I need to CAST !!

[Johnch]

Summer is winding down
September will be here in a few days

LOL I have to many bullets cast for the rifle and pistol that I will be using for deer hunting
Also lots cast for the 9 , 357/38 , 40 , 45 ACP , 44 Mag and 454 / 45 Colt

Just have the 32 S&W to work up some loads


So I have been casting Jigs and Spinner Baits to fish for Bass and Catfish

I just got back from fishing the Portage River
I planned on targeting Small Mouth Bass in some holes below SR 590 ( But the bass are biting in all the river )

I wanted to try out a NEW ( for me ) Color Spinner bait
A copper blade , brown and orange skirt with a Brown grub ..... think of a Crawfish Spinner bait

First hole I got to
I anchored the boat below the hole and cast the spinner bait into the rapids just above the hole
I let the spinner bait sink to the bottom and slowly worked it into the hole , letting it drop when it got to the hole

Well the Small Mouth Bass loved the bait and how I was working it
But after 4 or 5 bass , I hooked something else

I thought I had hooked a freight train
I pulled the anchor and chased it down the river a little bit

It turned out to be a 26" Channel Cat .... FISH FRY LOL

I moved slowly down the river , hitting 4 more deep holes and caught both Large Mouth and Small Mouth bass
Also 9 more Channel Catfish , all on the spinner baits


I had to quit all to soon , as I only made 3 of the Brown / Orange with a copper blade spinner baits
1 is hanging from a tree limb , just out of reach
1 I lost in the rocks as it entered a pool

But the last one I still have .... well sort of
It is twisted and bent from another large channel catfish
I will reuse the blade and the skirt

But just reuse the lead to cast another spinner bait

I think I will try out the Maumee River for Bass and Catfish in a few days
But I will have a BUNCH of lures , not just 3

So if you are bored , maybe your catfish need to be thinned out for a fish fry LOL

John

[380AUTO]

Same here I’m runnin super low on my 30 cal projectiles. Just don’t have time.

[Mitch]

Hi John er neighbor lol
3 baits to fish the rivers around here not good.i am the other way around don't hav the time for fishing like I use to.but seem to do more things with casting and loading bullets.been working on mastering brass molds took me a bit but have it working better now.

[robinsroost]

John, I also make my own spinner baits both in line and safety pin. My best color has been a clear body with a hot pink center, tube lure, that I call cotton candy, a white head and a silver Colorado blade. I found that it helps to paint or glue doll eyes to the head...…….robin

[quilbilly]

Those brass and copper blades work well on spinnerbaits here too.

[Silvercreek Farmer]

I'm waiting for it to cool off a bit. In the meantime, I'll use up some neglected boolits...