[Britam05]

Great night on the Greenville Creek with my wife and son. Bite was a little slow but we caught some nice fish.


Using a white tube on 1/16 jig. Water was lower and visibility was 18".
My son caught a creek chubs right away so he was excited. I cast across the creek into a pocket under a log. And bam caught a nice 15" smallie. Sadly he inhaled the jig and was a bleeder but after some coaxing back and forth under the water he took off.
My wife caught a nice 11" near the same spot on a small Rebel Crawl.

Then we ventured into a new area for the three of us together. I hit it alone at times because the water can be pretty swift when it's not dry. I cast across I to a downed tree. Letting the tube drop just before it hit bottom it was sucked up and a short fight ensued. Flipping out of the water like a nice smallmouth does. I caught a glimpse of its color and realized I had a nice sized rock bass on the end of the line. After measuring and getting a couple pics. I placed the 11" Fish Ohio rock bass back in the water. My forth Fish Ohio this year.
We started heading back to the jeep when my son (6years old) set a challenge. The last person to catch a fish wins for the night. So the three of us began feverishly casting all around. I caught a 9" largemouth. And my son said ok next fish wins. He caught a 2.5" shiner and yelled put the poles away guys its Over I win.
So we called it a night. But honestly deep down I know I won because I got to share the sport I love so much with the two people I live for!
Family time on the creek!


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[deltaoscar]

Nice report Britam. Were your four fish Ohio fish different species? Qualifying you for the Master Angler pin?

 

[Britam05]

Unfortunately no 2 carp and 2 rockbass. Still time though


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[9Left]

Awesome Britam! ...and ya got the tape measure to prove it...cool!

 

[Britam05]

It was just good enough for a OGF award as well! Awesome night


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[GrnvlJIM]

Nice to see someone catchin them. Good work, sounds like a good time.

 

[SMBHooker]

I love the Rockss!! Would like to see those get much bigger, a 15" rock would be somethin to see. But I'll take a FOH one any day of the week.

Nice outing with the family, looks like tons of fun out there.


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[Britam05]

Rock bass are feisty a 15"! Would be a fight. They are like the Tasmania devils of the creeks


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[sammerguy]

Nice Rockie! I love catching them, as a matter of fact I went out targeting them last night. I have a new way that I have been using that seems to filter out the Gills. Cut a minnow pattern YUM worm in half then cut the halves lengthways and use it like a little minnow.

 

[Britam05]

I have not caught a gill yet on the 3.5" tube. I feel them tap at it but that's a good thing. It seems to trigger the bigger fish to move in


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