Long weekend report

[Skunk City]

With it being a holiday weekend, I always make an effort to stay away from the crowds, and this year was no different. Of the 4 locations I fished, all 4 were fishermen-free with exception of the people I had out with me .

Thursday/Saturday: Hit a local spot with the girlfriend and a buddy. Threw my swiss cheese waders on and fished small plastics and metals on the medium-light setup. Picked away at some feisty sunfish and white perch. Forgot how much fun you can have when you leave the 6" plugs and 45lb flouro at home .

Sunday: Managed to hit 3 different bodies of water with a few fish from each. Hit another local spot in the yak from 9-noon. My ultimate goal was to test and tune my new transducer holder and get the fish finder dialed in, which still needs some work lol. Managed a pair of Pike and a Smallmouth before the sun was high in the sky.

Threw the yak back on the roof and headed up to Sussex County for BBQ/fireworks at a Lenape Lake (private). Drank some beer, ate some dogs, watched the fireworks from the water, and picked up 3 magic hour Largemouth to 18" on topwaters.

Threw the yaks back on the roof yet again, took a 30 minute power nap and headed up to Swartswood for some night action. Though we were greeted by spawning herring upon arrival around 1130pm, I purposely left the plugs in the truck to fish strictly herring. Downrod and livelining both produced on a nice dropoff. Picked up a handful of nice Crappie, all between 11"-13" as well as a monster Eel. Also managed to donate my new rod/reel combo to the lake, so if anyone snags into a Tourney Trail/Pfleuger President combo before the rust starts, I will gladly give you a reward . Spent the last hour of the trip dragging jigging raps across the bottom in hopes of being reunited with my baby, but no luck. Got off the water just as it started getting light out.

No monsters, but a great weekend to not work and enjoy the water and friends .