Thread: Beating the Rain

And OH ! what an hour and a half this morning.
According to the radar it looked like I would possibly have an hour or a little more before the rain from the hurricane reaches up .
We had a gully washer night before last , so I’m thinking maybe the fresh water flushed the Town Pond . And it’s only five minutes away.
Also , last week our town posted the results from the testing of the pond water and it came back negative for any deadly bacteria.

When I arrived , the water looked the best it has since spring and I didn’t see a single goose .
I only took one rod , my new 6’3” Abu Garcia MB3 with a Shimano Nasci 500 and 2# Floroclear.
For tackle I took my box of newest hand ties . And I picked out a purple one to start .
On about my fourth cast I hooked into a nice bluegill , that ran under the little bridge, but with a little tension , I carefully turned him using my Abu .
In an hour and a half I caught 18 , with some of them being my best bluegills in awhile.
And all on the purple jig .
When your bluegill is bigger than your reel , it’s a nice one !