Got out for a couple hours to see if I could put a few slabs in the well for supper. Its been over a month since getting out so I started out shooing some docks in deep water with little success, caught a bunch of yellow bellies. Moved to a big old tree in the water at the back of a cove and managed a few shorts and two keepers. The real show was behind me though. I noticed some shad scattering on the water, hot on their tails were a couple rock (striper) that looked to be about 24 to 30 inches. The water was clear and you could see the shad group back up, thats when the bad boys would rip into them again. I put the brightest twister tail I had in the box and flipped it out there, I ran the twister through the schooled shad about four times when I got a thrill I haven't had long time. You could actually feel the mouth pop on the jig when it, I had the fight of a lifetime for about 3 or 4 minutes, on four pound test I thought I hung in there pretty well, if I had took the time to set the drag I would have enjoyed the battle little longer. When it was over I was shaking from the excitement. WOW what a fish, I might be hooked on these bad boys! Last night I rigged up a pole to go back this weekend
To all a great day,
Ray