My focus this weekend was to take it easy. I took Saturday off to lounge around but still had the urge to get on the water. I've done some research since last trip and decided I would like to fish Lake Austin this year. Those plans are still in the works but I figured I would get myself ready by fishing something similar. Headed down the road to the Guadalupe river to accustom myself to that style of fishing. Was on the water by 7am. Started of fishing a spinnerbait along the shoreline. I soon switched to a watermelon wacky senko and hooked up to a decent bass. It spit my hook close to the kayak. Further down the bank I had a similar result and decided to put the go pro up. Instead of reeling I kept trying to turn on the camera resulting in slack line. Caught another on a bandit crankbait closer to the deeper water. Found a nice creek to head up in when the ski boats arrived. Looked like some fishy water but didn't have any takers. I felt a solid tug on one cast but was surprised not to find a fish on the other end of the line. The little guy in the picture was the last fish. The senko flew off my hook mid-cast resulting in a backlash. By the time I got the line all straightened out I reeled in to find him on the end of the hook. Maybe I should just fish with a hook from now on. Nice morning on the water and learned how to fish this type of environment. Looking forward to trying those tactics on some Lake Austin trophy bass in the near future.
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July 2019
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