Jimmy Pickle's Fishing Journal

As many of you know, Jimmy Pickle has done a lot of fishing out at the Lake the last couple of years. He has kept a journal of his trips, and he shared it with me.

These are his results from the last three years......................

2007

Jimmy caught 259 bass for an average of 14.6 bass per trip.

Almost all were caught on just three baits, a diving crankbait, spinnerbait, and a Zell Pop topwater plug.

2008

Jimmy caught 538 bass for an average of 19 bass per trip.

358 of these were on diving crankbaits. The rest were mainly on, lipless crankbaits, Swimming Horny Toads, Zell Pop, swim baits, and spinner baits.

This was the year we had all the grass in the Lake, and the fish held close to the grass.

Ole Jimmy misses the grass.

2009

Jimmy caught 496 bass for an average of 14.5 bass per trip.

Changing tactics because of the grass being gone, he caught 225 on jigs(swimming and regular)
He caught 150 on lipless crankbaits(Such as the Red Eye Shad) 84 on diving crankbaits, and the rest on spinner baits.

All that adds up to a total of 1,293 bass caught in a three year period by just Jimmy alone. An average of 431 bass per year. That's an average of roughly 16.5 fish per trip.

Those are a heck of a group of numbers.

If you counted his fishing partners the avg. per trip would be well over 25 per trip caught.

Another great example of how lucky we are to have the fishery that we have.

It is also a reflection of what a great job Albert and the folks in the Fishing Association have done the last few years in bettering the Lake. Be sure and tell them thanks and, if you haven't already, join the Fishing Association.

I hope to be down later today and tomorrow and try to get a few myself.