Jackson and I were sitting in Lake Enterprise at 4:45 this morning anticipating, for the second time, the shad spawn. We sat listening for a Kawoosh of a bass hitting on top but none came. When it was really light enough to cast accurately, we started down a treeline with top waters. I saw a dimple on the other side of the boat in the open water and threw to it just on a whim. To my surprise a very small bass hit and got caught, effectively chasing away the skunk. We continued down that bank until we came to two trees with a small gap between them. Jackson caught one there and while he was getting the fish off of the hook I cast to the same spot, saved his spot for him as Mack would say, and caught one too. We caught 4 there in all with me losing two others. There was a beer can tied to the limb so if you’re ever in Lake Enterprise and see the beer can be sure to fish those trees very well. The top water bite gave out and we started trying other baits looking for the secret bait of the day. We used a spinner bait, a bladed jig,a Rattletrap, a Yozuri, a swim jig and of course a DT-6 and 10. At Jackson’s favorite spot where we caught good bass last trip we caught the 4-15 FOD on a DT-10. Jackson has a 1 ounce Rattletrap that he lost a couple of fish on last trip and he said the hooks were the problem. He remedied the problem with some large sharp Owner hooks that turned the bait into a formidable looking instrument. Still in his favorite spot, he made a long cast with the Rattletrap and got a bite. He set the hook and declared that it was a big fish. In fact the fish was big enough that we had to chase it with the boat. The fish got the line around a tree and kept going, heading for a trot line that was tied to a snag. By now, he had determined the fish was not a bass and just wanted his Rattletrap back. The fish went under the trot line. The end of the trot line was tied above the water so Jackson handed me the rod that I stuck under the trot line and handed it back to him. The fish finally was getting tired and came up beside the boat so we could get a good look at it. It was a 40 to 50 pound buffalo that was hooked in the tail. When Jackson pulled the tail up out of the water the fish didn’t have much power and was easier to deal with but there was still no way to net the fish or get it in the boat. The Rattletrap was plainly visible and relatively still so I took the lure retrieving pole and hooked the end in one of the hooks. Just as I was about to try to snatch the lure out the brute surged and did it for me. Rattletrap saved! We fished a few more places and caught a couple more fish on that Rattletrap and a DT-6. We ended up with 18 fish but I believe we are finished with the shad spawn.