Got my new grass piece flex’s in yesterday as shown in the bait monkey thread. Tied one on and went to hydrilla land (also known as Lake Guntersville). Well, the hydrilla was still

there, but man was the eel grass bad today. Top it off with the eel grass “cutter” out in the main lake chopping/pulling up eel grass and the wind blowing made fishing tough! All the eel grass was up against the banks making casts back to the bank crummy. The flex I have is 5/8oz, but the eel grass was so thick, it wouldn’t fall through. So, I just fished more boathouses/docks instead. Rough, rough day. Hot, windy, etc…

 

Anyway, the flex is the doo-doo. I first had it paired with a Sakamata Shad, but I didn’t like the action I was getting so I switched to a spunk Shad. I was throwing violent gill with a frosted purple spunk Shad, killer looking combo. The flex swims straight and true out of the package. Casts a country and city mile combined. As soon as it picks up a piece of grass, you feel

it. One quick rip and you’re back in business. Favorite retrieve today was a yo-yo due to all the eel grass everywhere. I could yo-yo it over the eel grass and it would slip through the tops of the hydrilla. 
 

Love the bait, tough day of fishing though. Last cast of the day was a waste cast just to get my line level again. Threw it between two boathouses and just started retrieving. Had a follower at the kayak, so I just hit my thumb bar and it dropped about 1/8” and was immediately thumped. Shortest fish fight of my life. Lasted about 10 seconds. 18” a little over 3lbs. Only fish of the day. Had an epic top water blowup on a hollow body frog (on top of the eel grass mind you), but as so often as I do, I became impatient and jerked the frog out of the fishes mouth before she closed it. It would have been a nice fish to boat. Other than that, dead day. Too hot, got overheated, left and came home.

 

 

Nice fish!

Just now, Fishlegs said:

Nice fish!

Just waiting in you 😂😁

I talked about fishing today, but it’s not as good.

Talking about fishing is fishing related so you’re good for the day!

1 hour ago, Smirak said:

Just waiting in you 😂😁

Wow - that was supposed to say “waiting ON you”. Sorry Bryan, I will not be waiting IN you. Jeez…

Lol. I knew what you meant. No worries.

 

My wife is recovering well from her surgery so I’m hoping to be get to fish before long.

Dang it. Too many baits on my “to buy” list thanks to this place.