Nov 08 2021
Greg Wadley
Fry
Member Since :
2021
Number of Posts :
48
Reservation Number : 30328
Property Name : Trinity Lakes
Reservation Date : 11/07/2021 All Day -
Total Fish/Sizes : 6, 1 cull, rest 1-2lbs
Lures Used : swim bait, trap
Ok, I hate to admit this but here goes…. Started the day fishing the little lake off to the left. Got 2 keepers in 45 minutes and headed over to the grass lake. Caught 4 more and missed a big fish. As in it almost ripped my hand off the rod. I’ve fished this 3-4 times and most bass in what I call the grass lake are 1-3lbs. This was 5+ but never saw it. It ran me into a stump and hung me up. Decided to fish 10 more minutes and then head to the deeper lake. I’ve fished out of this jon boat before and it’s not as nice as most but still…. I must have gotten too far to one side, side dipped below the surface and it was all over in a second. I grabbed the 5 poles I had as the boat was filled with water in an instant. My poles/reels are good quality so had to save them. Grabbed the anchor rope and swam to shore. Bad thing is the boat is still anchored so I can’t just swim it back. My tackle boxes float so I went back in the water and swam them down. Now what to do with the boat. I attached the anchor rope to my truck and started pulling real slow. Made some improvement but the line snapped. Not surprising as it was soaked. Good thing is this freed up the anchor. I was able to get the boat over by the damn, get my TM and batter out, and then work it front and then back for 20 minutes before I could dump the water. Now I’ve got the boat clear but it’s 200 yds to the launch point. Had to wade through mud and thorn bushes but got the boat back in tact. Got all my gear and headed home soaked and embarassed. Had to clean all my reels but everyting survived including the TM. Missed most of the day of fishing but it could have been worse. So note to self be super careful in that old jon boat. The one on the other lake has higher edges and is wider. This one leaks to, so take a cup to bail, but I already knew that and was prepared. Just not for a entire boat filling with water. I did have a floatation device, but didn’t really need it. I’m a strong swimmer, but good to always have one. Least I was down by the damn and not the opposite end of the lake or not sure what I’d of done.
Fish I did catch were mainly out in the channel. I had planned to come back last hour and try and grab some shallow. I threw shallow with swim baits and Owner Flashy but never got bit. I caught 2 on swim baits at the little lake and the other 4 were on a silver trap out in the channel as well as the bigger one I missed.
Oh and super glad they are culling fish now. Last time I was out at the deeper lake maybe a month ago I caught. 75, but 55 were dinks. Went through 4 packs of swim baits to get to 20 2lbers. With proper management this will be a fantastic property. I think I’d have done better on larger fish if I had a graph but just blew my money on a Humminbird Live pre-order for my boat.
Nov 08 2021
Joshua Massoud
Keeper
Member Since :
2021
Number of Posts :
487
Thank you for sharing Greg, I know it sucked as the water isn’t exactly warm, but it is a good reminder that things happen on the water and we need to be prepared. – I’ve come close a couple of times and that boat specifically was the reason I finally got my ultraskiff after putting it off. Glad you were able to get out without substantial loss.