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The good fishing is about to really get going in the central U.S. We had a cold snap that saw temps dip down in the 50's this past week. Today, it ended abruptly and we had a high near 90. Just for the heck of it, I hit the lake knowing that Mondays rarely yield good fishing due to the weekend pressure. Well, it turned out to be a good move as the bigger bass were striking hard near the shoreline. I caught three big bass (including the 3.5 - 4.0lbs+ toad below) and a little guy before the wife and daughter grew too annoyed with the bugs. I was likea kid out there and didn't want to leave with all of the big boys starting to give us shore fishmen a chance. With the kids in school and the temps starting to drop, the fishing is about to get really good!

 
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Yep, same here. Can't wait.
 
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Very nice work.

Shoreline fishing, especially farm pond fishing is a lot like hunting - slipping around vegetation to find fish then once hooked actually getting them through all that vegetation to your hand.


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Very nice work.

Shoreline fishing, especially farm pond fishing is a lot like hunting - slipping around vegitation to find fish then once hooked actually getting them through all that vegitation to your hand.


That's exactly how I work it - spot to spot, in the vegetation looking for places where the plants cast shadows on the water but where I won't lose my line in the hanging branches. I never spend more than 15 minutes or so in one spot.

That last part - the getting them to the shore part - was definitely an adventure on the one in the pic. He snapped a 14lb. test line when he thrashed just as I got him on the shore. A near escape facilitated by the fact I stopped bringing the net a long time ago because I just never pulled any huge fish out of this lake. It won't get left again.
 
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