Johnny5
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WELL I FISHED LAKE GASTON AS A NON-BOATER HERE IN NC THIS PAST WEEKEND...VERY TOUGH FISHING COLD FRONT MOVED IN ON FRIDAY AND SMACKED THE FISH IN THE HEAD. IF ANYBODYS FISHED THERE BEFORE YOU KNOW ITS MOSTLY DOCKS POINTS DROP OFFS NOTHING MUCH ELSE. CAUGHT THIS GUY IN THE VERY VERY VERY BACK OF A DOCK HE WEIGHED 4.88 OFFICIALLY ...MISSED A 2.5LBER SIDE THE BOAT ...SECOND DAY ONE BITE ONE FISH 2.5LBER AGAIN THIS TIME I LANDED HIM..HEHE SHAKY HEAD GETS EM EVERYTIME... I DID LEARN SOMETHING THIS WEEKEND ABOUT THE PLACE WE FISHED AN AREA 3 FOOT DEEP W/ FLATS WITH STUMPS IT WAS NICE BUT SUCKED FOR THE POST FRONT CONDITIONS ON A BLUE BIRD DAY...OH I CAUGHT HIM ON THAT NEW RAGE TAIL CRAW TRAILOR ON A BLACK AND BLUE JIG... I GOTTA SAY THE CRAW HAS GREAT ACTION BUT THE RAGE TAIL SHAD ON THE OTHER HAND HAS GREAT ACTION TO BUT I COULDN'T GET A HOOK UP RIGGED IT WITH A OWNER 5/0 TEXAS STYLE...COULD PROBABLY USE 6/0OR7/0 BUT I DIDN'T HAVE ANY...HAD TWO HUGE BITES BUT LIKE I SAID NO HOOK UP...MAYBE I WAS STILL ASLEEP 8)
OH DID I MENTION TOO THAT THE GUY I GOT PAIRED WITH WAS A BACK BOATN SON OF b&#(H.. THE FISH WERE IN THE VERY BACK OF THE DOCKS IN THE SHALLOWEST WATER POSSIBLE SO HE WOULD COME IN PARALLEL TO THE BANK AND GET THREE CASTS BEFORE I EVER GOT ONE,AS HE MOVED TO THE FRONT I WAS PINNED TO THE DOCK SO I WOULD GRACEFULLY KICK THE DOCK PUSHING THE BACK OF THE BOAT OUT SO I COULD GET A SHOT AT IT :lol:, OH YEAH ONE MORE THING TO GRIPE ABOUT THAT I WILL BE TELLING MY GRAND KIDS ABOUT, WE WERE FISHING THE STUMP FILLED FLATS 2-3 FOW FOR AN HOUR NO BITES SO WE GET READY TO LEAVE RIGHT AND THIS GUY TRIMS THE MOTOR DOWN AND TAKES OFF PEDAL TO THE MEDAL AND JUST AS WE GET UP ON PLANE WE HIT A 3 FOOT STUMP....CAN WE SAY BENT PROP SHAFT AND SPUN HUB... :twisted: I KARMAS A BI#*$& HUH I REALLY TRIED NOT TO SMILE
OH DID I MENTION TOO THAT THE GUY I GOT PAIRED WITH WAS A BACK BOATN SON OF b&#(H.. THE FISH WERE IN THE VERY BACK OF THE DOCKS IN THE SHALLOWEST WATER POSSIBLE SO HE WOULD COME IN PARALLEL TO THE BANK AND GET THREE CASTS BEFORE I EVER GOT ONE,AS HE MOVED TO THE FRONT I WAS PINNED TO THE DOCK SO I WOULD GRACEFULLY KICK THE DOCK PUSHING THE BACK OF THE BOAT OUT SO I COULD GET A SHOT AT IT :lol:, OH YEAH ONE MORE THING TO GRIPE ABOUT THAT I WILL BE TELLING MY GRAND KIDS ABOUT, WE WERE FISHING THE STUMP FILLED FLATS 2-3 FOW FOR AN HOUR NO BITES SO WE GET READY TO LEAVE RIGHT AND THIS GUY TRIMS THE MOTOR DOWN AND TAKES OFF PEDAL TO THE MEDAL AND JUST AS WE GET UP ON PLANE WE HIT A 3 FOOT STUMP....CAN WE SAY BENT PROP SHAFT AND SPUN HUB... :twisted: I KARMAS A BI#*$& HUH I REALLY TRIED NOT TO SMILE