Finally after about an hour and a half I made a cast into a tree on 6lb test line and got a thump, set the hook, and got a worm flying right back at my face! Missed the fish! I was kind of bummed because you know when that happens that fish is probably gone. But reguardless I always make sure to cast back to the same spot. I believe in fishing a spot meticulously. I will spend an hour in one spot if I know theres a fish on it. Anyway.. So I cast back to the same place and felt the familiar THUMP! This time I waited a minute before I slammed the rod back. As soon as I set the hook I knew it was a decent fish but before I had a chance to react she had wrapped me up in a tree! BAD! I kept pressure on the line and paddled over to the hangup and was able to unwrap my line only to discover I was wrapped up on ANOTHER limb as well. So I paddled over to the second hangup and after a long time wondering if the fish was still on I was able to free the line. Then the fight was on! It's scary when you are fishing light line and get hungup in a tree with a good fish and then have to fight it when it comes free. You're only thinking about two things. The size of the fish, and the line you KNOW is almost to it's breaking point. Luckily I was able to land her. A solid 4lber!
After that I was able to land 2 more fish before I had to leave but they were small. Never the less it was a pretty good day!
One thing I am very grateful for is the quality of fish I am able to land. I know a 4lber isnt huge or ground breaking but I remember when I was a kid. Just seeing a 4lber caught by someone else was mesmerizing. That was what all the neighborhood kids would talk about all summer long! So I'm always grateful to be able to catch a decent sized fish and thats the kind of stuff the keeps me going back to the lakes time and time again.
Untill next time, take care and happy fishing!
