As many of you know, I’ve been one sick little trooper and I’ve been off the water since the last Saturday in March. Long time! This AM I snuck out for a few hours to see what the body could tolerate and I was granted a bit of luck.
I started out pitching shallow to the little flooded timber I could find…. which isn’t much with the lower water we have this spring. I was throwing a ringworm, purple body/white tail, which happens to be one of my favorites this time of year, on a 1/8 ounce jig head. Mostly poking around enjoying being back on the river.
I made a pitch up into about 2′ of water and had a real sound “whapp” on my ringworm and set the hook. In retrospect, I can’t believe the fish never disturbed the surface of the water given how shallow the fish was laying and how fast it came off the shoreline after I stuck the hook home.
Here’s the pics. Let’s just say, they don’t get much bigger in these parts….
A big thanks goes out to my 6# Solar mono line!!
We released this ol’ girl in good health after these photos.
