Miscellaneous Ramblings #3

[Rambler]

Still doing the baby shuttle service & spending time fishing.

Tuesday I hit Potawatomi Pond again. Walked around the pond throwing a buzzbait. Landed 3 decent bass. The 1st one was the biggest (probably 2 lbs.) but the 2nd one put up the best fight.

After lunch I drove to Beck. No fish. Talked with a guy fishing with worms who said he's been catching a lot of catfish recently. Some 'gills too but no bass. It was hot so I went back to Potawatomi for the shade.

Wednesday - 3 more decent bass on a buzzbait at Potawatomi again. None as big as Tuesday's 1st. All were good fighters.

This has been my year for gear failure. 1st I broke my favorite rod at Busse. On Wednesday my reel - a Lew's Laser ACR - crapped out. I've had this reel for a number of years but have used it intermittently. The bail spring broke & now the bail just sort of flops around. Too bad - it's pretty light. Doesn't seem Lew's made this model for very long so I'm thinking there were other problems with it. Maybe ACR stands for 'A Crappy Reel' . Ordered a Daiwa Regal to replace it.

Watch out for what you wish for. All Wed. AM I kept hoping it would cloud over to improve the fishing. Got my wish in the afternoon. It clouded over & started raining. Oh well.

Thursday - sat in a FP shelter for most of the AM waiting for it to stop pouring. Then I went to Potawatomi & fished for a little more than an hour. No fish & it got beastly hot out in the sun so I pulled a bag chair out of my car & sat in the shade.

All-in-all a good week of fishing.

[HEDDONFROG]

Scott, you should have fished the rain Thursday. I basically stopped fishing once the sun came out. Caught a dozen smalls and one big. I wish at least the overcast had lasted longer. Glad you tied into some fish earlier in the week. As you mentioned, I’ve noticed recently some smaller fish 14” to 17” have been fighting super hard. I always think I have one on bigger than it is or as we like to say “fighting outside their weight class” love those mid-sizers with big hearts and bad attitudes

[Woohoodude11]

Yeah I can attest to this. my best fights this year have fallen in that class. Although that drunk fishing bass beat me up (very well could have been the booze lol). Glad to see you're having a solid year bud.

[Aux Pleins]

Buzz bass! Probably the best kind of bass you can get.

[jmdog2003]

That's some quality time casting and reeling. Can't believe August is right around the corner already. Summer days are dwindling fast, go out and enjoy them.

[Woohoodude11]

go out and enjoy them.

Tough when the air is chewable! I vowed that I'd go out for a half hour today. Barely made it that long. Couldn't drink water fast enough to replace what I was sweating out lol. Monday is gonna be a major crash though, wonder how that'll affect the bite.

[Rambler]

“fighting outside their weight class”

This seems to be pretty common. When I was resting in the shade on Thursday I checked in with my best friend. Told him about the smaller one putting up a big fight. He said he's been having the same thing happen.

Buzz bass! Probably the best kind of bass you can get.

Yep. Bass on top water is just the biggest hoot.

[Rambler]

Totally forgot to mention I caught 3 more on Wed before the rain.