Broke out the yak for the first time this year. It was nice to see some of my favorite spots on the river for the first time since last year. It's amazing how much things change each year but it's still mostly the same. The river was still up about a foot from my ideal wading level but the current has slowed down quite a bit. Visibility still in the 12" range. I only managed a couple dink smallies that weren't worth getting the camera out for, they were both caught in creeks that flowed into the river. My best lure of the day was the blue/silver Lazy Ike I picked up out of one of those WallyWorld bargain bins. I never used one before, they have a lot of action, seemed like it might be too much, but the fish were chasing them better than anything else I tried. (Rebel Minnow, tubes, swimbaits and some topwater) I even had a 3 foot gar chase one back to the boat. It was nice to be out but I'll be happy when the smallies return to the riffles and holes where I was catching them last year.
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I bought that exact same lure a couple months ago. I haven't tried it on the river yet but so far I've done really well with lake largemouth on it.
I saw them and a bunch of Heddon lures for $1.50 over at the Evendale store. All of the discounted lures caused me to be late to my brother's birthday party
What kayak did you end up getting, Gibster?
What kayak did you end up getting, Gibster?
I'm going on my third summer with the Sea Eagle 330. It works well for the short yak/wades as it's lightweight and easy to haul. I don't recommend it for anything over 3 miles or any large lakes. I'd like to upgrade this year for the longer floats.
I'm going on my third summer with the Sea Eagle 330. It works well for the short yak/wades as it's lightweight and easy to haul. I don't recommend it for anything over 3 miles or any large lakes. I'd like to upgrade this year for the longer floats.
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Never tried one, but I know some experienced bassers who swear by them. I always see them in the clearance bin at Walmart.
It was the first time I tried it and it caught a couple so I like it. Sometimes it seemed to flop around on top of the water other times it dove down a couple feet and had some crazy action that caught the fish's interest.
I have fished Lazy Ikes for years. They are a good lures for nearly any type of fish. The key to fishing them is to slow down your retrieve. If you go too fast they they will flip over and stay on the surface. But if you crank them slow they will dive down a couple feet and have a really great action. IMO the slower the better with a lazy Ike and other kwik-fish type lures.
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