Got to love clouds and rain...

[buzzbaiter]

So after seeing a 10:20 showing of Star Trek: Beyond and having lunch with a lady friend, I hit a nearby by lake and action was good from the get go. Got poured on once for about 10 minutes but otherwise perfect weather. In 2 hrs landed 9 largies and 7 chainsides. Missed a dozen others and lost two buzzbaits on pads. Nothing huge but some solid 14-17" fish. Actually heard a tree crack and then saw it fall. Apparently they do make noise if your around to hear them. lol. Good sized dead one of about 50 feet. Bit scary knowing I was right next to it about 20 minutes before. No wind. It just fell. Weird....

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[23cardinal]

Good report- great day

Glad to here your safe- friends spouse got hit by a tree in a storm- lucky to only break an arm-

I actually saw s-t-b solid movie

[icebadger]

nice collection of largemouths.with that yellow devil in the sky blocked,you can catch some topwater action.are buzzbaits the only lure you're throwing ?

[rwp2101]

Lol on the "if a tree falls in the forest..." I had a similar experience today and [damn, a few weeks ago I was chilling beneath that tree!

[buzzbaiter]

Originally Posted by icebadger

nice collection of largemouths.with that yellow devil in the sky blocked,you can catch some topwater action.are buzzbaits the only lure you're throwing ?

What I do is work an area first with buzzbait and later try a surface popper if the buzzbait draws a strike or two. I kind of make a mental note of where the hit was and try later - later being a half hour or 6 hrs depending on the size of the water. If a lake or pond if relatively weed free, I find small curly-tail grubs work well for pretty much everything although I can't cast them very far. I'd say 90% of my strikes last two weekends were within a foot or two of pads or whatever salad was on top.