Mercer lake

[bowzonly]

Relatively new to the serious bass fishing scene (about 3 years). Have been avoiding Assunpink because I had been hearing how crowded it is. Last week I said screw it. I went 3 times, 3 hours each and caught at least a 1/2doz each time and lost a few more. All between 1.5 and 3 lbs. Started towards a little cove and saw a guy fishing from shore, giving him some room I pointed my boat to the side of a blow down that he wasn't able to cast to. As I drew closer he started throwing like crazy in that direction (to claim his territory) but still couldn't reach the spot I was heading for. First cast I hooked a 3 or 4 pounder but on the first jump it threw the lure. Poor guy ran through the water and practically drowned trying to get to that spot. My point is, any of the lakes marked by the state as #1 for bass will produce, if you are there at the right time and fishing the right spots. For instance at Assunpink, I saw a lot of 2 man boats where one guy would be casting toward shore and his lures were landing ten feet short of the bank and the other guy would be throwing off the other side toward the middle of the lake. All my fish were caught within 3 feet of the shore. Another example, last year I concentrated on Farrington and was ready to give up on the place until I hit it in the fall. Had two great days, one of those I caught 3 fish between 3 and 5 pounds.