Trout Magnets let me down

But the plastic worm came through. I haven’t been out since the 7th, was watching the Chiefs game and both kids went to sleep! Ran to the neighborhood pond with my trusty ULW/TM combo, assuming I’d get a dozen gills in an hour.

Not even a bite! Grabbed my medium and tossed a spinner a few times, nothing.

Put on a plastic worm, and within five minutes I got a respectable LMB. Last time I used a plastic worm I wasn’t even old enough for o drive.

I then walked 100 yards to the spillover, it’s covered in moss but had one small clear area. Water is crystal clear, never seen it that way before. Was very cool to be able to see the action of the lure and the fish chasing it, something I’ve never experienced before. I had no idea how many little dinks were chasing Trout Magnet.

Caught a handful of gills, the Chiefs lost, and we went to the pumpkin patch.

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Wow, that’s some low water levels for sure. Glad you got to get out for it looked like a beautiful day.

low water is duck heaven and a fisherman's dream come true ....minus the moss of course
no worries them ducks will eat that moss up soon , they love to hit them low water spots in the winter months

btw , try a "motor oil" colored worm with black specs in it , some might call it "pumpkin" , thank me later sir :highfive

That was a real nice bass, GLR. We are well into the fall transition up our way, and I haven’t been out for a bit but I suspect the bite is going to be tough from here on out. At least on the creek. The glory days of summer and bites on almost every cast are in the rear view mirror. Trout magnets are my number one go to, so it should be interesting to see what they can produce. Glad you found the combo that worked.
Bob

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low water is duck heaven and a fisherman's dream come true ....minus the moss of course
no worries them ducks will eat that moss up soon , they love to hit them low water spots in the winter months

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what is the best way to take advantage of the low water?

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Took today off and I’m back at it for about another hour. This was incredibly exhilarating!


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That was a real nice bass, GLR. We are well into the fall transition up our way, and I haven’t been out for a bit but I suspect the bite is going to be tough from here on out. At least on the creek. The glory days of summer and bites on almost every cast are in the rear view mirror. Trout magnets are my number one go to, so it should be interesting to see what they can produce. Glad you found the combo that worked.
Bob

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yep, I was out three hours today and got ten fish. Two bass, eight gills all of which were very small.

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Originally Posted by BobC

That was a real nice bass, GLR. We are well into the fall transition up our way, and I haven’t been out for a bit but I suspect the bite is going to be tough from here on out. At least on the creek. The glory days of summer and bites on almost every cast are in the rear view mirror. Trout magnets are my number one go to, so it should be interesting to see what they can produce. Glad you found the combo that worked.
Bob

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yep, I was out three hours today and only got ten fish. Two bass, eight gills all of which were very small.

I've found small pond fishing different than fishing lakes especially ponds with no pads or overhanging tree limbs - both shade sources. Going to the trout Magnet made sense fishing for the small stuff exept when the small stuff is tail nipping. When fish are prone to hitting, the Crappie Magnet pretty much catches everything regardless size. The shallower the water the smaller the ballhead for the slowest pause & twitch retrieve. Even a float with the Trout Magnet and 1/32 oz. ball head jig can do well with a pause & stop retrieve and better yet when there's a light chop on the water.

Hope you get some rain. Our drought ended late last year and all waters are up max. Shallow water fishing has improved 100%.

Green, ya done good stickin with it and finding who was home and hungry. I haven’t fished a plastic worm in a lot of years also. When I was in the final months, maybe a couple of years, I fished a 6’ medium action rod with 6lb mono, a #1 or 1/0 double offset worm hook and a 1/32 bullet weight with a cheap 4” wal mart worm with a curl tail.. I caught many between 5 and 6 pounds and more under that than I could count. Everyone throws big baits for big fish. Offering a snack sized worm instead of a meal might not have landed the giants some of the guys bragged on, but I was busy more often than not. You brought back some good memories with those fish.