braid for the hook link, and a size 4 RT hook
with a single buoyant plastic as bait. I like the
smell and texture of the Waddington timeless
bait range.
With the abundance of rocks, it’s a gamble
where the lead will land, either a rocky or sandy
bottom. Quite often, no activity means the end
tackle is buried in a crevice to which there is no
hope of retrieving, so although the fishing is fun,
it can also be filled with frustration.
Pack bait is often a variation of a grits pack, it’s
like the year of the grits or something, in the
heat of the summer it ought to be rice or millet
right now, but they’re still tearing grit’s up.
I prefer to keep my rod tips up a little so I can
watch my line; often bites are drop backs and it
and down as the fish moves the bouncing the
makes it easy to see the sudden slackening off of
lead around.
line, or the line will slacken a little and jerk up
So where does the need to be a little crazy come
into all this? Well, going down through the rapids
and then having to work your way back up after
the day is done both have their moments and
things can become unglued pretty quick. Also,
the water level has been subject to change
unexpectedly as it is controlled via sluice gates
at the various dams upstream. One Sunday for
instance, it all got out of control for us in a hurry,
Canoeing 101, keep the front of the boat facing
forward and don’t get sideways. Here is a photo
of Dennis trying to stop the remainder of the gear
from being washed away after we got a little
sideways, hit a rock, and flipped. These certainly
are fishing trips to remember!
I hope our canoe can continue withstanding the
abuse it receives from the rocks, it’ll be a long
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