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Got to Murray around 7:30 am, which is a pretty late start but still managed to have fun picking up some on top. Nothing real big but always fun to watch them hit your bait on top of the water. Bass are feeding on shad all over and it has been a challenge at times even throwing right onto boils and the bass avoid your bait. They sure have good eye sight as I mixed it up a lot with things I would have gobbled up if I was a bass...ha ha Later fished some plastics and just picked up only dinks.

Just a few picks of some of the topwater bass

Most were small... A little better... Oh yeah...McFish guaranteed me a 8lb'er with this bait
(Not today McFish, not today)

There’s a couple better ones in there. Don’t be so hard on yourself

Good job Vini way to get out there and get em happy 4th

JWall wrote: Thu Jul 03, 2025 3:33 pm There’s a couple better ones in there. Don’t be so hard on yourself

I am an only child so I have to at times critique myself...ha ha

robert_smith wrote: Thu Jul 03, 2025 3:56 pm Good job Vini way to get out there and get em happy 4th

Thanks and right back at ya....Happy 4th and Tight lines always my friend

you've caught that 4th one before!

Fisheromen wrote: Thu Jul 03, 2025 5:14 pm you've caught that 4th one before!

You have a better memory than I do. I will look if I have any past photos from Murray with that red mark on the bass.
I have caught a few bass at the SD River that I know I may of caught before. There is this one bass with one blurry discolored eye, most likely blind in that eye has fell victim 2 times this year to a plastic craw bait (or maybe it was his cousin?) ha ha ha.

I'd say that last bass is at least 8.5....I never lie...

I've caught that red spotted jaw fish before too. Wierd.

Dannicus wrote: Fri Jul 04, 2025 11:16 am I've caught that red spotted jaw fish before too. Wierd.

That is weird....but that distinct mark gives him away. I guess when he's released he goes back down where other bass see him and probably
say...."Wow that guy is tough to not only escape capture, but even death…he must have nine fish lives."