I eventually stopped counting at 20 but caught more after that. Had 5 get off that I could confirm were bass. Most of the smallies in the 8-10" range but 8 over 12". At one point I have 3 legal smallies in 3 cast. Most of the bass were smallies. 5 Largemouth and one Spot. Plenty of Gills - since I'm usually using panfish lures. 1 Drum I caught on a live crawdad. The Goggle-Eye have finally shown their faces. Caught 7. Most in the 6" range and 2 over 8". And 6 catfish. 4 Channels and 2 Flatheads. The start of the day they were hitting a 1/8oz White Rooster tail. Then a few on a yellow crickhopper. I really started to get into them when I switched to a 1/8oz Yellow Rooster Tail. I don't know what it is about smallies and the color yellow, but they seem to love it. I had to switch to a 1/8oz Chartreuse Rooster Tail because I lost the yellow one, but it kept producing. I got to my camping spot. Trapped some minnows then started using those. Simple rig, just a #6 hook a sinker and a peg float to keep it off the bottom. Cast into the current and keep the line tight, trying my best to make sure I don't hook any deep. The smallies were eating them up. And that's also how I got my first cat. The more I and more I have been studying cats I have learned at least in the ozark streams. If a smallie is there, so is a channel. Lately I've been fishing for them during they day casting cut bait in the places I usually try getting smallies. I don't always bring a cat in, but I'm almost always getting bites within 15 minutes. Anyway at dusk I slip sinker rigged a live perch. And Santee Rigged some cut shad. The rest of the cats were caught on the Santee rig. Even the Flatheads. The next day was tougher not as many fish but still pulled in 2 bass over 12". One was over 15". I used a White Rooster tail, Yellow Crickhopper, And the winner for the day was a Red Tinny Wee Deep Diving Crawdad Plug. Here's the pics. I didn't start taking pics until the afternoon of the first day. After my 3 legals in 3 cast convinced me to keep the camera handy. Attached Thumbnails
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