Had a great night with the two nephews and my son, if you were within three states, you probably heard us. Ben and Ced swam while his brother Adam and I caught bait – took no time at all. They bit like crazy. Anyway, we set up on a spot based partly on a hunch and mainly on the wind. Right away we caught tons of cutbait and tried that out to no avail. Within minutes of tossing bluegills out, however, I had my first flat on. I ended up losing it in a snag, but it was encouraging to finally get an early hit…
Well… the early hit was all there was for nearly two hours. I was about to call it a night when I saw Adam’s rod bent over and pointing to the hole. I shouted that he had a hit, but Ben was faster on the draw and grabbed the rod and laid into a biggun. I told Ben to give his brother the rod, but just then Adam’s other rod bent over and he had his own fish to fight.
To make a long story short, it was a lopsided double, and Ben got the better of it – a 49 pounder, his new personal best. Adam got his personal best too, with a 19 pounder but that all somehow lost lustre by comparison. Anyway, here’s a pic (and trust me, they were NOT asleep at this point!):
That was all – we stayed to see if the double was an indication of more to come – you just about have to – but no.
Happy Hunting,
Matt
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