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I’m going to bust this one off in the morning. Probably on a big rock that I will claim was a 5 lb smallmouth.

Last night I was pretty beat after getting up early and fishing all day, so I was sound asleep at 7 PM. Woke up wide awake at 3 AM and decided, what the heck, might as well go fishing. Today was tough, there was an early bite, then it was just dead out there. Wind really whipped up around 11 AM, so I stopped throwing the finesse stuff and broke out the cranks. Caught a half dozen on cranks, but I covered a lot of water to catch them. 11 total bass, 2 were keepers, and both of the keepers were largemouth. Caught 5 on a little 2.5" tube and the half dozen on cranks. The fish I caught were all shallow in less than 10 FOW. WT was 57 when I left.

Got there about 10. WT still only 53. Ran about 4 miles. Nice green color. Started catching them at the first spot. Bunch of sub 15” fish. Jig caught em all. The 17” fish in the 3rd picture was an absolute tank. Drove home in the rain😐

I have a question for you bass guys caught this about 3 weeks ago on Stockton it measured 19 1/2 inches. Not positive what flavor it is. I guessed it as a mean mouth.?

I am not too sure at the moment sometime in the next few months. But on your next trip there I can trade you some flies for one. Go below the big stone bridge in the fast water stand at the edge and look in the trees. I have hung several up there so you can pick a few off the limbs. 😆

That’s why I have a stash of them. Tried them when they first came out and wasn’t a huge fan. But like those hooks, it’s time to get used up.