Flight of the Phoenix |
A new edition was added to the fleet by my dad a few weeks ago. I was lucky enough to be there for the maiden voyage. Damn nice bass boat made by Phoenix I must say. Look forward to more trips in that beauty. Started off around 7:30 since i was running a little late on my way in from San Antone. Weather was nice with little wind in the morning. The wind did pick up later in the afternoon as it always seems to do on this lake. Started off on a point fishing carolina rigged plastics and a rattletrap. No takers shallow or deep. Thought that was strange, so we moved over to the dam to fish a ledge where we usually have luck this time of year. Couldn't manage a bite there either. Moved further up the lake and caught a gar on a rattletrap in third boat ramp cove. Thought it was a nice bass at first. At least he didn't swallow it and came off rather easy. After a few minutes of running the boat we headed off to the discharge. Found some nice holes with fish around them on the sonar but no takers. Saw a fellow holding close to an area set the hook a few and lose one at the boat. Spot was mentally marked in my mind for future use. Cruised the lake some more before deciding to just work the dam and get out of the wind. My dad finally caught a few bass on a crankbait working the dam. One was a nice 4#er. I guess its only fitting that the captain of the new boat gets to catch the fish. Enjoy the video report and thanks for reading.