Met up with AMX and started fishing at a little after 6AM. He started off the gate going right. I went left.

Sun is still behind the trees. Water smooth and calm. Topwater it is. After 1.5 hours in, I was starting to feel the skunk bug coming.... Gave up on topwater and have been using a swimbait, crank and DS. Had a few nibbles, but they were tiny.

Then finally I caught something. I was afraid it would be the only thing I catch. A little clump of lilies. BAh.

Persistence pays off and I finally hooked into a fish. Managed to skin hook a tiny perch on it's belly. Yep, gonna be that kind of day.

As I'm working the pads, I hear a splash against the rock where you can see the dried up sticks looking thing back there. Tossed the worm in and instantly get a bite. Set the hook and get this monster.....blue gill? Looks kind of like a dark pumpkinseed. Anyways, finally a hook in the mouth.

Continue working down and catch 2 dink SMB on the DS. Getting near the back end of the lake and I see AMX getting closer. Manage to get another dink SMB near the back. Size ranged from 6-8". Whoppers.

It sounds like AMX had a similar outing. Looped around and working my way towards the launch. Marked some fish in 39' of water. Used the DS with no nibbles.

Got to a section I wanted to fish quickly, but no action there either. Called it quits at 10AM, getting a little toasty. At least no skunk..... I guess.

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