AWT 7-29
Got on the water at 5:15 with hopes of some good action (thinking top water) but alas no such like. Was a good stiff wind in the face in the first cove so I headed out to the mouth of the main body and used the wind and back trolling to fish the pads and subtle break. 1 blow up on a Rage shad. With some decent boat traffic in the main body I made a run to the small island with decent drop off it. Nada on the drop but missed 3 hits on a soft plastic swim bait but could not get any action on follow up lures.
Ran to the herring run but again nothing doing. Weather was beginning to look sketchy so I worked my way back tossing a chug bug finally a fish a decent 2skie about 50ft off a rock right near a slight depth change. He thought he was bigger or a smallie as he jump 3 times before landing him. Fish the brush and wood along the back edge and again missed a hit but no follow up on soft plastic. Losing confidence switched things up to spinner bait and buzz bait but still nada. Got to my money spot…apparently it was out of dough lol.
Ok time to drift in with the wind weather was pushing from behind getting damp/misty. Scored a keeper on a chug bug off the edge of a submerged island. And that was that.
Good to get out disappointed that it was not on or that I could not get it unlocked in the 3 hours I had.
Met Freebie at ramp he was taking some cast from shore, we touched base on possibly fishing together down the line.