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Date: August 11, 2019 Body of Water: Reeds Lake Boat: Numenon With: Alone Target: Largemouth Bass Time: 6:45 - 11:45 AM Conditions: 65 - 75 degrees, generally overcast and calm; water was 76 degrees F and stained green, with about 3 feet of visibility The overcast, calm and humid conditions all called for topwater action. But after a dozen or so initial casts with a Whopper Plopper, I instinctively picked up the casting outfit with the DT10 crank. (To be honest, Reeds Lake has never been a productive topwater lake for me. I can't say why; it just hasn't!). On my second cast with the crank along the familiar weedline, a feisty pike slammed the lure. A few casts later, my targeted quarry, the largemouth bass, ate the bait. At a solid 15 inches and over 2 pounds, she provided a nice start to my morning! I played musical chairs with a few other bass boats for a bit as we all searched out favored, productive spots. By 8 AM, I was on the main, sunken hump's north side. This hump is usually productive during the warmest months for me. I was relieved when consecutive casts to a known nook in the weed edge produced keeper bass to 15 inches. These fish let me know that I was onto something productive; I figured I would "limit out" on these deep weed edge bass before moving on to other techniques. I proceded to a secondary sunken hump. This spot seems to be either On! or Off! While it has produced a couple of excellent bags and a few true, giant bass, on this day (as it has been all season, for me), totally Off! I received nary a bump here, and I even convinced myself that the weeds seemed less vibrant here than other areas where I've been contacting fish. I stuck with my crank; a did catch a few shorts, excited a few pike into chasing the bait, and had at least one hesitant swing and miss. At 9:45 AM, on a favorite spot-on-spot, I scored a 14-inch squeaker. I then returned to the main hump for my limit fish, but chose to target the southern edge first. I fished almost the entire length of the hump before I had a chance to set the hook; I pulled in my best bass of the day at 16 inches and 2-6 on the scale. It was now almost 10:30 AM and the lake was getting a bit busy. I decided to try "new stuff" with the rest of my time. I slow-trolled stick baits off bottom bouncers at about 1.5 mph with the electric motor. I visited known hard-bottomed areas and weed edge areas from about 13 to 22 feet deep. In over an hour, I did not get a bite! Oh well, by 11:45 AM, the lake activity was really ramping up. I was hot and tired; I got off the water for the day. What do I have to say about this? Again, five bass for a combined weight of just about 10 pounds is nothing to crow about; but, I enjoyed my approach and caught them my way! I did throw a senko and a swim-bait occasionally to make sure I wasn't overlooking a productive opportunity; but the crank was productive enough when I was able to maintain the proper amount of contact with the weeds. I simply enjoy the craft of cranking, too, so I guess I'll continue refining my techniques whenever and wherever I have fish relating to deep weed edges. Pondering the questions of core essence and finding meaning in unexpected ways
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