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Lunkerville
11/17/06 Mark Burchick
Lunkerville
Jeb and I fished
both late yesterday
afternoon (Highland,
with Dan Betz) and
this evening
(Clarksville).
Yesterday it was
warm and beautiful.
I caught one fish on
a Senko worm, up
under bank cover and
Jeb worked a
crankbait in open
water. We fished
from around 4:30
till around 5:45 pm,
at which time it was
completely dark. We
saw wave after wave
of resident geese
and as it got dark
we heard several
shots, as it was
Youth Deer Hunt Day
for slug shotgun.
We made up for
catching squat
yesterday and
caught four fish
each this
evening. It was
raining, cold
and breezy. Jeb
caught bass on a
Senko worm and
Blakemore
Roadrunner. I
caught bass on a
Terminator
spinnerbait, and
swapped out
after I got a
good few bumps
but no strikes.
My first thought
was to put on a
trailer hook
and/or upsize.
I switched to a
Chatterbait
http://www.chatterbait.com/
and I have two
made by BooYah
and two made by
Chatterbait.
Mark has used
them, but this
was my first
time. The lure
is like an
in-line spinner
with a split
grub tail and
flat 'clacking'
blade. It makes
a distinct
vibration in the
water, and
transmits up the
rod with an
obvious rhythm.
When a fish hits
the cadence
breaks and you
set the hook.
I caught three
fish in the dark
on the
Chatterbait,
with the last
fish being a
respectable
three-pound
getting into the
Lunkerville
range. Needless
to say, I'll be
using this lure
more often.
Great way to top
off the evening.
It's dark, we're
cold and wet.
Let's get to the
truck, turn up
the heat and
head home for
dinner.
