Went down to Santee Lakes again looking for light line "Whisker" trout... Fish were caught and I'm second guessing using 2# test line now....
Within 30 minutes, the 2# rod doubles over and I see the strike indicator going flying up in the air! Nothing was jumping, but it felt very trouty. I wound up getting it to the net and a respectable 17" rainbow. It's been over a month since they stocked in this particular puddle, so I continue to be amazed. I started doing some drawing in the cab and looked up to see the 4# rod load up! Same deal, fought down at the bottom, but didn't feel like a catfish. Got him to the net and another nice 17" trout.
About 30 minutes before closing and no whisker trout. I saw the strike indicator drop and ran to the rod! I saw a trout jump, but there was nothing on the line... literally... No crawler.
15 minutes later and my 2# rod was pinned! I was for sure thiinking it was a big cat from the sheer weight of it and took my time. It was fighting a lot different than the cats though and then it surfaced. I was expecting to see a big bass the way it was coming up, but nope... It was probably a 7 or 8 pound trout! WTF!?!? Now I got a little nervous and it screamed out line and then .... Gone.....
2# snapped... Ugh.... By now the Rangers were making their last trip around and I packed it ion with my head held low. I was stoked to get 2 trout, but went 2/4 on trout while losing a monster and no Catfish.
At least now, I have a full load of trout to smoke up!
Thanks for reading and until the next trip down to the puddles!
