Just got back from Claytor and went upriver and the algae is really getting bad - I was getting my bait fish and drifted into the bushes and somewhere in that lake is my brand new mh rod and reel. I guess I got into the bushes and it got jerked out of the boat and I didn't notice it until I reached for it and it wasn't there. Then my live well quit working - wouldn't take fresh water....so I now had plenty volunteers for cut bait...dropped anchor near grass, snags and a good deal of algae around 5 feet of water in the surrounding area....It got dark and I was set for the night because I don't know that area well enough to maneuver at night...Well to make a long story short....hugh snapping turtles, I hooked four in a row....I bet they were 20 pounds plus....After the fouth one, and it hissed at me like a dragon, I reeled in and had a good nights sleep on the boat....Probably won't go out again until around the 1st of Sep. Hopefully next trip I'll be able to post some pictures, I ain't posting pictures of snapping turtles that tried to eat me....and if somebody reads this and recently found a brand new mh rod and reel....Enjoy...
Sorry Tim.... My buudy whom posted some of my catches for me because the pictures was taken with his camera on our last fishing, listed the wrong weight on the catch..... All my catches that day where all between 2 3/4 lbs to 4 1/4 lbs..... For the exception of the HIG that I cought and that was almost 6 lbs.
Congratulations and what a great fish to
Catch for the first time...Eels are a bait
That very few stripers will not hit.
Looking forward that you might get another
This year...Great picture also.
LOL..... If you was fishing them one after another, i find it hard to believe that you don't have atleast one picture of your catch, instead you post a copy and paste from the Fish and Wildlife Website.
Hi Chip,
Just got back from Claytor and went upriver and the algae is really getting bad - I was getting my bait fish and drifted into the bushes and somewhere in that lake is my brand new mh rod and reel. I guess I got into the bushes and it got jerked out of the boat and I didn't notice it until I reached for it and it wasn't there. Then my live well quit working - wouldn't take fresh water....so I now had plenty volunteers for cut bait...dropped anchor near grass, snags and a good deal of algae around 5 feet of water in the surrounding area....It got dark and I was set for the night because I don't know that area well enough to maneuver at night...Well to make a long story short....hugh snapping turtles, I hooked four in a row....I bet they were 20 pounds plus....After the fouth one, and it hissed at me like a dragon, I reeled in and had a good nights sleep on the boat....Probably won't go out again until around the 1st of Sep. Hopefully next trip I'll be able to post some pictures, I ain't posting pictures of snapping turtles that tried to eat me....and if somebody reads this and recently found a brand new mh rod and reel....Enjoy...