testing , day two

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12-09-2019, 05:17 PM
Slimjim1

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testing , day two

I got up at 6am, and I made it out of the house without waking the wife. My truck said that it was 51 deg out.

I get to the ramp and it is active, not busy like it was on Friday. I launch and park the truck. One of the other boats call out and asked how I did on Friday. ( he said that he didn't find any keepers. Only a few small ones ) ( maybe I didn't do as bad as I thought I did )

The fog is just lifting off the lake as I motor out to the sign and my starting point . There are 4 boats setting up in the area.
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The wind is dead calm. The water temp is 63 deg. It is a beautiful morning. I set the rods. I get my coffee and I set back to enjoy the sun raise. A rod goes off. Fish on, skunk off. and It's a keeper. I sit back down and grab my coffee cup. I see the boat next to me bend a rod. This is going to be a good morning.

I make my first pass and turn to go back over the area. I'm the only one left in the area. I was doing a slow troll this morning and the other boats were passing me by. On the return trip I do pick up another keeper to add to the box. Things have slowed and I start to play with the set up. Different colors, different depths. I swing wide to move further out into the lake. Then I circle back moving in closer to the shore. Nothing is seeming to work. I had only one rod that caught more than one fish. No pattern this time. I look around and I'm all by myself. I point the boat towards the ramp.

When I got back to the ramp, the parking lot was almost empty. Today I tested some ideas. I had a quiet day to work with and learned a few things. I think some more testing may be needed yet.

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6 fish made the ride home with me. Thats two meals for me and the wife, one for the table, one for the freezer.
12-09-2019, 05:41 PM
Speck Detector

Still beats a good day at Work, thanks for the post...
12-09-2019, 06:29 PM
skeetbum

It was a pretty day. I wanted to go bad but the boss had me. Two good meals and home early works for me.
12-09-2019, 06:38 PM
BuckeyeCrappie

I always like additional riders on the way home! :biggrin
12-10-2019, 11:03 AM
Glad2Bhere

Beautiful catch

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12-10-2019, 11:04 AM
Glad2Bhere

Beautiful catch and great eating

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12-10-2019, 12:26 PM
Specklocker

Nice day!
12-10-2019, 12:51 PM
specktacklure

Jim, not sure what your testing but I think ya got it down !!:highfive
12-10-2019, 01:01 PM
watergate

I think testing is another way of saying. I’m going fishing. Good lucks with your testing. Hope your wife is buying this.

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12-10-2019, 04:58 PM
slammingjack

Real nice fishes!
12-10-2019, 06:48 PM
Slimjim1

Quote:

Originally Posted by specktacklure

Jim, not sure what your testing but I think ya got it down !!:highfive

I have changed the way I have set up my rods. I drag bobbers behind the boat and adjusted the distance from bobber to jig for depth control in the past. ( a modified long line set up )

Now I am trying to do a better depth control with shorter distance behind the boat by adding weight to the line behind the bobber. hoping that I would get better depth control and shorter turning distance when I double back over a good spot. I am getting results, but not any better than before ( old way ). More testing will give me a better idea ( a reason to go fishing more ) . ( that part seems to be working )