Finally!!!!

 

After a couple of months of cabin fever and sick of watching DVR'd fishing shows, I finally got out on the water.  Went out with my dad last Saturday to fish the strip pits - surface temps were below 50°F.  Fished 3/8oz. jig & craws and it was painfully slow, not that I expected it to be on fire seeing how the ice had only been off about a week at most.  Did manage to stick this 4lb 5oz later in the day.  It hit on the initial fall, as most of these fish typically do.  I believe the air temps were in the upper 50's last Saturday and I'm planning on going back to the same pit today - highs aren't supposed to get over 40 today, so we'll see if the insulated bibs still fit and if Mrs. Fatbottom is in a mood to tangle with Mr. Jigncraw or not.....

 

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WTG on your first trip out.

Nice first trip!

 

Jeff

Thanks guys.

Well, couldn't reproduce last week's results. After an overnight low of 19, the fish weren't in a mood to cooperate. We got a single hit - a 4-5lber that my buddy lost about half way to the boat. That bite occurred 15-20 minutes after we launched the boat - nada the rest of the day.

Going to be too windy to go tomorrow. Next Saturday looks doable as long as the wind and rain hold off for the day. Will probably try a different pit to see where it's at so far this year. Air temps are still pretty low, so the early season jig bite should be around for a while.

A good job , congratulation 

Sweet, it's nice to see all the first outing reports!

Now that's a "Bass".

Hootie

Sweet, it's nice to see all the first outing reports!

 

 

Being from the Northeast, I was thinking the exact same thing. It's been rough up here.

 

Anyhow, that first fish is a beauty. Keep it going. Congrats!

Pretty good for the first time out!

Pretty good!