Canton Reservoir Fishing Report
Canton Res 9/22/10 Gettin Jiggy
Took the boat out on Canton Res with my fishing buddy, windy day warm and sunny. After reading several articles about jigs, figured I'd give them another shot. I've never caught a fish on one. Bought a few at Bass Pro the night before. Tied on a 1/4oz brown Strike King football jig with craw trailer, 20 minutes in got my first fish on a jig ever, a 2.75lb largemouth fighting through the grass. The grass was plentiful, and the fish put up a great fight. That got me hooked on the jig. Fished it for most of the afternoon, got some solid hits, but I have to work on my hookset with this new lure. Seems they hit right on the fall which for me is tough to detect.
The rest of the day was OK, I switched to YUM swimming shads and pulled in a 1.25 lb's and a small Perch. My buddy got a baby bass and a pretty good sized pickerel. It was a so so day on the Res, but to me it was great since I got my first jig fish and realized how fun this lure is to fish.
- Added By: laztradamus on 09/23/10 02:23 PM
- Location: Canton Reservoir
- Report Date: 9/22/2010
- # of Hotspots: 1
- # of Photos: 1
- # of Fish Caught: 5
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Caught my first Jig fish Catch
- # of Fish Caught: 5
- Water Type: freshwater
- Type of Fish: Largemouth Bass
- Fish Weight (Avg): 2 lbs. 12 oz.
- Fish Weight (Max): 2 lbs. 12 oz.
- Bait Type: Bass Jig Check Prices
- Bait Details: Strike King 1/4oz Brown football jig.
YUM Swimming Shad soft plastic Brown/White - Location Details: All along the coast, working the boat docks
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not bad, just launch down the path by the wall where the water runs out. You just have to watch the shallow big rocks and if you can get by them you're good to go. It's just a 12' aluminum.
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how was the launch your boat looks good size and with the water being so low I am just curious