Hadn't caught any Bass over 2 lbs until today.  Sunny, large clouds, 98 degrees air temp as I walked the bank.  No bites on anything I tried until I got to the middle area of the 'T'-shaped upper pond on my former boss's farm.  A weightless Swimming Senko caused a 4 lber to bite.  The hot weather/water(don't know it's temp?) didn't keep this Bass from pulling drag and fighting all the way to the bank.

The pic of the 2 lber is from 2 days ago.  All I caught then but the Javallon bait made the pic interesting.

Three days ago, I fished with my best buddy Bill and he caught the biggest Bass, a 2 lber on a Senko.

The big Bluegill bit a Zoom Speed Worm on a Wiggle Rig.

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4 lbs, 5 ozs--23"

Same 4 lber

Javallon 2 lber

Bill's 2 lber

Bluegill

Dan

Nice fish, as usual.  You're tougher than me...90+ temp, no thanks, 89 is my limit ;D

It's been a yr or two since I got into bluegill like that.  What fun, wax worms and a couple free hours and your plum worn out.  But dinner sure is good

                 deb

Thank you Deb.  Went out again this afternoon in mid-90s heat but skunked out this time.  I had a 3 lber(?) on a hard jerkbait for a few seconds but it threw the bait right back at me  I prefer the warmer months since I was born-n-raised in South Florida .  I spent one winter in KY at the IBM training school in Lexington in the early 60s and that was no fun for this thin-blooded Floridian 8-),

Dan

Hey Dan,

The winters in KY can get kinda chilly but then there's the fireplace to snuggle by. I live in southern Ky so it's not as bad as up north ;D...

just wait a little while...spring always comes around......I love the changing of the seasons...Winter the least, then summer, but I sure do enjoy spring and fall. Heck I enjoy them all. It's called living...........

deb

98 sounds like Florida weather. Today was a cool 95.

that is the biggest bluegill i ave ener seen.

nice job!!!!

that is the biggest bluegill i ave ener seen.

nice job!!!!

Spinnerbait Gill

Topwater Gill

Chatterbait Gill

Dan

Nice fish like allways Dan! What topwater lure is that which you caught the gill with?

Nice fish like allways Dan! What topwater lure is that which you caught the gill with?

Thanks.  It's one of the best, a Viva Pencil bait.  Very hard to come by now :-[.

It catches Bass too.

Another Viva Bass

Dan