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Well everyone down south has made it through that curve that I told you Mother Nature would throw at us with 6-8 inches of snow. We have had two pretty days with the sunshine and 64 degrees was enough to get me out of the house and I made a trip to that lake near my house today 3-11-08.

I got to thinking about 1pm today that it is too pretty to be sitting at the house so I loaded up a rod and took three lures, a Rat-L-Trap, Buzzbait (White), and a Spinnerbait (white) with willow blades on it.

If you have read my earlier article, you will know why I chose the willow blades. If not, it will make a bigger flash in the muddy water and help the Bass Hogs see it better.

Anyway, I got to the lake about 1:40pm and checked my fish watch. It was saying that a major feed was coming up at 2:55pm.

I started out throwing the lipless crankbait and did not get any takers. A buddy was throwing a BuzzBait and he had not received a bite yet either.

If you all remember I said in a earlier article to pay attention to what the bass tell you…well just down from where I was fishing I saw a bass hit the top chasing a shad.

I then switched to the Spinnerbait and moved down the bank. The guy I was with asked what I was doing and I said I wanted to check out this other bank and see if the fish had moved up in the shallows to warm up.

Well, the second cast I had a Bass Hog blow up just under the surface after my bait and I knew that I was on something. I went ahead and told my buddy to move down with me and see if we could pick up some fish.

He was getting to the frustration stage and told me he did not think there were fish in this lake..that is about the time I loaded up on my rod with a fish that had hit the spinnerbait not once but three times, and this time I got him.

He weighed about 3 pounds. The guy asked where I caught him and I pointed to a small stump in the shallows, but I had thrown out deep and brought it back in doing a slow roll. I think the fish were following it back and just about the time they thought the bait was going to get away, they would hit it.

I was on the fish now and my buddy was also picking some up. I told him to work the edge of the grass because that is where the fish are staging and next to any stump. I recommended he try and hit the stump on the way back in and it worked.

We fished for about two hours and ended up with 15 bass. I would say the biggest was 5 pounds and a handful of 3 pounders.

Needless to say he was watching the streets real close when we left and made the statement that in about another month the real big ones will be coming in to spawn.

Just before we left I would bet I had one on that would have made this article if I had landed him. He would have gone an easy ten pounds.

I know you are thinking this is the one that got away, but he jumped out of the water and did a dance for us not five feet from the bank and spit the Spinnerbait out; at least he showed his face to us. This is to let you know if you don’t already, the fish are ready. I hope that you’re ready to go out there and get them.

Also check in at my www.crappieslabfishing.com web site to see some pictures that I think might interest you.

Keep the Hooks Wet

Steve McGoldrick