April 29th Fishing

[Randy Moore]

Caught 19 bass and 1 walleye near Baxter with the majority on the Ned's Rig in Peanut Butter & Jelly.  More Kentucky Bass than Smallmouth.  About 6 bass exceeded 15 inches with the largest a smallmouth coming in at 18" and 2.5 lbs.  Boat positioned in 15 to 21 feet of water.  The walleye was 14 inches but it was the first I ever caught on a Ned's Rig.  Caught 4 bass on a watermelon tube bait.  Last Friday (the 26th) the preferred bait was the tube bait with the boat again positioned in the 15 foot range.  Today was much more enjoyable on the water with far less boat traffic than Friday.  Encountered a high amount of rude boaters on Friday which has become far more common that it should be.  Best to luck to everyone this Spring.

[Bill Babler]

Thanks Randy, great report.  I think most of us are catching those same fish, backing off of them and swimming either the C-tail or the Keitech thru that depth range, not having to deal with any rock snot by keeping the bait slightly off the bottom.