FYI all, tossed a light tan jointed rap this AM over at WT. No strikes, but was fun to stretch the arms a bit. Tons of waterfowl on the lake, very cool morning. Nice break from the recent wind, rain, etc. Was not much wind at all this AM.
I did soak some nightcrawlers in the spillway for an hour or so before sunrise, too. Had a very nice cat on for a while. Got in that current (lot of water going through the tube) then broke a gear in my reel and coudn't crank the $!@& thing in. Finally broke it off in the current. I had purchased one of those inexpensive, so-called "catfish" rod combo setups as it was inexpensive and thought it would handle things OK. Even has "catfish rod" on the shaft...that and the price should have tipped me off. Thought it would be OK, hold up alright, but...it didn't. I am guessing from side of the catfish I saw when it rolled up on top in front of me that it was maybe 30" to 35" long, about 12" across on its side. Maybe 12-13 pounds or so? Nice dark back and dark silver/green side on it. Was a good tussle in that current anyway. Oh well, as my bro-in-law always says...when you buy walmart, you get walmart.
If you go back there, bring some rubber boots, the goo is pretty soft on sides of the "hole".
So, after the broken reel incident, that's when I gave up on the cats, crossed up and back over the dam, and broke out the musky rod and the jointed rap I brought along in case water was still somewhat clear after the rains. Its a little stained on main lake but very fishable with lures, it looked like to me. Again, no strikes but felt good to make long casts with a big lure and stretch the arms out. Maybe I'll just stick with this pursuit for awhile yet while I research a decent cat setup. Any feedback or suggestions are very welcome!
Hope you all have a great weekend.
Jim