I got out on southern Lake Champlain mid-morning yesterday.  

 

My third cast to the outside of the weed line with my BFS outfit produced the first fish: a 4lb. 5oz. largemouth.  It hit a Z-Man TRD TicklerZ on an Owner finesse ballhead while it was sitting still.  The outfit was one of my very inexpensive BFS rigs consisting of a KastKing Zephyr reel spooled with 4lb. test mono on an AceHawk CU Double UL rod.   I later got a large bullhead on that rig/bait... you never know what will hit those little things.

 

Other fish came on conventional gear (Kistler KLX/Lew's TP) and a 4.5" Megastrike Mega Bug on a light belly-weighted hook worked across the top of the weeds and allowed to drop into the openings or a T-rigged Pit Boss worked around a big beaver hut.  

 

A slow but enjoyable day on the water in this summer of rain here in upstate NY.  I wish we could send some of it to the West.

I bet that was exciting on 4 lb line!!!

6 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

I bet that was exciting on 4 lb line!!!

Indeed.  Luckily, she only headed into the weeds once and I was able to steer her out.  After that, the fight was in open water.  And hardly any jumping until near the end.  I actually thought I had a channel cat on at first.