Wapogasset - May 14, 2010

I started in the smaller lake. I rotated through a buzz bait, spinner bait, black and blue jig, a shallow crank bait, and a black stick bait. I got one strike on the stick bait, but it didn't get the hook. I then went back to the main lake and hit drop offs, flats, and points going up the western shore. On weed flats I nabbed a few short fish on the crank bait. I bypassed the slop at the north end because John B was there. Around the point there was a small marina at the resort on the north end. I got two more short fish in the weed flat in front of the marina. I swithced to a green stick bait and got two keepers, two short fish, and lost two more that might have measured. I worked the docks heading south along the eastern shore from there and picked up one more keeper and two short. I tried to pick up the two I lost, but they were smarter than me. I had a great time fishing and talking with my clubs members. Club fishing is the best and I can't wait for the next one.

Apple River Flowage May1, 2010

I ran to a small, shallow bay I pre fished two years ago. I caught some smaller bass on a spinnerbait in some pads. After fishing the whole area with the spinner bait, I pitched a black stick bait to a log in the same bay a caught the two five pounders. I pulled another keeper of a stump in the same bay. Later I caught two more keepers on a black and blue jig off a steep drop on the non windy side of a point. I also caught two more on a green stick bait going down the shore line on the west side. I did all my fishing south of the first bridge.
Usually, our WI tournaments are tough for me, It was a lot of fun catching over 14 lbs for my best four fish.

One Month to Go!

The boat has been in storage for 3 months now. It has one more month to rest. I've spent three months restocking, planning, and preparing for the new season. For years now, I have been fishing with a minimalist strategy. I have had moderate success with this but, large wins have eluded me. In this last off season, I have been adding different baits and more colors to my tackle system. In fact, I will be carrying four times more than I usually do. With all the rods restrung, all that's left to do is plan the boats escape from its winter prison.

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