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Henderson....Sunday..1/5/19....Ya Gotta Go To Know....
Really wanted to go drown a few shiners but looking at the conditions caused me to be very skeptical...I mean, barometer way up and water still rising and probably muddy....I figure maybe I can scare up 5 or 6....no need to wake up at 4 like I normally do....slept till 6...left home at 7...can't miss that Waffle House coffee and eggs after picking up shiners...got to the launch at 8:45....water up about a foot from last trip...did a long drive around to some of my spots and the water looked beautiful...not many folk out...saw a couple of guys spider rigging and the gar were keeping them pretty busy....no sacs tho...headed to my favorite spot for big fish....first thing I noticed was the water was pouring out of Henderson, not rising....and good color also....set my shiner for 10 ft deep and let'er rip...current was so strong that I could only let it go for about 4 or 5 feet before I had to pick it up.....first shiner, fish on, nice one, had to net it....second one, cork gone, another slab....third shiner about 3 minutes later, down it goes.....then nothing till I moved about an hour later....tried several more places and picked up 3 more keepers.....good water everywhere I went...and falling....these 6 were in the 12"- 13" range.....quit at 3:30.....a good day...and a safe day....
I just do not understand why this USGS Pelba gage is still showing rising water....I won't let it influence me in the future....
Fish still on ice...no pic yet.....
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