Barrett report May 31st

[Early release]

Hi all,

Chilly day at Barrett today. I think the air was about 50 or so and the wind was super chilly. Water temp has dropped a little, my reading was 70 everywhere and since the sun never showed it's face, it didn't warm up anywhere. I did Wilson's cove and got a few on jigs and crankbaits. Then I pedaled over to Hauser and pulled in 10 perky fish on a jerkbait. Talked to someone who was killing it with a popper, I think he said he had 18 before 0800 on a popper. That's pretty cool. Apparently all those fish were not available for a second trip to a boat, since I caught nothing on topwater lures. I then headed over to Pine arm and fished the wind protected parts of the lake, not because the fish were suspected to be there, but because I was freezing in the wind. It worked out fine, though. Crankbaits and jerkbaits brought another 13 into the kayak and most were over 2 pounds. The "lunker" of the day was 3 pounds 10 ounces. But they had nice little chubby bellies, they must be finding all the shad just fine. I think it's going to be amazing when the weather starts looking better.

[Bg90]

How you like your kayak? I’m in the market for an old town pdl.

[Borderbasser]

Lol that was me with the popper.

[Early release]

@Bg90 , I think it's just about perfect. The pedal assembly really is nice and since the kayak is fairly wide, I find, I stand up more. You can move yourself along by bending down and pedaling with your hand, so that's nice. I have the Sportsman 120 PDL, I think that it is an excellent size. I can put my trailer wheels on the very back of it, so I don't have to walk back to my truck after launch, and at that size, the wheels are out of the way. The front hatch has a ton of room, so you have to be disciplined not to fill it up. There's a hatch behind the seat that is nice for mounting a battery and whatever else you don't need to have out, but need to have on the kayak. I did add seat risers to it, it wasn't too low, but I prefer to sit a bit higher. I kind of bought it without a lot of research, but liked the prop over the fins ( personal preference without any basis in fact ) so I could have been disappointed, but a year later, I absolutely love it, and every day I use it is a pleasure. I'd buy it again without reservation.

@Borderbasser ahaha, good thing I was complimentary of your fishing Hope you had fun, after we parted company.