Sunday morning I went to church for the 8:30 service then went home and prepared for fishing. I started at 12:30 with a jig, a Rugby head with plastic, a Keitech swimbait and a 3/4 oz Red Eye Shad tied on. The wind was blowing about 10 MPH out of the Southeast making fishing with plastic a little problematic, so the swimbait got the call. Also I figured the bass would be on the bank. I haven’t been fishing in a while with a swimbait so I had to remind myself to wait half a count before setting the hook. That reminder came in handy very soon as a good solid thump bite came before I reached the first light pole. A good fight ensued and soon I reached down and pulled in an 8-0. Pretty good start I thought. Wanting to get the fish back into the water quickly, I forewent trying for a photo. The fish was so fat, I’m sure with eggs, it looked like it was about to pop. After a few more casts I threw downwind with the Red Eye, mainly to get the new line straightened out, and was surprised to get a bite. Another bass looking as if it would pop but this time about 2 1/2 pounds. After a start like that I got to expecting more, but as has happened in the past not so. Things slowed to a stop for a couple of hours, nothing . Finally on the windblown end another tap on the swimbait and another 2 pounder , this one not fat, must have been a male. The first time I went to Lake X was about this time of year and the fish were on the bank so that’s where I fished yesterday. If I had it to do over I’d try a little more of the wood out in the middle with plastic but if they quit on the bank they were probably quit out there too. Other than the 8, the other good thing that happened was that all my reels worked perfectly after being taken completely apart, lubricated, and fresh line put on. No backlashes or other problems.