After 2+  years off the water and selling most of my tackle a friend talked me into going fishing at lake Casitas when the bite was horrible. 

Got there early to make make sure it was as cold as possible to remind me why Ibstopped fishing this lake in November....it’s tough. My passion is jig fishing using my hair jigs and pork trials so I did. 

Everyone said it was a tough bite, 1 or 2 fish a day, sounds like fun. My partner=knows the lake and fishes spseve real times every week. We both noticed egrets works the bank on points and decided against all wisdom to fish shallow using Senko’s tight to shore in the brush. I brought along a spinning outfit for finesse fishing a used that. My partner used spinning with bright braid. And FC leader I had+5 lb mono. To make a. Long. Story short I. Was converted bright color braid with leader after 3 fish to 1.   All nice bass between 2 3/4 to 4 lbs in 2’ of with brush on light spinning tackle.

We decided to jig fish so I could catch a jig fish and turned the tables with 3 fish none about the same size. 

Bottom line isI went fishing and now need to buy some bright braid and Senko’s, have enough jigs! 

Good to get out, even on a tough warm sunny day on the water.

Tom

 

Sounds like you had a fun day.  Isn't that what it's all about.

Maybe the bug may return. Glad you had a good day. Sure looks like you didn't lose your touch.

Glad you got out, nice job catching during a tough bite! I might go follow some egrets around this afternoon 

Thanks to all.

I was amazed at how well my reels performed after a long hibernation without any attention. 

1 reel, my Daiwa HTSA153 was stored in it’s box for a decade and listed for sale recently.

I put this reel on my MC Iovino splash-It rod without changing the FC Sniper 10lb line. I did add a drop of lube on the level wind worm gear. Was able to cast a unweighted 5” Senko reasonably well. I did change to a spinning reel w/7 lb Sniper after my partner boated 3 bass on his spinning outfit to my none!

Trying to see line moment in low light using a unweighted Senko is very difficult! I caught 1 bass later when the sun was up using 7 lb Sniper in brush, not ideal!

My Daiwa Tatula reels all worked perfectly, I did blow up 1 reel trying to cast into a light breeze and forgot to adjust it, operator old timers error! Very impressed with the Tatula reels, even with 4 year old line!

This is Great to hear Tom. Glad you had a good day on the water. Hopefully your able to get some more..

Glad that you had a good time.

That's awesome and pretty much all of us are genuinely happy to hear you got back out there. Pics next time though... ?

Great to hear!!! 

@WRB 

Surely this entire forum has been hoping you'd be able to get to wet a line again soon Tom.

Good for you.

There was so much I wanted to say on your previous threads

but the words felt meaningless.

Please go again.

A-Jay

 

On 11/21/2020 at 11:09 PM, WRB said:

and decided against all wisdom to fish shallow using Senko’s tight to shore in the brush.

Tom, I,  too, am happy you got out.  Thanks for posting.    The above made me laugh because I accidentally found them in shore brush two days ago myself.   Badly overshot a cast to the drop off and landed in less than a foot of water in moderately thick brush....and got slammed.   5 hours into a relatively slow November day and everything turned around because of a bad cast.  Never expected them there.

1 hour ago, Choporoz said:

5 hours into a relatively slow November day and everything turned around because of a bad cast.  Never expected them there.

That’s the same thing that happened to me two days ago. I switched to a 5” Senko weightless TR on my baitcaster and my first cast went (I thought) too tight to the shoreline and over some reeds. As soon as it sank it got slammed. Sometimes they fool you!

That’s awesome Tom. Glad you went and got some fish!!

Great to hear, Tom. Always something knew to learn. I still don't use bright braids; Probably should.

Fish on the line is always a great time! Glad you got out and wet a line and hooked some bass!

So happy you decided to go fishing. Excellent news.

This is goodness.

Glad to see it! Tight lines and bent rods!

Every time you post something, Tom, I'm reading it with emotion. This brought a lot of joy. I hope fishing continues to be a passion and love for you despite the tough times it can remind you of.

It’s great you got out again. 
Im sure it was a little emotional, but keep it up. 
 

 

Mike

When my step Mom was alive but not doing well I'd visit and fish off my Dad's dock. I had never caught a bass, but I tried and tried every week there. Three summers ago.

 

Every time I'd walk up to the house she'd ask me, "Did you catch one?"

 

"Nope, not yet!" She was a truly great woman.

 

When she was in the hospital with cancer I caught one finally. First bass ever.

 

I think of her sometimes when I fish. She's gone now but that memory is good. I kinda bring her with me sometimes. Sometimes I'll catch one for her.

 

It makes me happy to remember her while I'm doing my most favorite thing in the world, though I'm tearing up typing this. I know if she could see me she'd be happy that I'm doing something I love, and I'm happy to associate that with her memory.

 

In time we can often find peace in our own way.

Best thread of the day!

 

Bring her with you everyday not just sometimes, that way you’ll both have that peace. 
 

 

 

 

Mike