Jackson and I met on the North end of Chicot with the wind blowing 20 miles per hour. We started not to launch but changed our mind when the wind slowed slightly. Of course, it picked right back up as we prepared to fish. We started off  with lipless crank baits but quickly changed to spinner baits after getting hung up a couple of times. The waves were sloshing against the bank at an angle but if you had a spot where they hit head on you usually could get a bite. The fish were hitting light for the most part but if you threw up into a particularly wavy place they would have it when you tightened up the line. It was almost impossible to fish because of the wind. Some sheltered places were fishable but the fish either were not there or would not bite. On the North end willow thickets have grown up during the drawdown last year. They appeared to be perfect places for the fish but we got sparse action there. To make matters worse, I was having an off day and hanging up on everything in sight. Hanging up anytime is a pain, but in a 20 mile per hour wind, it’s the pits. Jackson was great about it and didn’t scold me as I deserved. We ended up with five bass, a 3 – 15 being the FOD. It was long and slim, but if it had been as fat as one Jackson caught it would have weighed 5 pounds. One of the fish we caught spit up 3 shad. I wondered why it would bite if it was that full. All in all a pretty tough day. On the way home as I passed the South west corner of the lake it was very smooth from before the welcome center all the way to Ditch Bayou.