Secret Spot
Went shore fishing at my favorite Honey hole for only the second time this year on Thursday afternoon. The temp gauge in my car read 103 degrees at 6pm. The heat does not bother me. I was tossing a green and white Senko. I've never used the Yamamoto Senko before. I noticed that they don't stay on the hook very long. I was losing one for each fish. Any way I ended up with 8-9 fish ranging from a dink to one just over 3 pounds. I didn't think I was gonna be there until after dark but since I was catching fish I kept on doing the one more cast routine. This is where I learn my lesson about preparation. I'm usually pretty good about it too. Well of course once it was dark, I hooked up with my biggest fish and the hook was deep. Flashlight? Nope. I used the flash on my iphone (I have an app that will keep it on). Needle nose pliers? Nope. I had one of those multi tools that are kind of stubby. I managed to remove the hook and save the fish but paid the ultimate price. It took me what seemed like forever to get that hook out. All the while pouring sweat. Holy Mosquito bite Batman!!!! I must of had 50 bites on me. I had put on some cutter earlier but must have sweated it all out. Needless to say I was at Dick's the next day. Headlamp? check. Needle nose pliers? Check. Bug spray? Check. I took a pic of every fish and even though none of them was a pig, I love them all the same...I love to fish.