How's everyone's SUF tornament going?! I like this tornament format, I realy do. It prolongs the frustration that you have trying to cull fish for a month with what ya got to work with!! 😆 You hit all your best spots, ya probably have caught some of the same fish a half dozen times, but you do it because ya love it!! Plus, your puting into action the things that we are learning from one another, and being competitive is just flat out fun!!

Had a good day today, was trying to get rid of two 18" and was successful. I got really tuned into what these bass where doing today so I decided to weigh my best 5 to make it alittle more of a challenge for myself. I did alright, through some bass back before I started weighing them that would have put me over 17lbs I'm sure, but just a good fishing day!! Even got a crappie and a pike that I had already caught earlier in the day and the second time got hooked real bad so its on the menu, most likely tomorrow's supper!! Keep on fishing SUF people! Have a great 4th of July weekend!!

I got this one small area that I am able to fish that has been 🔥 for the past week or so with some bigins! There is bass here usually all fishing season but right now they are stacked in here!! I figure this is why these bass are there! Fry Guarders they are.

One of my fun moments, so I had posted some pictures of me at this power plant cooling lake last weekend.  This lake has this one specific area which feeds the main cooling area.  I would describe it as a spillway of sorts.  One of the main species of fish in this lake are catfish. 3 years ago when I first put my kayak in it and fished it for the first time, I made my way to this spillway, not thinking much of it I threw my crank bait into the flowing water, which buy the way, this lake fills from the water from a off limits fish resivor area.... and I think my bait gets snagged.  I thought it got snagged on a piece of rebar that may have stuck out from this concrete spillway or some junk that ended up there some how.  Well after about 2 min of screwing around trying to get my bait back.  It started moving!  Long story sort...  I make it a thing to go back to this place once a year now and spend 20+ min. fighting some giant catfish that just sit there with their mouth open all year long.  It's a freaking blast!! LOL...  The pictures are back to back years.  I did hook into one last weekend, stupid me hooked into one with Blat's sick stick spinning rod.  WRONG ROD TO USE... Note to self!  I couldn't move the cat I hooked into!! I tried fishing more of the outside diameter of this small area because the graph was showing bait balls all over thinking a bass would be there...Nope, big cats everywhere!!  Spent 15 min on that one and it spit my bait.  It was fun though.  Next time bigger rod and 65lb. braid will be used!

Fished a cooling pond this weekend at our local power plant, had a mixed bag of bass, did catch one decent smallie, one catfish, and 4 or 5 of these drum. Kind of a fun bite!

Got to fish a local tornament today with some success, best part about it, I got to fish it with my son! Good times

Got on a lipless bite! That was exciting, 58F was the water temp and the pattern for today was all my catches where at the end of docks.

Had a surprise today, through the chatter out and snagged some what I believe is about 20 yds of tip up line someone either cut or broke off, started pulling and this was on the end of it! I thought it had alittle life left in it, but have know idea how long it was there for. Caught one real nice 3.8lbs bass along with some others and one more pike.. Fun day, good to be out... Everyone have a happy Easter weekend!

Ice is out, people's peirs and docks are going in. First kayak outing is about going to take place for 2025 and at my go to lake! Hop in, push off do about 3 or 4 paddles... you know normal routine right for a kayaker... set the motorguide in and........... FREAKING NOTHING!!! 😡🤬😤 COMPLETE FAILURE. Screwed around floating away for 5 min or so, padded a whole 3 or 4 more strokes back to the landing and fished from the landing dock with a broken heart! I think the motor finally burned up, I've put that thing through the rigger for 3 years now i believe, its been good to me. Thank the Lord I held onto the one I won from the retreat last March! Got to get that one rigged up next weekend and regroup for round two!

Wow, what a great outing it has been. I had a blast fishing and it was really cool meeting some of you that are on the app! Got to talk to Gene Jensen, that was cool seeing what he had to say! Brian, it was great getting to talk a bit more with you in person, thank you to you and your crew for what you all do to put this thing together! Russell was awesome, I'd be down again with it!

So my pick for the 2025 SUF event is this one, my new PB I had talked about at the awards event. Got it on a Zman gill colored sling bladez. Love that bait. I got to weigh it, but had nothing to measure length 😞 and I need to work on my camera skills but 5 lbs 1 oz. was the weight. I've measured some 20s in the past and doing the ol eye ball guesstestimate, this fish was over 22in. Yup my fish story!! 😆. BIGGEST bass I ever cought! That was on Sat, believe me I tried to pick that area apart on tournament day two or three times, lol... anyhow.. What a great event!! And for me a much needed vacation ! ( I'll put a pick of my tornament day go to baits in here also. The top water bite was so fun, we don't get that up here till mid May, and it only last for a month or so when a buzz baits really effective)

Cought my 1st spot today, pretty sure it's a spot, haven't seen one in person.. 😆 Got 3 in all today I'm pretty stoked!