A Day to Remember!

This Sunday, I paid another visit to the small lake in Meridian Township's Central Park, and it turned out to be my best day for bass so far in 2014.

The first part of my exciting day happened in the first 30 minutes.  Within about five minutes of each other, I hooked into both a 15-incher and then a hefty 17-incher.   My technique for the day was using a three-inch gold shiner on a live bait hook with a split shot about eight inches above the hook.  I was just throwing it out and watching the minnow because the water was so clear.  Although this was a very productive rig, and produced some good fish, another effective rig was a wacky-rigged senko. The type of senko I was using was a five-inch Gary Yamamoto product in peanut and jelly colors. I have noticed in this body of water that the fish are very slow, and are not looking for a fast presentation like a spinner bait or a crank bait.  These fish like a slower presentation, like something that falls through the water column slowly. 

 

As the day wore on, I produced seven bass total, with five of them ranging between 14 and 17 inches.

 

 

As the day was closing, I happened to look over in the direction of my pike rig and saw that my bobber was down (this is the suspenseful part).  I quickly set the hook, and I was in battle!  The pike put up a great fight!  I had my drag set up very high, but it still peeled it away like nothing.  As I battled this pike in, I was astonished to see it was not even over 30 inches.  Form the fight, I was expecting it to be in the low to mid 30s.  The pike turned out to be 26 inches, but was very strong for its size. 

 

Meanwhile, back at the Looking Glass, I suspect that water levels are getting back to normal, so I will try to return there to fish in the next few days.  If you have any comments or any good fishing stories, please share them with me.  Thank you!