Were into the Cut and Headed to the Alabama River

Well were on our way , we cut across the Tombigbe and now we are in the cut. This a a pic of Bill and his boat and you can see how loaded it is by the way front is out of the water. we have about an hour thru the cut being the water is so swift and our boats are loaded. There is a lot of trash in the river and also in the cut so therefore we will be going kinda slow. This is such a pretty place to be lots of birds signing and there is plenty of wildlife every where. well we past these two fishing camps on the way and that has to be the Tom Sawyers of the 21st century they are so neat. We have gone about 10 miles and we are about 8 miles from where we will be camping.my next post will be of our camp so hang in there and read the rest of the story.

Launching the Boats

Well we are at the boat ramp and look how high the water is. What a bad deal. Well that is not half of it Bill's two boys have not showed up yet and it is getting close to 9a. Well I am going to go ahead and lunch being I am already here and spent all the money on this trip might as well do it. It still be good to go camping and just being out doors with all the birds and other things. Well I have launch my boat and now I going to launch Bill's boat and then we will get this show on the road. Well it's 9:15a and we leaving the ramp and Bill's boys did not show,it's there lost not mine. Were going to cross the Tom Bigbe and hit the cut over to the Alabama River.I will post when we get into the cut and show some pic's of fish camps

The Boat is Ready to Go

Well it's Monday morning about 7a and I am putting the food in the boat. That is all I need to do and I will be ready to go. I feel like this will be a wasted trip because of the weather. That front blow in yesterday and the wind has blown all night and the water is still up. We had to go on anyway because of vacations had been scheduled and they could not be reschedule. Any we going to give it a try and see what happens and go from there.It's about 8a and were on the way.

Ready To Go

The boat is packed and we are ready to go. We had a cool front blow in about 1:00 pm this afternoon and the wind is about 15 mph out of the north. Being the water is high and the wind is out of the north it ought to be interesting. We will be leaving around 7 in the morning and will not be back until Thursday afternoon. Until then have a great day and take a kid fishing. Until next post enjoy life.

Count Down Day 2

Well the boat is loaded all except the food and rod and reel's. The river is falling about a foot and a half per day and that should be great for fishing. Went out yesterday and racked crawfish's and got about a hundred or so. I need to go down to the river and see if I can catch some shad. I have 31 blue gill's for fishing them log jams for the big yellow's. Well that's about it for today not much going on ,just waiting for Monday to get here. So in the meantime take a kid fishing.

Count Down Day 3

Well I said yesterday that it was not going to be to productive but it was a OK day. I got all the rod and reels that I do not normally use checked out and new line on them and there are ready to go. Went and filled up the boat with gas and got me two five's for spare gas. I bought me one of them new 100 qt coolers that says it will hold ice for five days at 90 degree's we will see. Today I will load the tents ,sleeping bags,table, and the rest camping gear. Well It's time I get up from here and start my day and in the mean time until the next post have a great day and take a kid fishing.

Count Down Day 4

Well yesterday was a good productive day ,I got all the batteries fully charged and most of the food bought. I worked on the boat lighting and added two new lights that will be used for night fishing. Then I adjusted my running lights so they would not be shining to for out in front of the boat. This morning I have a Dr's appt. so that will throw me off today,but when I get back I will start getting the fishing tackle ready and the rod and reels checked out. This is about all that will go on today. So until next post have a great day.

Cuont Down Day 5

Well today is a work day getting ready for the trip.Today we will start charging all the batteries on the boat and the one spear one. While this going on we will make the food list and go to the store buy the food. then if I have any time left I will go over the rod and reels and tackle.The check list has already been made so we will just follow it.I check on the rivers this morning and it fell 1.64 feet last night, which that is good for us.Well it is 6 am and the sun is up here in Alabama so I will close for now and get to work on this list in the meantime have a great day.

Count Down Day 6

Well today begins the countdown before we go on our fishing trip looking for the big one. This picture is our mascot that will fly at the camp. When we leave the boat ramp at Mt.Vernon,Alabama we will head north about 5 miles to the Alabama River and there will go 16 to 36 miles depending what the first sand bar looks like being we have had high water for two weeks now. The river has crest and feel 1.8ft. today. For now that is all will post progress of what is going on as for getting packed and start loading the boat. Y'all have a good evening and take a kid fishing.

River Is Up

Well when you see this floating down the river it's best to stay off. If you can see it on top you can bet that there's some under the water also. The police chief of town last Sat. hit an under water log and destroyed his lower unit on his motor. If you do decide to run the river on the rise stay out of the channel because that's is were most of the trash runs. For now I will stay out of the river until it starts to fall. So if you choose to get in the river be careful and don't become a number. Until next time take a kid fishing.

GETTING READY FOR THE BIG ONE

Well spent most of the day getting ready for the trip on the Alabama River next week. We are going to spend a week on the river ,fishing log jams and deep holes. We will be targeting big Blues and Yellows. We will be thankful for any we catch but we are looking for the 100 lb'er. The closest I got last year was a 63 lb Blue caught on the Mobile River. I spooled my reels with 65# Power Pro and 40# Cajun RED lightnin. I will be using Gamakatus 8/0 Octopus and 11/0 Eagle Claw King Kahle hooks. The choice of weight's will 4 to 5 oz no [roll and a bank sinker up to 10 oz depending the current. The reels of choice on this trip will be the Ambassador 7000is3 Pro Rocket and Penn's 309. The rods will be Shakespeare's Tiger Rod's MH and H 7'. We will be use Skip Jack and live Bream for baits. And to all you Mother's that read this I hope y'all have a happy Mother's Day Sunday. Until next posting have a great day and take a kid fishing.

RAIN

Well it looks like the fishing will be slow for a week are two because of the rain. Monday we got 8 1/2" and yesterday we got an 1 1/2 " and I think we have had our shear of it. So for now I will start getting my things ready for May 17Th . We will be taking a trip up the Alabama River for a week looking for that 100 lb'er and hopeing to find it. Until next time take a kid fishing and enjoy the moments

E-mail

I had an E-mail about not hooking up. Well the E-mail said they were using Skip Jack which is one of the best cat fish baits. He said he would get a good run and then when he picked up the rod it would let go. First of all when that happens you need to start watching your rod tip, because a gar will play with your bait and then take off with it and when you set the hook he will let go. I had take 30 to 40 yds before and then let go. Normally a cat fish will take it and run no playing around. So I feel he was getting messed with by gars . Hope this will help you

Fish Tacos

These might sound fishy,but they are really good. You might want to try them before you say anything.

RECIPE

10 to 12 oz fish fillets your choice ( I used fresh cat fish )
1 box taco shells ( your choice )
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 - 16oz Cole slaw mix
1/2 teaspoon celery seed
1 tablespoon sugar
1 package taco seasoning mix

DIRECTIONS

Prepare the fish as you prefer ( fried are baked )

Heat taco shells as directed

Mix in a medium bowl the mayo,taco seasoning mix,celery seed ,and the sugar and let stand 5 to 10 min

Fill the shells as you would any other taco.

Hope you will try this and enjoy it.

Until next post have a great day.

Spinning Reels

Spinning are a very popular reel now days.looking at these two pic's from left to right they are 1) this is what they call a long cast because of the spool design.This reel holds 325 Yd of 25 LB mono. I use this reel mostly floating a big slip cork with live bait. 2) This reel is a live liner which is used to free line your bait which i use it with a slip cork and live bait. 3) this is my salt water spinning reel.4) this is the all around standard spinning reel before they had all them fancy named reels.5) this is a ultra lite spinning and 6) this is a Miro lite Series and now they make a little lite series also. as I use all these reels for something in my line of fishing. If you could only buy one I would buy the standard reel with a 4;1 to 1 ,ball bearinds and a spool of at least 150 yds on 12 lb mono. I mostly use the standard reel for catching what I call skillet fish. The ultra and miro lite are what I use for catching my bait (blue gills) . So when your thinking of a spinning reel study it because there so many on the market now, so good luck.