FISHING ON A HOT AUGUST DAY

My buddy and I went fishing today in the mid-day sun and heat! We started out at 10a.m. and fished until 2p.m.. Man was it HOT! We were fishing buzz baits, crank baits, C.P.Swings with yellow and white fly strips, and small jigs. The fishing was slow for the most part however, we did manage to catch about a dozen Largemouth Bass with the biggest being around 14"-15" long. We found Crappie and nice Bluegills on the small jigs and spinner/fly strip combination. My friend Bill, has been using a newer product, put out by GULP FISHING PRODUCTS, that resembles maggots. He has been adding these to his flies (when using his fly rod) and today he added them to his C.P.Swing. He has also used this product on a bare hook and has had good success catching Crappie and Bluegill. The product is actually a soft plastic that has been impregnated with a very strong fish attracting scent. This is an excellent product to have handy when you don't have live bait. It is very effective. Bill also had a container of 2 1/2" emerald shinner GULP that looks like small minnows. They come in a plastic container filled with a liquid scent solution. I added one of these to a 1/32oz. jig and caught some 8"-9" Bluegill. I was quite immpressed with this product. If you can find it at your favorite outdoors store, pick up a couple of containers and give it a try. It might just save your fishing day!