Epic rocket fest

[Chrisper4694]

summer ended with a nice cold snap and as I stood out side at work Thursday and felt that chill in the air I knew I had to go fishing! It was rainy, windy, and chilly and it was just me and a wind surfer on the lake. As soon as I started putzing across the lake I was completely engulfed in diving gulls!

I threw a popper a few times but no fish were really busting. So I grabbed my fly and started jigging it instantly starting what would be 2 hours of rocket battles! 8 bryds landed and 1 lost with at least 7-9 smacks without hookups.

That's about 1 every 15 minutes including unhooking and some pics! Also, I ran over some sausage smackers discarded braided line and wasted about 20 minutes taking my prop off and cutting a crap ton of line out while gulls dove all around me...talk about being pissed off haha.

Only one fish was small, most were 22-23.5" with a few 21 inchers. All caught 10' deep in 20-40' of water, although I'm pretty sure it didn't matter this day!

This is why we own rain gear!

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[JDTuna]

Simply awesome! Way to get it done in some tough conditions!

[Jigman13]

Nice. I love those hybrids!

[NorthJerzyG]

Awesome fish on a grimy day! NICE!!

[ratherbe]

Nice, love the peel of drag when one of those fellas hit. The telltale head shake, followed by the ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ. Is there anything else in fresh like it?

The 20" + guys are the ones I was chasing in the wind / wet - the ones landed were close but not quite that big.

Well done

[NJSquatch]

Hardcore. Nice job

[GetANet]

Rewarded for your hard work !!! She owes you a good trip from our nite bite trip!
LMAO!!!!

How big was the sausage smacker ????
Great fish !!!!!
AMAZING BATTLES with these fish when they are on the bite!!!!

[dakota560]

Some healthy looking fish there Chris. You put the time in so it's good to see that time pay big dividends. Great job!

[Chrisper4694]

The sausage smacker? Idk but if he threw all that line in the water purposely, one of the biggest smackers I've ever seen! I'm just hoping it didn't damage the new motor. It's definitely nice to not have to work so hard for the fish once in a while! Still no 24" plus for me this year but I've been with others for about a dozen 24" plus haha. Still plenty of time!

[Skunk City]

Very nice!

[antgogz]

Now thats a job well done! i love those kinds of days. Our countless hours of walking, paddling, and cruising needs to be rewarded once in a while by having a nice day full of a action.

[Esox Luciano]

Catching wipers LIKE A BOSS!! Hardcore is right...those fish don't swim past the lazy boy. Great bag again bro!!

[Chrisper4694]

Man today was the total opposite...decided to go out when they downgraded the wind forecast. Then woke up to howling winds and the forecast changed again! Decided to change gears and seeing the chop and all day cloud cover target walleye. When we got to Cani it was drained down and looked sketchy to launch. From there we took the next best option and headed to monks...the clouds disappeared and the sun blasted down. Whole morning window wasted driving and contemplating options...Mid day and no clouds at monks...I don't have to tell you how this ended...nothing seemed to go right today, just a series of turds hitting a fan. I did get a bluegill so suck it monks, you'll never skunk me!

[FASTEDDIE29]

Sounds like an EPIC BRID blitz! Great catching Chris. Beautiful fish!!!:D