Inline Spinners....

Decided to fish Inline Spinners this evening at Bethany Lakes.  Started out with our Purple Wooley Rooster Martin; fished it with a steady retrieve.  Managed to catch three Bass before losing it to a Tree Bass.  Switched to an Orange Rooster Tail and caught a scrappy little Bass!  Not bad, lotta fun, able to get a round in before the next cold front arrived!

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Nine Fish On Inline Spinners This Round

Fished Bethany this evening.  Went with inline spinners starting out with a Rooster Tail.  Caught one Bluegill and missed several Bass.  Switched to the Wooley Rooster Martin and caught more Bass and two Catfish.  Fish count this round:  One Bluegill, six Bass, and two Catfish. Used Ultralight Gear and four pound test, making the fish feel like Bruisers... fun stuff!

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Three More Bass This Morning....

Made a modification to the Wooley Rooster Martin; went with a Size 6 Treble Hook this time.  Seemed like a better hookup rate compared to yesterday.  Caught three Bass; no Bruisers.  And, yes... it is still fun!

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Fished Bethany yesterday morning and caught a decent sized Catfish, then missed a lot of strikes.  Finally, managed to catch a few Bass and other fish.  Went with Ultralight Gear and an Inline Spinner we call the Wooley Rooster Martin.  It has a Wooley Bugger dressed hook,  a Roostertail body, and a Panther Martin blade. Works well on Bluegill and Sunfish... looks like at least one Catfish liked it, too.  Fun stuff!



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Wooley Rooster Martin at Celebration This Round

Went with a Wooley Rooster Martin for a quick trip to Celebration Park.  Fished the East Pond and caught little Bluegill.  Even had a White Egret lurking nearby trying to steal our fish as we released them.  No Bruisers but fun stuff especially using a homemade inline spinner!

What Lures We Use....

Here is a picture of some of the lures we use for fishing the community lakes and ponds in the area with emphasis on Bethany Lakes since we fish it the more often than others. Senkos are not shown but we do use them.

Lures in the picture include:

• Rooster Tails
• Panther Martins
• Wooley Rooster Martin Inline Spinner
• Various Inline Spinners
• Burnt Orange Crawdad
• Guadalupana
• Deer Hair Critter Variant
• Purple Grasshopper Variant
• Elk Hair Caddis
• Foam Diver
• Foam Beetle
• Roadrunner Jig

Wooley Rooster Martin Gets Two Fish This Round

Was not able to fish Friday and Saturday.... Worse,... hated to miss the Fishing Derby at Bethany Lakes on Saturday.  Was on the road, so could not fish.  Did make it back this evening and was able to wet a line finally.  Went with the Wooley Rooster Martin and caught two fish - a Bluegill and a little Bass.  Did miss several other Bass though, so the fish were biting, just the reflexes were not up to speed this outing.  Still good to fish rather than drive!

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Wooley Rooster Martin Does Well Again This Morning!

Decided to go with the inline spinner this morning.  Fished a Wooley Rooster Martin.  Caught Bluegill and Sunfish and one Catfish that went 16" in size.  Really like Plano East Senior High School's pond!

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Wooley Rooster Martin Gets a Mixed Bag This Morning!

Returned to Plano East Senior High School this morning in hopes of hooking up with at least one Bruiser that we lost yesterday.  Caught one Bruiser Bass that went 16.5". Then, caught a mix of Sunfish, Bluegill, and a little Catfish, and then hooked a Bruiser Catfish that went 17"! Caught one more little Bass before deciding to try another location.


Tried the feeder creek at Harrington Park in Plano and caught Sunfish, Bluegill, and Longear.  Did sight cast to several Carp lurking in the area but  none wanted the spinner.


Went on to Shawnee Park in Plano and struck out!  Tough place to fish with the "Buffer Zone" hampering access from the bank.


Finally closed out the morning outing with a stop at the feeder creek to Shadow Lakes in Allen. Caught a Bluegill and then had several missed strikes from more Bluegill.

PS:  Quick trip to Bethany this evening gets two more fish - a little Bass and a Bluegill.

Wooley Rooster Martin Worked Well Enough

Wooley Rooster Martin worked well enough.  Was a slow go at Stoney Hollow in Plano with only three missed strikes.  Could not get a good hook set to land them.  Moved down the road for a chance at the Catch and Release Pond at Plano East Senior High.  Caught a few Panfish, little Bass, and even a little Catfish.  Did lose three Bruiser Bass though.  Good to see the Pond is doing well!