Good Morning Trip

4.10lbs/18.75" Hack Attack Jig/Craw Fatty (OCraw/bb)

5:45-11:45AM GOMH, East Of Jenny's, Reeds Across the Way, Back to East of Jenny's
Conditions: 52-75℉, Mostly Sunny, Calm
Water Temp: 73℉

16.75" Mad Maxx (Big Sexy)

Because the full moon was still up I decided to head to the GOMH to get some pictures and of coarse I did some fishing.  I got the 16.75" jumper on Big Sexy on the NE side casting into the tunnel.  And I got a 15.5" jumper on the SW side casting under the tunnel on a green pumpkin craw tube.  I then had the craw tube get bit off.  I decided to throw big Sexy, caught a scrub weed on my back cast and overran the hell out of my Tatula SV when I didn't put my thumb on the spool.  With that rod out of comission I headed to the Trophy.

16.75" Whopper Plopper 130 (Sexy Shad)

16+" Ever Green Shower Blows 105 (Bluegill)

17.25" Shower Blows 105

So I headed over to the pad point East of Jenny's and got an 11" and 16.75" on the Sexy Shad Whopper Plopper 130.  A fish busted off of the rice point East of Jenny's so I went over there and got nothing per usual.  I went back to the pad point and busted three 16 inchers (16.75, 16.5, 16.25) and  the 17.25" on the bluegill Shower Blows.  I had a couple of fish blow up on it and not get hooked as well.  I then picked up the Hack Attack Jig and got a 15.25" bass on it and a couple of pike.

25.75" Hack Attack Jig/Craw Fatty

I then went across the way and got nothing on the flat, along the reeds, or docks until I got to the opening separating the reed bed.  I lost an 18/19ish fish when I didn't get a good hookset.  I really should have been expecting a hit because that back corner has been good in the past.  It's got reeds and cabbage mixed together there.  About 5 minutes later I got my big one for the morning there pitching into the reeds.

4.10lbs Hack Attack/Craw Fatty

I got a small pike in the reeds on the on the Bluegrass Mad Maxx Frog and Hack Jig.  I also lost a respectable bass by the cane on the Hack Jig when the fish hung me on a reed.  I also missed a couple of hooksets on who knows what on the North end of the reed bed.  The tornado siren inexplicably went off three different times in about a half hour.

3.30lbs/18" Hack Jig/Craw Fatty

I went back to the reed point and lost a fish in the pads on a frog.  I got the 18 incher on the Hack Jig and got a 13 incher on Bluegrass Maxx and called it a morning.

Best 6 of the Morning

12 Bass

5 Pike

Got A Big One And A Beautiful Sunset

19.25"/4.23lbs Whopper Plopper 130 (Sexy Shad)

6:45-9:00PM Across the Way, SW Flat Small Island
Conditions: 71℉, Mostly Cloudy, Calm
Water Temp: 75-73℉

 I thought the fish would really be chomping tonight, but it was pretty dead.  I tried working out across the way where I saw some fish bust the other morning heading towards the reeds.  I was about to put the Plopper down with one last cast along the reeds when the big one blasted it.  Had one fish slash at the frog in the reeds, probably a pike.  I went back out of the reeds.  On the way to the small island I briefly stopped at the tip of the reeds East of the small island.  Nothing there.  I went on the back side of the small island working towards the SP.  I got one 15.75" bass on the Plopper and 3 pike.  A West wind came up around 8:40.  Didn't get a hit after that.

2 Bass
3 Pike

Long Morning on the Water

18.25"/3.72lbs Zoom Horny Toad (Watermelon)

6:00AM-2:00PM East of Jenny's, West Point, SPSI, SWSI Flat, East of GOMH, Channel Inn Bay
Conditions: 53-72℉, Partly to mostly cloudy, Calm for the most part
Water Temp: 73℉

I got out to the lake about 15 to 20 minutes later than I should have.  Got everything loaded up and on the water just a bit before 6AM.  I headed over to the pad point.

15.25" Shower Blows 105 (Bluegill)

I got this fish and a 12.5" off of a a couple of lone strands of rice out from the pads. Spent to much time trying to make something happen to the West.  Went to West Point and got a 12" on a green pumpkin craw tube.  I then headed to SPSI.

16.25" Craw Tube (Green Pumpkin)

I got this 16.25" in the reeds on the tip of the point and an 11.75" out by the buoy.  I then decided to throw the Whopper Plopper  on the flat and they were on it.

17"/2.88lbs Whopper Plopper 130 (Rat Ta Tat)

The 17 incher was the biggest one I caught but maybe not the biggest one I had on.  I got 3 good one's on the flat (16, 17, 15.25) and a 14.25" then the action quit.  I went over by the slop way to the East of GOMH.  When I came to where a point comes out I got into a flurry where I had a really good fish get off when it buried me in the coontail.  I then missed two bites in short order before hooking up with a 16.25".  I got one last 14 incher on the Plopper either there or in Channel Inn Bay, I forget.  I got a 14" in the slop on a Bluegrass Mad Maxx.

18.25" Horny Toad (same as 1st Pic)

 I then moved to Channel Inn Bay, the rice got to thick for using the Plopper so I switched to the Horny Toad and the big one lit me up by where some pads met the thick rice line.  I got a 16.75" on my next cast.  I got 15.75" on a Bluegrass Sexy Mad Maxx and had a good fish bury me on a stalk of rice and get off on Big Sexy.  I also found some pike in Channel Inn Bay on the Horny Toad and Maxx.  The Sun came out at about 1PM.  Didn't get but one bite that I missed after that.  I quit at 2PM.  The longest trip I have spent in the Trophy in years. My leg/back was really feeling it when I was done.

My Best 6 Bass

17 Bass
4 Pike

Fish Were Hitting on Top All Over The Place

3.19lbs/17.5" Mad Maxx (Bluegrass)

6:30-9:15PM Green Cabin Bay, NW Juice
Conditions: 73-70℉, Partly Cloudy, NW Wind
Water Temp: 70℉

So I headed across the lake to Green Cabin Bay.  I stopped short of the lily pads.  A bass blew up on my very first cast.  I really wasn't ready for it, but I landed her anyway

2.91lbs/17" Mad Maxx (Big Sexy)

It took me a bit longer than normal to get the fish off, measured, weighed, and to get a pic. By the time I was back to fishing I had heard a few blow ups in the bay in random places.  I got back in the area where I think I got the bass and there was a massive blow up about two long casts to the SE of me in the reeds.  I had a cast out at the time.  I was planning on heading to the blow up when I had a fish boil on the frog but not get it.  I tried for maybe 5 minutes, but the fish didn't come back.  I  then went to where I thought that other blow up was.  As I was making my way there I had a fish follow thefrog to the boat and spook. I worked the area I thought the blow up happened and didn't get anything.  There were several more random blow ups in the bay during this time.  I had something check the frog out but not hit it.  Same thing when I threw a jig at it.  A couple of panfish fisherman had entered the bay and were coming towards me via Chuck's Point. The guy got a small pike.  Right after that I had a 21" pike hit Maxx.  I then yanked a 12" or so bass out of the pads, but it came off.  Shortly after that they left.  I worked my way to the little inlet.  I didn't get anything there.  On my way back out I had a fish blow up on me but it got me hung up on a pad and got off.  I had a couple small pike come after Maxx.  It was now 8PM and I needed to move.  Before I headed out of the bay I had a couple pike hit at the Whopper Plopper 130 Rat Ta Tat.

I headed to the NW juice, but I was a little confused because the area looked a lot different with a large patch of tall rice coming out to a point and obscuring where the reed line is at.  I started working my way down the rice point and I got the 17.5", a 15.75", and a 16" basically in the juice area.  It got dark and the skeeters came out. I didn't get any more hits.  I left at about 9:15PM

10.40lbs for my 4 Bass tonight

4 Bass
6 Pike

Caught A Thief

No Pictures
8:30-8:45PM Lake Place Dock
Conditions: 53℉, Cloudy with light rain,  Light NW Wind

I went to get water out of the boat tonight. There was quite a bit of water in the boat and I used both pumps.  While water was pumping out I cast out Ish's Frog toward Jim's dock and a pike stole it.  I didn't see it resurface.  I started fishing with the Bobby's Perfect and caught a 20" pike from the same area.  No sign of the Ish's.  I went and got the battery and took the Trophy out to see if I could find the Ish's. Didn't find it and didn't pull the trolling motor up when I drove the boat in.  Hopefully I didn't do any major damage to the trolling motor or the bracket.

Attention Deficit Dave/GOMH Evening

18.5" Shower Blows 105 (Bluegill)

12" Shower Blows 105 (Bluegill)

6:00-11:30AM GOMH, West Point, East of Jenny's, Dock's across the way
Conditions: 58-73℉, Partly Cloudy, NE Wind
Water Temp: 78℉

I decided to start at the GOMH this morning to try and get some hits on the Ever Green Shower Blows 105's I just got.  A toothy and a jumper obliged me on that score.  I also got 13.5" jumper on a green pumpkin craw tube.  After about 40 minutes at the GOMH I headed to the Trophy and went to West Point first.  I got a 14.25" and 11" bass on the craw tube there.  Then instead of heading to the NW like I planned I went to the pad point East of Jenny's.  I anchored as the wind was blowing in on it.   I got a couple of pike and missed a couple of hits as well.

18"/3.15lbs LiveTarget Bluegill Wake

I pulled the anchor and got this bass on the boat lane side of the point.  I then didn't go to the NW again, but went across the way to hit a couple of docks with the intent to hit the reeds and cabbage.  I got a 15.25" bass on a Fluke and broke off on what felt like a good fish on the dock that is on the point.  I then decided to hit "the dock" instead and headed East.  But then the trees and pads called my name so I went all the way to the NW corner instead.  I had a small pike take the Fluke along the pads. Didn't get anything else I fished to the docks and lost the plot while fishing the docks.

It was now coming up on 11AM and I went back across to fish the pad point East of Jenny's.

2.66/16.6 LiveTargetWake

I got this fish pretty much in the same spot I got the 18 earlier.  I fished my way home having one pike take a shot at the LiveTarget.
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I helped dad get the deck on the mower, so I didn't get out in the Trophy like I had planned.
8:30-9:00PM GOMH
Conditions: 70℉, Mostly Cloudy, Light NE Wind
No body was at the GOMH.  I caught the reeds along the shoreline on my first cast and backlashed pretty good.  Didn't get anything on the SW side.  Had a fish miss the SB105 on the NE side.  I switched to a craw tube and got a 12' and 14" on that as it was dark and the skeeters were out.

12.52lbs My Best 6 Bass for the Day

5 Bass
4 Jump
5 Pike
1 Tooth

I Didn't Get Skunked

11" Whopper Plopper

8:00-9:05PM Loon Flat
Conditions: 68℉, Mostly Cloudy, ENE
Water Temp: 79℉

During the 5 O' clock news the WCCO weather watcher was "white for no changes in sight".  That is for down in the cities.  Up here a cold front was approaching fast.  By the time I got to the lake place at 7:20 the temps had dropped into the low 70's and it was blowing to beat the band out of the NW.  I got the gas in the boat and it started to rain, so I sat in the car for about 20 minutes.  I was on the water by 8PM.

I headed over to Loon Flat and got the one hit on the Plopper.  I then ran over to F Flat and had a small fish miss the Custom SBKO.  I ended by going to the spot East of Jenny's.  Nothing there.

1 Bass

Morning With Mal & Todd/Evening Slow With Just Me

6:00-9:00AM East of Jenny's, Across from the public access
Conditions: 58-76℉, Mostly Sunny, Calm to light SW Wind
Water Temp: 78℉

18"/3.57lbs Mad Maxx (Bluegrass)

Todd's alarm didn't go off.  I got my stuff in the boat then went and woke them up.  We headed to the rice patch I heard that blow up in yesterday.  Somewhat unbelievably we didn't have a single blow up in the area.  I worked us out toward the pad point.

15.6"/2.46lbs Mad Maxx

I got this fish, a 15 incher, and a 16.75" there.  Todd missed a bite or two and I had a similar sized good bass get off.  We didn't get anything as we worked to the rice on the tip of Jenny's reeds.  I then took us to the area across from the public access.  I caught the below chow monkey along the cane.

16.75"/2.93lbs Mad Maxx (Bluegrass)

I think Todd missed a fish out in the pads as I fished down the cane.  I got a 15.75" in the reeds and pads.  Todd switched to a different color Terminator Frog.  I was amazed there was nothing on the isolated rice patch.  I did drill the 18 incher off of the rice point with cabbage that is just to the west of the isolated patch.

18" Mad Maxx

I then got a 17.75" that didn't quite make 3lbs.  I had a bass miss Maxx.  I cast to the area to show Todd where to cast.  I then started reeling as fast as I could so the bass wouldn't come after my frog except it did and the darn thing got the lure.  It got off.  Todd then had a big fish blow up on his frog, but his line broke when he set the hook. Probably a pike.  We were unable to locate the frog.  I had a small pike go after Maxx and miss.  On Todd's last cast he had a fish blow up his frog, but it got off.  We ended up fishing 10 more minutes.  We stopped at the pad point on the way in and Todd again missed a blow up, so he didn't catch a fish.  I should of had Mallory net my fish, oh well.

16.93 Best 6 Fish for the morning

Not a bad morning for me.  I went and got more gas while Todd and Mal had breakfast.  I took Mal out tubing for a couple of hours and caught a small perch off the dock.
7 Bass
1 Pike
1 Perch
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Evening Trip

17.5"/3.26lbs Mad Maxx(Big Sexy)

7:15-9:15PM Inlet Bay
Conditions: 78-74℉, Sunny, Light SW Wind

16.25" Mad Maxx (Big Sexy)

 So I decided to hit the area along North Platte Lake Road that I don't think I fished once in the month of July.  I got one 12" bass on the Bluegrass Maxx and then I lost it to some reeds when I tried to pull it free.  I couldn't find the thing, bummer.  I tied on a Big Sexy.  I got the 16.25" just as I was about to bounce. The wind was coming into the rice perfectly and the stuff looked phenomenal.

3.26lbs Mad Maxx

Got her where the open water meets the rice wall and scrub weeds 

 I kept fishing this stuff getting one more bass bite and also had a pike hit.

16.5" Mad Maxx

Unbelievably I didn't get a hit in the final 45 minutes I fished.  I expected a monster to blast me at any moment, but it didn't happen.

18.25lbs Best 6 for the Day

4 Bass
1 Pike