Got on the water and noted that the water was already 64F. Dead calm, no wind at all. So the lake was literally telling me today would be a topwater day. Or so I thought. I picked about for a bit with a popper ( 2 sizes ) and the 90 whopper plopper. Nothing. Went to the crankbait and on the first cast with it, picked up a 2 pound 0 ounce bass. Of course that encouraged me to keep doing that. Picked up a few more going along. Got back in one of the coves and I had to try to the popper again. Got a miss pretty quickly which amused me. Then sent it right back to the same spot and hooked my fish of the day, who was 4 pounds 5 ounces. Got 5 more misses on the popper today, which says to me, that it isn't quite topwater time and the one was a lucky catch. Total for the day was 12 fish, 9 on crankbait, 1 on popper and 2 on jerkbait. Talked with others and most were having a decent day, of course on plastics, which I can't make work. Also saw a carp that I could have rode. It must have been over 2 feet.
- That certainly is a Large mouth.
- The release
- They were right below the surface today, check the graph.
