starting off 2012....with a welcome jack.......

MrMakk · 01-05-12, 04:32 PM

Had a quick afternoon's session with some new kit......... I felt in a bit of a p*ssed off mood this morning so I though I'll brave the weather and a bit of fresh air will do me good. Well the air was certainly fresh... the wind was up and the gusts were almost knocking the rod out my hand whilst I'm attempting to cast.. it all calmed down for a good couple hours, and it helped too. I was really having fun with the new rod and reel, the casting requires little more than the flick of a wrist. with a bit of patiences, discipline(lost a lure to a tree) and concentration the lures were hitting the water right where I wanted. After walking & casting down a stretch of the canal, I headed back up to my starting point stopped of at a peg that has produced in the past and well.... you won't believe it!

First cast with a 'Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap' in silver shad pattern, I thoght i caught an underwater snag (with all the wind causing debris) but no, a nice jack of 4lb took off with a attitude of a bull. My heart was racing due to a fewfacts.......
- First fish of the new year,
- On light lure tackle
-On a brand new lure that i have never used........
my heart was piratically beating like a mouses....... my drag was set spot on and the fish was soon in the net....
All in all an enjoyable day, first one of the new year and hopefully many more to follow...

bcklash · 01-05-12, 04:38 PM

Wow!! WTG Starting the new year like that. WOW

kennethdaysale · 01-05-12, 04:44 PM

Excellent.......way to be!.............what's a "peg"?

point? rock? stump?

MrMakk · 01-05-12, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennethdaysale

Excellent.......way to be!.............what's a "peg"?

point? rock? stump?

Peg is a term as a particular spot where one sits/stands to fish....... more commonly used with the static anglers over here.....

joedog · 01-05-12, 05:54 PM

That changed your mood I bet.
Great job. Isn't it great when a plan comes together?

What a great way to start your year1

bamabassman · 01-05-12, 08:22 PM

like i already said mr makk, AWESUM!!!

mustang-alkie · 01-05-12, 08:50 PM

Hell ya that's great. Nice catch by the way.

WatterBoy · 01-05-12, 09:18 PM

Way to go, MrMakk! What a great way to start your year!

aikenyounggun · 01-05-12, 09:39 PM

That's the way to start off the new year. Rattletrap is a good bait

keithdog · 01-05-12, 10:11 PM

I had a feeling you would be getting into some pike with those rattletraps. Congrats on your first fish of 2012 buddy. Nice way to start the year!

01-05-12, 04:32 PM	#1
MrMakk BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: UK Posts: 118	starting off 2012....with a welcome jack....... Had a quick afternoon's session with some new kit......... I felt in a bit of a p*ssed off mood this morning so I though I'll brave the weather and a bit of fresh air will do me good. Well the air was certainly fresh... the wind was up and the gusts were almost knocking the rod out my hand whilst I'm attempting to cast.. it all calmed down for a good couple hours, and it helped too. I was really having fun with the new rod and reel, the casting requires little more than the flick of a wrist. with a bit of patiences, discipline(lost a lure to a tree) and concentration the lures were hitting the water right where I wanted. After walking & casting down a stretch of the canal, I headed back up to my starting point stopped of at a peg that has produced in the past and well.... you won't believe it! First cast with a 'Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap' in silver shad pattern, I thoght i caught an underwater snag (with all the wind causing debris) but no, a nice jack of 4lb took off with a attitude of a bull. My heart was racing due to a fewfacts....... - First fish of the new year, - On light lure tackle -On a brand new lure that i have never used........ my heart was piratically beating like a mouses....... my drag was set spot on and the fish was soon in the net.... All in all an enjoyable day, first one of the new year and hopefully many more to follow... __________________ Alex,

01-05-12, 04:38 PM	#2
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	Wow!! WTG Starting the new year like that. WOW __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

01-05-12, 04:44 PM	#3
kennethdaysale BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: rock hill, sc Posts: 2,315	Excellent.......way to be!.............what's a "peg"? point? rock? stump? __________________ Sometimes you gotta risk it to get the biscuit.

01-05-12, 05:54 PM	#5
joedog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: JANESVILLE,WI. 53545 Posts: 3,415	That changed your mood I bet. Great job. Isn't it great when a plan comes together? What a great way to start your year1 __________________ "Fishing isn't life or death... it's more important than that."

01-05-12, 08:22 PM	#6
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	like i already said mr makk, AWESUM!!! __________________ so many lures, so little time.

01-05-12, 08:50 PM	#7
mustang-alkie BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: shelbyville,tn Posts: 14	Hell ya that's great. Nice catch by the way.

01-05-12, 09:18 PM	#8
WatterBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Owatonna, MN Posts: 2,280	Way to go, MrMakk! What a great way to start your year!

01-05-12, 09:39 PM	#9
aikenyounggun BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: aiken, SC Posts: 2,051	That's the way to start off the new year. Rattletrap is a good bait __________________ <>< Rather be Fishing ><>

01-05-12, 10:11 PM	#10
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	I had a feeling you would be getting into some pike with those rattletraps. Congrats on your first fish of 2012 buddy. Nice way to start the year! __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

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