BASSNUT
08-09-2009, 08:19 PM
<p>Took a walk down to my favorite smallie hole on the CT River 12:52pm.<br />Water is going down but still high, and moving at a good clip.<br />Stony Brook is way down from earlier last week<br /><br />6'6″ Med fast action St Croix Triumph rod with a shim Shara 2500<br />spooled with 10# fireline smoke and 10# Vainsh floro leader.<br />With you guessed it, a Red 2/0 WGH, rigged with a dinger weightless.<br />7'St Croix Premier Med H Fast Action rod, Daiwa Exceller 4000 reel with 40# Daiwa boat braid/12# floro leader rigged w/1/4oz bullet weigth 2/0 worm hook and a dinger green/white.<br /><br />I was casting it out as far as my little arms can heave it,<br />and popping it reeling in the slack and popping it, with my rod<br />tip held high, almost like bottom bouncing mealies for trout on the<br />Farmington River, except, the dinger never reaches bottom, it<br />was dancing through the fast water.<br />And Each time I'd Hook a SMB it would happen on the pop <br />and as it began to drop, and Never losing contact with the line<br />and bait, if you did, it ended with a missed SMB.<br />So I was always ready to set that hook.<br /><br />There is an eddy I visit on the Ct River that is a hot spot all season long, and when the waters are high, but not to high, it can be insane!<br />If you place your lure in the right spot, it gets drawn<br />down into the whirlpool it creates, I've pulled many a Large Small<br />mouth out of there and 2 Bonus Sea Run Browns.<br /><br />Today, it was on fire, I pulled many Small Mouth Bass from there,<br />and when those babies hit the faster waters, they feel like Monsters.<br />Only 2 Smallies came on the C-Rigged dinger.<br />I had Great fights, Great Air Shows and Great weather, Light drizzles<br />always sparks these Smallies up.<br />4:40pm I started my long walk home, tired (Ty to), Happy, and a good cup of coffee.<br /><br />Life Is Good<br /><br />Here is a shot of how low the Tributary is as of now.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/attachments/OHMYGOD-38651-P8090241Aug9thTributarywaterlevels.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>Now the good stuff! </p>
<p><img src="http://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/attachments/OHMYGOD-38652-P8090242Aug9thSMB.jpg" alt="" /><img src="http://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/attachments/OHMYGOD-38653-P8090244Aug9thSMB.jpg" alt="" /><img src="http://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/attachments/OHMYGOD-38654-P8090245Aug9thSMB.jpg" alt="" /><img src="http://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/attachments/OHMYGOD-38655-P8090251Aug9thSMB.jpg" alt="" /><img src="http://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/attachments/OHMYGOD-38656-P8090262Aug9thSMB.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p><img src="http://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/attachments/OHMYGOD-38651-P8090241Aug9thTributarywaterlevels.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>Now the good stuff! </p>
<p><img src="http://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/attachments/OHMYGOD-38652-P8090242Aug9thSMB.jpg" alt="" /><img src="http://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/attachments/OHMYGOD-38653-P8090244Aug9thSMB.jpg" alt="" /><img src="http://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/attachments/OHMYGOD-38654-P8090245Aug9thSMB.jpg" alt="" /><img src="http://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/attachments/OHMYGOD-38655-P8090251Aug9thSMB.jpg" alt="" /><img src="http://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/attachments/OHMYGOD-38656-P8090262Aug9thSMB.jpg" alt="" /></p>