Hit Jordanelle Thursday morning with Watkinator. Had to leave that night and just got back, so it’s a bit late in coming.
We hit the water about 6:00 at the PWC ramp at Hailstone (thanks for the recommendation, TD). Between the two of us we probably caught close to a hundred fish. They ranged anywhere from this monster…
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to this 11-incher…
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with an assortment of everything in between.
Many thanks go out to TubeDude for fixing me up with a few of his famous PBJ plungers–they really did the trick! They even caught fish who just happened to be passing by the general area (don’t ask me how this one got himself in such a quagmire)!
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The vast majority of the fish were perch, but there were the occasional smallies who came around to play, ranging from 9-16 inches.
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Watkinator had a good time bringing that one in on a little ice rod…
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The wind was fairly calm, but got howling pretty bad later in the morning/early afternoon.
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Overall we had a great time. We kept about 10 that were ripe for the frying and several more dinks to use for Lincoln Beach kitties.
watkinator’s catch:
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jnbsigma’s basket:
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That was my first fishing/tubing trip at Lake X, and it definitely won’t be my last!
Again, special thanks go out to TD for his generosity and great advice!
