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This time, Greg joined my on a 'doah float with CT Campbell.

It was downright chilly this morning but it did not take long for the sun to warm things up. Plus...we had little to no wind with blue bird skies!

I'll say it up front, it was a dink fest to day (@3 dz fish) with a couple of heart breaks and a lot of Keitech tail bite offs!

Anyway, it was still a good day for sure....





This stretch is beautiful!

I got the skunk off with a dark smallie...one of the bigger ones for the day (pic sucks).



He was caught right before 9a.

Next fish was a largie (albeit a small one).




Then Greg got his skunk off....




Most were caught on 3 or 4" paddle tails, white being the most productive color although other colors worked as well.


I decided to throw my LC jerk bait and this guy had the gall to hit it!





We took a few more pics (didn't have much to choose from).





So Greg was the champ of bite offs...at least 6 on my count. These little smallies were active but where were the bigger ones? Spawning? Nope...we did not see one bed in the areas that they should have been in.

Right before lunch, I did get slammed by a bigger fish but he came unbuttoned before we could see him. After catching all of those dinks, I really wanted to see this one. Not a monster but some nice pullage.

We ate lunch around 12:30p and just after, I get nailed again. This time, the fish is peeling drag. I get him over a rock, right by the boat, and as we saw him, he got off. Yes, I cussed. Loudly!   

Since Greg had the best view, I asked him if he was as big as I thought he might be. Greg held his arms out wide and all I wanted to do was cry! Major disappointment but I was back fishing in no time.

We continued to catch dinks until the day was done.

I bet we had over a dozen fish come off. And that's not counting the ones that bit Greg's tail off. Greg also had a decent one on but we never saw it.

Will be back at it in June after they get done doing their thing!