I have been trying to get out of the house and drive an hour to my double secret pond down in Dinwiddie county, south of Richmond and west of Lake Chesdin.

 

But a vertigo attack set me back and the two doctor's appointments also destroyed any hope of driving on the Interstate to the pond this week as planned.

 

But next week I plan to get out with my 11 rod setups and lots of tackle and hit the pond on Tuesday between the predicted rain showers.

 

It may be a little windy but at least I will be out fishing and out of the house.

 

If the state police stop me I will tell them that I am on my way to see Dr. Bass, my psychiatrist. 

 

Will let all know what happens and what I catch.

 

And I may get some dog food to feed the catfish just before leaving. If I feed the catfish when I get to the pond they follow me around all day. It is something to see their eating frenzy when that dog food hits the water.

Good luck on your outing. Hopefully you get to do some fishing, and catch some bass, or whatever you go after. 

 

Are you really taking 11 rigs to fish from shore.?  

3 hours ago, Hammer 4 said:

Good luck on your outing. Hopefully you get to do some fishing, and catch some bass, or whatever you go after. 

 

Are you really taking 11 rigs to fish from shore.?  

Yes!  Why not. Give them all a twirl. 

 

I experiment with baits, presentations, line tests, and any thing else I think of at the time. With no pressure it is always fun to try new baits. For example, I plan to throw braid tied directly to the hook vs. using a leader to see which one works best.

 

I then will go with a Texas rigged Senko vs. a wacky rigged Senko vs. a Texas rigged backwards Senko to see which one produces the best.  If I am not lazy, I will add a 1/16 and then a 1/8 bullet weight to the Senko presentation to see how they perform.

 

Different colors of lipless crankbaits and plastics will be on the agenda.  Red of course for the Red Eyed Shad and then silver shad and yellow perch followed by what ever color combination I want to test.  As for plastics, throwing some of the different colors like Motor Oil Red, Scuppernog, etc. is always interesting.

 

Was looking forward to throwing some different colored RICO's but the water will not be warm enough after all the rain we have been getting.

 

So not only is it fun to fish but you can really learn a lot by studying what works when and where.

 

 

Hey Sam, I need yo get outta the house too!  Theres a mess load of good fishing ponds west of lake chesdin.  I did Lot of contract forestry work there for several years.  Kept a travel rod in 5he work truck hope you are doing well old friend.  I'm thinking of getting out and hitting the river soon myself

5 hours ago, Teal said:

Hey Sam, I need yo get outta the house too!  Theres a mess load of good fishing ponds west of lake chesdin.  I did Lot of contract forestry work there for several years.  Kept a travel rod in 5he work truck hope you are doing well old friend.  I'm thinking of getting out and hitting the river soon myself

The weather next week is not cooperating. Forecast has changed since yesterday.

 

Maybe the upper James is an option.

 

Take care and be safe.

 

 

Hey @Sam maybe we can finally get a chance to fish here soon. This weather is all over the place and so is the spawning bass.

2 hours ago, Black Bill Dance said:

Hey @Sam maybe we can finally get a chance to fish here soon. This weather is all over the place and so is the spawning bass.

Yep.  Just when you think it is safe to go fishing either the weather changes or the bass decide to get lockjaw during the spawn.

 

Give it time. I am sure we will clobber them later this month or into May.

Hope you stay clear of Doc and get some good weather

The cold rain after some warmer days is frustrating.

They've slowed down in VA due to the reappearance of winter, WHAT THE....

 

BUT they are sitting on beds here in the western part.

Hang in there, better action ahead.