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The Rivah is low but you go when you can go.

Bob and I went out with Chris today. We went early and it was a beautiful morning that turned into a beautiful day. My only wish was for a little more cloud cover but what the heck...no wind, rain, sleet or snow!

At our 1st spot, we (Bob) caught a couple but we got our hineys handed to us by some angry fish. At times, they were crashing bait which is exactly what the did to our baits.

Bob was throwing a Whopper type bait and got crushed by one of those angry (and kinda big) smallies that did not stay on. I got a couple of nice hits as well but nothing to show for it.

So we drifted some more.



I got nailed by a nice one after I threw my fluke on top of the rock and bought it down into the water. I was on for a second and then I broke off. A clean cut.

Later, we were throwing towards a downed tree and Bob gets smashed again but no hook up. I follow with the fluke and BAM, he smashes my bait and nothing to show for it.

Then I got one after a long cast and it was like a road runner coming at me. I could never catch up to it and he got off by the boat.

Lots of action for sure!

Then Bob got a couple of nice ones...





...on top water. The biggie was around 19'. And fat!

Rest stop.




We had way more hits and misses than landed fish 9 or 10). And the ones I caught were all wanna be 20's! That's a good sign. Kinda.

Lunch was at Big Belly's and they came through again.

Ernie's steak bowl...



Chris' chicken wrap (middle eastern spices)



Bob's steak and cheese




And we had the river to ourselves.