10-09-2019, 07:58 PM
ES: I met up with Catchinon at the Lincoln ramp on 10/8/2019. We ended up fishing for cats from about 7 AM to 11 AM. I caught 8 cats from 19 to 27.5 inches. Water temp was 55 in the harbor and 54 on the main lake, with little or no wind. The first 4 cats came on a chartreuse whirly FLIG (from TD) and the last 4 came on FLAITS in lime tiger or clown patterns. Second outing in a row where the whirly did best early and the (larger) FLAITs did better later. All cats took white bass moving between 0.5 and 0.7 MPH. I managed only 1 YOY white in the harbor and 1 adult in the main lake.
FS: Actually Craig has told you the full story. Other than my numbers and sizes I don’t have much to add. It was good to fish “together” and be around if anyone got in trouble. This was a common practice among commercial fishermen on the ocean when I was younger and I think I like it.
Here is the link to Craig’s post:
http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gfo...st=1084798
The cats were scattered like all of the fall trips this year. I didn’t get any inquiries within 100 yards of the shore, even out near the end of the point where the water is 10 feet deep fairly close in.
The hits are getting less aggressive as the water cools and the fight goes out of the fish quickly. My best cat of the day was 8 pounds and put up a valiant battle for 1 or 2 minutes and then came in slowly spinning just under the surface.
Craig mentioned my water problem and when I got home from work I pulled the lower unit and found all the impeller blades broken off.
After I got home I remembered seeing the water coming out of the flow indicator hole in spurts. I was turning the motor off to fish when it caught my attention and I failed to recognize it.
I’ve now learned, and hopefully you can learn from me…If you ever see water spurting out of your indicator hole (instead of a steady stream), that means at least one of your impeller blades has broken off and you need to get back to the dock!
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FS: Actually Craig has told you the full story. Other than my numbers and sizes I don’t have much to add. It was good to fish “together” and be around if anyone got in trouble. This was a common practice among commercial fishermen on the ocean when I was younger and I think I like it.
Here is the link to Craig’s post:
http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gfo...st=1084798
The cats were scattered like all of the fall trips this year. I didn’t get any inquiries within 100 yards of the shore, even out near the end of the point where the water is 10 feet deep fairly close in.
The hits are getting less aggressive as the water cools and the fight goes out of the fish quickly. My best cat of the day was 8 pounds and put up a valiant battle for 1 or 2 minutes and then came in slowly spinning just under the surface.
Craig mentioned my water problem and when I got home from work I pulled the lower unit and found all the impeller blades broken off.
After I got home I remembered seeing the water coming out of the flow indicator hole in spurts. I was turning the motor off to fish when it caught my attention and I failed to recognize it.
I’ve now learned, and hopefully you can learn from me…If you ever see water spurting out of your indicator hole (instead of a steady stream), that means at least one of your impeller blades has broken off and you need to get back to the dock!
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