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Author:
DirtyDawg10
Date:
Jun 25, 2013
Subject:
Stillwater Pond 6/23
Message:
I had some time to get out and fish on Sunday and I heard a rumor that some of the guys would be out on Stillwater so I figured I'd check it out. I launched at about 7:30am and the water was beautiful and calm. [img:fb25be2aed]http://imageshack.us/a/img802/5281/cwvj.jpg[/img:fb25be2aed] I paddled North up the West side of the pond and decided to troll a crankbait on my way up to the pads. I had stocked up on some ribit and zoom horny toad frogs and was looking to throw some. I came upon the first cluster of pads in the Northeast corner and saw some big splashing going on. I tossed the frog in there a dozen or so times before I saw some nice size carp having a fish orgy. I continued to paddle North up to the small creek that flows into the North end of the pond and realized at that point (and after calling Bob) that I was the only one fishing there. So I stopped looking for Bob's boat and started hitting the pads. At about 10am I landed a 15" LMB on a zoom horny toad dragged through the pads [img:fb25be2aed]http://imageshack.us/a/img593/8938/ej33.jpg[/img:fb25be2aed] I haven't mastered the technique of the fishing self portrait yet, like Phil has. I need some more practice with the new phone. I continued to work my way through the pads and had several short strikes with no hookups. Then all of the sudden I had I swirl and a nice hit on the frog. I let it sit a second or two then set the hook on a nice thick patch of pads :x I continued along and there it was "The Beast!" I saw a huge LMB sitting there in the sun at the edge of some pads. I tried for a good 20 to 30 minutes to get that thing to bite on something I had in my boat but it wasn't having any of it. Frogs, creature baits, senkos, I even tried a crankbait but nothing worked. I was contemplating just diving on it with a net just to see how much it weighed...lol. Maybe next time :oops: I gave up on the giant because the wind really started whipping up. I took a quick video to show the wind... [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8urfwhWU_XA&feature=c4-overview&list=UU8gY-otSzjvuXt2QoDE3vEA[/youtube] I started heading South back to the launch. I can't complain too much because it was a beautiful day [img:fb25be2aed]http://imageshack.us/a/img856/2184/4qla.jpg[/img:fb25be2aed] I even picked up a second fish on a crankbait :D [img:fb25be2aed]http://imageshack.us/a/img543/5205/lwhp.jpg[/img:fb25be2aed] OK so it wasn't that much bigger than the crankbait but it was still a fish. With that I paddled back to the launch and to my surprise as I was getting out of the water a saw a Metalfish (aka Ian) in his new yak out for a test drive. We'll have to hook up and go fishing sometime soon. Great day to be paddling and trying to fish :wink:
Author:
PECo
Date:
Jun 25, 2013
Subject:
Re: Stillwater Pond 6/23
Message:
[quote:e1fc574bf6="DirtyDawg10"]I came upon the first cluster of pads in the Northeast corner and saw some big splashing going on. I tossed the frog in there a dozen or so times before I saw some nice size carp having a fish orgy.[/quote:e1fc574bf6] My wife is home, so I haven't been fishing much, although I snuck out a couple of times, and caught a few largemouth bass from the shore at Stub Pond and Meadow Pond. This morning, I paddled Spring Pond from 8:30 am to 10:15 am, and know what you mean about the carp. They were swirling and splashing all over the place in the weeds. I think that they spook the largemouth bass, although I managed to boat three dinks with Bullfrog Zoom Horny Toads.
Author:
SAP284
Date:
Jun 25, 2013
Message:
That water looked like glass in the morning, I love it when it's that calm.
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