Noticed the area around a bridge where tons of sunnies like to hang out was open today so I decided to try fishing with nightcrawlers - something I haven't used since I was 12. Well, when I got there it was fine but then it just started ticking down rain and then all the 4 letter words came out. Decided to try out my new go pro so I made a little video.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5Xj1HMF1dk

you gotta bite that that worm in half, no knife lol but its alright haven't caught anything here yet either but opening day of trout saturday

you gotta bite that that worm in half, no knife lol but its alright haven't caught anything here yet either but opening day of trout saturday

i tried some power bait too but no luck. I could feel the sunfish just nibbling on it and they wouldn't chase it. I tossed it in and just held it there for a while and then I would reel it up and the worm would be magically gone.

OPEN WATER!!!!!!!

Have you been to the cabelas in Berlin? They just opened up this week.

OPEN WATER!!!!!!!

Have you been to the cabelas in Berlin? They just opened up this week.

Got one of their big newspaper advertisements sitting next to me right now. I'll definitely have to go check it out next week.

Hey man, what's with all the messing around with the line?   Get that done at home before you go to the water.  It's much nicer doing that in a warm, dry, environment.

 

At first it was painful to watch.  After a while, it had me laughing.

 

But, that's one of the great things about fishing.  We can all do it our way.

Hey man, what's with all the messing around with the line?   Get that done at home before you go to the water.  It's much nicer doing that in a warm, dry, environment.

 

At first it was painful to watch.  After a while, it had me laughing.

 

But, that's one of the great things about fishing.  We can all do it our way.

haha i strung up the line before i went out. I had driven by the lake a while earlier and seen that there was an open spot and just spooled up my line impatiently and I guess I over spooled it. I was just dying to fish sooooooo bad  i didn't care what happened. I went home about 3 hours later, completely soaking wet and shivering.

haha i strung up the line before i went out. I had driven by the lake a while earlier and seen that there was an open spot and just spooled up my line impatiently and I guess I over spooled it. I was just dying to fish sooooooo bad  i didn't care what happened. I went home about 3 hours later, completely soaking wet and shivering.

 

Okay.  That being the case makes it understandable.

Noticed the area around a bridge where tons of sunnies like to hang out was open today so I decided to try fishing with nightcrawlers - something I haven't used since I was 12. Well, when I got there it was fine but then it just started ticking down rain and then all the 4 letter words came out. Decided to try out my new go pro so I made a little video.

I must apologize up front about the birds nest...LOL...I can't tell you how many times I go into the off season, strip my reels of old line, remove from the rod, wipe the rod down, clean the guides, break the reel completely down, clean - oil - lube and install the reel back on the rod. I get close to my first fishing outing for the year and I install fresh line, tie on a brand new kiss in the mail from the bait monkey, hit the water wind up and birds nest! I completely forgot to adjust the cast control and braking system! Must have happened 5 years in a row before I learned my lesson...LOL

Good luck this year!