Well the forecast aligned with a free day off for me so I hit the road for a 2.5 hour drive.
I was on the water and fishing by about 730 am. Conditions were perfect. Light wind. Water temps 61ish to start (later warmed up to 65). Prespawn to spawn window.
Ten casts in and a nice blow up:
I flipped up a small smallie and missed a few nibbles before pretty much fishing topwater the rest of the day.
I found the fish in and around cover. Little shade pockets and quiet indents in the cattails where I could place my popper.
Epic battles getting them out of reeds and into my grip.
Had to stay fueled up with a protein snack. This ain't trout fishing.
Carefully I took weights of my top fish. It's a mind game I play where I come up with a 5 fish bag as if I was competing in a tournament.
At one point I doubled back instead of making a big loop and this proved to be a key decision. With a gentle breeze pushing me along I surgically picked apart the cover on my way back. Sometime hitting a shore line from a different angle will let you clean up whats left.
That's a lot of dudes in a tight spot. Put on a show for them.
Fish of the day came out from next to a little patch of cattails. Between the chunk and the reeds off shore.
Oh me oh my:
Oh and here is my top 5 weights of 25 or so bass (3.78, 3.82, 4.34, 4.32, 4.46)=total bag of 20.72 pounds
Hell yeah!
Special thanks to @Jim F. for the intel he has given me on big river bass.
Billy
I was on the water and fishing by about 730 am. Conditions were perfect. Light wind. Water temps 61ish to start (later warmed up to 65). Prespawn to spawn window.
Ten casts in and a nice blow up:
I flipped up a small smallie and missed a few nibbles before pretty much fishing topwater the rest of the day.
I found the fish in and around cover. Little shade pockets and quiet indents in the cattails where I could place my popper.
Epic battles getting them out of reeds and into my grip.
Had to stay fueled up with a protein snack. This ain't trout fishing.
Carefully I took weights of my top fish. It's a mind game I play where I come up with a 5 fish bag as if I was competing in a tournament.
At one point I doubled back instead of making a big loop and this proved to be a key decision. With a gentle breeze pushing me along I surgically picked apart the cover on my way back. Sometime hitting a shore line from a different angle will let you clean up whats left.
That's a lot of dudes in a tight spot. Put on a show for them.
Fish of the day came out from next to a little patch of cattails. Between the chunk and the reeds off shore.
Oh me oh my:
Oh and here is my top 5 weights of 25 or so bass (3.78, 3.82, 4.34, 4.32, 4.46)=total bag of 20.72 pounds
Hell yeah!
Special thanks to @Jim F. for the intel he has given me on big river bass.
Billy
