Caught 'em better when the water temp was 48*.....4/19/23

[Steve McBasser]

Gary and I put in at Hideaway again and ran down lake a few miles...... Caught about 3 dinks on baits appropriate for 63* water and couldn't believe how tough the bite was. Last time Ron and I went it looked like it was starting to bust loose but all the fish we found on the graphs had lockjaw.... Ran up river back closer to Hideaway and again only picked up a few dinks..... Man this is crazy. Then ran WAY up river and found a few better biters. Best bite was on a ned rig for sure. Also caught a handful of fish on a crankbait and a hula grub. Nothing on the spinner bait, jerk bait, wacky worm or shaky head. Still had a ball. And..... that 175efi Mercury we rebuilt is gonna be a rocket. Will require a bigger prop.....