Macsimus

That ramp is a real cardio workout!

Holy Schnikes!

Count me in!

Thanks for the heads up. Just downloaded it - no special permissions required. That's a first!

What a smallmouth is thinking when it sees one of Dave's jigs:

I'm out too. Shudder.

Sounds like there's a good crop of youngsters coming up in the system and that is good news. Great report Bill. I've been known to giggle myself on occasion when the little guys are so cooperative. It's just pure fun.

Wow!

Now I know what too much heat will do to a person. Too funny.

LOL

Thanks for posting your article Donna. So uplifting compared to the constant barrage of "dirty laundry" in the media.

So true and a reminder that I need on a regular basis.

Thanks Daryk. Enjoying a second Spring up here minus the beautiful dogwoods, redbuds, and Spotted bass.

Good to know! Thanks for the tip.

Hmmm...might have to give that a shot. The thing is also a multi-species beast. Since you guys turned me on to it down there In March, I have caught LM, SM, Spotted, Crappie, Bluegill, Sauger, Northern Pike, and a nice "Sheep of the Deep".

Lol. Mississippi River in St. Paul. Not much of a wilderness experience but the only legal water until 5/9.

The Little Guy catches 'em up here in MN too.

It's been my experience that a little Please Release Me (livewell treatment by Sure-Life) helps stop the bleeding faster.

Hope you got your fill of catchin' 'em Dave. Yeah, I know. Not possible.

Way to go guys. Good lookin' specimens!

Lol. I agree that gravel lizards fight but being from a place where the vast majority of anglers are insane on them, it's kind of fun to disrespect them a little. On the other hand as already noted, there is no finer shore lunch. I remember watching an All American on Lake Hamilton quite a few years ago, maybe 2000 or 2001. Jeff Coble from North Carolina who eventually won the thing, had a camera guy in the boat and they were showing him reeling in a fish. Coble cranked the fish to the surface, saw that it was a walleye and turned to the camera and said, "yep...I thought so...felt just like a deesh rag." Totally unexpected and pretty hilarious at the time!

Great report Quill and nice Sand Shark. Did it fight?

Thanks for the kind words fellas. James, I would jump at the chance to fish with you.

Only thing better than catching them is catching them with a good friend or family member. Way to go.

Man, that is a stud smallie! Congrats.