Econfina 06/01/07
Posted: June 2nd, 2007, 9:14 am
Tincan said we needed to be at the ramp on tournament day at 5:30...I guess we made a practice run Friday 
...arriving at 5:45...in the dark 
Slide the Ghost Rider into the mighty Econfina river for the first time and we commenced to idle out to the 1st bend before I could see enough to run. We headed south, then east and made a turn north .
We fished in close from Rock Island to half way to Aucilla, picking up some reds here and a trout there...We went out to 7-8 ft and I did that for about 10 minutes then I started getting the shakes and hives ...If I can't get it done in 4 ft or less, I'd rather not get it done.
Never really found a pattern with the trout, basically caught fish every where we went. Ended up with 8 trout 17.5 to 20" and two reds to 23.5" in the cooler. Caught around 15 +/- trout and the same in reds.
Fish seem to prefer lures that were weedless
Good chatting with Welby, Tod and Birddog on the VHF
Boat ran good, only broke one rod
and I helped Tincan's self confidence
Only picture taken was of the "mule" that pulled Tincan around the boat
We left just as the rain was coming across Hickory Mound...Loaded the boat and headed to Tallahassee...Stopped at the Pan station got fuel, drinks and ice for the next day...Got to Tincan's and the cell phones started ringing about TS Barry...an hour later I was on the way to Panama City.
Had a blast visiting my old stomping grounds, thanks for tagging along Tincan
...arriving at 5:45...in the dark Slide the Ghost Rider into the mighty Econfina river for the first time and we commenced to idle out to the 1st bend before I could see enough to run. We headed south, then east and made a turn north
.We fished in close from Rock Island to half way to Aucilla, picking up some reds here and a trout there...We went out to 7-8 ft and I did that for about 10 minutes then I started getting the shakes and hives
...If I can't get it done in 4 ft or less, I'd rather not get it done.Never really found a pattern with the trout, basically caught fish every where we went. Ended up with 8 trout 17.5 to 20" and two reds to 23.5" in the cooler. Caught around 15 +/- trout and the same in reds.
Fish seem to prefer lures that were weedless
Good chatting with Welby, Tod and Birddog on the VHF
Boat ran good, only broke one rod
and I helped Tincan's self confidence Only picture taken was of the "mule" that pulled Tincan around the boat
We left just as the rain was coming across Hickory Mound...Loaded the boat and headed to Tallahassee...Stopped at the Pan station got fuel, drinks and ice for the next day...Got to Tincan's and the cell phones started ringing about TS Barry...an hour later I was on the way to Panama City.
Had a blast visiting my old stomping grounds, thanks for tagging along Tincan
