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Well for my first ever attempt at plunking I settled on Sauvie Island. After getting some suggestions, which I will be using in the future(thanx SteelmonKiller20) I decided to stay a little closer to home, and after looking at the map, and getting directions to a couple places, I decided to try Willow Bar. Got to the Bar at about 5:00am and so did about 80 other guys and gals, and kids and dogs, so at least I felt like I at least picked a spot that people actually fish.
The spot I picked on the map was a ways down the beach, so as I drove past the others, being the first to arrive at the little curve in the beach I had determined(by my trained fishing eye...lol ...my best guess)would be the most productive, I was wondering if I needed to go back to the crowd, when another truck came and parked next to me. I immediately mentally gave this other fisherman high marks for picking the best spot on the beach(he obviously had a trained fishing eye also).
So I get set up and tossed my first rig ever out there, a couple spin and glows with some of my home cured row. My partner that was gonna meet me (Steelies4life) was gonna be late, and he had made the last minute trip to Fisherman's and had the stuff I needed to rig a prawn, so I just put eggs on my rigs for the time being, but confidence was high, as a lot of other fisherfolk=good spot in my book.
As the sun rose, so did the attendance, as boat after boat got into the trolling line just in front of me trolled down around the corner and returned for their next passes. I could count 25 or more boats at a time in the line from my view...more confidence in the spot...these guys OBVIOUSLY knew where to fish...more highly trained fishing eyes.
So the guy that parked next to me comes over and says "I noticed your OFF sticker on the back of your truck....blah blah blah"...and we are now friends(Alm21) from here on the forum. So he tells me from his recon of the area I happened to land on the BEST section of beach...PROVING I have a highly trained fishing eye.
So a few hours go by and I've tried a couple different set-ups, singles, doubles and triple hook setups. with and with out bait, with a Kwikfish, with and without scent. The hot tip of the day was no bait, just a couple beads and maybe some scent. As proven by a texted pic from a buddy fishing in another area. And then we see the first "fish on" out in a boat in front of us. The net flew and then got put away, no landing on that one.....and then for the next 10 hours I worked on my sunburn. Not another bite or wiggle or jingle heard or seen for pretty much the whole day.
So as everyone was giving up, and the boat trail has left the area, I decide maybe I'll read my book for a bit before packing up. So as soon as I get into a good section My buddy starts yelling, MIKE, MIKE, There you go!!! I jumped up and got the rod in my hand started to reel down to feel the slack taken up and SHAKE,SHAKE....SET THE HOOK...ONE SHAKE....and slack....freakin' drive-by! 12 hours in for that?... I was a bit dejected at that point. But it kept me there fishing as everyone left. Soon after, it was down to me and a couple of folks a 100 feet or so away. I started to gather up my stuff when I get a another little rattle of a dinger...then my rod starts to bend and shake, so I run over and do the same cha-cha as the last time with same end result...GRRR...The guys up the beach giving me the shoulders shrugged, palms up "oh Well" gesture as they shook their heads, believe me my head was shaking too.
Oh well ...at least I got a couple bites. That will make me go out again, I'm not so sure how game I'd be to go do that whole "sit and wait" kind of fishing again if I hadn't got those bites, plunking isn't really MY thing, but the adrenaline dump from those couple bites will probably have me back out there again tonight..till the last minute of fishing again!
The spot I picked on the map was a ways down the beach, so as I drove past the others, being the first to arrive at the little curve in the beach I had determined(by my trained fishing eye...lol ...my best guess)would be the most productive, I was wondering if I needed to go back to the crowd, when another truck came and parked next to me. I immediately mentally gave this other fisherman high marks for picking the best spot on the beach(he obviously had a trained fishing eye also).
So I get set up and tossed my first rig ever out there, a couple spin and glows with some of my home cured row. My partner that was gonna meet me (Steelies4life) was gonna be late, and he had made the last minute trip to Fisherman's and had the stuff I needed to rig a prawn, so I just put eggs on my rigs for the time being, but confidence was high, as a lot of other fisherfolk=good spot in my book.
As the sun rose, so did the attendance, as boat after boat got into the trolling line just in front of me trolled down around the corner and returned for their next passes. I could count 25 or more boats at a time in the line from my view...more confidence in the spot...these guys OBVIOUSLY knew where to fish...more highly trained fishing eyes.
So the guy that parked next to me comes over and says "I noticed your OFF sticker on the back of your truck....blah blah blah"...and we are now friends(Alm21) from here on the forum. So he tells me from his recon of the area I happened to land on the BEST section of beach...PROVING I have a highly trained fishing eye.
So a few hours go by and I've tried a couple different set-ups, singles, doubles and triple hook setups. with and with out bait, with a Kwikfish, with and without scent. The hot tip of the day was no bait, just a couple beads and maybe some scent. As proven by a texted pic from a buddy fishing in another area. And then we see the first "fish on" out in a boat in front of us. The net flew and then got put away, no landing on that one.....and then for the next 10 hours I worked on my sunburn. Not another bite or wiggle or jingle heard or seen for pretty much the whole day.
So as everyone was giving up, and the boat trail has left the area, I decide maybe I'll read my book for a bit before packing up. So as soon as I get into a good section My buddy starts yelling, MIKE, MIKE, There you go!!! I jumped up and got the rod in my hand started to reel down to feel the slack taken up and SHAKE,SHAKE....SET THE HOOK...ONE SHAKE....and slack....freakin' drive-by! 12 hours in for that?... I was a bit dejected at that point. But it kept me there fishing as everyone left. Soon after, it was down to me and a couple of folks a 100 feet or so away. I started to gather up my stuff when I get a another little rattle of a dinger...then my rod starts to bend and shake, so I run over and do the same cha-cha as the last time with same end result...GRRR...The guys up the beach giving me the shoulders shrugged, palms up "oh Well" gesture as they shook their heads, believe me my head was shaking too.
Oh well ...at least I got a couple bites. That will make me go out again, I'm not so sure how game I'd be to go do that whole "sit and wait" kind of fishing again if I hadn't got those bites, plunking isn't really MY thing, but the adrenaline dump from those couple bites will probably have me back out there again tonight..till the last minute of fishing again!
