Windy Monticello
Tuesday, March 08th, 2016 | Author: admin
Jackson and I went to Monticello this morning knowing the weather forecast was for 15 to 25 mile per hour winds. Our first spot was shallow with lily pads so we tried with Ribbits and Booyah spinnerbaits. Our success was limited but it was still early. We finally caught two  but it was just not going on there so we moved. At the next spot we  were making our approach across a shallow underwater point that the wind was blowing across. I had on a swimbait, got a bite, and came out with a large stripe. Hoping a largemouth was in with the stripes we continued to pound the point. You could feel bites but the stripes would not swallow the bait like the first one did. When we reached the shallow water, we broke out the Ribbits and the bass would bite like they wanted it but the problem was with me. After several bites no fish made it to the boat. We tried the first spot again and caught a few small ones. After that we tried some other places but the wind was too tough. With a few drops of rain beginning to fall we called it quits. there were 10 small bass and 2 stripes. The FOD followed Jackson’s Ribbit to the boat, looked him in the eye, bit the bait, and got the frog snatched out of his mouth. The fish missed getting in the boat but was the largest one we saw all day.