First hybrid of the year!

[cmoran719]

Fishing was painfully slow today. Almost no action at Spruce for the first few hours in the morning. Had one fish that got away due to a tree branch being in the way of the hookset. Tried throwing a lot of lures and a senko too. After a few hours of nothing at Spruce, we tried the muskie for a bit. Nothing hitting there either. Decided to get lunch (25 Burgers!) and then head back to Spruce but at a different spot. Once again, fishing was slow. No action at all for the first hour and half. Then finally, one of our rods doubles over. Zach sets the hook and the fish is fighting like crazy, the rod shaking violently. We're both thinking, "Hybrid?" And yes it was. A beautiful 4.25lb, 18.25" Hybrid Striped Bass, first of the year for us! Made up for the slow day =D

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[FASTEDDIE29]

Hybrids, gotta love em! Nice fish!!! Things are going to heat up very, very soon.

[bunker dunker]

Congrats On The Ice Breaker!!!! I'll Be Out Tonight

[DUCK OR BLEED JR.]

Nice!!!

[Skunk City]

Awesome man! What did it hit?

[AndyS]

You guys are on a roll !! I'm good for one or two burgers, but 25 !!! Nom nom nom nom nom :D

[acabtp]

haha i am guessing 25 burgers is where they went, not what they ate http://www.25gourmetburgers.com/

[cmoran719]

Awesome man! What did it hit?

shiner on the bottom. Couldn't get a hit on any of the lures we threw