just returned from my long anticipated trip. i accomplished one of my goals: i caught my first ever fish on a topwater lure. landed 3 nice largemouths on an 1/8 oz. Charteuse buzzbait. the pond was far too grassy for an sub-surface fishing. pulled in grass even on some topwaters.

Coyotes were moving in (the howls were getting way too close for comfort) so i decided to hit the riverbank around sunup. what i found suprised me: after 2 days of rain the water was clear as glass and about 8 feet low.

still managed a few average smallies on a lipless crank. decided to try my hand at fishing a fluke. that's where it got fugly. i had brought only one rod to the bank with me because of the terrain being hard to move around on. i got snagged, and snapped the top eye off my panfish rod.

overall, it could have been worse. i caught fish, enjoyed the outdoors, and had a nice long talk with the good Lord. beats working anyday.

Glad you had a good time