Today was not exactly the best weather in Illinois. The weather was rainy and humid. Guess what, I was going fishing today. My two cousins, my grandfather and my dad went fishing with me today.

The day started off slow. I targeted my regular spots with a xps rattle shad and with a buzz bait. No hits at all. The first few hours were very quiet. Nothing but the sound of bass jumping in deeper water and the whines of my group wanting to swim out and grab them.

I had just lost my baby brush hog trying to cover some fallen trees, when i came across my black and blue jig with a yum woolly craw bait. Grab the bait and tossed it into some flooded brush. Felt the bite and set the hook. Landed about 4 bass the 3 hours I fished while nobody else managed to catch anything else. That was not the end of the trip.

We rode back to my cousins' house and just hung out there. My cousin and I then went to the pond in the back of his house. We could not get enough fishing. I told him to try a t rigged lizard because he never used them and I had my eye on them (zoom lizards, the best). He did not seem to manage anything. I took the rod and casted into some more flooded brush. I pulled out two bass none above 12 inches. The 11 incher turned out to be the pond record. Let me mention that the pound was about 50x50 feet.

anyway, had a good day. Caught my first lizard fish and mastered the jig bite. The jig is now my number one bait and my favorite.

im still working on the jig myself but where i go aint really no use for it. but glad to hear. at least you had a good day. i went today but didnt feel so well but tomorrow think im going to try some now the weather cooling off. did you take any pics??

im still working on the jig myself but where i go aint really no use for it. but glad to hear. at least you had a good day. i went today but didnt feel so well but tomorrow think im going to try some ponds again now the weather cooling off. did you take any pics??

today was the one day i left my camera at home > :'(

Thats what they all say