At 3 in the afternoon I started after seeing a fisherman coming in who said “They ain’t doing nothin’ “. Those were not particularly encouraging words. When I got to the 70 spot, immediately I saw some schooling bass chasing shad and I thought that guy was wrong. A small school, but a school.  A redeye shad is a great schooling bass bait so it went in first, then a DT-6, and then a worm, all with no results. Continuing down the bank and hoping for more schooling activity I alternated the aforementioned baits and added in a 5XD. Upon coming to some shallow water there was much fish activity but a Goo was the first fish on the line. There were stripes mixed in with small largemouths and they were wearing the numerous shad out. When the bait hit the water there would be a silver spray of shad. Why would a fish hit an artificial bait when there were so many of the real thing? Some did and maybe these two were going to share.

Real biggies. Leaving the little fish I tried a deep point where I immediately got bit. Upon setting the hook the worm was cut off and the line frayed thanks to a gar. After another bite of that sort I left for another couple of spots before retiring for the day. I caught 7 bass and an assorted amount of stripes, goos and gars.