Another couple of weeks where plenty of bass were caught, despite some strong winds. The beginning of the month ended with Shiv and his brother-in-law from New Jersey. They were new to the sport of fishing. After a quick lesson on casting with a spinning reel and some practice casts, they managed to reel in a few 2-3 lbs. bass on shiners. Unfortunately a front came through and slowed down the bite. Towards the end of the morning Shiv lost a 7+ lbs bass. The fish was up next to an isolated patch of grass, when it hit the shinner. As Shiv was reeling in the fish, it jumped out of the water at spit out the hook, just feet away from the net. However, a few minutes later they landed a nice 4 lbs bass in the same area.
This past week was spent throwing artificial baits under docks. Weightless sinko, and ¼ oz- ½ oz black jigs also added to the success of our catching. On windier days, we worked docks that the wind was blowing against, fishing painfully slow. Being slow produced some big fish over the course of the week, not to mention dozens of 2 pounders.
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