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A Perfect Day on the Water!
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05/30/13 05:02 AM
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JRNissley
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Well, it had been ten days since I last went fishing. As someone who tries to get out at least twice a week, I've been needing to get out bad. Today was the day! I was caught up on the honey-do's, the grad class I'm teaching is winding down, etc. My wife saw I had "the look," and so she sounded relieved when I said I was heading down to the reservoir we live at. I put in at 3pm, and within a minute of being on the water, I caught this guy by the dam:  Within the first 20 minutes, I had already caught four keeper bass and a good sized catfish. The wind was blowing the shad to the dam, and the bass were loving it! As the afternoon and early evening continued, the bites kept coming all over the lake. All the bass I caught tonight were aggressively "feeding up" post-spawn. Like this guy, caught hiding under a fallen tree:  I caught most of my fish on baby brush hogs, but I caught a couple on points with flukes. My best two fish of the night were caught on flukes off points. The picture below is one of them. Sadly, I didn't get a picture of the other because my iPhone battery died. I sooooo need to get that GoPro!  I caught about 15 keeper bass before I finished at 7:30. I caught a couple of other smaller bass as well. Then, as I'm bring the yak up on shore, my wife rolls up with the kids, so we played at the park for a while before calling it a day... A perfect day!
Nissley's recommendation for a natural high: kayak fishing
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Re: A Perfect Day on the Water!
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05/30/13 06:07 AM
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HERROUTDOORS
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Re: A Perfect Day on the Water!
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05/30/13 10:16 AM
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CanadiYak
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That sounds like a great day for sure even with all that wind WTG
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Re: A Perfect Day on the Water!
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05/30/13 10:41 AM
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pelican
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A great day of fish-N and some time with the kids, yep a perfect day!
 I've never been good, But I've been Lucky! I don't Lie or Exaggerate, but sometimes I remember BIG!
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Re: A Perfect Day on the Water!
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05/30/13 11:16 AM
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Grease Bath
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Re: A Perfect Day on the Water!
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05/30/13 12:13 PM
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RogerB
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Nice chunks JR! Definitely sounds like a perfect day. Thanks for sharing!
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Re: A Perfect Day on the Water!
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05/30/13 09:35 PM
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Re: A Perfect Day on the Water!
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05/30/13 09:45 PM
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JRNissley
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Nissley's recommendation for a natural high: kayak fishing
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Re: A Perfect Day on the Water!
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05/30/13 10:42 PM
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onebaddj
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Thats a nice trip! I am dying to get back out. All this wind is keepi g my kayak in the garage though.
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Re: A Perfect Day on the Water!
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05/30/13 10:50 PM
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Shaun Russell
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I love day like those! They just don't seem to come along often enough..
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. Matthew 4:19
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Re: A Perfect Day on the Water!
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05/30/13 10:54 PM
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JRNissley
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I know what you mean DJ! It's not nearly as bad here in the woods of East Texas with the trees to break it up, but it definitely seems like it's been a lot more windy this spring here than last.
Nissley's recommendation for a natural high: kayak fishing
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Re: A Perfect Day on the Water!
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05/30/13 10:54 PM
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JRNissley
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I love day like those! They just don't seem to come along often enough.. They sure don't!
Nissley's recommendation for a natural high: kayak fishing
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