Yesterday, I said that I was going to sleep in this morning. Well, I sort of forgot to turn off the alarm and when it went off at 3:15, I laid there for a few seconds, thinking if I should go back to sleep or go fishing. Pretty easy choice, actually 
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I started out with the Zoom Ol’ Monster worms again. I cast across the channel to a point on the other side, and before I could close the bail and start reeling, this fish had the worm in its mouth and almost tore the rod out of my hands. That’s the way I like to start the day! Once it started getting a bit lighter, I saw that the surface of the water was covered with the green algae stuff, so I thought “hey, how about a spinnerbait?” So I kind of mixed it up out there today, Zoom Ol’ Monster and my trusty white/red spinnerbait.
It was quite the excellent morning again, all except for the fact that i lost 3 bass while using the spinnerbait. One took me into the rocks and got tangled up; I could feel it tugging on the line and I sat there for about 10 minutes, hoping it would get free and swim out but in the end I had to break off 
. The other two jumped and threw the lure and let me tell you, all that advice about keeping the rod tip low is for the birds because each time, I had the rod tip under the water, it was so low and they still jumped and threw the lure. I don’t have an answer for that, not from shore, anyway. I do have some KVD spinnerbaits which come with trailer hooks, but man, those things get snagged in the rocks pretty easy and they’re a little expensive to be donations to the river. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining about the lost fish (story of my life, right?); it was a great morning out there once again. I’m not sure why the bass have been tearing it up out there this week, but I’ll take it as long as it lasts.
Lol, I would be exactly the same as you Nomad if I lived that close to a bass water, I’d be there every morning also.
Congrats on yet another great EMB outing, I guess the bass are feeding in the shallows during the evening and early mornings right now.
Steve,
That was my theory as well, because once it gets light, the bite slows down or stops. Where I fish, there is a steep dropoff less than 10 feet from shore that goes down to 25-30 feet. My guess is that during the summer, the bass suspend along that dropoff and stay deep during the day, but come up into the shallows during the night to feed. During the summer months, I usually have my best luck while it’s still dark out, and/or right at first light.
Nice Looking Bass once again Nomad! Mixing it up this morning was a good idea as the pictures don’t lie. I’m ready for Saturday morning!
Liar liar, your pants are on fire, and your nose is bigger than a telephone wire. LOL
Nice going my friend…
Ty,
Thanks, buddy….but it’s not looking too good for Saturday
Rob,
LOL, speaking of old school
Put it to him Rob! I haven’t heard that one in years Rob but a well put saying.
Nomad, I’m angry at this weather. I just want to fish right now while it is some what cool and not 95 plus degrees or higher right now. We’ll get em on Monday!
Ty,
It looks like we’ll have clear skies on Monday but yeah, it’s going to be hot. We’ll launch nice and early so we can at least have some comfort. I’m curious to see if they’ll still be hitting the Zoom Ol’ Monster worms.