Hello folks... Last yr I purchased my first boat after taking some 25 yrs off from fishing. To top that I was trying to learn how to throw a baitcaster...  In the past yr there has been a whole lot of firsts and personal best for me, yesterday was not different...  I have become fairly efficient with a baitcaster now day and found the Lews to be go to reel.  Last yr I ended the yr with a 5 lb channel cat.. not a big deal until you learn I participated in 5 cat tourn and got skunked every time..  Any ways yesterday I fished a new lake and caught 5, again nothing to brag about except I was fighting winds up to 30 mph... the white caps had white caps and I had to hide in the coves and behind rock bluffs.  Caught my first crappie, 14" about 2 lbs and my first sm mouth larger than a pound... in fact I caught 2 beautiful sm mouth, one almost 3.5 lbs & 5 lbs making it my personal best bass and SMB..    Oh and I was using  a old 2 pc Shimano med light spinning combo with 6# mono with a ned rig... talk about a fight. 

 

I have a another Cat tourn to go to Saturday... Will catching a cat during a tourn be another first..?  Hahahaha

 

Anyhow,  What a difference a yr can make given a chance.

well done brother ?

Great Job!!

 

 

 

 

Mike

Nice ones! 

Thats Awesome and thanks for the share!!

Sounds like your really having fun and enjoying this great hobby.

 

Great Smallmouths also.

6 hours ago, Bird said:

Sounds like your really having fun and enjoying this great hobby.

 

Great Smallmouths also.

 

You know I have tried many things I have seen or read about on this forum without success. Except for the on thing that Glen Mays suggested on one of his videos and that was the Ned Rig with a light rig.  And talk about adrenaline rush...    For the life of me I cannot figure out what is so appealing on a 3" stick worm..   Then again I can't attract the attention of anything with a spinner either 

Nice fish.  Enjoy.  

 

Smallmouths are the best, BTW.