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I have been taking care of other things that I kept putting off and have not been fishing much at all. I think people have seen me at Home Depot and Lowes so much lately. that they must think I work there..ha ha. So this morning I needed a break and arrived at the river around 8:30a.m. Have not fished there since December 30th and the water is still pretty stained. Started off with some crank baits and underspins and no takers. I tend to do the same pattern as you may notice on my SD River posts and then went to a plastic worm. It took 3 hours of fishing before I finally got a bite and landed a bass that fought like a champ. Fifteen minutes later I got bit again and had a small bass on but it came unbuttoned. A little later something tapped my 7" worm and I guess it may have been a bluegill that pecked at it because nothing was there when I reeled up the slack to set the hook. Before leaving I tried another spot and got lucky as I was able to land another bass which was nice before leaving. Only 2 bass (3.75lbs & 3.25lbs), but nice to be out on the water again.

Solid angling Vinny!

Nice those bigger then the ones I caught this past Sunday at Jennings.
Are you fishing from a tube or yac?

vito1023 wrote: Wed Jan 21, 2026 7:14 am Nice those bigger then the ones I caught this past Sunday at Jennings.
Are you fishing from a tube or yac?

Yak
Are bass biting at Jennings? Water is pretty cold...were you in a boat?

Big C wrote: Wed Jan 21, 2026 6:23 am Solid angling Vinny!

Sometimes it is just the luck of the Irish.........oh wait I am not Irish...ha ha
Best Wishes always to you and the Mrs.

VinnyBass wrote: Wed Jan 21, 2026 7:36 am

Big C wrote: Wed Jan 21, 2026 6:23 am Solid angling Vinny!

Sometimes it is just the luck of the Irish.........oh wait I am not Irish...ha ha
Best Wishes always to you and the Mrs.

Hey, quit trying to steal my luck of the Leprechauns...Yours is the luck of the pepperoni! Excellent job on the River for this time of year..oh, I mean "what luck"......

Mcfish wrote: Wed Jan 21, 2026 7:59 am

VinnyBass wrote: Wed Jan 21, 2026 7:36 am

Big C wrote: Wed Jan 21, 2026 6:23 am Solid angling Vinny!

Sometimes it is just the luck of the Irish.........oh wait I am not Irish...ha ha
Best Wishes always to you and the Mrs.

Hey, quit trying to steal my luck of the Leprechauns...Yours is the luck of the pepperoni! Excellent job on the River for this time of year..oh, I mean "what luck"......

"Yours is the luck of the pepperoni! "
Now that was funny! I always try to keep some of these in my boat or kayaks when I am heading out fishing.

Those River Bass always looking healthy
Nice

KillinTime wrote: Wed Jan 21, 2026 5:29 pm Those River Bass always looking healthy
Nice

They were pretty stuffed as they probably are eating lots of shad and crawdads.