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223believer
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I hit the Shenandoah yesterday near Seven Bends to go after some of those smallmouth. The river was a bit high, but had recently come down after being very high the previous week. The water was fairly clear and cold--more on that later--and the sky was overcast.
My buddy had on those fancy waders and felt-sole boots. I had on an old pair of sneakers and a pair of shorts. I began the day by slipping down the muddy bank and splashing into the water, a technique I call "waking up the fish." The water was cold but not terribly so, and we fished for about three and a half hours.
We were using plastic grubs (smoke flecked, black, green and blue, and chartruse) and tubes (dark green flecked) and a buzz bait run well under the surface. The tubes and buzz bait did well, and the lighter colored grubs did well also. I was throwing the grubs out and bouncing them back along the bottom. Some medium-sized smallmouth, many panfish, and a nasty-looking chub all got in on the action.
One last thing: I fell in twice yesterday, once to mid-thigh and the second time to the bottom of my ribs. I was wearing one of those Polartec pullovers, and I wrung it out and put it back on and it kept me warm on a cool day. That's good stuff.
My buddy had on those fancy waders and felt-sole boots. I had on an old pair of sneakers and a pair of shorts. I began the day by slipping down the muddy bank and splashing into the water, a technique I call "waking up the fish." The water was cold but not terribly so, and we fished for about three and a half hours.
We were using plastic grubs (smoke flecked, black, green and blue, and chartruse) and tubes (dark green flecked) and a buzz bait run well under the surface. The tubes and buzz bait did well, and the lighter colored grubs did well also. I was throwing the grubs out and bouncing them back along the bottom. Some medium-sized smallmouth, many panfish, and a nasty-looking chub all got in on the action.
One last thing: I fell in twice yesterday, once to mid-thigh and the second time to the bottom of my ribs. I was wearing one of those Polartec pullovers, and I wrung it out and put it back on and it kept me warm on a cool day. That's good stuff.
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The dilemma was how to release the snake without getting bit. I grabbed my bottle of Jack Daniels and poured a little whiskey in its mouth.
His eyes rolled back, he went limp. I released him into the lake without incident and carried on fishing using the frog.
A little later, I felt a nudge on my foot. There was that same snake with two frogs in his mouth.
Life is good in the South. [:D]
Have you ever tried a Roadrunner, yellow ones in muddy water and white one in clear water work well for me. Also the smallest Blue Fox inline spinner has landed quite a few also.
Happy fishing to you....