Thread: Another strip mine

I got out Saturday to a local strip mine. The wind was light at first and made for a great time with the float tube. This is a mile long 10 fish limit lake but has been relentlessly hammered till the bite is tough. It took me 3 hours and a lot of releasing to get a nest of 9 inch eaters. I kept all girls and was good because I caught only one decent male.
I was running my jigs 3' under a shot and sort of trolling where I could. Most were caught suspended over 20' +of water' I used 3 different jigs I tied and 1 was a poor rendition of the famous legend Led Hed's Auto-Jig. I tipped those with a large red worm and a plump wax worm . That set up caught 3 but most action came on a couple smaller pink jigs I tied. I need to tie up an Auto-Jig in lighter pink colors and see if it helps on our smaller gills . The 7"' UL BPS rods I used make these 9" gills seem much heavier. One of these rods is a 4 piece UL pack rod and when I found out they discontinued that model ,bought another to stow back in case something happens to mine.\
I was also testing a new pair of Sims Riverstone waist high waders I found on special a while back. They are great in the high floating Outcast tubes. What a great time on the water!!

Good to see your still pulling in gills Mike