We checked our dittypoles today and we had fish on. Yesterday we baited up with 4″ to 6″ bluegills hopeing for the bigger catfish of 5 lbs. and over. As we entered this area where our poles are the very first pole had a 3 pounder on it, we rebaited and then checked the rest of them. As we drove up to the pole we could see it was bounceing up and down and as we got to it we were guessing the weight.
Every pole but 2 had the bait gone or a fish but no bigger ones of 6 pounds and over on any of them, their not feeding in the shallows. The bigger bluegills were to big for the channels to take the hook and all but they managed to get them off. A couple poles also had fish on them but got off then the line wrapping around the pole after it pulled free from the fish. We rebaited with all cut stripbait and putting the hook in the end where the fish won’t feel the spines. We also put the hook in one end so the fish would have most of the bait in its mouth, then it’d be more likely not to let loose and then take hook and all.
The pics below are of the ramp and water level. With the water coming up this weekend where im standing taking the pics. will be under water. I’ll get some pictures of the fish we catch this afternoon.