Kayak Adventure Series day 1 of practice on gatewood Park had been solid. Won't be fishing out until Friday afternoon when tourny starts.
Lake is down 10+ feet but bait and bass are still dirty shallow we are getting a good rainfall so hopefully this enhances what I found and more boss pull up. Tomorrow we try a spot with smallmouth
Picked up a couple of these about a year ago and stuck them in the back of the tackle mound not knowing what to do with them. They have become kind of a big deal these days, question is when is a good time to put down confidence baits and pick up something new to try?
Question about the new “pro anglers in local tournaments” video.
Noticed and could hear that Brian was disengaging and re-engaging his spool release button instead of relying on the drag. Is there any particular reason for this?
Sucks that I cannot use any fish I catch this weekend in the SUF Bass Challange because I am Fishing/Captain in a Jr and a HS Tournament this weekend on a highly limited access very low pressure lake here in Florida, I have wanted to fish this lake for over 50 years and never could gain entry.
I have searched and there are no TOPO maps for this specific lake, Likely post Spawn so first order is to try and locate panfish beds with sidescan, Other areas I have identified, Likely hit those in order, unless other boats are on them, likely about 30 boats on this small lake, if all are taken will start looking for deeper transitions, That worked on another lake Friday. The areas are:
1. Mouth of a small canal entering the lake, That is working on nearby lakes.
2. Possible points extending into the lake.
3. That shoreline is a transition from a marsh area into the lake.
4. The only 2 docks on the lake.
The lake has a lot of Cypress around it (Mack would be in heaven) along with other unknown vegetation.
And starting lure selections
1. Shaky Head
2. Small shad bait
3. Chatterbait
4. Carolina Rig
5. Glide bait
With as little information I have I feel this will be a solid plan, I will adjust for Sunday from what I learn on Saturday.
Any thoughts to what may be better options for me, Always open to suggestions.
Excited to start my first kayak league tomorrow. I’ve gone over all the rules and it’s more or less time lines and how to CPR your fish. So I don’t make an a$$ out of myself, what are some of the unwritten rules to go by. For example, I don’t know how much distance I should give my fellow anglers before it starts to be an issue. What are other things I should know about?
Got out a few hours yesterday and managed this feller on 8lb test nose hooked drop shot.. i have been trying to get use to this finesse sissy stick fishing .. tail was all bloody i believe we still have some spawning action here..
