Well, I finally got out on the lake this year.

I did not get to fish much at all last year, I had graduated from school and had to move out of NY and my hometown in the Finger Lakes region to take a job in Mass...While working out there I was able to find a good job back in the upstate NY area and moved back last fall. I moved my boat in a few weeks ago and things are looking promising for the upcoming season.

A long Turkey season has severely delayed my bass fishing this year but I finally got out this past weekend. This years first trip out was on Keuka and I launched out of Penn Yan. Me and my buddy had lunch money on the first fish(and the most, and biggest!!!!)(I like to eat well) so while I was idling the boat out of the canal he was tossing a senko around some trees leaning off the bank. So he hooked up on this little squealer that shook off and I decided I better not risk him taking my money so I cut the big engine and decided to flip the rest of the way out of the canal. A couple of pitches up into a huge willow tree that was hanging into the water and I felt a tap on my beaver and popped this mamma. Had to pull her up and over some serious squirrel habitat but with 50lb power pro it went pretty smooth. For me at least.

My buddy was in such a rush to get his line back in the water that he snapped this glamour shot before I was ready and called it good.(I have better poses)(FYI I was pulling my hat out of the rally position).

Anyways we went out on the main lake and fished hard all day, it was pretty tough out there. The water was dead calm, crystal clear, and still in the 50's and most fish were still out deep, but we ended up catching 15 between the two of us. Most of them were shorts...My buddy ended up catching a few more while I was idling back in through the canal that put him over the top for most fish. My first held as the biggest. All in all a great start to the season.

Yep , great start and fine looking fish

Big O

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Nice bass.

Good way to earn lunch money

Nice fish!

Nice fish, great pic!

8-)

Great Story and nice fish

Good to hear you are back into the action now

Nice fish....................