Posted on January 03 2017
Finn and I have been jonesing to get on the family pond and yesterday afternoon, even though it was raining off and on, we loaded up the Diablo Chupacabra and worked the edges on the upper end for pickerel.
With Finn on the bow learning how to cast and a retrieve a rooster tail, my own fly casting was limited but I did pick off one small pickerel to start my year.
Minutes later Finn cast deep into a wooded pocket and as he was reeling it back I watched the lure stop once, twice, and as the rooster tail was near the rod tip a larger pickerel slammed it catching a hook on the edge of his jaw. Finn was stoked but even more excited that his fish was larger than mine.
The pickerel in the pond are thriving and it would be a good idea to cull a few. I watched a few videos last night on how to clean one and it does look a little labor intensive but I'm going to try it on a few larger ones the next time out. They are supposedly good eating after all the work is done.
Great to be on the board and I expect we'll be out on the pond a lot this year as Finn (Hadley too) are enjoying fishing more and more as they grow up.
P.S. If you're looking for a fiberglass spinning rod for ponds, lakes, light saltwater, etc., the 7'6" Medium Eagle Claw Featherlight is a ton of fun to cast and fish. The 5' and 5'6" Ultra Light are as well but the 7'6" Medium is going to get a lot of use this spring and summer on the pond with bass lures.
With Finn on the bow learning how to cast and a retrieve a rooster tail, my own fly casting was limited but I did pick off one small pickerel to start my year.
Minutes later Finn cast deep into a wooded pocket and as he was reeling it back I watched the lure stop once, twice, and as the rooster tail was near the rod tip a larger pickerel slammed it catching a hook on the edge of his jaw. Finn was stoked but even more excited that his fish was larger than mine.
The pickerel in the pond are thriving and it would be a good idea to cull a few. I watched a few videos last night on how to clean one and it does look a little labor intensive but I'm going to try it on a few larger ones the next time out. They are supposedly good eating after all the work is done.
Great to be on the board and I expect we'll be out on the pond a lot this year as Finn (Hadley too) are enjoying fishing more and more as they grow up.
P.S. If you're looking for a fiberglass spinning rod for ponds, lakes, light saltwater, etc., the 7'6" Medium Eagle Claw Featherlight is a ton of fun to cast and fish. The 5' and 5'6" Ultra Light are as well but the 7'6" Medium is going to get a lot of use this spring and summer on the pond with bass lures.
