Thursday, February 05, 2026

Rock Lake Kind of Sucky Trip

 




4:3-6:15 PM Rock 12' and 17'
30-36℉, M Cloudy, 2-5mph W

I went to my shallow holes and drilled the deep ones as well. Put the camera down, and there was a school of sunfish that came to the camera. Put the Chicken Nugget down and got the camera centered. I was just about to put a Fathead down when a nicepike came on screen. I quickly grabbed the Chicken Rod and the Pike hit. I didn't get the best hookset, and the pike came off after about 7 seconds. The black truck guys drove through to my NE, and the noise scattered the sunfish. It was slow after that. I bailed for the deep holes. I changed the propane on the Little Buddy. I caught a couple of small crappies and had the Vex go wonky and quit. Thankfully, it seems that the battery went bad, not the Vex itself. When I brought it home, I almost didn't figure that out, as the Norsk Lithium was undercharged for some reason. The Vex website said to double-check the battery charge level to make sure it is 12 volts, so I did and found out it was mid-11s. I charged overnigh and the next day, I was good. I had a good battery in waiting. The Vex battery that died lasted a long time.

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1Pike 
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