PG Report: 1/5/07.. Shear Madness

After a Long night taking into consideration what may have been the problem why I wasn't able to pull in Large Mouth bass. I finally came to a solution, The Water was 45 and Most Large Mouth Turn off When The Temperatures dip below the 50 Degree mark. So after looking at old reports (From January 2003) I Finally Came up with a game plan for the upcoming outing. After The Rain came Through I knew the water would be up, the fish would be closer to shore with the high water and Very low light conditions. And I decided to Finesse a 3.5" Black Finesse Tube by YUM. I used a Red 1/0 Eagle Claw Worm hook and Attached Two BB Split shots 15 " above the Tube. The Plan was to fish Slow, Be patient and Catch at least Two Large Mouth Bass. I let the current do most of the work; And I Barely made movements just a quick Jerk every now and then, and very tight jigging motions just to get the tentacles of the tube moving. I ended the Day with Four Large Mouth Bass and one Bluegill. And Unfortunately for Shane He was unable to hook into a fish today, Better luck next time buddy.

Here's Pictures of Our Outing.

~Conditions~
Temperature: 51
Sky: Over Cast
Wind Range: Light ( 0-10MPH)
Wind Direction: WEST
Weather trends: Stable
Barometer: Lowering
Water temp: 45
Water Color: Slightly Stained
Water Visibility: 1 Feet
Current Conditions: Moderate
Bottom Conditions: Rock / debris
* Georges Out Come*
Caught: 5
Lost: 0
Released: 5
Fish Health: healthy
*Equipment/Supplies*
Bait/Lure Presentation: Slow
Rod Used: Ugly Stick Light 6'0 Medium/light
Reel used: pFlueger Trion 7 ball bearing
Line used: 6lb Trilene XL
Lure/Hook: 1/0 Worm Hook / Black Finesse tube YUM
Bait used: --
Beverage: ---
Snack: ---
Repellant: ---
*Season Tally*
Season Skunks: 0
Season Fish: 23
Season Outings: 2


George
Perch Guy
© REEL OBSESSION Entertainment 2007
Chicago Illinois
Multi-Species Fishing

PG Report: 12/24/06.. Christmas EVE

This Morning on Christmas Eve, I decided to hit The local Spot for About 2 Hours. The Plan was to wade and catch a Few Large Mouth since the River was up high and Current was Flowing fast, Alot more underwater current then what I saw On the Surface. I tried this For about an Hour and Since nothing was working out I decided to Hit The bridge and Target Panfish. Here i was Hoping for aytleast a crappie But even that didn't happen So i stuck Strictly to Green Sunfish, Pumpkin seed, and Bluegill. I managed 28 Bluegill on a Trout Magnet in Orange.
Best i can do With just artificials.





















~Conditions~



Temperature: 43



Sky: Partly Cloudy



wind Range: Light 0-10MPH



Wind Direction: South



Weather trends: Stable



Barometer: Lowering



Water temp: 35



Water Color: Clear



Water Visibility: 4 Feet



Current Conditions: Fast



Bottom Conditions: Debree



* Georges Out Come*



Caught:28



Lost: 0



Released: 28



Fish Health: healthy



*Equipment/Supplies*



Bait/Lure Presentation: Slow



Rod Used: Berkley Lightining series 6'0



Reel used: Rapala Size 20



Line used: 4lb Trilene XL



Lure/Hook: 1/62 oz Jig head / Orange Trout Magnet



Bait used: --



Beverage: ---



Snack : ---



Repellant: ---



*Season Tally*



Season Skunks: 2



Season Fish: 926



Season Outings: 72



*Upcoming Reports:



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George



Perch Guy



Chicago Illinois



Multi-Species Fishing