Remembering the past

[Mac-b]

P3260086.JPGP3260082.JPGP3260084.JPGP3260089.JPGP3260080.JPGIn the wee hours of this morning I was trying to figure out where to fish with a North or NW wind in the range of 10 to 15 MPH. Then I forgot all about the wind and started thinking about a tourney that Capt. Taylor and myself were in and how we lost a tourney via turning around in a cove when we reach the mud line. In chatting with the eventual winners, they informed us that they were in the very back of that cove in 5 to 10 feet or muddy water and stayed there until after lunch. According to the weatherman this AM, Lake Norman got 2 inches of rain or better this weekend and I just knew that the area we started to fish in 2005, but didn't on account of the mud, was where I would fish today because it would be dingy or muddy.

Had the trolling motor in the water by a little after 8 AM and six rigs out a little after. Bait of choice was some live crappies which I cut up in chunks and strips and some small live sunfish. Started off in the 15 to 18 feet of water and worked my way back to the 5 to 9 feet of water. Water surface temp. was a tad over 66 degree. Caught plenty of eater size in the front part of the cove, but when I got to the shallows I had a double, a 27.5 pounder and maybe a 15.

Wind starting blowing worst, so I brought all the rigs in and had the trolling motor back in it's cradle at 10:10 AM and headed back home busting white caps in the river.

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[gotta_fish]

You are the man ,thanks for the report Mac.I can never bring myself to fish that shallow or in dingy water,Guess Ill log this up in my memory bank,Thanks Tight Lines

[Mac-b]

You are the man ,thanks for the report Mac.I can never bring myself to fish that shallow or in dingy water,Guess Ill log this up in my memory bank,Thanks Tight Lines

Jack, you don't know what you are missing. When you catch a decent catfish in the shallows, they only have one place to go to get away and that is up. It is highly similar to catching a Tarpon and seeing them working the top of the surface to get away. Once it happens to you, you will be back for seconds. ISYN

[Rookie12]

Shallow water fishing makes up a lot of the big fish fishing I do. I'll fish deep if the big fish are deep, but if they are shallow, I'll fish shallow. you can catch them shallow most months of the year if conditions are right. A lot of catfisherman are missing out on this and just believe that big fish are in deep water. Some of my best fish have came form less than 5 ft. of water. Most times you hear the fish break the surface before the rod even gets bent good. I love it!