On the board.........
muskalungee 04/03/2005 - 15:47 Trip Reports Impoundments
Smalljaw and I got out yesterday afterall. We almost threw in the towel after some AM lightening blew thru in the morning, but we decided to give a shot around 1PM. That timing ended up working out just right b/c the weather broke about the time we headed out.
When we arrived at Black Hills we had the place to ourselves. The water was getting real muddy around the put in so we headed to back of the lake. We found some more muddy water but the water temps were about 51 degrees, so we tossed some spinners for a few minutes....and then it happened. As I casted into this nice little spot between some logs my spinnerbait struck something in the boat. Then as my reflex kicked in, I jerked my rod and it smacked jeff (or his seat). I don't know what exactly happened next but before I could react my customized (shortened) rod and shimano curado went KER-PLUNK! I was powerless as I watched it decend into the muddy water. I was kind of in shock. I fished around for it for a couple of minutes and then I just gave up and considered it a donation.
I had a lizzard florida rigged with a rattle all setup so I just picked up that rod and tossed my lizard back towards to the log. BANG! First cast, big hit, and I set the hook. "ZIIIIIP" was the noise it made. Oh no, when I respooled my rod the night before I never reset the drag!! So I turned the handle on my Curado100B and set the hook again. "ZIIIIIP" Same deal. Turned it a bunch more times and she was still there. Somehow the 3rd time was the charm and I set the hook and horsed her in. It ended up being a nice Largemouth, (~2.5+ lbs) a fat little sucker.
It was a good afternoon on the water and besides the other small problems of me dropping my sunglasses in the water, and me hitting a stump with the trolling motor (and bending it). There were no major issues. :) As always, we had a blast. And I finally got my first fish of the year!!!
Muskalungeeee!
-Mike
When we arrived at Black Hills we had the place to ourselves. The water was getting real muddy around the put in so we headed to back of the lake. We found some more muddy water but the water temps were about 51 degrees, so we tossed some spinners for a few minutes....and then it happened. As I casted into this nice little spot between some logs my spinnerbait struck something in the boat. Then as my reflex kicked in, I jerked my rod and it smacked jeff (or his seat). I don't know what exactly happened next but before I could react my customized (shortened) rod and shimano curado went KER-PLUNK! I was powerless as I watched it decend into the muddy water. I was kind of in shock. I fished around for it for a couple of minutes and then I just gave up and considered it a donation.
I had a lizzard florida rigged with a rattle all setup so I just picked up that rod and tossed my lizard back towards to the log. BANG! First cast, big hit, and I set the hook. "ZIIIIIP" was the noise it made. Oh no, when I respooled my rod the night before I never reset the drag!! So I turned the handle on my Curado100B and set the hook again. "ZIIIIIP" Same deal. Turned it a bunch more times and she was still there. Somehow the 3rd time was the charm and I set the hook and horsed her in. It ended up being a nice Largemouth, (~2.5+ lbs) a fat little sucker.
It was a good afternoon on the water and besides the other small problems of me dropping my sunglasses in the water, and me hitting a stump with the trolling motor (and bending it). There were no major issues. :) As always, we had a blast. And I finally got my first fish of the year!!!
Muskalungeeee!
-Mike
