Crazy solo trip out of Oak Orchard tonight

[bluegiller]

 

My kid was going to go and backed out at the last minute so went solo. Got 6 matures 1 two year old and one skipper . 90 to 130 did not seem to matter. Got fish on riggers 80 and 65 and divers 180 and 140. Most fish were on spinners with flies but couple on spoons .. 4 over 20 pounds . Pics of each and the scale read out. Best you can do solo you can see the baits I got them on.

 

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[bluegiller]

Oh and that was from 530 pm till dark .. an after work trip

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[Fish4anything]

Thanks for sharing.... Good job [emoji106]

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[SeaSmiles]

I don’t know how you guys do these solo trips. That takes some serious skill. Nice fish!


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[bluegiller]

I don't think solo is that hard. My boat is set up with long arm riggers so there is plenty of room in the middle to net fish. I also have 3 rod holders on my riggers so there is lots of places to stick the rod if you need to. I always stuff the net under the fish then drop the rod tip so they fall right in and then stuff the rod in one of the extra holders so I can use both hands the lift the net .The only thing that's tricky is the flasher fly on the divers some times netting big fish can be hard. I never run those crazy long leaders like a lot of guys do I keep mine so the whole rig is still about a foot shorter than my diver rod. I did knock one off with the net last night on the diver but that was just me rushing , but no big deal I was letting them all go any way. Also my motor moves so easy I can steer it by just just grabbing it and turning it a little so I can keep the boat straight while setting up with out running to the wheel all the time.

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[tuffishooker]

Re; fishing solo . Some of the best company I have had has been fishing solo ! If you can take a kid fishing great company !

[Reel Doc]

Awesome!!  Thanks for the pics!!

[SeaSmiles]

Thanks for the solo pointers.. I’ll have to give it a go.


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[Rtrucking40]

Never happens on tourney day!! Are those 8 or 10 inch spinnys 

[bluegiller]

Those are 8 inch and my home made flies

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[Hachimo]

Nice work, and report.  Some nice fish to catch while running solo.  I could never run solo but now I have AP so I’m gonna have to try as well. I just get worried i would have a firedrill and rods fireing 3-4 at a time.  

[bluegiller]

Don't worry about the doubles and it triples .. if it happens and it will, just leave one in a rod holder and let him run. If it goes slack switch rods just until you have it tight. Then back the the first one so you don't get them both to the boat at once. I had a double last night and it worked just fine. Once I had a triple by my self and it was 2 on one rod , one on the cheater and one on main line and one on a dive.. that one caused some problems I ended up getting both fish on the one rod in the net together luck one was not a mature. But the one on the diver while I was doing that ran at the boat and got in the rigger.. that was a mess took me a few mins after it was all over to get untangled and get back to fishing. But that's really the only time I had a true mess.

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[Wassup8687]

Awesome job. I fish alone every now and then and it can be a challenge but very rewarding when you get them in.

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