I knew the herring bite was wide open and that most of the field would be fishing those places. I decided to go the opposite direction and head upriver and fish shallow backwater areas with a frog and jig. I caught fish doing this but none over 3.5 pounds. The problem with that was that every hour for three days it took a fish 4 pounds or better to get a check. That was amazing to me...10 places paid every hour for three days and nothing under 4 placing in the top 10.
After lunch I made the decision to move down the river and fish docks with a Katch-Her Lures jig. The best one I caught weighed 5.92 and the pic below is from the weigh in stage.
Chose not to go back on Sunday due to the forecast for storms throughout the day, a forecast that ended up being wrong. Still had a great weekend and looking forward to the next one.
I also want to brag on how satisfied I was with the 519 in shallow water. Honestly that was a concern for me when I got the boat. I like to fish ultra shallow if possible and need a boat that will float in a foot of water. I fished several areas with the trolling motor propped up with a board so it would not hit bottom and never had an issue with the boat bottoming out. Very pleased with this boat.
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