{"id":1596,"date":"2011-05-04T15:40:27","date_gmt":"2011-05-04T13:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/?p=1596"},"modified":"2011-05-04T15:41:44","modified_gmt":"2011-05-04T13:41:44","slug":"the-early-bird-catches-dam-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/04\/the-early-bird-catches-dam-all\/","title":{"rendered":"The early bird catches dam all!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>John and I were up at 5am, 4am and 6am on Friday, Saturday and Sunday respectively. We were expecting great things with big pike. We were both confident the larger fish would feed at first light for a few hours but it did not happen. At least not to the extent we were hoping. I lost\u00a0 4 fish in the 12 -20lb bracket all weekend and john landed 2 nice pike in the heat of the midday sun on the last day. We&#8217;re still exploring and trying out new tactics. Little can be learned from doing something once so there will be more early starts and reconnaissance.<\/p>\n<p>The best hit I had all weekend was when John hooked my rod during a wayward cast and sent my entire set up into the drink. It quickly sank to the bottom of a deep and dark\u00a0 section of a river mouth. Thankfully an ingenious dredging technique invented by John retrieved it.<\/p>\n<p>I hope to be on the water from Friday to Sunday again and will report back as usual! Have a great week all..<\/p>\n<p>Ronan..<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1596 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/early-start-blog-002-Large-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/early-start-blog-002-Large-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1597\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1597'>\n\t\t\t\tLine tangle from hell..\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/early-start-blog-004-Large-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/early-start-blog-004-Large-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1598\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1598'>\n\t\t\t\tAbout half an hour later..\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/early-start-blog-005-Large.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/early-start-blog-005-Large-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1599\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1599'>\n\t\t\t\tZebra mussel\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/early-start-blog-010-Large.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/early-start-blog-010-Large-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1600\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1600'>\n\t\t\t\tSearching the depths..\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/early-start-blog-042-Large.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/early-start-blog-042-Large-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1602\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1602'>\n\t\t\t\tAlways look after your vehicle!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/early-start-blog-044-Large.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/early-start-blog-044-Large-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1603\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1603'>\n\t\t\t\tJohn with my fly in his protective head gear..\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/early-start-blog-047-Large.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/early-start-blog-047-Large-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1604\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1604'>\n\t\t\t\tPike number 1 for john..\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/early-start-blog-050-Large.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/early-start-blog-050-Large-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1605\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1605'>\n\t\t\t\tAnd into number 2.. both exceptionally strong fish!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/early-start-blog-052-Large.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/early-start-blog-052-Large-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1606\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1606'>\n\t\t\t\tFrom very &#8220;pikey&#8221; water..\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/early-start-blog-054-Large.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/early-start-blog-054-Large-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1607\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1607'>\n\t\t\t\tDragging my rod from the depths!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/early-start-blog-056-Large.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/early-start-blog-056-Large-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1608\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1608'>\n\t\t\t\tJohns dredge..\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John and I were up at 5am, 4am and 6am on Friday, Saturday and Sunday respectively. We were expecting great things with big pike. We were both confident the larger fish would feed at first light for a few hours but it did not happen. At least not to the extent we were hoping. 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