Cape Fair 9/3/18

[cheesemaster]

Put in at 6:30. Water was nice and calm. Just a beautiful day to be fishing. I threw some cranks, buzzers, worms and jigs. I had the best luck on the buzzers. Ended with 3 keepers, lost a 4 or so at the boat when I was grabbing the net - man was I mad.  I lost another close to the boat that was pushing 6 I bet. It was a tank. Definitely the biggest fish this year for me. Water temp was 82. Fished until 10:45.  Lake should calm down after today - and I can't wait!!

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[Quillback]

That is excellent!  Man it is fun catching fish on a buzz bait.

[Guest]

very healthy looking bass.

bo

[Bill Babler]

Thanks for the report.  I'm going to journey up the James this week and see if I can help you battle those biggins.

[cheesemaster]

50 minutes ago, Bill Babler said:

Thanks for the report.  I'm going to journey up the James this week and see if I can help you battle those biggins.

That's good. Let me know how you do - and don't catch all of them.

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

My new policy is to not touch the net if im alone unless im using spinning gear.   but i would probably scratch that policy for a 6lber

[Fishrman]

Got out today around KC probably only caught 12 total.  Had 4 keepers, lost one over 4lbs.  Caught 2 on spinnerbait, one on toad and one on a swim bait.  Pretty slow for me, but it sure beat being at school.  Been tough lately on the Rock.. Bull Shoals has been better for bites and shallow fishing.  Fished our club down there the last 3 months, been able to catch a limit shallow every time.  Should get better when it cools down, I hope.  Good luck when you get to go.

[m&m]

Cheese, sounds like a great time. Thanks for the pictures of some healthy looking fish. 

Mike

[Champ188]

Great job, Cheese. Sounds like the big gizzard shad are moving up shallow and some big bass are following them.

[Randy Moore]

Nice fish - hard to beat quality bites on a surface bait - tough to lose nice fish at the boat but it happens to all of us sooner or later.