The launching point was at Brannan Island State Recreation Area out of Rio Vista, Ca. The weather was fantastic for this time of year, mid 60s with very little wind. GMF instructed the PRO to rig up for drifting mudsucker (a live bait fish or sweet candy for striped bass). It's like poetry in motion to see the two teachers worked together and their depth of fishing knowledge. What was JU doing? Just standing by on the sideline and absorbing all the information. Then they came to the first location to do some spooning (a technique involved casting or dropping a heavy lure to the bottom of the river and jigging it up and down).
First drop and the PRO must have hit the fish on the head :-) Tap; but no hookup. Second drift and bam! Just like that, fish on for the PRO, a keeper.
Then it was JU time. Fish on. JU was using a light trout fishing pole. After a very short fight, JU boated the fish. What, another 17-incher and had to be thrown back :( But immediately following, JU got another hookup. JU was super excited. JU went for the net! When the fish surfaced, JU laughed. The fish was barely bigger than the lure?!? Okay, may be an 8-incher? But the non-stop action was very stressful for the heart. What a problem to have.
Then it was game on for GMF. He landed a fish on his secret weapon that was revealed to the PRO and JU. The fish was also a 17-incher, but it showed the effectiveness of the lure and the technique.
GMF decided to move to another location. At the new location, the trio did more spooning and also added drifting mudsucker after seeing other fishermen having success. Drifting mudsucker was very lethal! More fish were caught using this technique. The rest of the day was fantastic! The trio ended up with five keepers and released around six. Not bad for a fishing trip from 9 AM to 3 PM.
Ad Astra per Aspera.
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| I feel something... |
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| Thank you GMF for an awesome fishing trip. |
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| Two happy campers! |
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