Saturday morning fishin' session 10.3.20

'Lil Shaka and I made it out to our favorite fishing spot Saturday morning. Since it is now fall, and the temperature in the ponds is dropping, the bass are supposed to be biting right? Just throw anything into the lake and they will bite?  Of course not!

What was I successful using?

I threw a blue and black jig the last time we were at this lake, but really had no confidence with it.  I didn't give up though.  I through a Jig in this session called "The Finance Jig" by Booyah Bait Co.  This was the 1/2 oz version which seems to be perfect for my bait caster which is 6ft medium fishing rod.

What I would say is don't give up on these jigs.  I see guys killin' the bass with them, especially in the fall when the fish get really active.  I gained a little confidence with the Booyah Finance Jig today by catching two bass on it. 

What I think I am starting to understand is how to actually retrieve the bait so the fish see it.  I used a slower retrieve and they hit the jig right when the jig was dropping.

The only other thing I did was add a TRD CrawZ that you see in the below picture.  I bought these a couple years ago and have never really used them.  They are the perfect size to be added to the Booyah Finance Jig 1/2 oz.

I was pumped up to catch bass for the first time on a jig setup.  I have now proven to myself that it can be done!  We have another fishing trip later this fall where I think I can definitely use the jig to catch some bass!  More to come on that in the future.

'Lil Shaka, the true winner of the day...

'Lil Man was the true winner because he caught the most fish!  He was using live bait worms, and we rigged his pole up first with a Carolina-Rig style and a bobber.  I don't think that was working very well.  We had trouble setting hooks after nice bites.  

I ended up taking the bobber off and just showing him how to allow the fish to really take the worm before setting the hook.  Sure enough, he caught a bluegill and then a bass almost right away!