"Another one of those crankin' days"--that's how Jim Bauer described his trip to West Neck Creek yesterday. Between 0900 and 1610, he boated a total of nine bass, six crappie, six bream, a white perch, and one of those "nasty, toothy rascals"--his way of describing a bowfin. The latter weighed close to 5 lbs. Unfortunately, he had to net the bowfin. "The ugly cuss had my crankbait all the way in his gut, and I wasn't about to lose the only one I have," said Jim.
Here are his three best bass of yesterday, weighing (top to bottom) 1-4, 1-5, 2-4:
Besides these three, Jim had one other keeper that weighed in at 13 ozs. The bream all were nice size, but only one of the crappie was "respectable." Everything got released yesterday.
Like Tuesday, the only productive lure was a Bomber Square A. Jim said he held the boat off the shoreline in about 3 feet of water and tried to make casts that went about halfway between. The fish still were hanging on wood, "and you really had to stay on the 'feel,'" he explained. "They just seemed to be picking up the crankbait and swimming along." Only one bass inhaled it and ended up with a nicked gill. A quick dunk over the side, though, and the fish was OK.
The water temp at launch time was 65, compared to 71 when Jim quit.
On a personal note: When I was out to the marina earlier today, the water still was about 18 to 24 inches above the joint in the ramp but retreating. If the current weather prediction holds, you may be able to wade across West Neck Creek in another 24 hours and not even get your ankles wet. Whatever your plans for the next few days, stay safe.
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