Holy cow is it hot out side! We had another day on the water chasing Northern Pike and Largemouth Bass. I had three guys in the boat that I have not seen in a long long time. These three use to be guests at our families resort , all with kids.
The day started out with absolutely NO wind. I was thinking " Oh boy here we go again!". One of the guys ( Dave ) was looking for a larger Northern Pike so I set him up with....you guessed it.....the Dixie Dancer spinnerbait. This bait out performs ANY spinnerbait on the market. I challenge you to prove that statement wrong.
David started right away with a fish and surprised us all. this was Dave we were talking about...he doesn't catch fish I'm told....lol. The absence of wind was going to make this tough. We ventured down the weed line picking up some smaller pike. But no big ones....yet.
I was throwing everything under the sun ( what a bright sun it was ) including some plastics for the bass . The fish just wouldn't respond to even Power Worms . I decided to use something I haven't thrown in quite some time, Zoom Baits Big Critter Craw. The minute I put this thing on I had fish hitting it over and over again. Not to my surprise the fish just wouldn't hold onto it. They wouldn't hold on to anything for too long. I suppose I could have thrown a live leach and bobber at them but I just can't do that. I finally ended up catch a few bass with one being on the larger side but we still needed a little wind.
We ended up catching fish but didn't get that big fish until I decided to move locations and saw Davey struggling with a bigger pike in front of the Lund. His rod was bent over the side of the boat and the drag was singing sweet music. I landed the fish and he was pretty happy and EXCITED. Remember is was saying he is full of energy..........I mean FULL.
After a high five and some pics taken ( not with my camera....forgot ) we headed for a new location. About twenty casts into it the David B. show began again. I saw his black and orange spinnerbait disappear and told him to set the hook. He did a great job at the hook set and the fish came out of the water. It was a good 3 1/2 pounds and Dave was getting excited. I told Dave if the fish starts to jump to lower his rod into the water and reel the fish back down. As soon as I finished my sentence the fish did the same thing...right out of the water and Dave forget most of what I said. But that's ok cause he was right in the middle of a battle.
All in all it was a decent day but still not what I wanted but again the guys were happy an that's all that matters. It was so good to see these gentleman again after sooo many years. I just wish I would have taken pics with my camera to post but maybe next time.
Stay tuned for my next post. Muskie fishing on Deer Lake with a retired president of Budwiser! This will be our third trip this year and should be fun.
Be safe and keep your lines tight!!
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