It’s been all go for my friend recently planning then celebrating his wedding. It was such a spectacular night that some guests even climbed the rocks in front of the hotel to have a chuck for bass at night. Anglers cannot be led into the water and not expected to fish. He’s back to normal and gets a chance to do some fishing with his dad for the first time in months and it’s a proper trip back in time.
As they were setting up the boat, Jamie noted that his father would probably think about a new hat since his Daiwa was from 1991. A basic hat with that experience is a difficult thing. let go! Their boat is well set up with mod-cons from a fishfinder with a livescope to spot fish and features to a bow-mounted engine for handling spots. Neither of those are options, however these amazing tools can boost your catch but they won’t do much good if the batteries aren’t charged and you leave the head unit back at home so it’s tea leaves reading smoke signals and old-school fishing all around.
Between them, it’s time to mark the features and landmarks, dig out the mud anchor and start catching fish. With one fishing, casting shads or rigged creature baits, while the other fishes vertically making a dropshot rig, they cover the water until they find a fish.
And find them they did! A return to fishing, a day away from it all, no technology in the way and 5 full tanks of Perch on the boat.
Jamies best came with a Pink Crayfish fished on the Ned Rig with a 3.5g Jighead. The technique is based on a great US bass fishing style developed by Ned Kehde, the ned rig is a small soft plastic lure fitted with a mushroom head jig. The standup shape of the jig lends itself to a natural presentation that does not disturb the fish. You can cast and retrieve them or work along the bottom, kicking up puffs of dirt and leaving a bait creature waving enticingly to stand proudly on the jig.
They split the spoils but Jamie played his role as netsman and photographer for the select group his father caught with a dropshot. This method continues everywhere, narrowing down to catching anything from large Wrasse to small Minnows, the main thing Ron does to set him apart is keeping any movement you give in relation to the lure by eating fish. Dropping and fishing a Bloodteez lure that mimics a bloodworm, there’s no point in constantly flicking or dancing the lure around when the natural one has an enticing wiggle.
A small watercraft, lots of cast and a great day back on the water!
