May 1, 1998
It is always
fun to put a kid on the fish. Ryan, my nine year old and I went to
Ray Roberts and had a great time. Here he is with the first fish
of the day. He caught this 1 pound bass on a rattle trap. I forget
the name of the color but it was dark red with green metalic flakes
all over it. Sadly, this bait was lost on the very next cast. That
just gives us an excuse to go back to Walmart or Acadamy.
After fishing that hole out with no more luck we
decided to follow
Jake Jacoby's
lead and troll for the Sand Bass off the main lake point. Almost
immediately one hit my white Model A crank bait. I figured that was
the bait they would be looking for so Ryan & I switched poles for
our next run. The next sandie hit my pole again. This one bit a shad
colored Model A. Ryan posed with these fish at the ramp as we were
headed home.
We found out the hard
way about the cliff that goes from 30 feet deep to 1 foot deep almost
instantly. As I was trying to maneuver the boat to deeper water Ryan
came up with this crappie. It hit the white Model A in 1 foot of water.
Perhaps they are finally spawning. We didn't stop and try to catch any
more but maybe we should have because trolling didn't produce any more
fish.
Around 6:30 we decided to
head to Johnson Branch Cove to hunt the Black Bass again. Ryan caught
this one as he dragged a white buzz bait over some thick grass in about
2 feet of water. Ryan is without a doubt the best fisherman in the
family. He catches fish most every time he goes. He usually catches
more fish and bigger fish than anyone in the boat (including me). The
next Bill Dance? We'll see.
UPDATE - May 2, 1998
Seth, my 13 year old
and I went back out to Ray Bob Saturday evening. Seth had a field day with
the sand bass. All but one of these fish were caught by Seth. We caught
most of them at the big concrete thing next to the dam. I don't know
what it is called (I assume its the water discharge) but it was holding
some fish. I caught a couple of black bass on the shady side of it with
a chrome Model-A. Then Seth caught sand bass after sand bass on the sunny
side of it jigging a chrome slab off the bottom.
fun to put a kid on the fish. Ryan, my nine year old and I went to
Ray Roberts and had a great time. Here he is with the first fish
of the day. He caught this 1 pound bass on a rattle trap. I forget
the name of the color but it was dark red with green metalic flakes
all over it. Sadly, this bait was lost on the very next cast. That
just gives us an excuse to go back to Walmart or Acadamy.
decided to follow
way about the cliff that goes from 30 feet deep to 1 foot deep almost
instantly. As I was trying to maneuver the boat to deeper water Ryan
came up with this crappie. It hit the white Model A in 1 foot of water.
Perhaps they are finally spawning. We didn't stop and try to catch any
more but maybe we should have because trolling didn't produce any more
fish.
head to Johnson Branch Cove to hunt the Black Bass again. Ryan caught
this one as he dragged a white buzz bait over some thick grass in about
2 feet of water. Ryan is without a doubt the best fisherman in the
family. He catches fish most every time he goes. He usually catches
more fish and bigger fish than anyone in the boat (including me). The
next Bill Dance? We'll see.
and I went back out to Ray Bob Saturday evening. Seth had a field day with
the sand bass. All but one of these fish were caught by Seth. We caught
most of them at the big concrete thing next to the dam. I don't know
what it is called (I assume its the water discharge) but it was holding
some fish. I caught a couple of black bass on the shady side of it with
a chrome Model-A. Then Seth caught sand bass after sand bass on the sunny
side of it jigging a chrome slab off the bottom.