I decided to try something a little different this weekend. I haven't been freshwater fishing in years, so I figured it was about time to take it back up. I took my wife Laurel and not quite 2-year old daughter Amelia to the State ramp and headed upstream. I must also mention that Amelia had fallen asleep about 5 minutes before we got to the park, and we had to wake her up to get in the boat. I went as far as I could till we got hung up on some rocks and decided that was a good enough place to start. I lowered the trolling motor and started throwing a beetle-spin. My wife was using crickets. After about 10 minutes of that, Amelia had had enough and started pitching a fit, forcing Laurel to abandon her rod, leaving me as the only fisherman. I caught a few nice redbellies and bluegills pretty quick. I hung a nice bass that proved to be too much for my little ultra-light combo. He finally threw the hook. Caught one bluegill that has to be my personal best.
Though I've lived in Taylor County all my life, this was the first time I ever fished the Econfina. Other than dealing with the little temper tantrum, we had a pretty good time, and caught enough for dinner. We enjoyed it enough that we're planning on trying again next weekend, only this time maybe we'll convince the in-laws to watch Amelia. I really think that I could have pushed on past the rocks if I had tried a little harder. After looking at Google Earth this morning, I realized we were almost to the mill pond.
Oh, and in case you're wondering, Amelia fell asleep in the truck about 5 minutes before we got back home. If only we could figure out a way to time those naps better!
Econfina 7-27-14
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Re: Econfina 7-27-14
That'a Boy! Nice work Benji.
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Re: Econfina 7-27-14
I've always wondered about the fishing up from the ramp, sounds like it could be a lot of fun:)
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I remember those days. Looking back on it - those times makes life worth living. Building memories and a lot of character. Keep it up!
High water grows those redbellies fast. When the water goes down is a good time to catch them.
High water grows those redbellies fast. When the water goes down is a good time to catch them.
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