[Alphahawk]

Started out on the lake side. Due to heavy generation and I guess from some wind the day before....my Smallie point was not accessible. There was about a 5 foot wide pile of driftwood...trash....between me and the lake. Had to move over a little and started casting. For the first 20 minutes or so only caught a couple of 10 inch Smallies. I figured the Gills had to be deep as they had really pulled the lake down. Tied on a 1/32 Double cross jig head and put on a Trout Magnet body...Bison color. It fits the jig head but the collar is a bit too big and you only can catch a few fish before you have to change out the Trout Magnet body. Casted out and counted down 35 seconds.....as I started my retrieve felt the fish....nice chunky 3/4 pound Gill. Caught about 50 of them along with 3 dozen small White Bass. The Whites were closer to shore and so it was take my pick...Gill or White. The picture of the Gill is not the biggest ones I caught. I had some go the pound mark. I was standing in driftwood and was keeping an eye out for "Jake the Snake". Lucky for me he did not show up...LOL. At about 12:30 thought I might pack it in and go home. Decided to try the tail race below dam....glad I did. There was only one truck in the parking lot when I pulled in...I thought this is not good. Took my medium light bass rod spooled with 8# test NanoFil down to the catwalk and started casting with a Crappie Magnet in Killer Klatt color on a 1/8 Double Cross jig head....it matched the thousands of Shad in the water perfectly. First cast...a nice 2# White. From then on it was a battle until I left. I caught 30 Whites all at the 2 pound mark. In between Whites was catching Stripers in I guess the 4 or 5 pound range.....you all can judge but they were nice fish on light tackle. The pics are of separate fish but all of them were same year class. I left because I was cramping up...LOL. The Whites were battling me enough but those Stripers were giving me fits on that tackle in the cool water. Should have stayed until dark but it had been a great day and it was hot on the catwalk. I am pumped now. Just waiting now for the Large Mouth to show on the flats down there. The Whites and Stripers should be thick as cord wood for the next 3 weeks or maybe more.


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