Got fishing about 6 AM this morning, really wish I had gotten out a half hour earlier.
Threw my summer time rig to start the day, Zoom Ol Monster on a c-rig, fishing a gravel point. Usually this time of year it's a great way to get a shot at a couple of nice fish, but this morning I only had two non-keepers on it. Switched out to c-rigging a Zoom UV Speed Craw and caught my biggest fish of the day, a near 18" smalls.
Quite few fish chasing small shad, but they were scattered, threw a top water at them for a bit, but only had one hook up that got off halfway to the boat. I am thinking if I come back next week to have a little popper tied on, the shad they are chasing look to be pretty small.
I have a rocky point that 2 years ago had a really good deep keitech bite that lasted for a couple of weeks. Had to wait bit for a couple of guys in a boat to move off it, but when they did, I swooped in like a vulture going after a road kill skunk. Soon as I dropped the TM I could see suspended fish at about 20-25 feet over 50 FOW. I started off throwing a 3.3 Keitech on a 1/4 oz head, made a dozen casts with it, didn't get a sniff. I was starting to wonder if my depth finder was functioning properly, because I sure should have gotten a bite or two. Decided to switch out to a 3.3 on a 3/8 oz head and I got bit on my next 8 or so casts - You wouldn't think a 1/8 oz weight difference would mean much, but it sure worked. I threw it out, give it about a 5 second countdown, reel a few turns, let it drop, repeat. Most bites came on the fall, you'd just see a little twitch usually on your line.
I'd like to say that I caught a bunch of monsters, but it was a spotted bass bite and I don't know if I got any over 15". At the end of the day I caught 25 spots, 2 smallmouth and a couple of largemouth.
As Bill and Randy mentioned it was hot and still, I got off the water at 1115 and I was pretty wiped out, not used to this hear I guess.
Surface temp 84. Water is stained brown.
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