Due to their success in the NCAA Mens Basketball Tournament, more people are familiar with Davidson College. In this tiny college town is part of Lake Norman which is a huge man made lake here in this part of NC. Lake Davidson is separated from Lake Norman by the interstate and other than possibly some culverts there isnt any way to access one from the other. Similar to lake fishing back in Florida, although it is more shoreline less reeds, lilly pads, grass and other natural structure.
So it was my best guess on what to do, so I went with my "confidence" lure for freshwater, the Rooster Tail...this one happens to be kind of like the Funky Chicken version:
Now as Todd, Mark and some others that I fish with regularly know, I always bring a rain coat...except for today....see the clouds, they would cause some issues later in the morning:
I paddled across from the launch because it looked "fishy" and on my third cast:
And he was the biggest bass of the day. Two more smaller than that, and one very brightly colored panfish of some sort. And that would round out my morning. On the water by 6 and off by 10. After the second soaking rainshower and with a third on the way...no rain jacket, 62 degrees and windy with no sun all clouds, I had enough.
I did decided I am going to rig up my 120 to use without the milkcrate (i.e. adding a behind the seat rod holder) because I really do not need to take much with me to fish this area. And the other good thing, there is nothing really to clean when you get home. No salt to rinse off and thanks to the showers pretty much everything got all the cleaning it needed while out on the water. Not bad for a first outing and having really no idea what I am doing out there.
Lake Davidson
- Erick
- "Mister OLC"
- Posts: 2527
- Joined: Wed Dec 31, 1969 7:00 pm
- Location: Somewhere between here and there.
Lake Davidson
Don't give up. Don't ever give up.
Jim Valvano
{{>=====<}} <'))))><ing
Jim Valvano
{{>=====<}} <'))))><ing
- MarkM
- Supporter 2007 - 2012
- Posts: 1949
- Joined: Wed Dec 31, 1969 7:00 pm
- Location: The bustling metropolis of Oldsmar
Are you honestly going to tell me you just took all your gear out of your car and put it straight into the garage without 4 hours of cleaning first? Oh, the horror.....
Seriously, glad to see you got out to do some fishing again, I knew you wouldn't really give it up for golf! Keep those reports coming...
Seriously, glad to see you got out to do some fishing again, I knew you wouldn't really give it up for golf! Keep those reports coming...
- Erick
- "Mister OLC"
- Posts: 2527
- Joined: Wed Dec 31, 1969 7:00 pm
- Location: Somewhere between here and there.
Mark can you believe that.....no need though. Makes for a much quicker trip.
Mako, I know, I had never caught a fish till Saturday. I just like paddling, usually dont even make a cast when I am out, I just needed to get a small loop off my reel, that was the reason I even casted the rod anyway. Just happened to have a lure on, that miraculously caught a fish. Probably should have tried that before.
Mako, I know, I had never caught a fish till Saturday. I just like paddling, usually dont even make a cast when I am out, I just needed to get a small loop off my reel, that was the reason I even casted the rod anyway. Just happened to have a lure on, that miraculously caught a fish. Probably should have tried that before.
Don't give up. Don't ever give up.
Jim Valvano
{{>=====<}} <'))))><ing
Jim Valvano
{{>=====<}} <'))))><ing