Location: Lake Travis
Air Temp: 70-85
Water Temp: 76
Depth: 8-14 feet
Bait: plastics (green pumpkin was the best color)
Had some Reel Fun on a fresh water lake for a change. Enjoyed the company of Ken on Saturday for an early morning trip before all the boaters, wake boarders, tubers, etc. We were on the water at day break and fished for about four hours. We had a great day on the water and caught and released about 20 bass and 1 freshwater drum. Most of the fish were in the 12" to 14" range with a couple around 16" to 18". I've been fishing with Ken on Lake Travis for about three years, and I've learned a lot from him. The highlight on Saturday was my donation of a trolling motor in about 30 feet of water. I tried to get Ken to do the right thing and go for a dive, but he decided our friendship was limited to about 8-10 feet of water.
Allan joined me on Sunday afternoon for a nice day on the water, but there was a lot of boat traffic from 3:00 until about 7:30 PM. We finally were able to make it to the Saturday hot spot at about 7:30 PM. We caught and released 4 bass. I lost a really nice bass (10+ pounds) about three feet from the boat. He hit a baby brush hog soft plastic in about 12 feet of water. I knew immediately when I set the hook that it was going to be a big fish. He started pulling line and the drag was singing for only about 30 seconds. Then I saw the classic burst from the bottom and he did a really cool dance across the top of the water and somehow spit the hook. I've caught 12-14 pound redfish on the same rod/reel and this fish was easily 10 pounds which would have been a personal best for me on a largemouth bass. Oh well, I know where he is living right now and I'm going back to see if he will "chew on this".
Here are a couple of pictures from our trip on Saturday.
