Tough Day For Me

[Bill Babler]

Got on the water at 601 Am with two clients and a tag boat. The sun was already on the water and it was just about as slick as gear grease.

Day started off good for not only us, but the tag. I believe 5 topwater bites, with a 3.5 and a 4 pounder between the boats. Also a very nice K. and a good Jaw.

Here is where it got Iffy. After the topwater bite and I will tell you, that ended early it got very stingy.

We could have easily been on the water this morning at 5 AM and been good to go. It is really starting to get light early. The topwater stuff is shutting down as soon as that sun hits the water.

Had about a two hr. no strike time and then both boats started picking up a few. My guide boat ended with 13 bass 1 gog, and 1 perch. 5 keeps. Very nice size, but not a ton of bites.

You would think it would be better than it is, and I'm sure some of the guys got on them. I started slowing down later in the morning and fishing deeper,and had my best luck dragging in about 20 ft.

It is still calm as glass, and I'm sure no picnic.

Don't know the numbers for the tag, but I believe it was pretty similar.

[Flippin]

Bill,

Did you fish the topwater all day?

[Bill Babler]

Denny, I have been in and out and worked the bushes to 30 ft. I'll thro heads or splits on them even ran a spinner early one morning thru and around the bushes and nothing.

I have drug the pole timber, ran grubs thru it, and fins and spooks over the top of it.

The fish are there, they just shut down, when the sun hits the water.

Day before yesterday, we would have fish follow the bait to the boat mid morning after they cooled off, on both topwater and splits. Just could not get them to eat it.

A little afternoon on those same locations, they would bite. Not great for me, but I would start catching decent fish.

Should be way, way better than what it is.