Been pretty steamy in my neck of the woods as of late, true dog days of summer as it don’t take long before I am drenched in sweat even early in the morning. No word from any fellow anglers but the bass have given me a decent workout during an unprecedented four outings this past week, catching solid numbers and the pair below that gave me a Top 5 boost.
Weight: 4-7 (20.5”)
Angler: Troy Jackson
Date: July 17
Location: Little John Conservation Club
Lure: Whopper Plopper #90 (I Know It)
Structure: Overhanging bushes
Angler Comments: First fish of the day and the first Whopper Plopper bass ever. Heard good things about this bait that I received as a Father’s Day gift but just recently put into the starting lineup. Lived up to its reputation with this fish and fooled several other decent bass on this outing as well.
Weight: 3-8 (19”)
Date: July 23
Location: Little John Conservation Club
Lure: Booyah Buzz Buzzbait (chartreuse white shad)
Structure: Chute/brush
Angler Comments: At 11:40 am, about a half hour before I called it quits on my 50th birthday fishing trip I got that one bite I was looking for. Combination of a proven spot and the sun disappearing briefly behind the clouds got it done.
Top 5 Weight: 24-10 (6-2,5-9,5-0,4-7,3-8) culls 3-6 and 3-5
Thankful that the stars have been aligned to get out multiple times last week and icing on the cake with these two new entries (a happy birthday bass included) pushing me further into uncharted Top 5 territory. Got that 25-pound mark within spitting distance and several months of casting left. Hope to hear from some other anglers too, the more fish the merrier. Talk to you later. Troy