Best day of 2017 so far

Spent a little over four hours today tossing jigs at a local water reservoir.
The weather is unusually warm lately and the fish have moved shallow . It was cloudy most of the day with temps in the low 70's . Water temps hit 60 by the afternoon .
Best performer of the the day was the 1/64 Trout Magnet. Bison , chartreuse with black back , and black front, rear chartreuse. They out fished my tied jigs today .
I found a new use for a Rod I'd not been happy with before . A 5' Daiwa Presso . Matched up with a Shimano Sahara 500 spooled with 2# PLine I was able to cast the little 1/64 jigs up to 60-70' .
I caught 33 bream , 17 various sized small LM bass , 13 Crappie , biggest just over a pound , and 4 gold shiners . A fun day of ultralight fishing . Gillchaser

Congrats on your catch.


Regards

Ultra lite fishing will spoil a fellow for sure . Great catch . :ThumbsUp

Sounds like a fun and successful trip. CONGRATS!

very nice, great day

Congrats!

I got a chance to go back today . I just had to with the weatherman predicting the end of these 70 degree days for awhile .
At 1:00pm when I got to the lake it was 73 . Best water temp I found was right at 62 and the fish were still there .
I was armed with 4 UL rods loaded with 2# line and my little box of Trout Magnets . I'm starting to love these Trout Magnets . They have replaced my Sliders for now .
I wasn't disappointed.
Around 4:30 when I headed the boat back toward the dock , I'd caught 33 crappies ( largest about 3/4 pound) 17 bluegills , 12 LM bass ( largest around 14" , most were 10-12") and another Gold Shiner .
What an awesome two days of UL fishing this week . Especially for January. Gillchaser

Very nice couple of days fishing.

Sounds fun, Congrats!

I'm starting to love these Trout Magnets . They have replaced my Sliders for now .

Me too. I am amazed by the catches on a 1/64 Trout Magnet.Will not put down Sliders but throwing Trout Magnet's a lot more now.

Ok, next trip out I will be looking for a trout magnet kit with the 1/64 ounce and some 2 lb. test line to put on my little 5'6" Shakespeare outfit that I was given by one of my sons a couple of months ago.

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Originally Posted by Dewey

I'm starting to love these Trout Magnets . They have replaced my Sliders for now .

Me too. I am amazed by the catches on a 1/64 Trout Magnet.Will not put down Sliders but throwing Trout Magnet's a lot more now.

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I've not given up on my Sliders , I'll always throw them once the water warms . But for now , the smaller TM's are doing it .
I found some 1/32 TM darter jigheads this morning at local Dick's sporting goods . They had them in 1/16 too . I'm going to try them with my Sliders . Most of the time I trim the first couple rings off my Slders to put the hook just in front of where the tail attaches to the body . Makes a shorter package and changes the wiggle . I think it helps with the gills. Been doing this long before they started making the 1" Sliders . Never tried them .
Gillchaser

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Originally Posted by flintcreek

Ok, next trip out I will be looking for a trout magnet kit with the 1/64 ounce and some 2 lb. test line to put on my little 5'6" Shakespeare outfit that I was given by one of my sons a couple of months ago.

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Most Walmarts carry the TM. I have been using them for about six years. They have become my #1 artificial bait for bream. They don't look like much, but the fish like 'em. :)

sounds like a nice set up ...I got two of those shimano reels myself ....they are a deal when they run em on sale at 39.99 for sure ......

Congrats on your catching. Another month for us up here (for open water) before we can start catching too! :)

Great!!!

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