Two On One
November 1, 2023
Craig & Steve were in for a couple of days and we decided to hit a body of water for smallies. It was a little crispy prepping the boat this morning, as the temps dipped below freezing overnight. I wasn’t surprised as Craig always manages to bring some sort of weather when he comes! This was par for the course!
After a long drive, we dropped the boat in and headed to our first spot. It was a chilly morning ride with the temps hovering around zero. Everything looked a little different as the water was quite high and it took a bit of time for me to get orientated. Once I found what I was looking for, it was game on! This first spot was loaded and several double headers were landed along with many singles. Most of the fish were average size but a few were bigger. They definitely got practice here as we lost count of how many were landed!
I hit another area after loading the boat on our first stop and finally got into better fish here. Both Craig & Steve were into quality now and Steve even managed to catch a double on his own. He boated two nice smallies on one lure for his first time. The were both decent fish too!
The rest of the day was spent hole hopping and fish were caught from just about every spot we fished. I had noticed that this sudden cold snap had dropped the water temps as well, slowing the fishing down since the last time I was here. The fish were quite lethargic all over and at one point I ran the Livescope and confirmed my thoughts. Fish were following and looking, but not really taking well. We would just have to grind it out!
As time lapsed, we hit a few more areas before leaving. I returned to the spot where Steve had a double and Craig landed the best fish of the day. Steve also managed to put several more good bass in the net before we were done. We packed up and headed back to take out!
Today may have started off cold but the fishing was red hot! It was definitely a numbers day for the bass. Although there were several quality fish landed, it was Steve’s double that would be the highlight of today. Not having ever done this before made it all that much more satisfying. I guess it’s sort of like a golfer getting a hole in one! I’m sure everyone will remember today and the ones that didn’t get away!!
