Hit RVR at 6 AM today, started on the main reservoir and it just wasn't working. Rock Bass were driving me crazy nibbling at my lures so after 2 hours I moved over to the swimming lake to try out my newly loaded braided line on my old baitcaster. First time using braid and I really liked the feel of it and was just happy at the knot I put on my leader held.
On my 3rd cast I caught a LMB about a LB using a 5" finesse worm on my other baitcaster. After that got torn up in the vegetation I bumped a 3" jig along the bottom on the braid set-up and hooked into a pickerel that went around 3 LBS. What are the typical sizes these things are caught at? This is 2 in 2 weeks for me and they were both pretty big and a nice fight to get in.
Was quiet for awhile and then I hooked into one of the most tenacious bass on my spincast set-up that bent the rod and kept it bent. He never broke the surface once but just dragged me down, when I got it to the shoreline he pulled drag out and when I got him in again he did a belly roll and out came the hook and worm which flew right past my ear. Unreal feeling losing that one, probably a good 4 LBS.
Hope to get out early tomorrow again, might not bother with the main lake.
