Todays outting 5-22-12

keithdog · 04-22-12, 04:19 PM

It's been 4 weeks since I was on the water due to inclemant weather. Today I was bound and determined to go regardless of the weather, barring a thunderstorm of course.

Once again a cold front dominated the weekend. Air temp was 36 degrees when I got to the lake with winds around 20 mph increasing as the day wore on. Still I managed to land about a dozen, most of which were small dinks. I did land a decent 3.4 pounder, second photo, after a couple hours, and near the end of the day I landed this 5.4 pounder, first photo. I caught one on a spinnerbait, one on a jig, and the rest were caught on a Lucky Craft Rick Clunn 2.5 model in American Shad. I knew when I bought that lure this spring that it was going to be a good one! All of the fish were caught in the 8-12 foot range over and through weedbeds, and around laydowns extending from shore, but only near deep water. Banging that crankbait off submerged branches in the laydowns was an especially hot pattern. I started off pounding piers which is where I had found the majority of bass this season, but couldn't so much as get a strike. The cold weather has pushed the bass back into mid depths. I found it odd that I only caught one bass on a jig which had been one of my best producers untill today. Also I had zero strikes on a lipless crank and suspending jerkbaits. I am possitive, had the wind not been so strong, I could have worked even deeper weedbeds and scored with those baits, but white caps and strong winds simply blew you away from your cast before you could even retrieve the bait in those areas. So all in all, as cold as it was, it was, for the most part, an enjoyable outting.

WatterBoy · 04-22-12, 07:03 PM

Way to go, k-dog! Good to see you get rewarded for getting out there on such a cold & windy day.

P.S. -- I wish it was already 5-22 instead of only 4-22!

BassMoJo · 04-22-12, 07:56 PM

Congrats on the great day! That's a hog!

Dave63 · 04-22-12, 08:00 PM

Great!!! Nice toad!

keithdog · 04-22-12, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WatterBoy

P.S. -- I wish it was already 5-22 instead of only 4-22!

Geeeeezzzz, I can't believe I did that. Guess because I was about to fall asleep at the time I posted this, lol.

bassinbob · 04-22-12, 10:16 PM

Great fish. I really like the RC's. Caught some nice bass on them last year.

aikenyounggun · 04-22-12, 10:16 PM

Some of us live in the past, some in the present, but only keithdog lives in the future.

Good fish though, I feel like some editing may be in your future, errrrr, past. Good job braving the weather to fish though, usually worth it.

Captmikestarrett · 04-23-12, 09:05 AM

It is a future fishing report. Beware of frogs from the sky next..

Nice report..

Thanks

Capt Mike

04-22-12, 04:19 PM	#1
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Todays outting 5-22-12 It's been 4 weeks since I was on the water due to inclemant weather. Today I was bound and determined to go regardless of the weather, barring a thunderstorm of course. Once again a cold front dominated the weekend. Air temp was 36 degrees when I got to the lake with winds around 20 mph increasing as the day wore on. Still I managed to land about a dozen, most of which were small dinks. I did land a decent 3.4 pounder, second photo, after a couple hours, and near the end of the day I landed this 5.4 pounder, first photo. I caught one on a spinnerbait, one on a jig, and the rest were caught on a Lucky Craft Rick Clunn 2.5 model in American Shad. I knew when I bought that lure this spring that it was going to be a good one! All of the fish were caught in the 8-12 foot range over and through weedbeds, and around laydowns extending from shore, but only near deep water. Banging that crankbait off submerged branches in the laydowns was an especially hot pattern. I started off pounding piers which is where I had found the majority of bass this season, but couldn't so much as get a strike. The cold weather has pushed the bass back into mid depths. I found it odd that I only caught one bass on a jig which had been one of my best producers untill today. Also I had zero strikes on a lipless crank and suspending jerkbaits. I am possitive, had the wind not been so strong, I could have worked even deeper weedbeds and scored with those baits, but white caps and strong winds simply blew you away from your cast before you could even retrieve the bait in those areas. So all in all, as cold as it was, it was, for the most part, an enjoyable outting. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Just one more cast, and then some! Last edited by keithdog; 04-22-12 at 06:32 PM.

04-22-12, 07:56 PM	#3
BassMoJo BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Hampstead, MD Posts: 801	Congrats on the great day! That's a hog! __________________ This is my Signature there are many like it, but this one is mine.

04-22-12, 10:16 PM	#6
bassinbob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pitts. Pa. Posts: 3,801	Great fish. I really like the RC's. Caught some nice bass on them last year. __________________ you can have my fishin rod when ya take it from my cold dead hands

04-22-12, 10:16 PM	#7
aikenyounggun BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: aiken, SC Posts: 2,051	Some of us live in the past, some in the present, but only keithdog lives in the future. Good fish though, I feel like some editing may be in your future, errrrr, past. Good job braving the weather to fish though, usually worth it. __________________ <>< Rather be Fishing ><>

04-23-12, 09:05 AM	#8
Captmikestarrett BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2006 Location: Accokeek MD Posts: 3,315	It is a future fishing report. Beware of frogs from the sky next.. Nice report.. Thanks Capt Mike __________________ Capt Mike Starrett light tackle guide Potomac River http://www.indianheadcharters.com

04-22-12, 07:03 PM	#2
WatterBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Owatonna, MN Posts: 2,280	Way to go, k-dog! Good to see you get rewarded for getting out there on such a cold & windy day. P.S. -- I *wish* it was already 5-22 instead of only 4-22!

04-22-12, 08:00 PM	#4
Dave63 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Farmersburg, IN Posts: 341	Great!!! Nice toad!

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