6/15 New bite for me.

[Blll]

While I'm usually coming back to the dock around 9-10 am, that's when we went out. I did not expect to catch much but wanted to get out for a couple hours. While fishing from the front of the boat throwing ned, deep cranks, and spoons, I zeroed. My son, fishing off the stern, smoked me with 6 bass, 4 keepers including a smallie just shy of 3#s. He was fishing a 2.8 keitech on a 1/16 oz jig swimming it fast. He saw most of the bites and several hit it multiple times. We were in about 20-25 fow and the temp was 83. We fished for just over an hour and he got a work call but caught one on his last cast. it was 10:45 and hot. I've not fished that way but will certainly try it next time out.

Any opinions on Hamby vs Keel guard? Or any other brand. I know you get what you pay for but the difference is substantial. 

[Phil S]

Any Thermocline forming already? The caffeine shads have been working pretty good for me, but have been in shallower water. I figured they would move deeper as hot as it's been lately. I take it by the water depth you were fishing points? @Bill

[Quillback]

I have a Hamby, it has been on my boat for 9 years and it is still snug and secure.  I have no experience with the Keel Guard brand.

Might need to try fishing the Keitechs a little faster myself.  I always let them drop and slow roll them.

[Dutch]

They are both good.  I have always used keel guard.  It is the brand that we carried in the shop when I got my Champion.   My current one was put on by Championship Marine.  It has been on 6 years.  If my memory is correct Hamby uses some type of glue that doubles the installation time.

[bferg]

On 6/16/2021 at 11:17 AM, Blll said:

While I'm usually coming back to the dock around 9-10 am, that's when we went out. I did not expect to catch much but wanted to get out for a couple hours. While fishing from the front of the boat throwing ned, deep cranks, and spoons, I zeroed. My son, fishing off the stern, smoked me with 6 bass, 4 keepers including a smallie just shy of 3#s. He was fishing a 2.8 keitech on a 1/16 oz jig swimming it fast. He saw most of the bites and several hit it multiple times. We were in about 20-25 fow and the temp was 83. We fished for just over an hour and he got a work call but caught one on his last cast. it was 10:45 and hot. I've not fished that way but will certainly try it next time out.

Any opinions on Hamby vs Keel guard? Or any other brand. I know you get what you pay for but the difference is substantial. 

Do you mind sharing what section of the lake were you in?

[Blll]

Mid lake, around Bear island. Not the sheer bluff wall, just past it. Seemed about 100 yards of action.