Jul 09 2021
Joshua Massoud
Keeper
Member Since :
2021
Number of Posts :
485
Reservation Number : 29110
Property Name : Double A Lake
Reservation Date : 07/08/2021 All Day -
Total Fish/Sizes : 11 up to 6.3lbs
Lures Used : Jerkbait/TRIG
- Two sessions – 9am-12:30pm, 6:30pm-8:30pm; Got there late as usual work stuff had to be tended to for which Joe admonished me – he just wants us to do well out there and getting there earlier would definitely help but I can’t always make that happen. Hopefully next time. Never met a nicer guy and he’s built a fantastic lake the right way.
- There is forage everywhere. The weed canpoy breaks at the best possible place depth and there is so much structure to work. I’m fascinated by it b/c my home lake is all brushpiles in a 100 year old bowl of a lake with no weeds to speak of. Great lake but it sure is nice to fish something different like this.
- Water was 77 in the am, 87 by midday, 85 by evening – visiblity to 1.5/2feet, usual light green stain with clearer water in the weeds. High sun.
- I focused almost all my attention on offshore schools which were popping throughout the day. Felt like chasing redfish schools when I lived in Houston.
- I observed three main schools wokring their way through the lake. Very little activity in the weeds for some reason, blow up here and there but nothing as active as the main lake (last time it was the complete opposite).
- The schools blow for about 45 sec to 1 min and the bass move off the spot very quickly. I was able to identify the underlying structure that the bait was hanging on this time. Working on a map. I didn’t get alot of pictures today, as I was taking shots of where I caught the fish and then readying my next cast for when the next blowups happen. I’ll post them later once my phone syncs.
- I used a frog a bit and got a few blowups but nothing solid hookup wise with the density fo the weed mats. I tried to work the weedline by punching, but with so much activity, it was hard to keep my attention to work as methodically as you needed to for that to be successful.
- One of the schools is of much larger fish – 4-7lbs fish chasing the very large baitballs of shad. They were really keyed in on the threadfin – larger cranks/swimbaits/spinners weren’t looked at – had to be smaller profile baits (I went with a white jerkbait) or dropping a lightweight trig fluke into them.
- I need to figure out the optimal colors to use at AA. I hooked a few fish outside the mouth but when I switched jerkbait colors they would touch it. I picked up a few dead shad and I have a number of really close matches. I think maybe the visibility isn’t high so the white helps them see it but the flash of a chrome puts them off and the natural colors don’t get seen as well. I have a painted spinner blade I want to try next time. The redear/bluegill aren’t dark in that lake either, so I’ll have to keep thinking on it.
- The boat itself doesn’t seem to make them wary but the sounds of the boat do – trolling motor or the clang of the metal in the jonboat. I may bring a blanket to cover the boat next time.
- The fingerlings from this years spawn are growing well. We are growing some titan bass fingerlings in a brood pond on my home lake in optimal conditions and the bass at AA look to be holding pace. I was somewhat worried about this years spawn being so close to the sunfish spawn (with the freeze then rapid warm up) and how that interaction would affect things, but doesn’t seem to have hurt.
- I realize that I could have caught more methodically working the weedline, but was enamored with the offshore structure/schools of fish. There is a fair amount of down time involved and timing, but it was really fun. I do wish I could have timed my casts a bit better and used a magnum spoon to get to the even bigger fish underneath.
Jul 09 2021
Joshua Massoud
Keeper
Member Since :
2021
Number of Posts :
485
Also, this will be my last trip for a bit unless I can squeeze something in. Wife is in trial and tax season (what I do) is about to start. We will see.