MOONLITIN PANACEA

[ALMAR]

LAST NIGHT JIMMY HOLDEN CALLED AND WANTED TO KNOW IF I WANTED TO GO FISH ON THE MOON, NATURALY I SAID YES. JIMMY HAD TWO CLIENTS WITH HIM FRANK, AND BILLY, THEY ASKED THAT I NOT USE THEIR LAST NAMES, THEY WERE NOT SUPPOSE TO BE IN THIS AREA. WE LAUNCHED THE BULLET ABOUT 8 PM DOWN IN PANACEA, MOON OUT GOOD BUT NOT BRIGHT. DON,T ASK ME WHERE WE WENT, I HAVE NO IDEA. JIMMY SHUT DOWN THE BULLET AFTER ABOUT A 10 MIN. RIDE AND WE STARTED CASTING. BILLY HOOKED THE FIRST FISH, SMALL TROUT, THEN ALL OF US HAD FISH ON AT THE SAME TIME, ALL SMALL TROUT. JIMMY DECIDED TO MOVE TO ANOTHER SPOT. AS SOON AS WE GOT THERE WE STARTED CATCHIN RAT REDS ON ALMOST EVERY CAST. I FINALLY CAUGHT A GOOD KEEPER, 26". IN A MATTER OF ABOUT 30 MIN. WE ALL HAD OUR LIMITS OF REDS IN THE SLOT. WE THEN MOVED TO ANOTHER SPOT CLOSE IN TO THE GRASS, THEN THE TROUT TURNED ON, NICE SIZE, 18-20". WE PUT TWO LIMITS OF TROUT IN THE BOX AND WE LOST COUNT OF THE ONES WE THREW BACK. IT WAS A GREAT TRIP, ALWAYS IS WHEN JIMMY DOES THE GUIDEING. THERE WAS A NICE BREEZE THAT TURNED A LITTLE ON THE COOL SIDE BEFORE WE LEFT. FISH WERE BUSTING BAIT PODS EVERYWHERE WE WENT. WATER TEMP. HAS COOLED DOWN A LITTLE,70 DEGREES. BILLY AND FRANK CARRIED THE FISH HOME WITH THEM, I DID NOT WANT TO KEEP ANY, WAS TOO TIRED TO CLEAN THEM. ENJOYED FISHING WITH YOU FELLAS, COME BACK AND WE WILL DO IT AGAIN. THANKS JIMMY FOR ANOTHER GREAT FISHING TRIP, BOY YOU ALWAYS PRODUCE. WE USED TOP WATER SPLASHING PLUGS AND A COUPLE OF BASS SPINNER BATES TO CATCH THE FISH, THEY STRUCK ON ALL OF THE PLUGS WE WERE USING, DID NOT MATTER WHAT SHAPE OR COLOR. GOT BACK HOME ABOUT 2 AM, WENT STRAIGHT TO BED, TOO TIRED EVEN TO SHOWER.

ONE OLD MAN OF THE SEA PA

[dstockwell]

Good report and catch.

[Sawbones]

Good job, Pa!

[wevans]

WTG it's allways sweet ta be plum tuckered out from CATCHIN fish at the end of a trip

[Sir reel]

Thanks for the report Almar Sounds like that was a real fun trip

[Littoral]

Yahoo! What tackle were you using?

[Cranfield]

PA, that sounds like quite an evening, but I can understand it being tiring.
Lots of action on top water lures, can't beat it.

Do you often get to fish with the CIA ?

[ALMAR]

WE WERE USING ABU GARCIA CASTING REELS LOADED WITH 10# TEST ANDE LINE, PLUGS TIED DIRECT TO THE LINE. WE ALSO USED SHIMANO SPINNER REELS WITH 6# TEST ANDE LINE. THE PLUGS WE USED WERE ANY LOUD PLUG, POPPERS, BLADED SPLASHING PLUGS, AND JUST ABOUT ANY THING WE HAD IN THE BOX. WHEN THOSE TROUT ARE ON A FEEDING MODE THEY HIT ANYTHING THAT MOVES IN THE WATER.
PA

[BKTomblin Jr]

I went out w/ a friend a short while back.. But other than cats -- nothin congrats on yor sucess

[Chalk]

WTG PA....Tell everyone them spinners don't work

[tin can]

Pa, if you keep fishin down here, there ain't gonna be no trout left for the rest of us.

Good catch, Pa.

[CSMarine]

A fine trip indeed.