I Finally Got On The Water

It's been a long dry spell with surgeries etc. but today I said the hell with the wind and temps and got on the lake about 6:30am, water temps were 53° and the wind was blowing and if you did keep your foot on the trolling motor you were a long way from your spot in a hurry. I went to one spot and got nothing so I crossed the lake to an area about 5' deep and full of stumps. I would start upwind and drift through it. I caught a few on minnows but most came on a 1/16oz chartreuse road runner with a black and chartreuse Wally Marshall Joker. I caught 14 with everyone being a nice size and the biggest 16 1/2" and loaded with eggs. All the females had eggs and the males are trying on their spawning tuxedos! I only fished till 8:30 and let the wind win!

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Congratulations! The one in the middle looks like a slab!

16 1/2" and loaded with eggs and shad!

Nice !!!

Awesome 1st day back congrats ! Nice mess!

Nice catch Blackhawk!

Great report and welcome back to the game coach.

Nice bunch of fish. Congrats.

Great to see you are back on the water. Congrats on a very good catch.

Good deal..... Congrats

What a great way to get back at it :ThumbsUp

Glad to see you back on the horse Blackhawk. Awesome catch. Its getting time in our area for sure. The family and I are heading to Eufaula Saturday to see if any is bitting there.

Nice!

Those are some good looking fish. Glad to see you back on the water Blackhawk, and a great first day back at that!

Blackhawk, I'm with you brother. The wind will put me headed toward the house faster than anything. Even my Ipilot is no match for the wind especially if it's pretty brisk. Great looking mess I'm glad for you that your getting back on your feet.

You are so right, I can't stand the wind and if you have to keep your foot on the trolling motor it's hitting you n the face the whole time and it worries me!!!

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Originally Posted by superfly

Blackhawk, I'm with you brother. The wind will put me headed toward the house faster than anything. Even my Ipilot is no match for the wind especially if it's pretty brisk. Great looking mess I'm glad for you that your getting back on your feet.

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Glad to hear you got back on the water which is the best therapy there is especially when you catch a mess