Lesson Learned - Loudon 8/13

[knox_frog]

So they say you learn something new every time you go out, whether you catch any fish or not...

Personally, I have to disagree with that. If you get skunked, you never never really figure out what worked or what you did wrong. It's been a while since I've posted as I haven't been able to get out much, but on top of that, the last few times there hasn't been much to report on. I went on a streak of catching nothing but dinks earlier in the summer, so I set out to learn how to single pole to try to target bigger fish (typically I'm long lining). Thus far, all I've learned is that I apparently don't know squat about single poling.

The first couple of times I went out to try my hand at it, I caught a couple of various fish at best, but generally speaking, I left fairly defeated. Last Sunday began much the same way. Made it out mid-afternoon and was trying out new techniques and new spots, all to no avail. I fished hard for several hours and came up with nothing.

Finally, just as I was about to quit and it was getting later, I decided instead to do a bit of scouting. Never being one much for moderation, I had naturally brought 6 rods with me to "single" pole, so I figured I'd just throw them out and run some lines while I checked out some new areas. Within ten minutes, I had two nice crappie. By the time I wrapped it up, I had caught 10 within an hour or two, including 6 pretty good fish, mostly in the 12-13" range. All in all, most of the day was a bust, but it ended well. Sometimes you just have to go with what you know. Lesson learned.