I know, I know, you’re getting bored of the fishing reports, right? Too bad, because this is my blog – fishing is what I love to do, and fishblogging is the order of the day, amongst other things 
Yesterday afternoon after work, we sped off* to a couple of local fishing holes to see if the bass were still biting – and I’m happy to say that yes, they were. Our favorite lake is still being drained to irrigate the rice fields so the water level is down even further – as a matter of fact it’s dropped another few feet since last Sunday and our cove is just about gone so we just walked the shoreline.
Here’s Ty showing off a nice one he caught – I swear, if he keeps reeling them in like that, I may forget to tell him when we’re going fishing…
Yesterday was a strange day though, because I lost 7 bass and Jim lost 5. I lost 1 fish right at the bank, and had 3 jump and throw the worm, and the other 3 somehow got off after I set the hook. It may have something to do with the fact that I still had the same hook on there from last weekend, but I tested it prior to starting and it still felt plenty sharp to me. On top of that, I must have wasted around an hour trying other lures like spinner baits, baby brush hogs, crank baits, and various types and colors of plastic worms with negative results. This is something I can’t understand – in Florida I caught bass on the same lures I’m trying here, but here, I can’t seem to catch a bass on anything but a plastic worm. Whatever works, right?
Right as it was getting dark, we stopped at a local stream we’ve seen driving back and forth but have never fished before – a friend of ours insisted though that there were bass and some shad-like fish to be caught so we stopped there real quick before heading home. And lo and behold, even though it was almost too dark to see, our friend Shawn put on a jerk bait and on the 2nd cast reeled in a nice bass. So that stream is definitely being added to our list of spots to go and the great thing is that it’s so close to where we live (as are all the places we fish). It always cracks me up to read about folks driving for 4 hours or more to get to a lake, when some of the greatest fishing is right in their own backyard.
We ended up with 10 bass caught plus some nice bluegill which was pretty good, considering the number of fish we lost and the limited time we had on the water.
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*My friend Jim likes to get where he’s going and sitting in the front passenger seat of his SUV is quite the experience. If I ever stop blogging, it’ll be because we’re located in some ditch on the side of a rice paddy road, mangled beyond all recognition.
Nomad,
There’s a KSA tournament at Singal this weekend. It would be well worth your while to attend. You’ll basically get something for just showing up. If you bring 6 more friends or family memebers and call yourself a team they will return 50,000 won and give you a box full of lures etc. The cost last time was 20,000 each. We had a team. One friend won a $400 digital camera for 7th place. Another one a tackle box, and another one a fishing pole. Any bass of any size is a guarenteed prize of at least a fishing pole.
I was very impressed with the overall crowd, which was family oriented and very friendly. The sponsors were very generous. Free food and drinks too!
Personally, I’m heading down to Andong with John the 1st for the International Pro-Am. Practice all day tomorrow and tournament Sunday. Wish us luck! Maybe we’ll slaughter a few bass while we’re there just to stir the pot
Oh btw, tell Ty nice fish. Did you notice the bloody tail indicating it was either on a spawning bed when caught or had recently come off one?
Actually, I think the blood on the tail was left over from the blood running out of its gills from the hook being imbedded in its stomach area. Ty tried to clean the fish as much as possible for the pic but he missed a spot or two.
I’ll have to pass on the tourney…I prefer fishing in solitude, not with a crowd. Even when I go with my friends, we always split up and head our own seperate ways. My pet peeves while fishing are people constantly yacking with each other or on a cell phone or even worse, coming over to fish right beside or just about on top of me when I catch a fish…one of the reasons I’m out there is to get away from civilization for a few hours and to enjoy some peace and quiet.
Good luck though, try some black 5 inch Senkos and you’ll win for sure
AMEN, Nomad. Solitude is my opiate. I love my family dearly but when we fish together I feel like a guide. I constantly have to do lures, tying, run the trolling motor and dont get to fish much. I like going out alone or with one buddy who understands the saying “silence is golden-get rich quick” I think all the baits you tried dont really mimic the bass natural prey in that area. They probably get a lot of leaches, snakes, lizards ect. hence your secess with senkos.
Additionally, as the water warms you might want to try a frog, top water. That should be part of the natural prey the bass have available there also.
Good Luck