else. There were fish on the sonar screen almost constantly...in 10-14 feet of water. And there were schools of baby perch in the area to keep the bigguns happy and staying around.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It was rare to go more than a few seconds without a munch. The "rattle rattle" bites of the small fish did not get much response from me. But when my rod tip took a quick downward dive...and stayed there...I set the hook...and often into some decent perch.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I wrapped it up a bit before noon...overfunned and figuring I was close to my allowable quota of perch. Actually ended up keeping 42 and releasing about twice that many. I did keep a few 7 inchers to process for future bait. But most of my keepers were at least 9 inches. Quite a few 10 and 11 inchers and a half dozen footlongs. One of the best days of perchin' I have had since Starvation starved out.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Pa and I chatted back and forth on the radio. He also caught quite a few perch...but not many larger ones. And no smallmouth this trip. Bummer.[/#0000ff]
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