One Awesome Evening - within the first 30 minutes of a 4-hour trip, I caught nearly a 19-pound bag of my 5 best fish!!!! That does not happen often... I was flipping and pitching around docks with weed transitions to hard bottom, which was the winning ticket. What I noticed was that big females grouped together either before or after spawning, though I'm not sure which. The smallmouth were finishing up their spawning, so these could have been pre-spawn females, but they didn't appear to be very big-bellied. Water temps are in the very low 60's

June 1st (yesterday) our water temps are only 61 degrees --- that is unusual. The average water temperature in Massachusetts lakes during the first week of June typically ranges from about 65-72°F

I do love Rick Clunn and his deep thinking/understanding of bass fishing and life like Blat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuUseOaHSeI

What a Memorial Day weekend! 🥵

Saturday: Suzuki maintenance (Oil change and lower unit oil), built two rods, sold some BardeRodz premium sleeves (way better than those old mesh ones!)

Sunday: Family car repair day - backup camera install, Apple Car Play, 4 new speakers, 2 brake jobs, 2 wheel bearings, and a few other odds and ends. Even fixed the mother-in-law's O2 sensor 😅. Then, being a Safety boat while my son rowed his scull, I managed to catch 3 pickerel, 1 bass, and a rock bass in 2 hours while keeping a watchful eye on him!

Monday the boys and I had quite the wildlife encounter... this goose nearly became our boat passenger at 40 mph! https://youtu.be/OjwxUyH7DD0

Now I'm so exhausted from this "relaxing" weekend, I went back to work to recover!

As a veteran, I am grateful for those who didn't return - their sacrifice makes weekends like this possible.

Hope everyone had a great one!

Tournament practice Smallie doing my favorite thing - Jig on Docks

Potomac River Practice with Ken Pfeiffer

One of my favorite lakes that I have been to. What lake do you think it is?

FYI, as a 2025 SUF School angler development selectee, I wanted to document my BFL journey this season through video. It's my first year moving from club tournaments to the BFL. Ken and I are fishing the Northeast division of the BFL, and I'm creating this series to share everything I learn or things I can share. They are mostly me just rambling, LOL

I just posted Episode 2, where I break down my tournament gear and boat setup.

Episode 1: From Club AOY to BFL Rookie https://youtu.be/M80TYlFQQa8

Episode 2: Tournament Gear - Building the Arsenal https://youtu.be/9jxA1g22-og

A couple of fish; more importantly, I am not bundled up for winter. Spring may have sprung. :-)