set out saturday, early morning, about 42 degrees air temp, water was high 60's, so we had one of those fog, mist like conditions over the water, and man the fishing was TOUGH,,threw every bit of knowledge and bait i had, at them,,,,only produced two shorts,,made for a long day,,,more learning to do...

Life is a constant learning experience , better luck next time.

Hey always, don't know if you've been there much, but Dam B/B.A. Steinhagen Lake is quickly becoming my favorite fishing spot (when they don't have it drained... lol), and luckily so, since it's the closest to where you and I live.  Me and a buddy took my two boys up yesterday and caught 25 bass in less than 3 hours.  None of them were keepers, but we had a blast, using spinnerbaits and C-rigged flukes.  My 7 yr old caught his first bass unassisted (he cast, he reeled, he landed the fish, without me having to do a thing)... and then a second.  Making good memories!

I've located 3 spots which are sure-fire producers... always catch something... just haven't found the "big bass" hangout yet!  I'm working on it, though... gonna find them sooner or later.  I HAVE caught some keepers, in the 2-3lb range, but I don't catch keepers every trip. 

I live in Kountze, and I can leave my house and be on the water in less than an hour; saves a lot of time and $$$ for that quick weekend trip when a drive to the Bend or Rayburn is out of the question.  I figured I'd drop you a line, since you're in Lumberton.  I run my 19' Champion out there, no problem with depth or stumps, for the most part.

Since my weekends on the Bend generally turn out like yours (a full day of fishing with only 2 dinks to show for it), it's nice to get my confidence back by spending a few hours on Dam B and hauling a bunch in!

Hitman, thanks for the pick-me-up,,lol,,i'm not against dam b, but i don't want to give up on the bend or rayburn,,maybe i need to Include it in my list of fishables..

Shoot no, me neither!  One, there will be more, bigger/better, quality bass on those two, I believe.  Not saying Dam B doesn't hold a few... just nowhere near as many as TB or SR. Two, the club I joined recently (Port Arthur Refinery Bass Club) only does tourneys on those two, so I'll have to fish them at least once a month!  So, when I have those long weekends, I'll be up on TB or SR, but for short weekends with only half-a-day to spare, Dam B is my go-to spot!

Good luck on TB and SR... Catt and fishfordollars are some fishing maestro's, huh... taught me more about bass fishing on these threads in the past few months than I've learned my whole life.