There is a river that I like to fish with lots of structure. Other anglers also like to fish the same river. Navigating my kayak around the power boats is challenging. But! I discovered an Ox Bow with a narrow and shallow entry with submerged rocks. This spot gets low boat traffic and low fishing pressure.
The entire Ox Bow overflows with vegetation during the summer months: lilly pads, weeds, and green “slop” on the water’s surface. I rig my rods specifically for this spot: I tie a leader to my main line (braid) via Crazy Albero Knot and then tired directly to my bait. No swivel. No clip. This reduces weed hitch hikers!
On my last trip to this spot, I fished a frog pattern for two hours. Several explosive strikes. But, no hooks ups. :-(.
While removing my leg-less from frog my leader, I heard the sound of a fish jumping out of the water behind me. I dropped my frog rod and picked up my rod with a wacky rigged Garry Yamamoto senko and made a precise cast to the concentric circles left by the fish.
Once the senko hit the water, I lowered my rod tip to allow the senko to flutter towards the bottom without resistance….fish on!
The fish only weighed 1 lb 2 oz. But, it pulled like a heavy weight! OMG. This fish had shoulders!!! 🙂
The next time I return to this spot, 3 out of my 4 kayak rods will have a frog on them. My forth rod will have a wacky rigged Gary Yamamoto senko! 😉
