Made that 130 mile trip to the Ohio River today and managed to catch my personal best Blue today.
About a year and a half ago, I was by myself, fishing on the Ohio when I noticed a fellow a couple hundred yards upriver trying to get my attention. When I got to his boat, I learned his name was Dave and he had a big Blue lubricating the bottom of his boat and he wanted help getting it weighed and most of all wanted a picture taken.
This was his blue cat. 51 pounds and change if I remember right.
Well today, I was fishing the same area and here come this boat drifting by and it was Dave. We discussed the slow bite and the fish being too small today as we past. Dave said he had gotten more bites upstream a short distance so, after a while, I headed upstream.
After soaking a chunk of skipjack for about 15 minutes, the tip of the TWC Extreme rod suddenly bent down and pointed toward the bottom. I knew pretty quick it was a decent fish because every time I reeled in 10 feet of line he pulled out 20. We sorta played give and take for a while, a good while, but eventually, he decided to join me in the boat.
Now just to show that doing unto others what you would want them to do unto you pays off, guess who was a couple hundred yards down stream of me. It was Dave and me being by my self, I sure needed help getting the blue weighed and a picture taken.
Weighed in at 52 pounds and change and measured 48 inches in length.
Anyway, that is my personal best Blue
And now you know that Kentucky boys make pretty good neighbors. Thanks Dave.
Oh, and of course, Mr Blue is back where he belongs awaiting one of us to bait a hook next year.
Ok, I'm ready to go again.
About a year and a half ago, I was by myself, fishing on the Ohio when I noticed a fellow a couple hundred yards upriver trying to get my attention. When I got to his boat, I learned his name was Dave and he had a big Blue lubricating the bottom of his boat and he wanted help getting it weighed and most of all wanted a picture taken.
This was his blue cat. 51 pounds and change if I remember right.
Well today, I was fishing the same area and here come this boat drifting by and it was Dave. We discussed the slow bite and the fish being too small today as we past. Dave said he had gotten more bites upstream a short distance so, after a while, I headed upstream.
After soaking a chunk of skipjack for about 15 minutes, the tip of the TWC Extreme rod suddenly bent down and pointed toward the bottom. I knew pretty quick it was a decent fish because every time I reeled in 10 feet of line he pulled out 20. We sorta played give and take for a while, a good while, but eventually, he decided to join me in the boat.
Now just to show that doing unto others what you would want them to do unto you pays off, guess who was a couple hundred yards down stream of me. It was Dave and me being by my self, I sure needed help getting the blue weighed and a picture taken.
Weighed in at 52 pounds and change and measured 48 inches in length.
Anyway, that is my personal best Blue
And now you know that Kentucky boys make pretty good neighbors. Thanks Dave.
Oh, and of course, Mr Blue is back where he belongs awaiting one of us to bait a hook next year.
Ok, I'm ready to go again.