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Time again for my annual fishing report. Been a weird year with a late spring for us and cool water temps. But hey, work sucks and I hate mowing the grass so we’re fishing. An unusually cold week in February killed a bunch of our shad making bait tough to come by. We have a pond that’s plumb full of little 3” perch though so plan B isn’t a problem. Been catching a few catfish and the bite is getting better every day. Nothing big yet but the big girls have to eat and they’ll be going into overdrive soon in preparation for the spawn. The trolling is a conflict for me, the boy loves to ride in the boat and run the motor but it coincides with the best catfishing. The best plan is to troll when it’s nice and catfish when it’s blowing. Or on weekends troll early, nap, and catfish until 1am or so. Hard to pass up a bucketful of saugeye, not much that swims in freshwater that’s better tablefare. We killed it last night dragging plugs, a bunch of nice eyes plus a bonus of decent crappie and a couple big sandies. More to come....
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Good times making memories.
For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "If a man will not work, he shall not eat."
2 Thessalonians 3:10
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Paul.
"Kids who grow up hunting, fishing & trapping, do not mug little old Ladies"
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That young man is loving life!
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that whipper snapper needs come fish the salt someday.
God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
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Nothing better for little kids then fishing, they don't have to freaking be big ones >they just have to get them some ...then you're hooked for life !
I work harder than a ugly stripper....
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Last nights haul. Ole Dad was cleaning and bagging fish until past bedtime, 4:45 came early today. For the electric knife naysayers A few incidentals. Never know what you might drag up out there. Funny looking little flathead.
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Nothing better for little kids then fishing, they don't have to freaking be big ones >they just have to get them some ...then you're hooked for life ! This is the truth as far as I can see. I’ve never taken a kid fishing that didn’t end up having fun.
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that whipper snapper needs come fish the salt someday. Someday Roger. Boy wants to go back to Alaska, he was born there but we left when he was 11 months old. Plan is when he’s 10 or 12 we’ll do a cast and blast bear and fish trip. Of course I’ve never fished the gulf and would like to so we might have to go down there in the meantime.
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These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o "May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
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Lol, I used to hold my Dads Salmon poles just like that when I was his size.
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Nice sandy. Trolling, throwing crank baits? Time again for my annual fishing report. Been a weird year with a late spring for us and cool water temps. But hey, work sucks and I hate mowing the grass so we’re fishing. An unusually cold week in February killed a bunch of our shad making bait tough to come by. We have a pond that’s plumb full of little 3” perch though so plan B isn’t a problem. Been catching a few catfish and the bite is getting better every day. Nothing big yet but the big girls have to eat and they’ll be going into overdrive soon in preparation for the spawn. The trolling is a conflict for me, the boy loves to ride in the boat and run the motor but it coincides with the best catfishing. The best plan is to troll when it’s nice and catfish when it’s blowing. Or on weekends troll early, nap, and catfish until 1am or so. Hard to pass up a bucketful of saugeye, not much that swims in freshwater that’s better tablefare. We killed it last night dragging plugs, a bunch of nice eyes plus a bonus of decent crappie and a couple big sandies. More to come....
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We drag mainly Berkeley Flicker shad jointed cranks, a few Shadraps, and DT10s. Pull them about as slow as our 20hp Zuki will go.
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We drag mainly Berkeley Flicker shad jointed cranks, a few Shadraps, and DT10s. Pull them about as slow as our 20hp Zuki will go. flicker shads work great for sandies, smallmouth trolled. I use lead core line. Thanks
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Great pics!
Thanks for sharing.
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�The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it.� Lou Holtz
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We drag mainly Berkeley Flicker shad jointed cranks, a few Shadraps, and DT10s. Pull them about as slow as our 20hp Zuki will go. Was just about to ask what you like pulling ! Thanks. What depth you getting them in ?
Paul.
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Great Catch, little man getting big!
Deer Camp! about as good as it gets!
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Those are some great, lifetime memory pictures. Wish I had some pics of myself when I was about that age in my grandfathers aluminum boat. But back in the 1950's folks like him didn't lug around cameras except on holidays & special events.
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