Jim was first in the parking lot and launched at 7 o'clock this morning, but before he could get away from the catwalk, another fella and his son showed up and were able to drop their john boat in the water and shove off ahead of him. His friend, Joe McDevitt, whom he hadn't seen in quite a while, also showed up, and they talked for a bit before Jim finally fired up his Yamaha and backed away to start his fishing day.
The bigger fish was Jim's first of the day. He fell for a Buzzjet Jr. in sexy shad. As Jim explained, the fish was foul-hooked under the jaw and really didn't feel like much of a fish until he was near the boat. "Then he made a run and got my attention," Jim explained.
Prior to this first fish, Jim had three others swirl at the BJ Jr., but none of them came close to the hooks. A dink finally did get a little too close, and Jim was able to set the hook, but the fish came unbuttoned on the way to the boat.
Other baits that proved unsuccessful today included a Rage Shad, Bandit Footloose, and a Beaver soft plastic. It wasn't until Jim tied on his old reliable brown/orange Slider worm that he picked up the 1.3-lb. bass at the West Neck Bridge. He was working his way toward the bridge when he picked up the 12-oz. dink and had a good fish break him off--also on the Slider worm.
Jim reported that he "had plenty of room to fish today." However, he also said there was "plenty of wind and water all day"--so much so that the water level is sneaking up on the catwalks again. He said the gauge already is once more completely underwater.
The water temp when Jim started his day read 83 degrees. It had moved up to 85 degrees at 1 o'clock when he came off the water, cleaned up the boat, and headed home.
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