Finished up school for the year and had the day off today so I went back out to try and catch another splake.  Started out bobber fishing smelt and got a hit, but nothing was on the end.  Nothing happened for a while until a guy hooks up and lands a 6 lber on a Husky Jerk.  I dig through my tackle box and find a HJ12 Ghost that I painted white down the sides to mimic a smelt.  I pinch on a splitshot 27 inches above it and chuck it out.  I twitch it back to me with a steady retrieve a couple of times, but then decide to slow it down.  I slow-roll it back, giving sporadic twitches on the way in.  I was straining through my polarized lenses as it got closer to the pier, hoping that a fish would be following it in.  About 6 feet out, right about the place where I should start being able to see the Husky jerk, my rod nearly gets ripped out of my hands!  Somehow I manage to net the splake, while it's thrashing on the water's surface with just the back treble in its mouth!  As soon as I net it the hooks pop out.  Definitely crazy.  I gave it away to my neighbors to try out.  Fish On.

 

Way cool!

Thanks!

sick

Sweet ~

Congrats

A-Jay

Thanks guys

my favorite words FISH ON!  nice catch.  nice jester giving it away.

Nice! You got to love those explosive hits!

Thanks!  Definitely a blast to catch.

You're not smiling enough .

Haha yeah, fishing for these fish wears me out, so when I get home I just try and muster out a smile before I go lie down.  All worth it though.