Bass do not read the books on fishing. Our weather has been rainy all week and a twenty degree drop in air temperatures. Today, I saw Barde post catching bass so that encouraged me to brave the 20mph winds. The local reservoir was muddy and choppy. My expectations were low.

Boy was I wrong. I caught fish on all my presentations. Spinnerbait, crankbait, Texas rigged craw, swim bait, fluke and I even got my first fish on a hollow belly frog. (Bobby inspired). Now I would not have won a tournament but I sure had a lot of fun getting bites. 😀

Got into a little Kayak action today.

Went fishing on the Potomac River today and somehow entered the town of “ Dinksville” as every fish was under 14 inches.

I’m at Outer Banks, NC and I don’t get to fish. That should be illegal!

Just completed my first ever BFL! I got rattled in the morning but settled down and caught 2 bass that scored. Finished 72nd out of 115 co- anglers on the Potomac River. Picked up 179 points for the divisional final. Thank you B.Lat for the opportunity!

It just got real. Brian Barde and myself are launching tomorrow on the Potomac River for our first ever BFL. We are both confident in our approach and the fish are there. Barde is boat 102 and I’m going out with boat 111. 10-20 mph winds will make the ride bumpy.

Did some pre- fishing on the Potomac River before the BFL tournament on Saturday. Barde is coming into town so we can fish Thursday and Friday. We have several spots that are holding fish in the emerging grass but there is a 15 inch minimum for the tournament so finder bigger fish will be the question mark. Looking forward to my first BFL tournament. 🎣😀

Did some shallow water cranking today on the Potomac for my club team Tournament. 5 fish for 13+ lbs on day one. Be back at it tomorrow in the rain. Here is my 4.05 pounder and 3.6 pounder.

Got my “fluke”on today. Twitching it through the grass and letting it sink near a laydown worked today at my local reservoir. Best one was 17 1/2 inches.

Fished Kerr Reservoir ( Buggs Island) for my club tournament and finished 5th. I caught all my fish on a nail weighted fluke. You had to let it sink and watch the line as you twitch it. Surprising how light the bite can be.