Big M Area 7/12

[Quillback]

Jeb and I launched out of Big M around 0530, we went down lake to a spot that has a few points fairly close together. We found a fairly good early bite, c-rigging plastics (OL Monster, Speed craw). That bite died down fairly quick, but the water got flat and a topwater bite started, I got a few on a pencil popper, while Jeb picked up a few on a Hopkins spoon tossed at the boils and a drop shot. The topwater bite lasted about 20 minutes, once it died we fished several points and picked up a few more fish on the Speed craw. I had a few bites on the FB jig, just could not stick them. We left at 1100, a little over 20 fish into the boat, but just a handful of keepers, biggest about 2.5 lbs.

[rps]

Sounds as if you maximized what the lake has been giving lately.

[Quillback]

Well we got lucky in choosing the right place to start fishing once we got on the lake. And we were lucky to have that topwater bite happen close by where we were fishing. Good conditions also, weather was cool to start the day and the water trash stayed off the lake until about 0900.

[jeb]

Water Trash! Love it.

Yeah, we had a decent morning. This time of year, I'll take days like that all I can. No sense beating our heads on the wall chasing big LM's suspended in deep water. If guys like Bill can't catch them reliabily right now, I know I'm way out of my league trying!