This morning there was no wind on the lake when I arrived so when I got the boat in, a Cripple Killer was the first bait out of the box. I missed 4 and caught 4 with it. It was obvious they really didn’t want to hit on top because after throwing the Cripple Killer on a good looking stretch of seawall and not getting a bite, I followed up with a Booyah and caught 1 and missed 1. The Booyah got a lot of “bump” type bites. Those infuriate me because they will only bite once, never getting any of the hook, but I guess they feel they’ve made their statement and that’s it.  I tired quickly of the “bumps” and devised a plan to get some results.  I took a swimbait on a jighead and stuck the tail in some garlic Spike It thinking with some flavor the fish might hold on a little longer. They will hold on to a swimbait longer anyway because it has the feel of a baitfish. I had my mind made up that I was going to let them run with it before I set the hook.  I was out for revenge. Here’s what happened.

You can see the Spike It on the tail. It worked like a charm except for the fact the jigs I use tear up the swimbaits quickly where fish are involved. I used up all my Netbait swimbaits in short order and had to try some others that did the loop the loop and would not run straight. The bite was slowing at a pretty rapid rate so something new was in order. I crossed the lake and got out a Redeye Shad that you can hear rattling through the bottom of the boat. It was having stability issues too. Even after bending the eye it would not run exactly straight.  I believe I caught 1 on it before switching to a Yozuri. At one of the places Jackson and I caught them last year it got to be almost every cast for a short time. It was make a cast, catch a fish, and take a towel and wipe the perspiration. With no wind it was truly hot. The fish were in an area filled with gar, those big ones with leopard looking spots, and my bait never was assaulted by one. Remarkable truce. The day ended with 35 bass and a FOD , or two, pushing 3 pounds.