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Author:
PECo
Date:
Feb 07, 2012
Subject:
Nod Brook WMA 02/07
Message:
I drove out to Nod Brook WMA with El Habaņero, today. I parked between the upper (aka south) and lower (aka north) ponds. The upper pond was more than 90 percent skimmed over with ice: [img:03b2dd28be]http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/2298/img1511cropped.jpg[/img:03b2dd28be] However, the lower pond was more than 90 percent open: [img:03b2dd28be]http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/4764/img1512cropped.jpg[/img:03b2dd28be] I decided to paddle the lower pond. The sky was overcast and there was a fairly steady north wind. While I was on the water from 10;30 am to 12:00 pm, the wind swung around from the west. Although the air temperature was in the low 40s, it felt [i:03b2dd28be][b:03b2dd28be]cccold[/b:03b2dd28be][/i:03b2dd28be]! I had wanted to force myself to fish with only a jerkbait, so I brought only one setup that was spooled with 15 pound test P-Line Fluoroclear and baited with a silver Rapala Husky Jerk H08S. It's always hard to fish a jerkbait from a sit-inside kayak, but when you're cold and it's windy, it's [i:03b2dd28be][b:03b2dd28be]really[/b:03b2dd28be][/i:03b2dd28be] hard. My casts weren't long and my pauses were short, and I didn't get even a nibble. But I'm really looking forward to our next sunny, windless day. :D
Author:
DirtyDawg10
Date:
Feb 07, 2012
Message:
Open water, yeah!! :D
Author:
basswacka19
Date:
Feb 07, 2012
Message:
You should try spooling your jerk bait reel with 8lb test mono, it will cast much better. The reason i say to use mono is because it has a lot more stretch than floro and the stretch in the line helps put less erratic action on the jerk bait which is a plus in real cold water. I got out today for a bit but didn't get anything either. Just need the water to warm up another 5-10 degrees and the bite should be on!
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