Well I hit Hartwell this afternoon after the rain, first time I have had my boat in the water in 2 months. I had been having problems with my suzuki all winter/spring and it was finally diagnosed as terminal so I repowered with a new Yamaha 200 4 stroke.
I only spent about 2 hours on the water dragging leadcore in the main channel and did not mark any fish or have a bite but man that 4 stroke sure is quite and nice for trolling.
tprice , if you need some company trying for a bite , shoot me an email , I would like to hear a 4 stroker run and tell some fishing stories .
It sounds like you have a nice setup .
tprice , if you need some company trying for a bite , shoot me an email , I would like to hear a 4 stroker run and tell some fishing stories .
It sounds like you have a nice setup .
I will shoot you an email, I hope to try and fish on Friday/Sat’s for the next few weeks when my schedule allows. I will be pulling leadcore line around the dam.
Just let me know how you schedule looks, I normally fish till about 10 or 11 am
Sounds good tprice , I can’t this Friday for sure , but Sat would work . I have a rush job this week but most of the time I can take off anytime . Working for yourself has a few advantages , I think the leadcore I have is only 75 yards , but I have a rig that will get down there without it . I need to show it to you . Looking forward to it .
I am tied up this Sat and will probably try Friday am as long as work can hold it’s own and I do not have to go in.
I am sure I will be on the water the next Friday also, Saturday’s can be a PITA due to all the boats in one area.
I will keep in touch, I am by far NO EXPERT but have fished with a couple that are with leadcore and I can show you what I know.
I have 3 or 4 reels spooled with LC so that is not a problem as well as 1 downrigger, heck last year we even setup the outriggers to pull lines as well but it was almost too much work when you got into the trees.
I will post a report Friday after I get finished and we can go from there
Sounds good price , I might just go ahead and work this Sat. to get that job done .
I’ll ask some of my buddies and see what is happening . The past summers I would fish during the the week at night using shrimp and fishing it like a plastic worm on the bottom , some night we would catch close to 50 other nights only a bite or two . We would usually leave before 12 . I went 2 times this year and didn’t catch anything but a couple of largemouth before dark . I completely missed the spring run this year , it’s great daytime fishing all day long on cloudy days . There’s a place to catch bait in the daytime up near Clemson in the spring.
I understand about the trees , that’s where the fish usually are this time of year , but it is a pain using a spread .
I’ll keep a watch here for you , Good luck Friday .
