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Amish Ed
03-13-2012, 02:06 PM
Hit the Pipe this morning. Pretty darn nice day too. Decided I would burn my extra $10 and launch at the ramp. Got there and for whatever reason the gate opened before I could put in my money. Score. This turned out good because I lost over $6 in lead and had to Hogan's on the way home. Anyways, I launched at 7:00 to a cloudy sky and a SE wind.

Got out to the Pipe and got a fish on the first cast and another on the third. Figured it was a good sign and for the first hour it was a bite every cast. I missed so many it was actually funny. Then I broke off a brute, that wasn't so funny. But, that's the risk when fishing 8lb. The wind died down about 9:30 and stayed down until about 11:00 when it started out of the NW and blew pretty good. Had a good pick most of the morning and it wasn't until about 10:30 when the bite slowed way down. But, I got my best fish about 11:30, it was about 4lbs and fell for a 3" Flurry in Redfish. The 4" in Redfish was also good all morning. 5.5" Big Hammer in Toast on a 1oz red Slayer head, MC dropshot bait in lime green/clear belly on a Sled Head, and a x-mas tree Tenacious were also good. As many as I missed today I still ended up with 19 legals and 5 shorts and a good case of bass thumb. Water is 57, can't wait until it warms up.

jorluivil
03-13-2012, 03:02 PM
Can't go wrong with free parking but be careful. Many of these lots are patrolled and if you don't have a parking ticket on your dash -face up- its a guaranteed ticket.

Have you considered buying lead through Craigslist? Its way cheaper to buy it from a local person that makes them at home than to buy them at a local tackle shop.

landwhale
03-13-2012, 03:59 PM
Way to go Ed on the Bass thumb wish I could have joined you






Some of us choose to support our local Tackle Stores

Iceman
03-13-2012, 04:23 PM
I don't think you are going to find anybody pouring sled heads on CL......maybe some sweet pyramid sinkers.

http://www.plat.co.jp/shop/catalog/images/OWNER-SLED-HEAD.jpg

Amish Ed
03-13-2012, 04:31 PM
The Hogans were by far the best customers to me when I was a deckhand and I like returning the favor. As little as it may be.

GregAndrew
03-13-2012, 05:38 PM
No ticket stubs at the Dana boat launch either. You put you $10 in and the arm opens up. That is a nice score, and well worth the money anyway IMHO. WTG on the Bassin.

Amish Ed
03-13-2012, 05:43 PM
Usually don't have it, but definitely worth the money. Saves a solid 20 minutes and lots of back pain. The way the wind kicked up today, that would've been a long paddle up the channel.

bus kid
03-13-2012, 05:45 PM
Can't go wrong with free parking but be careful. Many of these lots are patrolled and if you don't have a parking ticket on your dash -face up- its a guaranteed ticket.

Have you considered buying lead through Craigslist? Its way cheaper to buy it from a local person that makes them at home than to buy them at a local tackle shop.

I didn't know the nigerians were pouring lead, thanks for the heads up :you_rock:

NextBite
03-13-2012, 10:29 PM
WTG! On the Bass Thumb :p

blitzburgh
03-14-2012, 07:29 AM
Nice number of legals!