7.1.08 (pictures) GREAT DAY

[guestjeff]

Date- July 1, 2008
Location- Chambers Lake
Time: 6:30 am – 4:35 pm
Water-80.5 F
Water Condition- Murky, 2 foot Visibility
Tackle/Set Up- Ultra-light rods, Shimano 750 reels, bullet sinker 3/8 oz, swivel, size 6 hook,
Bait/ Lure – Night Crawlers
Water Depth (fishing) - 5 to 17 feet, off submerged logs, weeds and rocks

Report
Jeff (65) 6 Largemouth Bass, 4 yellow perch, 1 chain pickerel, 54 sunfish

Pop-pop (45) 4 Largemouth Bass, 3 Yellow Perch, 38 Sunfish

Total (110) 10 Largemouth Bass, 7 Yellow perch, 1 Chain Pickerel, 92 Sunfish

Observations/Notes
Brought the dogs out with us today again. Caught nice fish in the morning and early afternoon and then they were pretty quite for the rest of the day. A few cool experiences today, one was watching my grandpa lasso a fish accidentally when his hook got caught up in a lasso style and the fish swam through. The second was snagging a nice snapper. And the third was Quack the duck (we named him). A young drake mallard followed us around all day from the top end of the lake to the dam area. We would go and next thing we knew he was right next to the boat. He seemed to like us. We didn’t even feed him or anything just were nice to him and I guess he figured we were no threat so he came right up to the boat and stayed there all day. The dogs seemed to not mind him either. It was a sad good bye today for him when we departed from the boat dock, he stood there watching us. Who knows he may be in the ponds behind my house later tonight. All the fish were released to fight again.


PHOTOS/SLIDE SHOW
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[Fisherman]

Looks like you had an awesome day, any size to the fish besides the 2lb bass?

[guestjeff]

not so much in the bass category they ranged from 6 to 16 inches, with most being around 8 to 10 inches, however, the yellow perch were larger than normal with several over 10 inches and one 12 inch one

[minuteman]

We were down there for awhile while you were there. 10-2Pm. My son caught a couple bass, but I had miserable day.

Wasn't till I got home I realized why I've been losing some nice bass. I'd "hook" them up, but they would just swim off without even shaking.

The type shaky head jigs I've been using start to bow inward and I get no hookset. When the bass turns to run, PoP, they just swim away. I'd keep checking the point and even resharpened some.

Probably lost 10 bass in the last month that way. It is really hard to notice when you have the plastic worm on there.

I have some new ones from another manufacturer to try today.