Yesterday, Rob and I took his boat out on the Pyeongtaek river for what would turn out to be a much shorter trip than we both expected. We started around 6 and the fog was so thick you could cut it with a knife, so slow going it was. On top of that, the water was very stained, with lots of that green dust/algae floating in it which made for almost zero visibility. We were throwing everything in our tackle boxes, to include spinnerbaits, crankbaits, chatterbaits, jigs and of course Senkos, both regular and wacky-rigged. The only thing the bass would hit were the wacky-rigged Senkos. Here are a few pics of the biggest ones; most of the fish we caught were dinks.
Once the fog started lifting around noon, a strong wind started up which made fishing just about impossible and after a few hours, we decided to pack it in and head home. I had a blast despite the conditions and even though I failed in my endeavor to catch a bass on a jig, that’ll be my goal for the next trip out. One note though, I have 65-pound braid on my jig rod, and that has to come off because it’s way too stiff for pitching and flipping. I felt 30-pound braid may be too thin…any suggestions for a good line for jigging around tress, nets and weeds?
Had a great time Nomad, and we’ll have to do it again sometime when the wind isn’t so bad. And by the way, if you get sick from all of that river water hitting you in the face, don’t try to sue me because I have your signature on a disclaimer dated yesterday, pal!!!
Hey Nomad, they are your catches, where’s your Rob??
The fish in the 2nd photo is not what I’d call a dink, and the other 2 are good catches also.
Is the boat running nicer now after the service you gave it Rob??
Nomad, when I am flipping jigs into heavy cover I use 65lb p-line braid. At first it was rather stiff, but after a few trips it softened up a lot. How old is your braid Nomad??
When I was flippin brush hogs on Thursday, I was only using 10lb fluorocarbon, a little risky and I did lose one rig, but if you can turn the fish fast enough you will be Ok. I would say that 30lb braid is more than enough.
Rob,
You know me, my stuff is permanently packed and always ready at a moment’s notice for a boat trip
So far, no tumors, welts or nausea so I think I’ll make it this time. Yeah, we did get wet from those waves, eh?
Steve,
LOL, I guess by now, you know my jacket and watch by heart, eh? Rob also caught fish, his nicer ones were right as we started and for some reason we never took any pics; I think we both thought that the way the day started, it was going to get even better, not worse like it did. The braid was brand new but I already took it off and put on some 30-pound. That stuff (the 65) was horrible; every time I pitched a 1/2 oz. jig, the line just started coming real loose on the spool…not really an overrun but close to it. I just now filled the spool halfway with some cheap mono and then filled the rest with 30-pound braid, which feels a lot better. Next time we go out, I’ll test it.
Yea Nomad, where are the pics of MY fish? Huh? Huh? LOL
I caught some fish Steve, but none of them were worthy of a pic, that’s for sure. And what Nomad said. We started out the day catching one after the other, and incorrectly took that as a sign of good things to come, but then they just quit biting for some reason, and neither one of us had the will to fight the gale force winds any more so we called it a day. We might have stayed out there for a bit longer if I had a decent anchor, but I don’t. The one I have was no match for those winds, not at all.
And yea, the boat runs great.
Rob,
I thought a couple of the ones you caught early on were pretty decent, about the same as the ones in my pics? Heh, we got cocky out there, especially after you caught one on your first cast, and a second one very soon after. That’ll teach us!
I honestly don’t think I caught one over a pound, but really don’t remember. They were all pretty small regardless, but hey, they were fish, and they were on the end of my line, which is a good thing.
No doubt. I was hoping that at least one of us would get a decent fish, but it wasn’t in the cards.
When the wind isn’t so bad we need to explore some of those off shore breaks, shallow areas and drops, but I need to learn how to read the dang depth finder a little more accurately first!
You do know it is bad luck to catch a bass on your first cast?? I always do a bum cast first and make sure I don’t hook or land a bass on the first cast!!
And yeah Nomad, I’d recognize that watch and blue jacket anywhere — lol