When a catfish about swallowing your jig...
All my buddies have been slaying them in jigs, its definitely not a confidence bait if mine, thats why ive been throwing it more and more... trying to gain some confidence in it... now im confident itll catch big catfish.... lol
In the past 7-10 days I’ve fished in the local rivers. I’ve mostly been catching them between the grass and the shore on multiple baits. I have caught a couple In the openings in the grass, but seems most are looking towards shore. Normally I would’ve fished the edge of this grass out deeper quickly or skipped by, but now I slow down and pretty much stop at these spots where I see a noticeable separation between shore and the thick grass, and it’s been paying off. Tips I’ve learned here like staying off the trolling motor I beleive also helps a lot.
This Cayuga Lake Bass cost me a lot of time but gave a some money back and clearly I am thrilled to catch it!! Light and variable what felt like 20mph south wind blowing straight up the lake made it like an ocean. Ken and I caught 18 lbs on Wed but not on tournament day. I appreciate the experience and now can say I fished Cayuga. Nothing broke so far which is good. I appreciate the support from everyone. I learned a lot and got more experience. I LOVE SUZUKI! Somehow I got the Suzuki Contingency with one fish... IMHO, the most reliable outboard on the water.
Go Explore and Make Memories!
Summer can be tough. This week I fished with app member Caleb Kelly during the toughest month of the year. We had 2 productive days.
Day 1 we fun fished behind a tail race and day 2 we spent fishing over 80-100ft of water with neko rigs and dice baits.
I just joined this last week and have been watching a lot of videos. I usually avoid weeds and I’m not sure why after watching videos on here. Today I watched the one about fishing in weeds and finding the differences like open holes or edges. So naturally it made me want to go fishing. I targeted only weeds and in 45 minutes caught 5. Thanks to everyone for posting their stories and helpful tips.
Well, I started out trying new techniques…but had to bring out the SMH with ChiggerCraw to get some bites…found my personal best flathead in the process. I have never fished a shakeyhead before this season and now the SMH has become my confidence bait.
Trying to get more practice in with fishing jigs... and mother nature never let's me down when im on the river.!
Rock Crawler help me out this weekend. Got some money for being the top placing Suzuki in the tournament. Thanks Suzuki Marine for the contingency. 26th out of 77 boats on Lake Champlain. Thanks Doc T. for the custom rock crawlers they helped me cull up a couple of times.
It was not without adversity. Broke a Talon. Got a nail and had to do some roadside screw removal and tire plugging. Ended up with another 16 lb bag on Champlain. Finesse jig, not a crappie lure Mack ;-) and Doc's rock crawler did the job. I made a move that was not the best, I should have stayed put and made another pass thru the rocky shoal to hopefully crank up another 3-4 lb'er to get closer to 18 pounds to put me in the top ten. I am grateful for every trip! Just making the first cast is a blessing. I always try to remember "what you take for granted, someone else is wishing for"
Ken and I had a memorable few days fishing on Champlain and some Texas Roadhouse. 😋
