Tom Bass Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 I got up this morning before sun up and the weather was miserable. It was in the upper 30s, raining like crazy and windy with gusts over 30 MPH. I decided to go fishing anyway. My wife thought I was nuts but I donned my clothes and rain gear and took off for Blythe Landing on Lake Norman. The place was deserted. No boat trailers in the lot. I had it all to myself. The flags in front of the cafe and restrooms weren't just blowing straight out, they were blowing up at full tilt boogie. It was even windier at the lake than it was at home. I got out my rod, attached a new Boo-Yah buzz bait and went to work. Casting was interesting to say the least. Within three casts my hands were frozen. On cast number 4 I nailed a nice 3 pounder. On cast 5 I got a 1 pounder. My hands were no longer cold. After that Nothin', nada, zip. I tried several other lures but apparently I had missed the window. I spent about 2 hours on the shore in the driving rain having a great time all because of 2 fish and a buzz bait on a very windy and cold day. Life is good. I think I'll go back tomorrow morning. The weather is supposed to be a little bit better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User K_Mac Posted November 22, 2006 Super User Share Posted November 22, 2006 Although your wife is undoubtedly right, I would have loved to be there with you. Makes a man glad to alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User SPEEDBEAD. Posted November 22, 2006 Super User Share Posted November 22, 2006 You are a trooper...keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishin49er Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 It was bad weather in charlotte and if it was that bad at norman then it was miserable, it was miserable just walking outside. I cant even imagine fishing in it. Like SPEEDBEAD said your a trooper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Bass Posted November 22, 2006 Author Share Posted November 22, 2006 Thanks guys but, no, I just love fishin'. I would post pictures but they came out blurry. I must have had the shivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Bass Posted November 24, 2006 Author Share Posted November 24, 2006 I went out again Thanksgiving morning and only caught one 14" LMB. It was the strangest thing though. I cast my buzz bait out about 25' and when the retrieve got to about 12-15 out I got a hit, but he got off. I recast. same thing. I recast again and I'll be darned if I didn't get a 3rd hit in the same exact spot. I just couldn't hook that fish even with a trailer hook. I tried one more cast to the same place but got nothing. Then I altered my cast direction to the left about 15 degrees and I caught the one bass for the day at about 15' out. Now, I would have a hard time believing that the same fish hit three times but an even harder time believing that the fish I caught could have possibly been the one that had already struck my lure three times. I caught him in the general area of the other three strikes. Anyway, it was a nice way to work up an apetite for Thanksgiving. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BASS fisherman Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 Hey Tom, What were the temps when you were throwing a buzzbait? I mean both water and air temperatures. I've been wanting to go real early, but I figured the bass would be biting more when it warmed up more, like around noon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Bass Posted November 24, 2006 Author Share Posted November 24, 2006 Yesterday the air temp was about 45. The day before it was upper 30's with a wind chill factor of "Holy Crap it's COLD". The water temp, and this is just a guess, was around 50 to 60 degrees. Currently the lake is at 57 degrees and the temp outside is 65. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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