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It was a fun morning.
Took the Tenkara rod our in search of Red Devils.
Now that the water temp. is above 80º, they were around and actively feeding.
Even the little peacock bass were active...
And then from out of the blue... this 2 pound peacock bass...
As soon as it hit, the fish headed for the middle of the lake.
Then it was a matter of hanging on and hoping the 4# test leader
would hold. It's times like this you might wish you did have a fishing reel.
My Tenkara Rod is 13'6" long, weighs 3 ounces and has
a 13 foot braided fly line. I then add 6 feet of 4# test tippet
and the fly.
NO REEL.
This is the size fish the Tenkara rod was designed for.
Then there was this "purple devil". LOL
DLNR and HPD were on the lake this morning checking out the "Urban Outdoorsman".
Seems that Dole Pineapple Co. is pressing a trespassing complaint
for the Occupy Boy Scout Island folks.
If they can move out the homeless camp it's going to
make it a lot easier to bring the Boy Scout troops to
the island for fishing merit badge this summer.
