Rob Wise

Fished a small work tourny out of Aunt's Creek. Launch was delayed because of the fog and it was a pretty chilly wait. Finally launched and started fishing a few chunk rock to gravel transitions in little Aunts. Got a couple small bites on a biffle bug but no fish in the boat. After an hour or so the fog had lifted and we decided to run to the Joe bald area and fish banks leading into pockets. We threw rock crawlers, jigs, spinnerbaits, jerkbaits, and a ned rig trying to get bit and failed miserably. Had one decent fish on a jig come off at the boat but it was some tough fishing. We almost called it quits early but at about 3pm the fish in our area turned on and we finally started catching. That gave us about 30minutes to catch a couple keepers and a few shorts before the 4pm weigh in. Lost another keeper at the boat and ended up weighing 2 fish. Weights were definitely not the 20+ that everyone expected and I was happy to see that we were not the only ones struggling. Ended up winning the big bass pot with a 5lb 3oz off the ned rig. Thanks for reading.

Took a buddy out from daylight to around 2pm Saturday. Tried jerkbaits, ned rigs, and a-rigs in several areas that seemed like they would be prime locations but failed miserably. We found some shad out in the creek channel and jigged a spoon to catch a few before going home completely skunked. Bad day of fishing but it was sure a nice day to be out on the lake. Thank to everyone for the recommendations. Looking forward to getting back out there and trying again.

Thanks a lot for the input and encouragement guys. I'm planning on going out to Aunt's in the morning. I'll let you know how it goes.

I have been lurking around here learning from you guys in secret for a while now and figure it's about time i posted something. Last summer i decided to get back into bass fishing after being out of it since my teens. I have been out on the lake almost every weekend since and it's clear i have a lot to learn. This is the first time i have ever fished through winter and man is it tough! I have had some luck on jerkbaits, spoons, and a Ned rig but not very consistently. I guess i just haven't quite figured out the winter pattern on the rock yet. If you see a tall guy in a Bass Tracker on a Saturday morning around aunts, cape fair, or mill creek stop and say hello. And more importantly tell me where the bass are and how to catch them because I need all the help I can get!