I caught my first Whopper Plopper bass this year, 14 of them on the surface and another four on my Keitech. The best spot was a bitsy bay off the lake with a beaver lodge. That's the pool in the first photo. It was about a foot deep and chock full of mud and zombie weeds, but that's where they were. With the lodge, there were a lot of sticks to catch my line, but I enjoyed steering the bass free of them.

 

I only fished three hours because the wind kicked up, but 18 bass in three hours, while not a typical summer rate, is sure better than what I've been averaging. Things are looking up and the bass are too!

Well, you beat me to the top water bite. I'm still waiting for my first blowup.

 

Congrats! 

 

It seems both our bass are still hanging shallow. I haven't caught a fish in more than three feet of water yet this year. 

 

 

Cool deal! I had white bass and skipjack doing cartwheels on topwater last night, I’ll try to post some video in the other species thread. 

4 hours ago, IcatchDinks said:

It seems both our bass are still hanging shallow. I haven't caught a fish in more than three feet of water yet this year. 

 

I've caught them shallow, for sure, in one to two feet, but I've also caught them in the deepest parts of ponds.  Everyday,  they're in a new place.

 

4 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

I had white bass and skipjack doing cartwheels on topwater last night, I’ll try to post some video in the other species thread. 

 

I'll go look for that!