Wow, what an awesome day! Never thought I’d see the day that a guy would have to throw back a 4.3# fish. The day before in practice, I had one that went over 6#’s.
We had alot of spots to pound on, but there were 3 that were key areas. Outside weedlines in about 12 to 14′ of water with a 4″ worm. You never seen fish that fought so darn hard either. I’d like to thank my partner for the day (Hollywood Holets) for letting me due my thing the whole day when I know his real passion is the shallow stuff. Thanks to Riverfan for getting me hooked on deep weedlines over 12 years ago, the excitement and the mystery of trying to read what’s under the water. Rick Billings for turning me on to a jig worm, and the rest of the guys from Zumbro Valley Bassmasters for always being a great group of guys to fish with and call friends. I learn something from everyone of them no matter how much experience they have. If anyone out their is thinking about joining a club to become a better angler, don’t wait, jump in with both feet and get ready for the learning curve to take off. Never lost a fish all day from any mechanical errors, and everyone that I hooked up on, eventually, made it to the boat. I’m still glowing today!
Fishnut