Kayak Trip Report, Paint Rock River

Since the creeks and rivers cool quicker than the lake I decided to fish the Paint Rock this morning putting in at Hwy 72. Mixed bag and was doing well when I caught a Flathead that I decided to keep. He wouldn't fit in my cooler and I wasn't going to keep fishing with him between my legs beating me up randomly, so I called it a day early. The water was 68 degrees at daylight and hadn't warmed any when I left. Most fish were 8 to 10 feet deep coming off single pole using a 1/30oz jig head and the Z-man Micro WormZ.

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Nice mix bag of good eats. Good job. I have a section of paracord I use as a stringer I keep in my bag. I’ve tied any unexpected catches up with it before and just let hang in water but we don’t have any gators to worry about.

Awesome ditch!

those flats eat good. I hit cataco this evening and rode up to limestone. thought I might see you out.

I caught about a dozen, only 3 measured so I let ‘em go. Nice evening on the water though

Very nice mixed bag ! Thanks for sharing

Nice mixed bag.

It looks like a family photo of all of my favorite fish. Right before the grease vacation :ThumbsUp

18-pound Flathead on a 10-foot ultralight jig rod took forever to tire him out. I agree though, never miss a chance to fry a big Flathead! He could swallow a 12-inch Crappie whole without slowing down.

Great job Ditch. Thanks for sharing. Good days are coming

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Good job Ditch!

You r da man!!! Bet that was a hoot bringin in that cat. I'd a loved to have watched that go down.

Bob D,

You would have laughed your butt off! His head was too big to fit in my little Crappie net. I knew the only chance I had was to grab him through the gills but figure as soon as I did, he'd go crazy. He tried to tear my arm off and drenched me in water, but I got him in the kayak. Tore my hand up pretty good also on his gills but I've got a good story and a picture to prove it, LOL!

What's funny is everyone gives me a hard time about my ultralight rods, light line and tiny baits. I always say I catch more fish, and the size doesn't seem to suffer, at least for Crappie. Well, he hit a tiny 2" grub body on a Z-Man Micro Finesse ShroomZ Jighead in 1/30oz. You can hook a 2" bluegill in the mouth it's so small. You just have to slow down, work the water and get it in front of a fish.

DB, can't tell you how many 6+lbs bass I've caught using crappie ultra lite rigs and tackle!

I usually get several every year between 4 and 6 pounds, mainly in the fall or winter for some reason.

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Great job Ditch. Thanks for sharing. Good days are coming

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Come get in the boat with me

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Had a older gentleman hook maybe what turned out to be a 8# flathead on 12' duck commander in the mouth of Cotaco. He kept hollering get the net. I just kept the camera rolling and watched it unfold. Good times

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I seem to catch one or two Flathead a year on jigs. Always happens in the fall, not sure why. If I can keep them out of the brush and get them to the kayak, they always come home to the grease!