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April: My First Successes

The Lure

 The first catch of the season was in about three feet of water using a #2 Colorado inline spin and a 1/64 ounce olive with yellow head jig. The fish is about a 3 plus pound female. I was using a 6 foot light trout rod and six pound test line.

The Second Lure

 This second fish of the day (Saturday April 7) was taken about 100 yards further down. I'd just missed another fish about 50 yards sooner. This 3 pounder was up next to the bank in a couple feet of water near some old cat tails. The jig is the same style in a 1/16 ounce weight attached to a #2 Colorado spin harness.
This fish was number three on the day and looks to be 5 plus pounds. Same rig on the same pole. After the fight I lifted her out of the water and the lure fell loose from the upper lip. It had never really sunk in, but had lodged on the bone of the lip. It times like that, that I really appreciate light line and flexible poles. They keep a steady tension on the setup to maximize holding the lightly hooked.

This is the fish I boated on Sunday. I also lost two with a miss hook and had a six plus pounder break me off on some lilly pads. One disadvantage of light gear. A straight pull against anything can break off the lure. This fish was taken on a #2 Colorado inline spin with a #6 olive woolly bugger. The fish was near the edge of a change of depth from about three to five feet, a classic prespawn area we all read about.

 

All the lures used were of my design and manufacture. The olive and yellow head jig is a very consistent producer. The woolly bugger is a design from Bass Masters Magazine. Pulled behind a spin it really has a leach look.
The Sunday Lure  
   

 


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