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Date: March 17, 2018 Body of Water: Reeds Lake Boat: Numenon With: Alone Target: Largemouth Bass Time: 12:45 PM to 5:15 PM Conditions: Mostly sunny and 35 - 50 degrees F; variable but light winds; water was stained brown, about 3 feet visibility, 37 - 39 degrees F, once I got out there I'd chosen to fish Reeds Lake this day because I thought I knew some starting points for success, based on the last couple of seasons. But after a half hour or so of casting cranks, jerks and spy-baits without a fish encounter in the shallows, and without even having found any attractive weed beds, I edged out to deeper water. I chose to explore a spot where a known spawning flat connects to some of the deepest water in the lake at the end of a submerged point. I switched to a Bass Pro Shops blade-bait and probed the 15-to-25-foot depths in this area. When my rod loaded on the third cast in the area, I was super pleased! The bass couldn't fight too well in the cold water, but it was still fun for me! I dropped a waypoint and continued scouting this area. When the wind had moved me off the spot a bit, I turned around and casted to where I thought I'd been bit before. I swung on a faint "tick" in the line and connected; this was a much nicer, heavier bass that had really inhaled the bait! ![]() Both fish had come from 17- to 21-feet of water, and I now felt like I had the start of a pattern. In fact, I was confident that I had one! I worked the next three hours or so for four more bites, all on the gold blade-bait; so it wasn't the best pattern. I worked the bait slowly along the bottom with subtle lifts (just enough to feel the blade vibrate a few times) and frequent pauses. It was very much like fishing a Texas-rigged worm. Half the strikes were detectable "ticks", but the other half revealed themselves as heavy mush. All in all, this was my best ever blade-baiting experience, and it certainly increased my confidence in this bait and my growing ability to use it. I lost the largest, unseen fish about halfway to the boat. Losing fish is reportedly part of fishing blade-baits! The remaining fish were a 16-inch bass and two pike. One pike was small, the other was legal-sized and very fat. Pike season had ended the day before, so all fish were released; my gyotaku will have to wait. All hit in about 16 - 18 feet of water. I tried shallower and deeper to know avail. All were outside known spawning areas. What do I have to say about this? This was a satisfying day, even if the catching was still a bit light. I think I beat the odds, though, by enjoying several nice fish on a new technique under difficult conditions. The new Duckett rod excels at this technique, too. On the way home, I contacted good friend DC to see if he could join me the next day. It has been a while since I could share some fish with a buddy, and I was pleased when he accepted the invitation! Pondering the questions of core essence and finding meaning in unexpected ways
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