Come go fishing with me...My luck ain't changed! Part 1

[Soupy_1us]

Once upon a time (06/10/06) at 5 this AM. As you can see I made it to Lake Geiger in Western KY. It's about 8 miles from my house, back out in the river bottoms, way back ( which means it's fed at least twice a year by the backwaters of the Ohio River).
The site was beautiful ! Sun light was just trying to break over the hills, the Bullfrogs were calling me and the fish were rolling like HOGS/Hawgs..

[Soupy_1us]

I finally got the boat (12 Jon) in the lake. trolling motor just a puuuurin'. Baited up with some big "o" flattail red worms ( that I had dug, no store bought stuff for me ) 1/0 wire Eagle Claw Crappie hook ( you know, them pretty little gold ones) with one of them BB split Shot sinkers ,that won't hold my 100 lb test line down,so I had to use my Johnson Spinning Reel/w Johnson Medium Weight 5' 6" Rod (remember this brand name) with 12 lb line on it that looks like sewing thread to me.One of them pretty yellow and white bobbers. I chucked it to one of them Cypress Trees by the bank , where them "BIG" gills were playing and I waited.

[Soupy_1us]

While I was waiting ... I decided to soak up some of "God's Creations". Man this is one beautiful place.. Them "BIG'UNS" are rolling everywhere. I waited s'more............................................ ..............................................
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After about 45 minutes and nary that first bite, I decided to try my luck with some of them rubber bait things, you Panheads know what I'm talking about. I looked around in this big o bait box I carry.. sometimes, that's got all my "PLASTIC" stuff in it and found one of them "Broken Back Minnows" , so, I put er on My Johnson Reel w/ Johnson m/h Rod ('member this brand name). I chucked that B/B Minnow up to one of them Big Cypress Trees and "BANG !

[Soupy_1us]

Bang again ! Something has hit that B/B Minnow !!!! What the HEY ! It's a big-o-catfish (5lbs) on "Plastic Minnow" !!!!!! Dang ! My day just got better.. I took him off and then I chucked that minnow back at that Cypress Tree and "BANG" again, it's another catfish (1 1/2lb) I just don't get it???? Catfish on "Plastic" , they must starved....And then it started, back under that big tree and "BANG" A nice size Large Mouth Bass... Now I know, I'm in HAWG HEAVEN (no pun intended to one of our members) After about 15 minutes of this , it started to slow down a little,so I decided to change baits. I found me one of them TWRILLY Things.. The one that has the lead head and two tails ! I chucked it out to a big-o-tree and Dang if I didn't catch another one on that thing... After about 6 or 7 of these bass....... I heard something behind me...It sounded like a big BULL wading out into the water but, there ain't no cows in this place. I looked around and found a BIG ONE !!!!!!! Bigest dang fish I ever saw working the banks behind me... I'm gonna make it to the record books with this one ! So I slipped over to him (shhhhh) I'm sneakin' up on him....I throwed that rubber twrilly thing at him... Real quit, I let 'er sink, I lit me a smoke.... and then it happened ,,... my line started to move and I wasn't doing it ! He HAD IT ! He's got it in his mouth.... Ohoh......OH SH*T He's running ! Set the hook fool ! (I said to myself)

[Soupy_1us]

You guys know I'm a catfisherman... You know I'm use to catchin' big fish......and you know I'M NOT USE TO USING LIGHT TACKLE !

He was runnin',and you know what you're s'ppose to do now.......and I did......I SET THE HOOK ! CRACK ! BANG ! ZIP ! Ohhhhhhhhhh SH*T ! Don't ever let a Big GAME HUNTER HUNT RABBITS !!!!!! It just don't work ! I set down on him and he just didn't care ! That "NEW" Johnson Reel w/Johnson rod went to hell in a hand bag... That Twrilly Thingy came by me soooo fast, I thought somebody has taken a shot at me with a gun.. I didn't realize that the rod (Johnson) had broke, I didn't realize that the reel (Johnson) had lost it's guts. The only thing I realized was that ,that little yellow Twrilly Thingy just came by me like a bullit...And then I saw him ( the fish) smilin' at me from afar...THEN, I SAW IT !!!!! BLOOD ! AGhhhhhhhhhhhhh... It's mine! Ouch, ouch, ouch ! My finger caught everything... The Twrilly Thingy, the end of that rod (Johnson) Blood was everywheres and it was mine ! The rod (Johnson) had stuck up in my finger like somebody had shot me with an arrow. >>>>..........I QUIT....... I can't do nuttin' right ! Nuttin' goes my way.... I'm gonna sell everything I got. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now I have owned about two doz of these Reels (Johnson) and Rods (Johnson) But, I'll never own another... These things are made in CHINA now-a-days and I didn't realize that .......until now.
Well, the fish is gone,the rod (Johnson) is broke, the reel (Johnson) has been gutted and MY FINGER HURTS like h**l...

[Soupy_1us]

Well, in these last two pics. you will see that I made it back to the bank.. Got my boat and stuff loaded (one handed) and if you look real close at the dirt there, you might see a BLOOD TRAIL ! I know you guys are laughin your butts off right now and I hope you did enjoy another day with "Soupy's Adventures" But, that ain't helpin' my finger none at tal.. And in that last pic. you can see some waves in the water...... That's them damn LITTLE FISH I THROWED BACK IN ! I'm going home !:mad:

[wewamohawk]

what a day soupy i wish i could have been there with you it would have been lots of fun ;; maurice the mohawk

[big country]

well it sounds like you had a good time soupy....lol
i would recondmend switching to ugly sticks if i were you for the money i think they are the best buy...and tough..
oh yeah, sorry to here about losing your fish....;)

[Soupy_1us]

After I hung that fish ,..... I had an UGLY Stick ! when he got done with me.

[Soupy_1us]

I guess you could say "I got Whooped With an UGLY STICK" but, it was a JOHNSON
Don't worry, it won't happened again, with a JOHNSON!

[capt.kirk]

SOUPY 1
That is some kinda day you just had,good story and some nice pics,i see
where mohawk said he would have liked to been there,it would have been fun??I dont think so,to many flying objects,that picture of the red sunrise
should have told you it was going to be a bad day,red sky in the morning
Sale,rs warning.That must have hurt like a sum bi--h, I am going to come
and fish with you one of these days and i will be bringing my Johnson
equipment,Johnson & Johnson-----------------------------BANDAIDS:p
If you aint throwed it away yet,box it up and send it to the company,
with pictures,see what they are willing to settle out of court for.:rolleyes:
If i can be serious for a second,you are a lucky man,it could have been
an eye.KIRK

[wewamohawk]

yes kirk you said it could have been relay bad i didn't mean that part i was thinking about fishing thats all i think about when i go fishing and i don't use johnson and johnson it not good for me for light fishing i use the ugly stick and for yhe big fish i use big rods reels and i all ways have lots of fun even on a bad day its always fun ;; the mohawk

[Stump Bumper]

WOW! Where's a video camera when you need it? Did you see what kind of fish it was that destroyed you "light-weight" fishing rig?....LOL....Ray

[Stump Bumper]

Oh well, at least you had another good adventure....thanks for sharing it with us....Ray

[Soupy_1us]

As for the Johnson & Johnson (bandaids) that goes back to what Kirk was talking about in one of his threads "Safety First" I didn't have a first aid kit nowheres ( my eyeglasses are s'ppose to be safety lens) and as for the Other Johnson... I don't have the money for the postage to send this s**t back to China.
And now for the fish ! What I saw of it (while in was divin' for the bottom of the boat) it look like a MONSTER Large Mouth Bass ( about 50 lbs, well maybe 15 lbs but, it looked like 50 lbs... Just saw the belly and part of the tail....After I go thru Bass Pro catalog and find me another heavier lite tackle outfit and I get my nerves back..... I'm going hunting !!!!!!

[Rainman4u2]

10' uglystick spinning rod, Rhino XL4 spinning reel, and 80lb Power Pro should bring him to the boat....:D

Ray

[capt.kirk]

Soupy 1
just relax get healed up, order some of that lighter heavy tackle and get
your first aid kit in order,for you never know when you may hurt the
last Johnson that you got :p KIRK

[Soupy_1us]

I see that that Ray is an "EMT" maybe I should fish with him?????
I do need some suggestions on which "REEL" I need to buy for Bass fishing. I like a good 5'6" or 6' Rod.. But, I've used Johnson Spinning reels for so long I really don't know what else is out there... I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER JOHNSON !

[gofish]

soupy ifn its spinning cabelas has a salt striker reel thats great for the money.liked the first one so well i bought 2 more.baitcasters i use garcia 5500s and 6000s.

[Soupy_1us]

I'll have to check out that salt striker reel ?? I am a "Spinning Reel" type man.. I have several of the Shakespear "Bail" type spinning reels and some Zebco "Bail" type reels but, I prefer the enclosed type spinners. I do have 4 or 5 Garcia reels I like to use for lite fishing in the creeks and ponds... For everything else I use PENN that's the only way to go after the "big'uns"