HI.............. did ya miss me?
Took the better half fishing on the mighty Shenango River Lake, the day before today. It was a great day to go fishing except for the "old hairy guys hoping their junk will grow" with egos bigger than their boat motors. Geez, I think we could have rode some of the waves "hanging ten" on a surf board. I know..... I know, I didn't have to go there but I did cause I was hoping the better half would see what fun a 'bigger and faster boat' would be and would let me buy one. I was told to forget about it; I'd have better results if I'd buy Viag....!
Anyway, the wife was first to call "fish-on" when she hooked a striper while tossing a 1/16 oz jig on 4 lb test line. Dang near had the fish to the boat when her line wrapped around the rod tip and just as I tried to release the line the fish dove and SNAP! OHHHHHHHH shhhhhugar
, I done it now, should I apologize before looking her in the eye or should I just start swimming? Suddenly it dawned on me, "STUPID LINE" I hollered, they don't make anything worth a shhhhhhugar today. Then from behind me I heard, in a gentle voice, "settle down there's more fish to catch, just tie on another jig". Soooooooo I did and we did, catch more fish, but nothing really worth taking home.
Having had enough
of the wave action and screaming kids being whipped around on ropes we moved to a secluded spot where wakes are not permitted and there's plenty of area for two senior citizens to fish. As some know I don't 'spot burn' but, I will say, we were between a RR bridge and a huge wall of cement. Only caught a few small L/M Bass and I wasn't showing much action on the finder either.
Really happy we moved to this area as we enjoyed eating our sandwiches (baloney and cheese) along with some snacks and drinks under the RR bridge while watching it rain.
Moving on, we tried one more spot where we were entertained again by daddy driving the boat around in circles, pulling the kids on a rope across the previous made waves. Judging by the angle of the boat motor and bow high in the air this guy was definitely a newbie, possible idiot or, combination thereof. Surely such a new boat and big motor would come with 'power tilt/trim' and 'instruction manual'! Eventually he must of figured out how the steering wheel worked as he turned up the lake with the motor still not trimmed, the bow pointed skyward and, screaming kids in tow.
One more time came the call "fish on" as the wife set the hook again, only this time she's 'recommending' I stay clear as she thinks this fish may be a striper. Only second time she hook's a 'possible striper' and already she's the expert butttttttt, I ain't sayin' a word and, I stayed clear!
Wouldn't ya know, it was and, the wife got the fish in the boat and it measured 16". Gosh what a rush
(relief) it was seeing the better half land this striper and yes, it was with 4lb. test line, using the same color tube (no spot burning) on a 1/16 oz. jig. We boated a few more crappie with only one being a keeper so, it went back into the water for maybe another day.
There will be no pictures included today as (speaking again in her gentle voice) the wife says "should any pictures of her and the striper appear on this forum, the biggest of boats nor, Viag.... will help" and, I'd be talking in a much higher voice............ when I wake up in the morning!
I gotta go.................. mow the grass.
Til next time good fishin to all.