Thought I was a goner...

[Fishbusters]

I went fishing with the canoe today even though it was sprinkling rain on and off and the wind was up. I stayed prety much in sheltered waters and was having fun with the flyrod when I decided to paddle some just to look at this area of the lake (down 5'). I was paddling along making good time when suddenly between me and the bank 4; from the canoe the water exploded. My first thought is OMG I done and spooked a gator and I am gonna get turned over and have to swim with the thing. Anyway I notice two wakes heading each dirrection away and calm down because it was mooving too fast for gators. What I found out later is they must have been Grass Carp about 50# or so because I soon got into a school of them tailing like bonefisn or redfish all around. I tapped the side of the canoe with the paddle and boom several more explosions just like the ones I had witnessed earlier. Anyway it was enough to get my heart going and tickle the gotta figure out how to catch one synapse in my brain to go into overdrive (see post in fishing).

 

[BassMan283]

Re: Thought I was a goner...

Guess I got no stones, but I can't imagine taking a canoe out anywhere there might be gators. I want a b-i-i-i-i-g boat (with the plug in).

 

[sloopy]

Re: Thought I was a goner...

thats crazzy

 

[dmessy]

Re: Thought I was a goner...

Foul hooking those honkers is alot of fun! Here in Texas they spawn in the spring around April. You can sneak up on them as they are oblivious to anything except what mother nature is urging them to do. Get a stout rod and slide a 3/4 oz. egg sinker or the such onto your line followed by a large treble hook. Spy your fish and toss the line over and in front of it. When it swims past, set the hook. Chances are you'll hook em then hold on for a ride! I've played these fish for over an hour while it towed me , my buddy and his 16' Skeeter all over the lake. When you finally get it close, unhook and go again. Have fun