Fished with BOSN and my HS buddy Scott.
Nothing for the first 2 hours as we froze our fingers off 
Worked hard, moving often. Boat totals: Ended up with 20-25 trout, to 17". Caught 3 reds, biggest at 30", but lost it boat side, and 1 real nice january flatty at 18".
Had a lot of fun even though the catching was slowâŚ
Water temp was 30-34F (I think BOSN needs a new thermo 
)
All fish caught on trout tricks and various color gulp jerk shads.
Here is another example of a trout trick reaction bite when not in feeding modeâŚ
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Great job, David. You âda Manâ. I KNOW BOSN Needs a new thermometer. Bob
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Water temp must have been in Celsius, or either you were ice fishing and didnât know it!
Great report BTW.
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Good job on the slam, Op. I see your jig head is tied directly to the main line, and you donât use a loop knot, which seems to be the preferred knot in such applications. Itâs obvious you know how to catch fish, so Iâd appreciate any â â â â â â â â regarding your setup. Thanks in advance.
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When I use a fluoro leader I will use a non slip loop knot. I mostly tie 10 lb Green power pro tied directly to the jig. Itâs so thin you donât need a loop knot and there is no extra knots to fail. I became a believer after watching Ralph Phillips put on a show catching trout in the Wando âginâ clear water with this setup. I can hardly see 10 lb green pp so I figure the fish canât either 
2000 SeaPro 180CC w/ Yammy 115 2 stroke
1966 13â Boston Whaler w/ Merc 25 4 stroke âFlattyâ
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BTW want to clarify that the slam was a boat slam not individual! BOSN had the big red and flatty and I had most of the trout and a red. The flatty was a nice surprise!
2000 SeaPro 180CC w/ Yammy 115 2 stroke
1966 13â Boston Whaler w/ Merc 25 4 stroke âFlattyâ
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Excellent report. I fished (Little River) today and didnât see, smell or hear a fish. ICW water was 53 degrees. Electric Chicken was DOA today. Coming back in, my Dockmaster says âYou get anything? A guy on the dock caught 5 or 6 nice Trout off the dock right by you todayâ. Well, it was a nice day anyway.
I promise you the water temp was not 30 degrees FâŚyou probably would have needed ice skates to move around.
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I know it wasnât 30F :). Thatâs really what it read but we knew it was around 56-58 or so
2000 SeaPro 180CC w/ Yammy 115 2 stroke
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Very nice! Excellent report! Thanks for sharing!
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sounds like you had a good. Nothing like a flatty this time of year
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