I honestly didn’t expect to do too well out there this morning because historically, the bass haven’t been very active the day after a front comes through but this morning, those fish were determined to prove me wrong once again.
Just yesterday, I was telling Rob that during summer, I usually catch my biggest fish really early when it’s still dark out, and if I don’t get a bite by the 5th cast, I know it’s going to be a long morning. This morning, I started out with a black, 5-inch Senko and caught this one on my 5th cast 
Once it started getting light out, I switched over to black/blue chatterbaits, hoping that with the water being as stained as it is right now, the bass would be homing in on some noise and flash.
I caught two on a chatterbait and as you can see, didn’t quite manage to get my hand out of the way while shooting that release pic.
Before it was time to go to work, I threw a 4-inch Senko and caught this monster. Rob showed up out there for a while and was throwing top water (hula poppers?) and had one come up and take the lure but he missed it, which is too bad. Maybe I should give top water more of a chance out there…I’ve tried it a few times with buzz baits and jitterbugs but if I don’t get a bite within 5 minutes, it’s back to my trusty Senkos 
The correct title for this post should read “Nomad once again catches several nice fish, while Rob gets skunked.” LOL
But you did have one come up on that top water lure…
Seriously, if you look at that map I made for you, in the last 2 years, 95% of the fish I’ve caught in that spot were caught in areas A and B. I’ve tried the other areas with little or no luck at all. There’s something about those 2 areas that the bass love and they consistently come back there, again and again.
The fish in the first photo looks like a football. I REALLY need to come home now!!
That was a nice fish, Steve but it was gut hooked and bleeding so I didn’t waste any extra time weighing or measuring…a quick pic and back in the water.
That rock looks familiar.
“That rock looks familiar”
Yea, and I have actually seen in real life…lol
Dave,
LOL!
Steve,
Ack! Now I’ll have to kill you so you won’t give away the secret!
The secret of the rock, lol
Nomad and his rocks!