I didn’t catch a Barde bass, but I did break the ice and finally weighed one in.
The wind blew ALL day this little vid is a poor reflection of how rough it was.

Tournament day here at Lake Norman.

Recently someone mentioned they were a headhunter in one of our round tables. If that was you please reach out to me thank you.

Haven’t found bass yet but caught this 2lbs crappie on a crank

Doing a little bait test

Anthem Baits just sent a few shallow cranks that are amazing. You all need to go check them out.

Very tough practice day on Santee . 24 degrees at 7am when I launched. wind blew hard all day, white caps on the main lake. Most of the main lake has clear water and it was rougher than I could handle to run up the river. I found bait and 1 interesting stump in 15’ at 4pm and I was too wiped out to fish it so I guess that will be my first stop in the morning.

Tournament in 2 days?