06-30-2012, 06:16 AM
And at least this time they weren't the furry feline kind. Got MORE than enough of those!
Launched the river and headed upstream. Had a few spots I wanted to poke into. I was on the water by 2, and warm it was.
Got to a nice little nook and pitched into some swirls, but no go. Moved deeper into shallows, and got some tugs. Probably mudcats - missed a few hookups, then started to land some mudcats, a bitty bass, and some bluegill or sunfish - sometimes I have a hard time telling. No crappie, though I was hoping.
[inline "Panfish on the River.JPG"]
[inline "More purdy Panfish.JPG"]
Few slurps here, there, and beyond. So I hopped out of the boat bow in hand, and found some pods of bugelmouths having a love fest. And - - - I missed them all!!! Hard to believe! Maybe I'm shooting TOO low! They kept coming back, so I kept the bow handy.
Pitched more blade-rigs, and wham - had a good hard hit. Zoom - off went line as this beast stripped and ran. Thought - geez - I've hooked one of them big ugly carp. Kept trying to get a good look - dark dorsal, hmmm - NOT scaly! Yo - it's a burly channel! And here I am, shorebound, no net, little hope.
Worked the hog till she tuckered out pretty good, then dragged 'er over a log to safety.
[inline Thumper.JPG]
Out come the sign, tape, camera. My best this year - 27", 7.5 lb. longest cat, But it ain't over yet!
[inline "Coyote's 27 inch entry - Small.JPG"]
Moved along and up another nook that held more playful panfish. Several little dinkers came toying with me, then I get some bigger tugs on the sunfish drag setting. Wirr - reset to kitty level. Surprise cookie - just a teen.
[inline "More River Gills.JPG"]
[inline "Cookie Surprise.JPG"]
One side I'm getting kitties and sunfish, the other side - mudcats galore, and carp. Stupid mudcats were relentless. Dinks!
Nice end to a long week, and hopefully the start of a good weekend.
Launched the river and headed upstream. Had a few spots I wanted to poke into. I was on the water by 2, and warm it was.
Got to a nice little nook and pitched into some swirls, but no go. Moved deeper into shallows, and got some tugs. Probably mudcats - missed a few hookups, then started to land some mudcats, a bitty bass, and some bluegill or sunfish - sometimes I have a hard time telling. No crappie, though I was hoping.
[inline "Panfish on the River.JPG"]
[inline "More purdy Panfish.JPG"]
Few slurps here, there, and beyond. So I hopped out of the boat bow in hand, and found some pods of bugelmouths having a love fest. And - - - I missed them all!!! Hard to believe! Maybe I'm shooting TOO low! They kept coming back, so I kept the bow handy.
Pitched more blade-rigs, and wham - had a good hard hit. Zoom - off went line as this beast stripped and ran. Thought - geez - I've hooked one of them big ugly carp. Kept trying to get a good look - dark dorsal, hmmm - NOT scaly! Yo - it's a burly channel! And here I am, shorebound, no net, little hope.
Worked the hog till she tuckered out pretty good, then dragged 'er over a log to safety.
[inline Thumper.JPG]
Out come the sign, tape, camera. My best this year - 27", 7.5 lb. longest cat, But it ain't over yet!
[inline "Coyote's 27 inch entry - Small.JPG"]
Moved along and up another nook that held more playful panfish. Several little dinkers came toying with me, then I get some bigger tugs on the sunfish drag setting. Wirr - reset to kitty level. Surprise cookie - just a teen.
[inline "More River Gills.JPG"]
[inline "Cookie Surprise.JPG"]
One side I'm getting kitties and sunfish, the other side - mudcats galore, and carp. Stupid mudcats were relentless. Dinks!
Nice end to a long week, and hopefully the start of a good weekend.