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Cumberland River 9/14
« on: September 18, 2006, 08:13:18 AM »
Made another short trip to Cheatham last Thursday...arrived around noon and left around 5. Catching was about the same...plenty of yoy skippies still around with lots of small fish to eat them. Caught 15 +/- stripers with most in the 3-5 lb range and a few a little bigger like these guys:








In the purely selfish interest of making the fights more fun for me I decided to temp fate and downsize my tackle one more step. Heck, if I was gonna catch little fish make the most of it, right? I took a rod that I normally use for catching full size skippies and rigged it to fish for these guys. Caught a few small ones on it when Murphy decided to remind me he never sleeps...I cast the bait into the same general area that I caught the 20# fish in last week and BAM! The bait was clobbered....the fish took off downriver and there was no chance of stopping it...I turned the boat and gave chase....then the fish turned around and went back up river...again turned the boat around and gave chase, as best I could upriver against 2 generators anyway...I was beginning to make some headway when the fish got into something and *poof* the 20# Power Pro broke just like someone had cut it. Man, I was disgusted. At least I got the thrill of hooking it though huh?

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Re: Cumberland River 9/14
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2006, 09:08:03 AM »
Good report. I can see by the number of fish caught I was no where around!! ;D You should thank me for being busy elsewhere!!!

It was a hectic week and weekend here. Had several weddings and a big country music star party to plan liquor and wine service for and then Sunday was a home improvement day from hell.

Rented an overseeder and attempted to break through the clay crust that passes for our topsoil and get some grass seed down before today's rains come, if they ever get here.  Also dug out an area of said clay to build a brick pad for the grill to call home. Pick and shovel work, bed with gravel, then sand then bricks and a couple of stepping stone pavers. 

Then-More pick and shovel to plant one of four Crepe Myrtle plants Deb picked up. I was whipped by then and told her the other three will have to wait for one evening this week.

That's my report, not near as much fun as yours!!
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Re: Cumberland River 9/14
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2006, 09:52:40 AM »
I like evening the odds a little in the fishes favor sometimes. It makes it alot more rewarding when you do land a monster on light gear.

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