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Offline AL trout bum

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Not what I was after, but fun nonetheless...
« on: April 29, 2012, 13:14:41 PM »
My goal was to catch rock bass, that's right I said rock bass. I have never caught one, but I hear stories that it is the fish that most people can't keep off their hooks. Naturally, that meant I would struggle. Got on the water around 6am, on a Saturday  :evil: in hopes that I would beat the redneck crowds to this area. I get to the first spot and find a nice rope swing/ewok village.
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I started casting around the submerged structure, bud light cans, old flip flops, and some things I couldn't identify.

Pulled this little guy out pretty quick.
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Nothing after that fish. The water is surprisingly cold. The fish are definitely not active. Regardless, I decide to head farther away from the redneck footprint.

I arrive here, to nice water...
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Found a nice pool just downstream.
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Saw a spotted gar cruising, but he wouldn't play. I kept casting hoping to at least annoy a fish into biting. I see a red flash and I'm hooked up....
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I like red breasted sunfish, probably one of my favorite panfish, but I have caught so many in the last year that I wouldn't mind a break from them.

I head back upstream and come to a some shallower water in the sun. Maybe the fish will be more active in there?
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Oh, you again..
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Please, something other than a redbreasted sunfish hit my fly!

Oh, well, I asked for it.
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I see a nice little eddy off to the side that had some foam on top and looked to be deeper than the surrounding water.
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Hmmm....well at least I caught something....
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I fished down maybe a mile, then made the trek back. Caught another redbreast. :roll:
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Any of you amateur botanists know what these two plants are? They were everywhere...
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It was a nice morning. I caught fish, can't complain. Maybe I will get into the rock bass when it warms up some. I did see a few mr. no shoulders which made wading through grassy areas a little unnerving. I seem to have bass kryptonite every time I fish creeks or rivers. Panfish however, love me.
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Re: Not what I was after, but fun nonetheless...
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2012, 18:02:31 PM »
Nice chit man.  I like that ewok-esque village

I have smallie kryptonite.  Almost every time I fish the French Broad near my house I end up with mostly sunnies.


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Re: Not what I was after, but fun nonetheless...
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2012, 21:04:59 PM »
Quote from: benben on April 29, 2012, 18:02:31 PM
Nice chit man.  I like that ewok-esque village

I have smallie kryptonite.  Almost every time I fish the French Broad near my house I end up with mostly sunnies.

Hell, maybe if we fished together our bad luck would cancel out!  ;D

I did catch a panfish-sized largemouth today, damn't.  b';
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Re: Not what I was after, but fun nonetheless...
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2012, 21:37:19 PM »
cool stuff man
 if you really want some rock bass you can have some of ours from yankeeland....
seriously the damn things are everywhere...
but they put up a hell of a fight, so i have grown to really not mind seeing them crush my fly
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glad to see someone catching fish on top...its still cold as hell up here
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Re: Not what I was after, but fun nonetheless...
« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2012, 05:32:50 AM »
Holy freakin sheet! You look EXACTLY like Mclovin!  Thats funny as hell!  -0- -0- -0-

Good stuff ATB...those are some damn pretty fish....not a bad way to spend an afternooon at all!  :D
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Re: Not what I was after, but fun nonetheless...
« Reply #5 on: April 30, 2012, 06:14:36 AM »
That picture made me do a double take.  I believe the first plant is Mountain Laurell. I am unsure of the 2nd.
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Re: Not what I was after, but fun nonetheless...
« Reply #6 on: April 30, 2012, 14:00:54 PM »
Sounds like a good one.  Yeah, brookies are purty, but those are redbreasted sunnies are some of the coolest looking fish on the planet.   'c;
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Re: Not what I was after, but fun nonetheless...
« Reply #7 on: April 30, 2012, 14:49:53 PM »
Quote from: OldDominionAngler on April 30, 2012, 14:00:54 PM
Sounds like a good one.  Yeah, brookies are purty, but those are redbreasted sunnies are some of the coolest looking fish on the planet.   'c;

They seem to have a chip on their shoulder too, man do they fight compared to other panfish!
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Re: Not what I was after, but fun nonetheless...
« Reply #8 on: April 30, 2012, 20:17:19 PM »
We always called them brim; robin and the brim with the orange ear shell cracker. 
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