Pickwick 9-20-11
Spent all day at Pickwick. The fish are stacked in there like cord wood. I mostly used a med-light rod with 6# test fluorocarbon..it is tough stuff. I don't know how many fish you can catch in 8 hours of fishing...catching a fish 9 out of every 10 casts made...but it is a lot. The Stripers were all about the same size...as most of you know they school in similar sizes. The White Bass that are in there now are big. Had to fish the 3# test rig with Trout Magnet under the float....catching Bluegill about one foot from the bank at about one foot depth.....to give my back a break. The Bluegill were not big but feisty and fat as mud with all the minnows they are eating. I had an absolute ball. While it was fun to catch the Stripers the White Bass gave me all I wanted.....they just fight hard. The Striper just make that initial run and it is pretty much over. I caught a few small Spots and some Large Mouth but nothing of much size to them. I suspect there were many more Black Bass there but the White Bass and then the Stripers were beating everything else to the lure.....which was a 1/8 ounce "Killer Klatt" Crappie Magnet. Have to take Wednesday off and rest the back....but be assured I will be back at Thursday morning...God willing.
Regards
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