I hit a few new lakes yesterday looking for largies. A big ol mamma came out of a tree in 3' of water after my bait just as I was pulling my bait out of the water. Something distracted me for a second so when I looked down at a possible 6 pounder, the fish spooked me and I spooked the bass, haha. My heart was pounding after that but she just vanished.

My final stops were land fishing Washington. I was about to call it a day then I just told myself it was too nice out to go home. Right about that time, my line got smacked. Man, I do love the feel of a smallie on the end of my line when they warm up. No monsters yet but I got a 2.4 and a 1.7 in 10 minutes. They both bit in the same adzact spot so I think they were moving up together. It's hard to tell but I think they were in 25-30' of water.

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