.. don't let me down.

 

Everything happens for a reason I guess.

 

Post-break-up and post-recovery, I have more time to fish.

The conditions today I felt were marginal for hunting big fish- it's hard work. So I hit another res (walnut creek) for some fun-fishing.

I cleaned my jig reel (that has fluoro on it) in the AM, but didn't have time to lube it. So I took along a reel spooled with braid and primarily fished shallow.

 

Worked out pretty well.

 

The first laydown produced a dink that got off.

 

The second produced a nice high 5#/ low 6# class bass, that did *not* get off.

 

 

Apparently I need to eat more wheaties before trying to hoist fish like this.

 

 

The next two laydowns got me nothing.

 

The fifth laydown had a 4# class bass on it that ate my jig.

 

 

And then I ran out of wood cover in the general area. I didn't want to leave fish to find fish, besides the adult fish were obviously biting. Worked the area a little deeper, and caught a 5# class fish.

 

 

Probed around some more, bottom bumping, pitching, and swimming, and didn't do much good.

 

Tried a coupla other spots, caught a few dinks.

 

Like this one.

 

Came back to the first spot, and found that the bucket brigade took it over in the meantime. So I left.

Dang nice outing deep!

Jeff

Seems like my kind of day! Awesome!

Nice!

Nice ones Deep. It's hard taking a good selfie .

Wow, a 6, 4 and 5 in one trip. Great job!

wreckin' 'em.  just flat out wreckin' 'em.  wow!

Now you had a good trip!

Very nice!

Well done! nothing like seeing someone break your pb 2-3 times in one outing

Hah...the bucket brigade.  I like that. 

dang dude that's better than my entire 2014...good job

Those are some nice fish! Congrats!

Those are some nice fish! Congrats!

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Wow, looks like a pretty nice assortment you got there. Enjoy the glory of those monster sluggers

Awesome outing.  Congrats!

Nice setup, it will do the job. Congrats on the fish.