Yeah, bass thumb - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Amish Ed · 03-13-2012, 02:06 PM

Hit the Pipe this morning. Pretty darn nice day too. Decided I would burn my extra $10 and launch at the ramp. Got there and for whatever reason the gate opened before I could put in my money. Score. This turned out good because I lost over $6 in lead and had to Hogan's on the way home. Anyways, I launched at 7:00 to a cloudy sky and a SE wind.

Got out to the Pipe and got a fish on the first cast and another on the third. Figured it was a good sign and for the first hour it was a bite every cast. I missed so many it was actually funny. Then I broke off a brute, that wasn't so funny. But, that's the risk when fishing 8lb. The wind died down about 9:30 and stayed down until about 11:00 when it started out of the NW and blew pretty good. Had a good pick most of the morning and it wasn't until about 10:30 when the bite slowed way down. But, I got my best fish about 11:30, it was about 4lbs and fell for a 3" Flurry in Redfish. The 4" in Redfish was also good all morning. 5.5" Big Hammer in Toast on a 1oz red Slayer head, MC dropshot bait in lime green/clear belly on a Sled Head, and a x-mas tree Tenacious were also good. As many as I missed today I still ended up with 19 legals and 5 shorts and a good case of bass thumb. Water is 57, can't wait until it warms up.

jorluivil · 03-13-2012, 03:02 PM

Can't go wrong with free parking but be careful. Many of these lots are patrolled and if you don't have a parking ticket on your dash -face up- its a guaranteed ticket.

Have you considered buying lead through Craigslist? Its way cheaper to buy it from a local person that makes them at home than to buy them at a local tackle shop.

landwhale · 03-13-2012, 03:59 PM

Way to go Ed on the Bass thumb wish I could have joined you

Some of us choose to support our local Tackle Stores

Iceman · 03-13-2012, 04:23 PM

I don't think you are going to find anybody pouring sled heads on CL......maybe some sweet pyramid sinkers.

Amish Ed · 03-13-2012, 04:31 PM

The Hogans were by far the best customers to me when I was a deckhand and I like returning the favor. As little as it may be.

GregAndrew · 03-13-2012, 05:38 PM

No ticket stubs at the Dana boat launch either. You put you $10 in and the arm opens up. That is a nice score, and well worth the money anyway IMHO. WTG on the Bassin.

Amish Ed · 03-13-2012, 05:43 PM

Usually don't have it, but definitely worth the money. Saves a solid 20 minutes and lots of back pain. The way the wind kicked up today, that would've been a long paddle up the channel.

bus kid · 03-13-2012, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jorluivil

Can't go wrong with free parking but be careful. Many of these lots are patrolled and if you don't have a parking ticket on your dash -face up- its a guaranteed ticket.

Have you considered buying lead through Craigslist? Its way cheaper to buy it from a local person that makes them at home than to buy them at a local tackle shop.

I didn't know the nigerians were pouring lead, thanks for the heads up

NextBite · 03-13-2012, 10:29 PM

WTG! On the Bass Thumb

blitzburgh · 03-14-2012, 07:29 AM

Nice number of legals!

03-13-2012, 02:06 PM	#1
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,903	Yeah, bass thumb Hit the Pipe this morning. Pretty darn nice day too. Decided I would burn my extra $10 and launch at the ramp. Got there and for whatever reason the gate opened before I could put in my money. Score. This turned out good because I lost over $6 in lead and had to Hogan's on the way home. Anyways, I launched at 7:00 to a cloudy sky and a SE wind. Got out to the Pipe and got a fish on the first cast and another on the third. Figured it was a good sign and for the first hour it was a bite every cast. I missed so many it was actually funny. Then I broke off a brute, that wasn't so funny. But, that's the risk when fishing 8lb. The wind died down about 9:30 and stayed down until about 11:00 when it started out of the NW and blew pretty good. Had a good pick most of the morning and it wasn't until about 10:30 when the bite slowed way down. But, I got my best fish about 11:30, it was about 4lbs and fell for a 3" Flurry in Redfish. The 4" in Redfish was also good all morning. 5.5" Big Hammer in Toast on a 1oz red Slayer head, MC dropshot bait in lime green/clear belly on a Sled Head, and a x-mas tree Tenacious were also good. As many as I missed today I still ended up with 19 legals and 5 shorts and a good case of bass thumb. Water is 57, can't wait until it warms up. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

03-13-2012, 03:02 PM	#2
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,855	Can't go wrong with free parking but be careful. Many of these lots are patrolled and if you don't have a parking ticket on your dash -face up- its a guaranteed ticket. Have you considered buying lead through Craigslist? Its way cheaper to buy it from a local person that makes them at home than to buy them at a local tackle shop. __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer

03-13-2012, 03:59 PM	#3
landwhale Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Seal Beach Posts: 506	Way to go Ed on the Bass thumb wish I could have joined you Some of us choose to support our local Tackle Stores __________________

03-13-2012, 04:23 PM	#4
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,943	I don't think you are going to find anybody pouring sled heads on CL......maybe some sweet pyramid sinkers. __________________

03-13-2012, 04:31 PM	#5
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,903	The Hogans were by far the best customers to me when I was a deckhand and I like returning the favor. As little as it may be. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

03-13-2012, 05:38 PM	#6
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	No ticket stubs at the Dana boat launch either. You put you $10 in and the arm opens up. That is a nice score, and well worth the money anyway IMHO. WTG on the Bassin.

03-13-2012, 05:43 PM	#7
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,903	Usually don't have it, but definitely worth the money. Saves a solid 20 minutes and lots of back pain. The way the wind kicked up today, that would've been a long paddle up the channel. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

03-13-2012, 10:29 PM	#9
NextBite Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Long Beach Posts: 389	WTG! On the Bass Thumb

03-14-2012, 07:29 AM	#10
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	Nice number of legals! __________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe