Finally !!! 2025
Nitrofreak reply :
I finally got the chance to do a little fishing after several months of frustration, my friend invited me to prefish Lake Anna with him for a tournament he had, we fished on Friday the tournament was Saturday.
It started out to be a great looking weekend early in the week, but as the weekend approached we had another front move through, we got on the water at around seven thirty, surface temp was 42 to 44 degrees, air temp was 24 degrees with a slight breeze out of the west, by the time we reached our first destination the winds had already started to pick up, not what the forcast was calling for, we started scouting the areas for some bait locations and really could not find what he was looking for, water color was slightly stained in our area, so he wanted to try some fishing on some of the spots he had in mind, he was fishing a Smithwick JB and I decided on a LC pointer 100DD in chartreuse, I made 2 casts and already my line was freezing up in the eyelets, we located our first nice fish of the day on a dead grass bed in 12 feet of water, I threw the JB just to the outside edge and brought it along the leading edge and all I felt was the line suddenly became heavy as I went to twitch the bait and pulled this little beauty in, it went 5.30.
After fishing that spot we noticed they were already located about 1/3 of the way in on the leading edge of the main lake points but they were being very stubborn even though we were waiting over 40 seconds between movements to try and get a reaction, the wind had become very difficult to hold boat position and keep our lines slack enough to allow the JB to work properly, he knew there were going to be 5 seperate tournaments the next day so we left that spot alone and decided to pack up and head for some areas protected from the wind and found it very difficult to find anything of that nature, we did find one cove that looked good, it had a couple of small schools of shad and some pretty good grass around some of the secondary points which also provided some deep water access as well and thats where I found this little fatty hanging around, she went 4.31 and had a shad in her throat, that was the first time I had ever caught one with a bait fish in it's throat.
The winds had picked up yet even more with 25 mph gust's and finally decided to call it a day at 3:30, we rode around a bit after that looking for more bait fish but ended up not finding too much for his tournament, Saturday came around and as he headed out with his fishing partner, I went to fish with his grandad on the hot side of the lake, I had a brand new Rick Clunn designed JB in Cosmic Shad color, on the very first cast with it I bumped it on a stump and wham! this one nailed it ! it went 2.32lbs
Thats my friends grandfather holding the fish, we fished from 10:30 to about 3:00 and caught 9 fish all together most all were in the pound and a half to 2 pound range, he beat me with a worm of all things LOL !! and he lost a really nice one at the boat somewhere between 4 and 5 easy.
My friend did not fair too well in his tournament, only came back with a weight of 2 fish at 3.08 lbs but on the bright side some really good anglers came back empty handed, he starts the year off in the elite series in 19th place, winning weight was 20.36, don't worry too much buddy, you got the whole season ahead and I am sure you will be just fine.
I had a really great weekend besides the wind and the cold and can't wait for the next trip, thanks for letting me share my story and thanks to my friends for inviting me along, I had a great time on the water with you all !!
MCS reply :
Sounds like a good time, nice fish.....little chilly but hey a cold day on the water catching fish with friends beats a warm day at home right.
Teal reply :
LLooks like you had fun,
Felix77 reply :
Nice fish, nice story. I'm still dealing with ice up here. Bass-***. 
Paul Roberts reply :
Great report. Thanks for sharing the details. They make it feel like I'm there. Get's my wheels turning anyway. Man, those big waters sure take their time warming up.
Nitrofreak reply :
On 3/25/2013 at 11:10 PM, MCS said:Sounds like a good time, nice fish.....little chilly but hey a cold day on the water catching fish with friends beats a warm day at home right.
Thanx MCS, and you are absolutly correct lol !!
On 3/25/2013 at 11:13 PM, Teal said:LLooks like you had fun,
Loads of fun, I just wish I would have thought to wear my sweatshirt, I had on a T-Shirt under the jacket, usually my coverall's are more than enough but the ones you see me wearing are not mine, they are my friends and I could not zip up the front lol !!!
I froze my boobies off Friday but still had a blast, I wish however we were in the tournament, I had a fire tiger lipless crank bait that I could have used to pluck some more of those nice ones out of that spot but he wanted to save it and I understand.
On 3/25/2013 at 11:20 PM, Felix77 said:Nice fish, nice story. I'm still dealing with ice up here. Bass-***.
Thanx !! Soon enough I know we will be seeing plenty of big bass being posted by you, and I can't wait to see them either !!!
On 3/26/2013 at 12:50 AM, Paul Roberts said:Great report. Thanks for sharing the details. They make it feel like I'm there. Get's my wheels turning anyway. Man, those big waters sure take their time warming up.
This one really dont, it's a nuke plant lake and I wish I had brought my thermometer to see what the temp was at 12 to 15 feet, thats where all the active fish seemed to be, I found a few good ones on some drop offs in that range in the middle of the lake but did not have time to fish for them, this was further down the lake where the return flow would have an effect, surface temp was the same at 44, but still curious.
Thanx Paul !!
Tuckahoe Joe reply :
Nice way to get your season started off...congrats!
Jigfishn10 reply :
Great report Nitro, I'm really happy you were able to get out there and catch some fish...and nice size ones!
Congrats Bud!
Nitrofreak reply :
Thanks guy's, it really means a lot !!!
HookSetDon reply :
You bastage... LOL congrats on getting out and getting onto some fish- Well deserved thats for sure!. How do you like the rc jbs? For the price and quality they look great, Ive yet to try one.
Oh yea, in case you're wondering- The ice looks great here!
roadwarrior reply :
Man, I felt like I was sitting next to you.
Great post!
AK-Jax86 reply :
Great story sounds like a great time
Siebert Outdoors reply :
Great story and trip.
Nitrofreak reply :
On 3/26/2013 at 7:23 PM, HookSetDon said:You bastage... LOL congrats on getting out and getting onto some fish- Well deserved thats for sure!. How do you like the rc jbs? For the price and quality they look great, Ive yet to try one.
Oh yea, in case you're wondering- The ice looks great here!
LMAO !!
I will offer my opinion on those, I have to tell ya man I love the L/C pointer 100's in really cold water, compaired to the R/C jerk bait, the reason is because of the way its designed.
The L/C jerk bait has a very narrow wobble when you work it and it sinks very slowly on the nose, in cold water I love the slight movement that is produced by the L/C.
Now on the other hand, the reason why I went to the R/C jerk bait is because this is a Nuke Plant lake, the water was much warmer on this side of the pond, it was in the upper 50's where we were at, so I needed more action from the bait, when you jerk that bait you are going to get a very abrupt dart to the left or right and a very slow fall from the bait almost too slow in my opinion, but that can be fixed with a heavier hook on the front, or lighter line, but I love the bait, it's got a very good flash presentation as it darts as well, it litterally turns on it's side as you jerk it, I used it with a Skeet Reese J/B rod and I really like the performance of the bait, the only thing that cost me some fish was the color I had, the water was really clear and the color was too dark, I had a lot of fish follow the bait and I think a different color would have been a better option, the hooks however in my opinion on both are or have a lot ot be desired and need to be changed out, one thing to consider is the cost of both baits should you change them out, they are in the 10 to 15 dollar range depending on where you find them, I have not broke one with a fish yet but I have bent the hooks with the fish, one actually broke while I was removing it from the fish, if you do get it hung up you are almost sure to get it back just with a barb or two missing.
Nitrofreak reply :
On 3/26/2013 at 8:37 PM, roadwarrior said:Man, I felt like I was sitting next to you.
Great post!
I fart a lot, it's probibly a good thing you only felt like you were sitting next to me LOL !!
Dwight Hottle reply :
Great post & a good start to the year.
HookSetDon reply :
Excellent, ill need to pick up a couple
Nitrofreak reply :
On 3/27/2013 at 3:34 AM, HookSetDon said:Excellent, ill need to pick up a couple
If I get any more I will let you know how they do in different water color/conditions etc...
Jigfishn10 reply :
You know Nitro, I find it odd that you haven't been on here much in the last couple of weeks, did it take you that long to type up that long report?...LOL J/K Buddy!
Nitrofreak reply :
No my friend, I have had some personal issues that needed tending too.
But I am working my way back up the ladder and soon enough you will be the fine recipient of a wise crack once again and we shall rejoice in laughter and well being and I shall end up once again on the floor either laughing hysterically or drunk off my arse BAHAHAHAHA !!!!
flyfisher reply :
Nice job. I was wondering where you have been 
Jigfishn10 reply :
On 3/27/2013 at 5:38 AM, Nitrofreak said:No my friend, I have had some personal issues that needed tending too.
But I am working my way back up the ladder and soon enough you will be the fine recipient of a wise crack once again and we shall rejoice in laughter and well being and I shall end up once again on the floor either laughing hysterically or drunk off my arse BAHAHAHAHA !!!!
I had a feeling you were gonna say that....ahh yes, back to normal, nice to have you back!
I think I may have to go on a sabatical...LOL
Nitrofreak reply :
I'm sorry guy's, my posts have been missing the mark here lately and in some cases missing entirely, I still have an up hill battle of my own to work on but in time I will get back to doing more research and hopefully give more accurate reports with some results from new baits and the local fishing holes around Va.
Who knows I may even be able to offer someone some good advise and they catch a big fish or two, I look forward to that, right now the future looks a little rough and rocky and you may still find me missing from time to time so bare with me please.
It's nice to know I am thought of though guy's and it gives me hope and strength and a lot to look forward too.
Jigfishn10 reply :
No apologies necessary Nitro, take care of what needs to be taken cared of...we'll be here and you know how to get a hold of me, Bud!
MCS reply :
Hey Nitro good luck and God bless, I am sure you will get through whatever fine and dandy.
Hopefully you will be good in time for us to root for the Skins and RG3 and that Washington Vs Baltimore superbowl we all dream of LOL
senile1 reply :
That's an enjoyable post. You stuck a couple of decent fish there. It makes fishing in the cold all worthwhile, doesn't it!
Quote. . . . you may still find me missing from time to time so bare with me please.
I don't know about some of these other members, but I'm not going to bare with you. 
I will bear with you.
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