JPP fishing with dad 4/19
 

Today I took a long overdue fishing trip with my father. It's been almost a year since we've been able to get in the boat together and fish. We started out getting into some smaller bass then tried for Crappie. He got one keeper, I got one short one, so that plan wasn't working well either.

We decided to take a long trip to a place I know holds Crappie and when we got there he was looking for Crappie while I was trolling a crankbait behind the boat. I hooked up with a nice keeper size Hybrid. I watched the electronics as we resumed and caught another one, even bigger at about 18.25". My dad had never caught one and really wanted to so he tried the same thing and hooked up with something large but it got away.

He had never caught a rockfish either but based on what I've learned this Spring about them, I suggested we move closer to shore and watch for surface activity. We saw it and then it was on. We were in a big school of hybrids, rockfish, and larger size white bass. I showed him the techniques I had been using lately to catch the Hybrids while wading and he hooked up with his first rockfish. Nothing trophy size but big enough to keep! For about an hour we had a great time in there. A couple small stripers, lots of 3-4 pound hybrids, and a couple large white bass. We each took home a few good meals and had a great time.

My father has taught me so much about fishing since I was a kid. If it weren't for him, who knows if I would have even stumbled upon this great sport and loved it so much. It felt good to get to teach him something rather than the other way around. I really wish he would have gotten his first Hybrid but there's always next time!

Great report and good looking fish. Nothing is more special to me than when I fish with my son....great stuff!


Regards

Nice fish!! Sounds like you guys had a great day on the water.

Jimmy, Fantastic !! <L'TK><
 

Nice job.

I would have never guessed you two are related............... Good day on the water! Looks like you are in spring creek. I am going to try and get out Monday.


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Don't forget your umbrella.

Looks like a great time. What was the preferred bait, if you don't mind.

Sounds and looks like you guys had a good time.

Nice job!

Super Report! Those large whites and hybrids are a blast to catch. You and your dad had a great day!

Flukes, natural colors with a 1/4 or 1/8 oz jighead. We got them as shallow as just 2-3 feet of water.

Alpha and TK, you're both so right. Fishing with my dad has always been a huge part of my life. Lately it's been tough to coordinate trips. He's very busy with work among many other things like maintaining his garden and all the land they live on for hunting. I'm very glad we got to go yesterday and had a successful day. Can't wait to do it again!

I seem to have gotten the hang of those hybrids. I've caught a lot of them in the past couple weeks all in the 3-4 pound range. I'm after the 10+ pounder and I know they're out there. That's what keeps us going. You never know when you set that hook. Might be another 18 incher, which is a blast anyway, or it might be a trophy. It's only a matter of time and putting in the work.

Now if I only had the slightest clue how to catch them after Spring...

That's the kind of day that will never be forgotten. Glad y'all had the opportunity and that the fish cooperated!