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#1 Oct-15-16 3:05PM

Ernie
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From: Ashburn VA
Registered: Feb-03-06
Posts: 15560

10-15-16, DC waters...

I think I heard John call today...epic! Man, he had a great day.

We didn't get on the water until the sun was already up and we headed right for the rip rap at Boling.

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj320/Kiko13PB/New%20Kiko/New%20Kiko002/IMGP0008_zpsf087xgy8.jpg

We saw some mark so we threw our best topwater at 'em but got no love. So we switched to 1oz spoons in 35' of water. I hooked up 1st and John's eyes came out of his head as my rod was doubled over. But just like that...gone! And it happened again! But we persevered and I caught 1 blue cat and 1 channel cat and John caught 1 blue cat. His 1st time jigging a spoon like this.

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj320/Kiko13PB/New%20Kiko/New%20Kiko002/IMGP0009_zpsrsntrpir.jpg

We ran into Curly as he was hunting for stripers.....we had not seen any. So I asked John if he had ever fished the poop plant. He had not so we headed there. On his 3rd cast with a spinnerbait, a nice LMB!

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj320/Kiko13PB/New%20Kiko/New%20Kiko002/IMGP0010_zpsiayqmdlj.jpg

And then a few more (5 in total here)!!

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj320/Kiko13PB/New%20Kiko/New%20Kiko002/IMGP0013_zpsqombbx32.jpg

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj320/Kiko13PB/New%20Kiko/New%20Kiko002/IMGP0014_zpsimrmi8w3.jpg

I got this nice chunk on a chatterbait!

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj320/Kiko13PB/New%20Kiko/New%20Kiko002/IMGP0012_zpsf6ac2p7x.jpg

Then he proceeds to eat this!

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj320/Kiko13PB/New%20Kiko/New%20Kiko002/IMGP0015_zpsua9i0jdq.jpg

We then went up to the spillway in the WC but the current was roaring....was hard to hold the boat so we drifted out and fished around there for a bit with nothing to show.

We decided to start heading out but we stoped at the statute and that's when the show started...the Drxfish Show!

1st he nails a couple of small bass and then this smallie pig!

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj320/Kiko13PB/New%20Kiko/New%20Kiko002/IMGP0016_zpslsrshsef.jpg

Then this 4.2lb LMB!

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj320/Kiko13PB/New%20Kiko/New%20Kiko002/IMGP0022_zpshlqnctdv.jpg

Then this 4.1lb LMB!

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj320/Kiko13PB/New%20Kiko/New%20Kiko002/IMGP0018_zpspwvi18my.jpg

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj320/Kiko13PB/New%20Kiko/New%20Kiko002/IMGP0020_zps7eilnal4.jpg

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj320/Kiko13PB/New%20Kiko/New%20Kiko002/IMGP0017_zpsgtaa0oqh.jpg

Then this almost keeper (1/2" short) striper!

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj320/Kiko13PB/New%20Kiko/New%20Kiko002/IMGP0019_zpsboytc1vj.jpg

We both caught a few more little one (including John getting another smallie) and called it a day.

John caught 9-10 LMB, 2 smallies, a stiper and a blue cat.  It does not get much better than this and as Bill Skiver says, "putting them on fish is just as good as catching them yourself"!

John was giggling on the way home.....


Time to go fishin' again!

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#2 Oct-15-16 4:22PM

drxfish
Patagonian Toothfish
From: Sterling
Registered: Jan-04-14
Posts: 2973

Re: 10-15-16, DC waters...

Ernie was the perfect host for a perfect day!  How do I repay him?  I lose his truck keys along with my wind breaker on the way back to the ramp!  It really was a blast, Ernie.  The weather was so nice.  We outfished the guys with the expensive bass boats at the power plant.  We caught fish on every rod we brought.

I ended up catching most of mine on crankbaits (3 on a DT Thug and all the big ones on a Wiggle Wart).  I just bought the Wiggle Wart from Ernie about a month ago.  I just changed out the hooks.  We were working a weedline on the way back.  The Smallie hit and shot out of the water like a rocket!  A couple casts later, I caught the first big LM.  Then another.  Then the striper!  I caught about 9 fish on that bait on the way out of the channel between 1:15pm and 3:00pm with bluebird skies.  It had a bright yellow-chartreuse bill and red-orange on the belly, mimicking the yellow perch in that area.

Baits that worked, flutter spoon, cranks, chatter-baits, spinner baits, rattle traps, wacky-worm and twitch bait.

Here's another picture of my biggest bass in the net with the Wiggle Wart.


http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p237/johndrx/IMG_0886.jpg

Last edited by drxfish (Oct-15-16 5:15PM)


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#3 Oct-15-16 5:03PM

Ernie
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From: Ashburn VA
Registered: Feb-03-06
Posts: 15560

Re: 10-15-16, DC waters...

Just realized that we have a full (huge) moon. Fish are not supposed to eat in the daytime of a full moon, especially with blue bird skies. But they met their match today!


Time to go fishin' again!

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#4 Oct-17-16 4:50AM

AndrewDo124
Patagonian Toothfish
From: Alexandria
Registered: May-27-08
Posts: 977

Re: 10-15-16, DC waters...

love it when adjustments pay off! great report, guys!

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#5 Oct-17-16 6:19AM

Bryan
Patagonian Toothfish
From: Bealeton, VA
Registered: Mar-18-11
Posts: 1194

Re: 10-15-16, DC waters...

Great report and an awesome day! Looks like Fall fishing is heating up.


tight lines

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#6 Oct-18-16 6:07AM

firemunkee
Patagonian Toothfish
From: Ashburn, VA
Registered: May-23-13
Posts: 1766

Re: 10-15-16, DC waters...

Dang thats some real nice fish! Job well done!


Together we'll fight the long defeat.

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#7 Oct-22-16 4:58PM

purpleworm
Northern Snakehead
Registered: Mar-06-09
Posts: 411

Re: 10-15-16, DC waters...

Wow what an awesome day. Way to go guys!

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