No minnows here

Went out to lake Jesup, to check if any signs of the spawn was happening, so decided to pick up some minnows :yikes. The morning started at a brisk 56F & my 1st hand dip into the bucket reminded me of the dis-pleasure the next couple hrs would bring keeping my hands warm...then with signs of life in the pads & reeds teaming w/bait, thought this may be all worth it, only to have 1 gar after another steal minnows, after a couple spots & hang ups in cover, decided I'd try the bridge, no minnow takers there either...so thank goodness I brought the trolling poles & set my sites to open water, mind you, not 1 speck already 10:30 am...well 1st fish Bang 13"er, road-runner...then a pattern developed with more road-runner hook-ups, the cold appeared to send them deeper, set up 2 more poles with road-runners & the numbers started piling up. Ended the day with a 10lb. kitty that barely made the net, on my 4ft ugly stik UL, that took close to a 1/2 hr to land on 4lb. test...guess all is well, that ends well...but NO Minnows For This GUY...never know, there's always next yr for minnows...LOL...:bash:deadhorse:Doh: HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Nice recant & pics Jeff...nice cooler shot!:cheers2 Happy New Year!
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Well developed roe?

that sounded like a good trip. A little slow getting started, but it worked out.



Jim

I don't use minnows either, you had a great trip, congrats

Good trip Jeff, I should’ve gone with you. Great cooler shot. I feel better knowing I wasn’t the only one that got let down last time to the bridge. No miners for me for a while either

Real nice haul and a nice kitty cat to go with it.

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Nice catch Jeff, you guys had me thinkin about pulling out the minner rigged poles....think I'll just stay with the jigs for now.:biggrin

Great story and pics, thanks for sharing.

Awesome

Was fishen close to you yesterday went for shad.
The river specks have been full of grass shrimp need some cold weather to get em bunched up