BWCA 2016 Day Five
August 31, 2016
917 AM bacon to fry. |
1235 PM this fish was taped at 19.5 inches. |
That mark on paddle is 18 inches. Closing the mouth and pinching tail put it right around 18 in this case. |
What I call a deadhead bay. Money. |
514 PM. Note previous time of 504 PM. The fish struggling here was caught by casting a popper so it nearly touched the wood of this deadhead. One good pop and let it sit. All that's needed. |
516 PM two minutes later fish landed. Kind of a bruiser looking fish; kind of a badass. |
This one pushed past the 18 mark (hidden from view); the next mark is the 20. Number of fish in that range. |
604 PM. Smaller fish but great coloration. |
Finally got a from-afar look at the fully-manned MN III. |
Summary shot of the deal one is looking to close. |
707 PM. |
713 PM LMB. This fish just crushed the popper. See the glass pane there; it was quite a take. |
Lip touching between the 18 and 20 marks. |
739 PM. |
I missed being sternsman for the boys. But it was fun to light into some fish. Poppers for big bass on calm water. In the middle of a pretty vast wilderness. |