Hodges report March 13
Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2024 4:32 pm
Here's my version of what Hodges was like today.
Got to the ramp there around 0700, which feeeeels late, but really isn't. No wind at all and light cloud cover. Water temp was 61F. It was pretty well attended this morning too, there were a good number of folks for a weekday. Chuck and I headed to chase the fish in the shallows in our kayaks. I got a bit ahead and started having good success on three lures, that tiny crankbait I used previously, a megabass x-70 and a KVD1.5 squarebill. The conditions were so perfect for topwater, and Chuck had some success on a popper, which is one of my favorites, but I couldn't find any takers. I went off on my own and chased the banks for a total of 17 bass, big one today was 4lbs 2 ozs, but most of them were about 2-2.5 lbs. My fun fact for the day is that 9 lb braid going to 6 lb fluoro is stronger than the frog hair hooks on those super small crankbaits I was using. I lost one large fish to line breakage, but two to the hook straightening out. Oooof. Apparently they are designed for ultralight trout fishing, so that's on me. Check the picture below, that hook broke in the fish's lip. I got it out, so she's ok.
Heard others had a good day too. Someone got an 8 pound bass and a couple of other good size ones.
Got done at about 1100 and the water temp was almost 65 F. That lake warms up fast with the sun.
Got to the ramp there around 0700, which feeeeels late, but really isn't. No wind at all and light cloud cover. Water temp was 61F. It was pretty well attended this morning too, there were a good number of folks for a weekday. Chuck and I headed to chase the fish in the shallows in our kayaks. I got a bit ahead and started having good success on three lures, that tiny crankbait I used previously, a megabass x-70 and a KVD1.5 squarebill. The conditions were so perfect for topwater, and Chuck had some success on a popper, which is one of my favorites, but I couldn't find any takers. I went off on my own and chased the banks for a total of 17 bass, big one today was 4lbs 2 ozs, but most of them were about 2-2.5 lbs. My fun fact for the day is that 9 lb braid going to 6 lb fluoro is stronger than the frog hair hooks on those super small crankbaits I was using. I lost one large fish to line breakage, but two to the hook straightening out. Oooof. Apparently they are designed for ultralight trout fishing, so that's on me. Check the picture below, that hook broke in the fish's lip. I got it out, so she's ok.
Heard others had a good day too. Someone got an 8 pound bass and a couple of other good size ones.
Got done at about 1100 and the water temp was almost 65 F. That lake warms up fast with the sun.
- Still pretty stocky and look healthy
- Look in the center of the photo, that's my hook that broke right as I netted the fish
