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I got out early and it felt like September with a temp of 59 and fog on the water.
I decided to start with a whopper plopper not far from the ramp. After about my 4th cast, I hooked a solid fish and tugged it hard twice, but it still jumped and threw the bait. I did some more casts, but no bites, so I moved up river. I took a picture before leaving.
The fog was very impressive and I had to take a couple more pictures while running up river.
Shortly after that picture, I had a nice smallie slurp my whopper plopper as it was drifting without me reeling. It was a little over 15", but chunky and had both hooks in it's mouth.
I tried more topwater, but no more hits after the sun got up. Water was stained to green and bites were sporadic and not easy to find. I finally got some along shore mostly. This dark one chased down a crankbait.
I caught 8 bass, 1 catfish and 2 sunfish before Ernie called me in the afternoon. I had just caught a nice smallie that I think was the same one my grandson Emerson lost on Saturday. It swallowed my tube, so I had to do minor surgery (out through gill) and I was reviving the fish when it shook free before I could measure it.
I caught a decent smallie on a craw right after I hung up with Ernie.
I ended up catching a 20" catfish after that on a swim bait near a rocky shore. It had the hook in both lips and I did not get a picture. Overall, not a bad day, but I fished until 5pm and did not catch any more fish after the catfish. I was trying to get to 10 bass, but no. Very sunny and warm to hot afternoon.
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Nice work, river looked nice when I drove down.
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Beautiful pictures of the river...they look like Bob Ross originals!
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You slam them! Or you at least get some good sizes, nice job
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