More Rainy Day Fun

Thanks to our school football team, which won their fifth state title, we got an extra day off of school.  What better way to spend it than to invite friends to go fish?
Let's just say the weather wasn't pretty.  I might be getting some kind of nickname similar to "Monsoon" Currier because the last few times I've gone fishing haven't been pleasant.  Today: 40 degrees and rain.  Not too terrible

I brought my good friends Josh and Bobby fishing.  Bobby was running late, so I set Josh up with a tube jig while I chucked an olive articulated streamer I learned from the local fly shop.  Within about ten minutes, Josh got a decent bass.

I stalked the bank and picked off a nice fish on my streamer.  When it gets this cold and the weather gets this bad, the fish are super sluggish, which means they don't fight hard, but they take forever to bring in because they don't expend much energy during the fight.

After Bobby came, I switched over to my trusty Rapala Shadow Rap and got another nice fish.

On the way back around the pond, a fish grabbed my jerkbait a foot from the bank and let go.  We could all hear its jaws clamp down, but its mouth was so big I failed to hook it.  Like any good fishing friend, Bobby immediately flipped his jig to where I missed the fish and came tight within seconds.

The fish weighed about four and a half pounds, and its one of the best we've seen since the shad came to the pond.  Overall, not a bad day, especially considering we were fishing on a bonus day of thanksgiving break!!

Rainy Day Fun

Charles and I went out last Thursday evening for a little fishing.  We both assumed that the fly fishing wouldn't be good, so we left the fly rods at home.  Instead, we brought the full bass baitcaster outfits. Rain was coming down hard, and we both  had on full rain gear.  I love fishing in the rain for some odd reason, just like I enjoy running while it's raining.  As long as I'm not soaked
With the rain we were getting, spinnerbaits would have been a good option, but we settled on jerkbaits.  I was fishing a Rapala Shadow Rap.  It has quickly become my go-to jerkbait because of its unpredictable movement.  Bass can't seem to stop eating it, and its violent movement and super slow fall have gotten me lots of spring bass, but it seems just as effective year-round.

I was quickly twitching my jerkbait back to the bank when a fish swirled on it three feet from me.  I set the hook and wound up with a nice 4-pounder.

Charles and I continued catching more fish through the rain, and had a great evening catching up with one another.  That's one thing I love about fishing: it has the power to bring friends closer.

Until next time.  Tight lines!