FISHED AT KERR TODAY AND HAD A BALL. FISHED FROM EASTLAND CREEK, ALMOST TO THE TOBACCO PATCH. FOR YOU THAT DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT IS, IT'S SOUTH OF BOUY 5.
BE CAREFUL, THERE ARE SOME HUMPS AROUND. TROLLED 6 RODS WITH 12 BAITS IN THE WATER. CAUGHT GOOD KEEPERS, 8 TO 10 LBS AND THE LAST FISH WAS 34" AND WEIGHED 15 LBS. ALSO TO MY SURPRISE, CAUGHT A 15 LB. CATFISH ON A LEADCORD ROD. YOU TALKING ABOUT HAVING A BLAST.SOUTH OF BUOY 5 I HAD TO WORK HARD FOR THE FISH. I MARKED MANY FISH THAT I BELIEVE WERE MATURE. HAD TO DO TRICKS TO GET THEM TO HIT. THEY WERE MOVING AND I DON'T KNOW IF THE WERE GONE BY THE TIME MY BAITS ARRIVED OR JUST CAUIOUS. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR OF WORKING THESE FISH, HAD TO LEAVE. HAD OUR LIMIT. TIGHT LINES. SETTER
RTN. AT THIS TIME, I PLAN TO GO TO KERR THE WEEK AFTER THE 4TH. I FIGURE THERE WILL BE A TON OF ACTIVITY THE WEEK OF THE 4TH. YOU WON'T NEED BINARCULARS, GET IN THE BOAT WITH ME AND I'LL SHOW YOU EVERYTHING I DO. IF YOU WANT TO USE YOUR BOAT, WE CAN FISH SIDE BY SIDE ON THE WATER. I GO OUT AT HIBERNIA. IF YOU GO THIS WEEK, I HOPE YOU DO WELL. SETTER
setter let me know when, I am retired from the navy and have a lot of time on my hands. I need to get my down riggers installed before I use my boat but I am very interested in what makes you successful out there.
RTM. THANK YOU FOR THE SERVICE YOU HAVE GIVEN TO MAKE AND KEEP OUR NATION FREE. I'M RETIRED ALSO. LIKE I SAID, I PLAN ON GOING THE WEEK AFTER THE 4TH. YOU AND I MAY GO AND NOT CATCH A FISH. THEN AGAIN, WE MAY CATCH ALL WE WANT. ITS A GAME. WIN A FEW LOSER A FEW AND SOME GET RAINED OUT. BUT IF WE DON'T TRY, WE LOSE.
LOOK TO SEEING YOU BEFORE LONG. SETTER
I PUT MY BOAT IN AT HIBERNIA. I LOOK FOR FISH FROM THE TIME I LEAVE THE DOCK ALL THE WAY TO THE RIVER CHANNEL. LAST WEEK, WHEN I WENT THROUGH THE ISLANDS, JIGGERS WERE 200 YARDS NORTH OF THE ISLAND TOWARDS BUOY 4. I LOOKED, DIDN'T SEE MUCH BUT DECIDED TO PUT THE RODS OUT ABOUT BUOY 4 AND TROLLED TO EASTLAND. CAUGHT A FEW AT EASTLAND AND WORKED MY WAY BACK TOWARDS BUOY 5. LOOK FOR BAIT ON YOUR DEPTH FINDER. IF YOU SEE BAIT, STRIPERS WON'T BE FAR AWAY. BIGGER FISH SEEM TO BE DEEPER THAN THE SMALLER FISH. I HAD MY DOWNRIGGERS SET AT 28, 30, 32, 36 FEET DEEP. LEADCORE, ONE WAS 5 1/2' COLORS AND THE OTHER 6' COLORS. USE YOUR RADIO, CHANNEL 68. LISTEN FOR REPORTS FROM OTHER FISHERMEN. MOST WILL HELP.
SETTER
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