Nearly 25 pounds of bass join the ranks after a period of decent, stable weather graced the area last week. Didn’t take long for that to disappear but fun while it lasted.
Weight: 4-12
Angler: Chris Schwarz
Date: May 3
Location: Warren County, IL private pond
Lure: Chatterbait (bluegill) with paddle tail swimbait trailer
Weight: 5-4
Angler: Chris Schwarz
Date: May 3
Location: Warren County, IL private pond
Lure: Chatterbait (bluegill) with paddle tail swimbait trailer
Weight: 5-7
Angler: Chris Schwarz
Date: May 3
Location: Warren County, IL private pond
Lure: Chatterbait (bluegill) with paddle tail swimbait trailer
Top 5 Weight: 22-5 (6-14,5-7,5-4,4-12) NOTE: that’s only four fish too, folks
Weight: 2-6 (17.5”)
Angler: Troy Jackson
Date: May 4
Weather: Partly cloudy/windy
Location: Knox County private strip mine
Lure: Stanley Vibra Shaft Spinnerbait (blue glimmer) with twin tail trailer (pumpkinseed)
Structure: Trees
Weight: 2-2 (16.5”)
Angler: Troy Jackson
Date: May 4
Weather: Partly cloudy/windy
Location: Knox County private strip mine
Lure: Stanley Vibra Shaft Spinnerbait (blue glimmer) with twin tail trailer (pumpkinseed)
Structure: Trees
Weight: 2-7 (17”)
Angler: Troy Jackson
Date: May 4
Weather: Partly cloudy/windy
Location: Knox County private strip mine
Lure: Stanley Vibra Shaft Spinnerbait (blue glimmer) with twin tail trailer (pumpkinseed)
Structure: Trees
Weight: 2-3 (16.5”)
Angler: Troy Jackson
Date: May 4
Weather: Partly cloudy/windy
Location: Knox County private strip mine
Lure: Stanley Vibra Shaft Spinnerbait (blue glimmer) with twin tail trailer (pumpkinseed)
Structure: Stumps
Angler Comments: A tough start to my day was salvaged in a hurry. I found the right lake at the right time resulting in a flurry of quality bass in my last 75 minutes on the water. The classic Blue Glimmer spinnerbait was on fire just like old times.
Top 5 Weight: 13-14 (4-12,2-7,2-6,2-3,2-2) culls 2-1,1-15,1-14,1-14
A potentially frosty start to this week but temps look to pick up as the week progresses. Here’s hoping that the bite does too. As always, send them my way when you catch some. Talk to you later. Troy