GOMH & Channel Inn Bay

4.18lbs/19" Terminator Frog

7:00-12:00 GOMH, West Point, Channel Inn Bay

Conditions:  64℉, Cloudy, Windy WSW, water level about the same

Water Temp: 66℉

15/16??? Brovarney Jig

I didn't have my ruler or the scale with me at the GOMH this morning, because I left them in the boat house when I was there getting water out of the boat last night.  I got out a little later than planned thanks to Lilah walking right past me and peeing in the house when I was holding the leash to take her out.  When I arrived there was a truck at the Grumpy Old Man Hole and two guys fishing frogs on the NE side.  Must be guys who were up for the BASS AOY tourney.  I wish that thought would have clicked with me at the time, but it didn't.  I just thought it odd that there were guys there fishing frogs  Anyway, I caught the one jumper on the SW side.  That was the only bite I got.  I then went over to the other side and talked with one of the guys briefly.  He told me he had missed a fish.  It was kind of windy up on the bridge so I had a hard time hearing what he said.  I was anxious to get out in the Trophy, so I left.

10" Hack Jig/Craw Fatty

I stopped two docks short of West Point.  I missed a hit on the Sprinker knock off in the reeds and got the dink on that first dock.  I missed a couple of hits (SSKO, Hack Jig) at the juice dock and got a 16" on the brown/gp craw tube.  I then was off to the South point of the small island. It seemed to me that it was blowing about 10mph or so.  I didn't get a hit.  I decided to move into Channel Inn Bay where I would be more protected.

16.1" Double Magnum Fluke Rig

Today was the day I finally got around to throwing my brainstorm from last winter, two Magnum Zoom Super Flukes connected on a split ring.  On about the fourth cast I had a good fish nail my contraption, but it got off when it hung me in the pads, bummer.  A little while later as I was fishing in a boat lane I caught the 16 inch fish on the rig.  It was hooked by both hooks.  I think the rig is a success, but something I am not going to risk on Platte/Sullivan, too many hammer handles.  I did have one pike grab the rig a few times.  A little farther in the boat lane I caught a 16.5" on the SSKO.  I then got a 15.75, 16.75, and the 19 on the Terminator in the rice/slop.  I also missed a couple of good bites.  It was now Noon and an hour past when I intended being off the water to head over to the AOY Fest at Casino, so I called it quits.

16.62lbs for my Best 6 This morning

19, 16.75?? (got off as I was boat flipping it), 15.75 Terminator Frog

15.5 Brovarney

16.1 Craw Tube

16.1 Mag Fluke

16.5 SSKO

20 Fluke

20 SSKO