June 7 th 08 alum creek
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| out fished by a boat load of girls by thecatkiller on Sat Jun 07, 2008 6:12 pm Yea thats right me ,out fished by a boat load of girls. We started near midnight at alum creek. massive rain fall had the lake in flood stage. Our dock was under water at the ramp and not just a little bit.Everyone in the boat before launch -yea everyone but me -Were in and moving north in the darkness -under the howard road bridge my anchor light barely clears the top of the bridge by inches(thats how high the water is now). I dodge whole trees and massive limbs bobbing in the wind whipped dirty brown water covered in debris.A lone boat in the distance told the tale of a near empty lake in trying conditions. Moderate south wind sent little white caps dancing in sets of woe as logs and cotton seed covered the area in the troughs between the swells- This could be a nightmare for any angler. Thank the great one for planer bobbers I found the fish in 15 minutes trolling with planer bobbers set down 2 and 3 feet. Nothing along the cliff walls- nothing on the flats at the river channel the stump flats same thing. Boat control was nuts after we crossed the main channel Our boat was at the mercy of a strong south wind. Directional control was impossible ,the name of the game now was to keep the boat from spinning around and tangling my braided lines(that can be nasty). Headed to the worst area of the lake the wind ward side ,keeping our boat in somewhat control. Our first rod squeeked and One of the girls pulled a nice dink of about 2 pounds. Back to the cabin they goes. Starboard rod takes off to the great white north (this one is a pen senator 4/0 with 50 pound braid) Its singing a song only a fisher man or gal would love. Fish on cries are heard from the cabin-theres a dash and a grab. A rod is fought from its holder bent wildly and bouncing towards a massive thrashing splashing catfish 100 feet away in the star light. Its a big one Pictures and high fives the fish dives back to the drink. Port side rod sings a good tune and bows to the water giving drag to the second big channel cat fish of the night. The fish were in 4 to 5 feet of water hitting fast moving cut shad baits on 7/0 circle hooks with 1/8 oz weight to keep them down= our drift speed was over 1.5 miles per hour More cabin calls of fish on fish on --next young angler holds a rod that will yield her next personal best catch ever-(what goes through their minds as that fish pulls line singing drag off into the muddy depths?) We will never know- but we will see the proofs of their battles in photos Take the kids fishing these memories will last forever in our minds and the minds of our children- take pictures of the fish and if you cant eat them let them go to grow and find someones planer bobber again and again. --Bit-O-Sense Big Catfishing- trolling and controlled drifting with planer bobbers |
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