Fish Catching Travel
I decided to give Coleto Creek a try on Tuesday morning. My main question was whether a long weekend of pounding would hurt the fishing. The place was packed all weekend, and I am sure the fish got a workout.
On the water at daylight, the buzzbait was my first stop. As I caught them the last trip on points with grass, I started on one up the lake. I caught a good one right off the bat. But that point only produced one, so I kept moving up lake looking for more, but after over an hour with not so much as a pass, it was time to change tactics.
From there it was pitching the Strike King Rage Lobster. It is the little bit bigger in their line of craws, and so I pitched it on a 15lb test with a 1/4oz. pegged sinker. For about the next two hours they came here and there, but with no real pattern to it. Most were in only a couple feet or less, and like usual, I actually saw a couple of them eat it. It was around 6 or 7 on it.
And one last word on the Rage craws. I have been fishing craw type baits for almost 35 years in some form or another. It was a go to bait in the winter and spring on the highland reservoirs of North Arkansas. I still have several brands in my box, but the Rage, with it’s swimming and vibrating action, seems to definitely trigger more strikes. Now I have read a few comments on line about how soft they are, and it is true. But by the same token, they eat it. So as with a lures there is always some trade off.
This was the best one of the bunch. I wanted you to get a good look at the Rage Lobster, which in this case was a green with red flake, my favorite color in grubs and worms.
As I was fishing I noticed there was some activity on top, with bait being busted. So back out came the buzzbait. They were in the grass patches, which are beginning to mat up. Over the next hour or so, I caught another 5. Interesting how right at daylight they were not interested. But later in the morning, when it was hot and windy, they cooperated. Nothing was real big, and after a while of messing with them, I decided to try something real different for me.
Sorry but you are not going to hear about it today. It is a real interesting technique. I gave it a go for about another hour, until it was scorching hot, and had 2 bites. I did not manage to get the hook in either one of them, but one of them was a real hoss. So I am headed back out this afternoon for another go at them. Should be interesting, and if it turns out to be something I will let you know.
One think I am getting real sick of is the wind. I have passed on the Gulf the last few trips due to it. And today they are calling for 20 – 30 again. What a hassle. Hopefully we will be entering the doldrums of summer soon. Nothing like chest deep in the Gulf on a hot day. I can’t wait.
I talked to a nice couple at the ramp that morning. He was kind enough to let me know he read my blog. It is nice to put a face to my readers. So next time you see that ugly Carolina Skiff with a 50 Merc on it, or the white 18″ Mako LTS with the power pole on the back, say hi.
Good Luck and Tight Lines.
