Brisk Day Of Fishing With Dad
My Dad and I had plans to get out to a local pond today. He couldn't join me until around noon but I got out at 10:00am in search to find some hot spots for us. During the first two hours I focused on the shoreline and a couple rock piles but only hooked up with 2 bass and a perch. All my fish came on a shallow running (3-5 ft) strike king square billed crank bait. No takers on the jig, spinner or swimbait. I made my way to pick up my Dad and set-up a second rod with a 4-5ft diving Strike Pro crank bait. My Dad came bearing gifts as my Mom packed us a nice hearty lunch...thanks Mom!
We started getting lines back in the water around 12:30 and we were letting the wind drift us down the middle of the pond. I hooked up with 5 bass in a 20 minutes stretch...all fish were around a pound. I was hoping my Dad would get things going...it's funny how things change in terms of Dad always cheering on his Son hoping that he has a good game or day on the water and now I find myself always hoping that my Dad finds the big one of the day. I told him to try my crank rod (baitcaster), he is inexperienced with this set-up but for the first few casts, he did well. I saw out of the corner of my eye him get brave and try the overhead deep cast............a few seconds later the bait slams 10 feet in front of him and it's birds nest city lol! I urge him to go back to the spinning rod set-up as I dealt with the aftermath of his last cast and within a few seconds he was on to his first bass of the day! He added another bass and couple perch...one that he somehow caught on the top fin! I continued to catch small bass with the crank bait and shortly before we called it a day I got a big hit! I worked it to the boat and my Dad took care of the net job. It was a nice 4.3lb bass which capped off a great day on the pond. Thanks for joining me bud...maybe we'll get out one more time before the ICE!!!!!
I have the same issue with posting pics, Dave is working on the issue.
Great day, enjoy the time with your dad! Good stuff
I posted pictures on the main page but for whatever reason my last two trips I've been unable to add to the trip...sucks but ohh well.