Gonna shift gears over the next few days and finish up the intro type stuff later next week (Where, How and Why).  Instead, I’ll focus on some 2017 fishing items to play a little catch up in transitioning from my previous blogging gig to the new website.  First up is a look at the current 2017 totals for the Top 5 project as I continue with the regular monthly stat update.  (Note: the Top 5 has been an annual project since 2014)

2017 Totals (* = new record)
*January = 1 bass (no previous entries)
*February = 13 bass (old record 7 in 2016)
March = 10 bass (record 13 in 2014)
April = 8 bass

Top 5 Weight by Month (* = new record)
*January = 2-11 (2-11) no previous record
February = 21-5 (5-2,4-14,4-2,3-15,3-4) record 22-9 in 2016
March = 22-15 (6-2,4-11,4-9,4-3,3-6) record 28-0 in 2016
April = 22-14 (6-0,5-15,3-14,3-10,3-7)

Boat vs. Bank Fishing
Boat = 27 bass
Bank = 5 bass

Boat vs. Bank Top 5 Weight (all anglers combined)
Boat = 28-1 (6-2,6-0,5-15,5-2,4-14)
Bank = 16-6  (3-14,3-10,3-7,3-6,2-1)

Public vs. Private Water
Public = 20 bass
Private = 12 bass

Public vs. Private Top 5 Weight (all anglers combined)
Public = 26-10 (6-0,5-15,5-2,4-14,4-11)
Private = 20-1 (6-2,4-2,3-10,3-7,2-12)

The Baits – (* = new record)
Crankbaits = 14 bass (Top Bass 6-0 Randy Sampson Sr.)
Jigs = 9 bass (Top Bass 6-2 Troy Jackson)
Lipless Crankbaits = 3 bass (Top Bass 4-3 Bruce Zilkowski)
Swim Jigs = 2 bass (Top Bass 3-10 Jake Bresson)
Unsderspins = 2 bass (Top Bass 5-2 Mark Balbinot)
Jerkbait = 1 bass (Top Bass 3-0 Mark Balbinot)
Spinnerbait = 1 bass (Top Bass 2-1 Troy Jackson)

2017 Monthly Top Bass (* = new record)
January
*2-11 Mark Balbinot (no previous record)
February
5-2 Mark Balbinot
March
6-2 Troy Jackson
April
6-0 Randy Sampson Sr.

2017 Top 10 Bass (* = new Top 10 all-time)
6-2   Troy Jackson 3/4
6-0   Randy Sampson Sr. 4/15
5-15 Mark Balbinot 4/14
5-2   Mark Balbinot 2/26
4-14 Randy Sampson Sr. 2/19
4-11 Randy Sampson Sr. 3/25
4-9   Bruce Zilkowski 3/26
4-3   Bruce Zilkowski 3/26
4-2   Mark Balbinot 2/19
3-15 Bruce Zilkowski 2/19

2017 Angler Weights
22-3    Randy Sampson Sr. (6-0,4-14,4-11,3-6,3-4)
22-1    Mark Balbinot (5-15,5-2,4-2,3-14,3-0)
18-0    Bruce Zilkowski (4-9,4-3,3-15,3-0,2-5)
15-4    Troy Jackson (6-2,3-6,2-1,1-15,1-12)
7-1      Jake Bresson (3-10,3-7)
3-2      Brent Jackson (3-2)

2017 Bonus Species – Northern Pike
54.5” Jake Bresson (33.5”,21.0”) both on Tubes
Weekly updates of new entries will be featured each Monday beginning next week so send fish if you’ve got ‘em as detailed in the Top 5 Intro post from earlier this week.  Playing more catch up tomorrow with a fishing report from my first outing of 2017.  Talk to you later.  Troy