A Day of Catching

I came down Thursday to HO with Jeff and his crew.  I met up with them bright and early Thursday at DB ramp.  We set out for bait and managed just a handful of cutters at NT Pit.  A nice local gentleman cast netted a bunch of medium sized shad, perfect for fishing whole, and offered a bunch to us.  So we were set for the day.

First three spots we could barely beg a bite.  A few hours in we were still fishless.  The next spot was a different story.  Not long after dropping anchor, Jeff had a pole go down, and before I could get up to assist, a pole near me slammed down so I took it.  They got Jeff's fish in the boat and it went 32#. Excellent start to the day.  Mine was being stubborn and pulling lots of drag and running all over the place, but we finally got the 60# brute into the boat.

60# - 44" and 31.4# double:

Not long after that, another pole goes down and Jerry boats a nice 29#.   Ron the bass guy, Mr. "Run and Gun", is now on deck. Things just started to settle down again when a pole slams down and Ron boats a new PB blue cat of 58#!  I should add that the bass fisherman in Ron was on us to keep switching spots early in the day, but after he caught this fish I don't think we had enough money on the boat that could have convinced him to change spots!:

58# - 44":

Well Jeff is back on deck and another fish hits, and just like before, we have another double going. This one not as sweet as the first, but still a load of fun.

21# and 18# double:

Jerry finished up his day with a 19#.  We dropped Jerry and Ron off at the ramp, and me and Jeff headed back out for a few more hours. Before the cold finally ran us off, I got a 13# and 33#, and Jeff had a 20# and 44#:

43.7#:

32.5#:

We got weather reports that Roanoke (and likely Lynchburg) were gonna be slammed with snow Friday.  So we unfortunately cut our trip short so we could get back to our homes before the weather hit.  A day like we just had makes the decision alot easier to make!  Big thanks to Jeff for inviting me to go fishing on his boat!

Final tally for the day:  347#
Josh - 60#, 33#, 21#, 13#
Jeff - 44#, 32#, 20#, 18#
Ron - 58#
Jerry - 29#, 19#