Figured I'd hit the "warm before the storm" at Lindon to try to bump my catfish score one last time. Launched just after 7 to calm conditions, 44 degree air temp and 57 degree water temp.
Motored down to the bubbleup to try for some nice sized whities like I got on my last trip. They didn't show up. Threw plastic, spinners and small cranks all along the pipeline...with only a few mini white bass to show for it.
Gave up on ABC (Anything Besides Cats) and put out two kitty rods...one for dragging bait and the other with a big blue-backed silver flig. Dragged whole chubs on the one rod...later switching to whole small white bass. I sweetened the flig with a half white bass...heads or tails. Both worked. In fact, I had several double ups...a fish taking the second rod while I was bringing in one on the other. But with good use of my "rod trees", properly set drags and fin power control I was able to land almost every fish that wanted to play.
Almost constant action until I quit at 11 to meet Pikeman at the ramp for a new ice rod handoff. Most fish were "early twenties". Several 2-footers. Several more in the 25 to 27 inch range. No bumpers today...or for the rest of this year.
Couldn't have asked for a nicer finale. Beautiful weather and a plethora of active kitties. Tugs is drugs.
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Motored down to the bubbleup to try for some nice sized whities like I got on my last trip. They didn't show up. Threw plastic, spinners and small cranks all along the pipeline...with only a few mini white bass to show for it.
Gave up on ABC (Anything Besides Cats) and put out two kitty rods...one for dragging bait and the other with a big blue-backed silver flig. Dragged whole chubs on the one rod...later switching to whole small white bass. I sweetened the flig with a half white bass...heads or tails. Both worked. In fact, I had several double ups...a fish taking the second rod while I was bringing in one on the other. But with good use of my "rod trees", properly set drags and fin power control I was able to land almost every fish that wanted to play.
Almost constant action until I quit at 11 to meet Pikeman at the ramp for a new ice rod handoff. Most fish were "early twenties". Several 2-footers. Several more in the 25 to 27 inch range. No bumpers today...or for the rest of this year.
Couldn't have asked for a nicer finale. Beautiful weather and a plethora of active kitties. Tugs is drugs.
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