Quick weekend trip to Deep Creek Lake in MD. I didn't get in too much fishing but I caught a fish during each session and had fun doing it. Started the trip off with a beautiful yellow perch
That afternoon I had a pike smash a spinnerbait. He was only about 18" or so but thick and had some good head shakes in him. The kids thought it was insanity 🤣
The next morning I caught my first walleye ever. Love how they look - beautiful fish. He crushed the same spinnerbait and then as soon as he was hooked put up 0 fight just like I've heard they do. He was about 16". Broke my heart to release him lol but I didn't have time to mess with fish prep at that point in the trip. I'll get him another time.
The last morning everything had been a little chaotic and I hadn't had time to fish. Got the car packed up and told the wife I needed to go get my rods and tackle off the boat. Of course I figured it wouldn't hurt to make 5 casts while doing so. 2nd cast I was retrieving the same spinner bait parallel to the back of the boats and dock ends. I had it at the last dock slip and got to watch this pike come out and eat it just a few feet in front of me. That was awesome but it was a soft eat. Buddy didn't look so good and I honestly felt bad catching him. The pic doesn't do him justice as there were a bunch of little kids on the dock who were interested in seeing/feeling him and I was just trying to get him back in the water quick. He was probably 25" or so but insanely skinny.
The crappy thing is that he'll see their current enjoyable run as support for the decisions he's made so far. Then they'll lose Cora and not be able to replicate it next year. Love how the minors are currently looking but they need use that depth now to do something the fanbase deserves.
I mean, I guess that goes hand-in-hand with being young. We've been there and done plenty of dumb stuff. He'll figure it out. I imagine going from currently sitting in 2nd to possibly not even making the cut will wake him up some
He caught them so good he came back to the check-in early and was trying some stuff out. Caught another big one and just flat out lost track of time. Inexcusable honestly. Freakin 7 pound penalty
Was puckered up just watching that waiting for the bait to pull away and hopefully not in his face lol. Whollllllle lot of guys with out any catches logged yet today
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