Decent summer fish

Real nice fish anytime of the year my friend!! I have never used the wacky worm. Guy swore by it once up at Smithville ramp. i still havent tried it. 

That is a nice one for sure!

Nice fish!!!!

Very nice fish! Did you learn anything from that experience? How many times have you caught a nice fish while fixing a backlash or set your rod down for a period of time.

Thanks guys.  

Magicworm,  twice this spring that exact thing happened, one of them being a true 7 pounder just outside of the Aunts Creek area that due to my stupidity, got off while attempting to flip it in the boat. I cast my RK out,  started digging rock on a point, phone rings, answer it, 30 seconds later start reeling and BAM, the fight was on. Not sure i've ever had a bass fight as hard as that one did.  I do try to slow down, but get so jacked with trying to catch fish, that it gets hard to just relax and let those cranks dig, then naturally float up, or to let that wacky rig actually hit bottom in 20' without jerking it.    

Slowing down is so often the key. Fishing on the clock during derbies has messed up a lot of folks.

Ketchup, that is awesome!

Majicworm that was a good example of fishing slow. I would deliberately repeat that If were you. i have done that this time of year often letting it sink to 10 ft or more. It is just that the bass are spending deeper under the dock.