Mid-Lake Area Wednesday, 12-19

[Champ188]

Well, just as I was starting to wonder if I'd bought a lemon, Donna and I managed to put some decent fish in the new Ranger. Started at 8:30 a.m. at the mouth of the White and finished up at dark in Baxter. Total was about 20 fish with 7 or 8 keepers, best five going 13-14 pounds. Caught a few the first couple of hours on a lavender shad War Eagle blade, then switched over to a jerk bait for the rest of the day. Threw a SPRO of undivulged color.

Pretty much ran main-lake bluff ends with wind all day. The few times we did get off the main lake, we quit getting bit at all.

One thing is certain ... I CANNOT get bit on a bank with less than a 45-degree slope, and truth be told, it needs to be more like 60-90 degrees. I guess it's the low water level, but these fish are on steep stuff. That goes for LM, SM and K's.

[Quillback]

Thanks for the report, I tossed a JB the other day and could not get bit except for one dink, but sounds like I was fishing the wrong banks. But, I'm glad to hear the JB is working, I love to fish it.