My family and I went up to a new lake yesterday. We were using a private lake that my friend had connections with. There were about 5 of us fishing. We fished from 8:00-1:00. The weather was perfect. Not too cold and not too hot.

We got up there and were waiting for my dad's friends to arrive to get the boat ready. We decided to just try our luck at the shore. My cousin ran to go get his stuff while I chose a spot to cast my buzz bait. First cast a bass followed it, but turned a way. My dad went to go check up on my cousin. A few seconds later I heard screaming. I ran over and he was holding a 1 pound bass. He quickly photoed it and tossed it away. Very next cast another fish. He pulled this one in and it was a 2 pounder. I began to get jealous as my cousin who was 5 years younger than me was out fishing me.  

I tied on a zoom magnum worm and casted to a log lay down with a tree hangover. I twitched the worm twice and had a fish. I set the hook and brought the fish out. It was a 4 pounder. Biggest of the day.

Throughout the day we caught like 15 fish between us. All from the shore. Everyone caught at least 2 fish. Every fish was above 2.5 pounds. There were also fish jumping in the water for the dragonflies. I hook into a fish who could have easily gone 5 pounds. he jumped like 5 feet in the air then wrapped himself around a log and snapped the line. We missed alot of fish that day.

I was so excited that we caught quantity and quality. My dad did catch his first 3 bass. Now he knows why I love fishing.

(No pictures though. On my dad's cell phone.)

Sounds like a cool trip! 8-)

he jumped like 5 feet in the air .

:-?

Sounds like a great time!