Trip Report 9/21

[snagged in outlet 3]

I hit a small public lake in central IL with my Pond Prowler.  I've been there many times and it's produced some decent bass up to 5 pounds but not yesterday.  I had on a Brown Fall Craw Bandit 100 from last week smallie fishing and they bit that thing on the first cast and for 5 hours until I left.  I actually lost the 100 series boat side to flopping fish and so I just put on a Brown Orange Craw color.  Not a sniff after catching them one ofter another for 2 hours on the Fall Craw.  I went through my box and found a 200 series of the same color and it was back on!!  Whoever says color doesn't matter I just have never bought into that and this p[roved it again.  I wouls say 75% of them were hooked on the front treble and several absolutely choked it.  Great day of catching but you can tell there is a 15" minimum limit because everyone of them was right at 14 or barely 15.  Still a great time when they just hammer it.  

Oh yeah one ned rig fish but I just couldn't put the bandit down.  I thought a jig might catch some bigger fish but i was having too much fun with the Bandit.

 

[snagged in outlet 3]

[Quillback]

Uh-oh, going to be a run at the tackle shops on Fall Craw Bandits..😃 

I don't mind catching 14-15 inch bass, on the right tackle it's a lot of fun.  And why fish unless it's fun?  

 

 

[snagged in outlet 3]

I forgot the weather.  It had been hot and still all week and the weather guessers said “Overcast with spotty rain and wind”. They were right and the fish liked it like I hoped.