Nighttime on the LMR 7/5

[oldstinkyguy]

With yet another 100 degree day it seemed like night time would be the best time so once again I didn't even start fishing till after midnight. The fish cooperated and I caught four shovelhead in the 4 to 7 pound range on a lipless crankbait. All right on the bank on the upstream side of a big rock bar adjacent to a big hole. Then I hooked this guy...



The big buffalo was hooked right outside the mouth so even though I probably snared the fish I'm not completely sure. I do know that like all buffalo it fought like a mule before I finally managed to land it. I then caught an axe handle gar on a sinking minnow plug. The treble hooked the fish right in the seam between the two sections of the lower jaw and took forever to unhook. I've found with this type of fishing that a pair of pliers really is a big help, especially unhooking a shovelhead that has inhaled the lure. A bit later after switching back to the lipless crankbait another fish thumped the lureand it turned out to be a little better shovelhead around ten pounds. Not too bad a trip considering the weather.

[Think_Like_Fish]

wow...great nite stinkguy.....cats love to feed at nite....i might get out sat nite...thanks for the fish update !!

[Dandrews]

Sounds like a good night.
I snagged a buffalo right square in the back last week, it took off like a rocket. I’ve caught a few buffalo on 3” twister tails, my son caught a really nice one last year on a crank bait. I wasn’t sure if he snagged it or not either, but he was 11 years old at the time and he fought it in by himself so he got the benefit of the doubt.