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It looks like we are going to have another one of those years where we just skip Spring and move right into Summer. I went to a lake near my house yesterday 3/15/2012 and discovered the weather we have had in Memphis this past week has been in the 80′s and that has heated up the small lakes and ponds down south and the fish are turned on.

I always tell everyone if you got that itch to hit the water do not forget the small ponds and lakes you just might luck up and find the Bass of a lifetime in one of them. It has never failed me and I usually start off with a monster in the spring. The Lake I went to near the house had water temp at 69 to 70 degrees and that is the perfect temp for the bass to spawn. Which brings me to a funny thing that happened at the lake the other day.

“Story” My buddy and I put the boat in the water about 1pm and started working the East bank he was throwing  a Shaky Head, and I was throwing a White and Chart Spinner Bait with a single silver Colorado blade. Well it did not take long at all before I was wearing the bass out with the Spinner Bait on every cast. My buddy was just about to say look at that Snake  up close to the bank and he threw at it and what at first looked like a Snake turned out to be a the top Dorsal fin of a Bass either fanning the bed or a female laying her eggs. No matter which the water exploded and the bass was gone when the bait entered the water.

I wanted to add this story so you will not make the same mistake as my buddy did and throw the bait right on top of the fish. That might have been his big one for the year…we will never know now. As it turned out we caught about 70 Bass and sorry to say the biggest was only two pounds but we had a great time catching the 12 and 13 inch fish. Those little one can give  you a small thrill smacking you lure and making you think you have a monster on the line.

Get out and enjoy Mother Nature Waking up and Don’t forget to take either a young one or maybe take your Dad or Grandfather I know that they will enjoy it and may even pass on a few secrets that he used when he was out hitting the lakes .

Keep The Hooks Wet

Steve

Arrived at the Lake  about 12:30 pm and straight into the cabin with no waiting. It took  a little bit of time to unload the boat and truck, but we were moving fast. We wanted to get ont he water for some fishing before it got late.

All we have heard is the fish are not going after nothing, do no know if it is because we are behind the full moon or the temps dropping.

Everyone that knows Basshogfishing knows it usually takes me about two days to find the fish and I do not give up looking until I am on them.

Today I did manage to stick what I first thought was a huge Large Mouth Bass or SmallMouth just to find out it was a buffalo  that weighed at least ten pounds on  Crank Bait that was my first on a crank bait.

We will see what Sunday Oct 16 brings and will still be hunting the Large Mouth or Smallie.

Keep The Hooks Wet

Steve