The Pond on the Caney
Met my son up at the Caney this morning at 10:30. The water was high.....higher than I have ever fished the Pond. Just 9700 CFS but the back water from the Cumberland made it even deeper. Wasn't expecting to get into the trout but was hoping for some Gills. All we caught was crappie...but all of those we wanted.....real pretty in that cold water. Saw what appeared to be stripers busting shad on top. I made a cast and my 1/8 ounce jig with a Bison Trout Magnet was hit on the fall. I assume it was a striper as it headed down river. I was using 2# test SOS line and my drag was screaming and my kayak was headed to Happy Hollow...LOL. I had already picked out my fail safe point to keep me out of the current and it was fast approaching. I tried to slow that fish but I knew it was hopeless. As I approached my bail out I just pointed rod at fish and grabbed the spool and the line snapped. That was all I could do.....if I had got into the current my next stop was Happy. Oh well....live and learn. I enjoy fishing the Pond but that was just a lot of water. Headed to Pickwick tomorrow.
Regards
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