With a little warm up in the weather, the Top 5 submissions heated up with four anglers contributing over the last week. Seems the project is alive and well for another year.

Weight: 0-12
Angler: Brent Jackson
Date: March 20
Weather: Sunny/very windy
Location: Snakeden Hollow
Lure: Spinnerbait (green)

Weight: 1-3
Angler: Brent Jackson
Date: March 20
Weather: Sunny/very windy
Location: Snakeden Hollow
Lure: Strike King Red Eye Shad (chartreuse sexy shad)
Top 5 Weight: 3-10 (1-11,1-3,0-12)

Weight: 0-11(12.5”)
Angler: Troy Jackson
Date: March 20
Weather: Sunny/very windy
Location: Snakeden Hollow
Lure: Rapala Shad Rap (blue)

Weight: 1-11 (15”)
Angler: Troy Jackson
Date: March 20
Weather: Sunny/very windy
Location: Snakeden Hollow
Lure: Rapala Shad Rap (blue)
Angler Comments: Slow day to start the year but glad to get those first few bass and kick off my 2022 Top 5. Hopefully, these individuals will be replaced before too long.
Top 5 Weight: 2-6 (1-11,0-11)

Weight: 0-15
Angler: John Kirkemo
Date: March 21
Weather: Low 70s, partly cloudy, stiff wind from the south
Water Temp: 48-53F
Location: Lake McMaster – Snakeden Hollow
Lure: Spinnerbait
Angler Comments: Fish was in direct sunlight in two to four feet of water about ten feet from shore. First fish of the year, failed to measure length.
Top 5 Weight: 0-15 (0-15)

Weight: 2-3
Angler: Jim Junk
Date: March 21
Location: Banner Marsh
Lure: Lipless Crankbait
Angler Comments: Made it out Monday, it was a slow day, two bass. One short one and this one that came in at 2-3.

Weight: 3-3
Angler: Jim Junk
Date: March 24
Location: Banner Marsh
Lure: Chatterbait
Angler Comments: A few hours today and got two bass again. A short one on a lipless crankbait and this 3-3 on a chatterbait.
Top 5 Weight: 13-10 (3-3,2-15,2-14,2-6,2-4) culls a 1-12

A few more March days to go, but really looking forward to what April holds in store with a predicted weather warm-up after this current cold snap. For anybody out there, send your catches my way at troy@troyjacksonoutdoors.com if you want to play along. Keep in mind that a photo and weight are required and not just restricted to bass. Any questions can be directed to the above email address as well. Talk to you later. Troy