Got a bit of a late start this morning but still very glad I got out. Sunny but very windy conditions made for a challenging day. Despite wanting to get out of the wind, it seemed all the biters were

in the windy areas. So I went with the flow. A decent mixed bag of LMB and SMB were eager to suck up a swim jig and grub combo. The best fish of the afternoon (pictured) hit at the end of

a long cast to the deep edge of a spawning flat. She felt solid right away and once I got a

glimpse of her in the clear water, I was repeating over and over "please stay on, please stay on".

She was pretty energetic for 53 degree water. Of course it would have helped

if I had remembered the net.

A-Jay

Way to go boats, awesome

Man, what a super nice fish.  It would put a smile on my face, too.  Congrats.   

Beautiful fish!  Glad your day in the wind payed off

Beauty!kinda noticed that myself with them being rather spritely out  of the gates('bout same temps).

WOO-HOO!

Nice fish, great pic!

;D ;D ;D

Beauty!

WTG, Ajay! The wind has been kickin our butts for the last three days over here.

Thanks guys. I don't know what's up with this wind ~ this whole week I've felt like Lt. Dan from

the movie Forest Gump when he was up on the mast yelling "Is that all you've got?" But when I could get out, the Sub-walk bite has been hot ! On a side note, a spring pike took me for a ride. Turned out to be a PB. (pic posted in Other Species Forum)

A-Jay

This is how you know you picked the right bait.