Mercer in the A.M. 2024
flippin4it. reply :
I'm going to be hitting Mercer in the morning, early. About 7 A.m. till noon. Anyone else game? Just look for a big boy with a goatee and a fishing pole.
Hung up Paul reply :
I found Mercer on a map, but where is the park entrance? Off Lee Chapel?
I probably won't be able to make it, but I'll try.
Paul
rondef reply :
Go down Hooes road from Route 123 and go into the condo developement on the left and then take a left once you are in the condo developement and park down in the cul de sac.
flippin4it. reply :
I go in off of Wagon Trail Lane and make the walk to the water. Thats the end I'll be at. Pk, try to make it, I seem to have some great luck there. It's all a matter of will power.
Hung up Paul reply :
Sorry, couldn't make it. I had to watch the kids. Let us know how you did.
flippin4it. reply :
Pk, finished the morning at Mercer with 7 total. 2 keepers and 5 lil' ones. I lost a big one shortly after hooking it. Would have liked to seen that one. Let me know when you can get out.
flippin4it. reply :
Did I mention I froze "IT" off?
slomoe reply :
dang flippin, you catchin keepers at mercer? You throwin jigs? Nice job.
flippin4it. reply :
All fish caught on a shakey head rig. The key was location. It seems everyone is blinded by the dam or stumps. You got to go where there is no path. During the early spring I caught one 7+ and regularly catch 3-5 pounders. Now I have been in dink city more times than not, but alot of that has to do with the bait I'm throwing at the time. Buzzbaits seem to ba a big fish bait and 3/8 or larger spinner baits. Also try larger soft plastics, it will cut down on the numbers caught but will increase the average size. Throw the full size Brush hog and 6 inch Senko's. Give me a shout/PM and we'll try to set something up for next weekend. Anyone else game?
slomoe reply :
sounds good. thanks for the tips.
rondef reply :
Rob,
Sounds like you had a good day. I am going there tomorrow morning and I am hoping to finally catch something in that lake. I have only been there once and I got skunked back in the middle of the summer. Hopefully I will have a good day tomorrow.
Trevor in Burke reply :
sounds like the shakey head was "IT" again Rob 8-)
rondef reply :
Went to Mercer today and had a good day as well. I used crankbaits and Rat-L Traps and a Rapala SSR7. I caught four LMBs, two dinks, a 1.75lb LMB and a 3.5lb LMB. Here is the 1.75lb LMB.
rondef reply :
Here is the 3.5lb LMB.
Hung up Paul reply :
Nice catch there!
Man, I've lived in Burke since 2002 and I'm just learning now that I'm in the middle of a bunch great fishing lakes. I should have been at this game years ago!
slomoe reply :
GREAT FISHING RON!
JCrzy4Bass reply :
Good day out there today dad. I was glad to see one of us get on em'. Hopefully tommorrow I'll get back in the game. I wanna hit the other side of the lake tommorrow and hit some of the areas through the woods (less pressured). Anyway, looks like the Rat-L-Trap has been hot lately too. Keep at it. See you in the morning.
AnglerNFuego reply :
Nice fish Ron! Gotta love that Rat-L- Trap.
rondef reply :
Well guys I got bored sitting home after Jason and I fished Mercer this morning. I decided to go back after lunch and give it one more try. I have to say that I am glad I did because I now have a new PB. Check out the hog in the picture, 5.5lbs. What a great day fishing, the man upstairs really took care of me today.
slomoe reply :
Congrats!!
JCrzy4Bass reply :
That is an f-in' hog. I'm jealous as anything... all you guys getting these 3-4 lbers and I'm stuck with the dinks. I really hope I get something at Mercer tommorrow or Curtis on Wednesday before my fishing pretty much ends this year. The dink I caught today on the trap wasn't really what I was looking for, but hey... I guess a fish is better than nothing. Nice pb.
AnglerNFuego reply :
Nice one Ron! Very...very nice.
A.Do? reply :
save some fish for me!! I can't make it out till this weekend. I'm thinking sunday we should go out there. Simon and his kayaks and me with my raft. LETS GO!
flippin4it. reply :
Ron , nice fish. Are you guys using digital scale. I need to get mine checked. Mine is reading way lite based on you pics.
SimonSays reply :
Quotesave some fish for me!! I can't make it out till this weekend. I'm thinking sunday we should go out there. Simon and his kayaks and me with my raft. LETS GO!
sounds goos to me =P
rondef reply :
Rob,
Yes I am using a Rapala digital scale that I purchased about 6 weeks ago. What do you mean by based on my pics? Are you trying to say that they are not as heavy as my scale shows? I calibrate the scale so it reads "0 lbs 0 ozs" before I put any fish on it. I am going back to Mercer again this morning to catch a trophy LMB.
rondef reply :
I caught two more at Mercer today, a 1.25lb LMB and a 3lb LMB.
Here is the 1.25lb LMB.
rondef reply :
Here is the 3lb LMB
Hung up Paul reply :
Nice work dude, you're on fire!
JCrzy4Bass reply :
Good job punkin' us again today dad. You are tearing it up lately. Looks like Lake Mercer is starting to be your home lake there. Tommorrow will be fun at Curtis, can't wait. Goin' to get some more lures and stuff tonight to restock the tackle box after my disaster at Mercer today. All for two little dinks of of Rapala Shad Raps (minnow color). Oh well. I got a good feeling about tommorrow. See you in the morning dad. Maybe I can actually keep up out there tommorrow, we'll see.
AnglerNFuego reply :
QuoteNice work dude, you're on fire!
That's what I told Jason as we were leaving. I mean what can you say when you are tossing the same lure next to him and he is pulling them out? Good job Ron!
rondef reply :
Andy,
I told Jay the same thing, I guess I am just getting lucky and having my lure in the right place at the right time. Hopefully Jay will kick my butt tomorrow at Lake Curtis, he has caught fish there before and I have not, I got skunked.
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