Short Strikers

Back on the water again with Doc and this time he was flying solo. The grand kids decided that they wanted to do other things instead, so it was just the two of us in the boat today. We began dropshotting as usual but relocated quickly after only a handful of bites. Although I was marking plenty, they just didn’t want to bite. We quickly moved elsewhere and tried trolling for a bit, but after only 1 unsuccessful rip from the reel, we killed that as well!

Bites had been few and far between and I needed to make something happen. I decided to go really shallow and it was here that things picked up. With soft plastics, we finally started seeing some action. Ironically the fish were acting a little strange here as well, as most of them weren’t staying pinned. I think 75% of the ones we hooked into came off! Doc did manage to land some nice ones but I would have liked to see better results!

The entire afternoon was spent fairly shallow with a variety of baits and Doc slowly picked at the fish. By late afternoon he had added up a decent number of bass and some really good ones too! We also had to seek cover at one point when a storm rolled in and began to pour. I had planned on returning closer to the ramp to dropshot, but the heavy rain changed my mind. Instead, I went in the opposite direction just to get away. It was a small cell and I avoided the worst. We finished off the afternoon with a couple more bites and called it a day. Fortunately, we were able to run back in sunshine instead!

Today was a bit of a challenge with the fish as they weren’t in an active mood, anywhere. We had to fish slowly and wait longer than usual to set the hook. In the end though, we managed to salvage the day with plenty of action and bass landed. I think the boat will be full again tomorrow with his 3 grand kids and hopefully the fish will cooperate a bit better. Only time will tell, but if not, I’ll still get it done!!