no mud

[merc1997 Bo]

got on the water around 11 with the intent of fishing shallow in some mud from all the rain.  WRONG!  there was none to be found.  had to switch gears and go looking around shell knob.  the wind really made it difficult on keeping the boat where it needed to be, but ended up having a great trip.  18 keepers, one around the 4 1/2 mark and lots in the 3 lb. range.  most of them were suspended.  caught between 20 to 25 feet over 45 to 50 feet of water.  did catch some late this evening on the bottom 35 to 42 ft.  we did have 4 or 5 keeper k's, the rest all lmg's.

i sure thought there would be some mud from the rain and get to do some shorter lining for a change  maybe there might be some come down the james river.  seemed like it might have rained more north of here.  it is encouraging to see the nice quality blacks coming along.  it would be nice if they got up on the bank a bit shallower for a change though.  but, you just have to chunk where they are instead of where you want them to be.

bo