The Big M 6/27/2013

[Quillback]

Launched at 0430, but the pre-dawn launch did not payoff like I hoped, only boated one 12" bass. Once it started getting light, motored over to my favorite point and caught a 1/2 dozen or so early on the c-rigged Ol Monster, then a couple on the Drop shot, and managed a few top water fish here and there.

Decided I was going to do some t-rigging of the Ol' Monster after reading Josh Holts reports of his success with that set up. I did OK on a couple of bluff ends and points fishing it 10-20 feet deep. Ended up with around 20 bass, biggest was 2.5 lbs.

It got hot fast, I was on the trailer at 1130 and it was 93 degrees. Water temp was 86 when I left.

Caught this mean mouth on the Ol Monster, he thumped it and pulled hard. Thought I had a pretty good one at first, these meanies can pull!

[flyman]

Love your reports, Quill. Thanks!

[abkeenan]

Hate it when you think you have a pretty good one and it turns out to be a little 14" smallie that thinks he/she is really something. There has been more than one occasion that I have called for the net and to be disappointed when that brown and bronze comes up from digging in the depths and you realize you have a borderline dink. Big white bass when you aren't fishing for them also like to play tricks on me.

[Champ188]

Good info, Quill. Been a lot of end-of-June days we'd have all sold out for a 20-fish morning.