I met Tom at the landing at 8:30 Friday morning. The major period was supposed to be about that time. We rode a little way and started fishing but nothing. As we reached the place where the fish were chasing shad the last time, there they were. Not quite as hot as before but the depth finder screen was covered with shad. I went through my tackle trying to find something they would bite. A 1/4 oz. redeye shad came closest. It got two bites on the same cast, with one being on for around 4 seconds. Really frustrating when you can see them all around but can get no takers. Finally the fish quit, and I’ll have to say it was a relief to go somewhere else. Tom caught a 4 on a jig out in front of a dock and we thought we had it figured out but no more. We tried the spot where I caught a few but nothing. Going back toward the ramp we came upon the bass chasing shad again. Of course we stopped and tried some more. You could see some of the threadfin shad were dying, an easy meal for a bass. Why bite a moving bait when the shad are being served up on a platter. I put on a drop shot because there were a few fish on the depth finder right on the bottom. I got a bite and felt pretty good that I had figured it out, but up came a 3 pound catfish. It was then time to go.

On the way home I got a text from Ben with this photo.

9-12 , Caught around 3:00 on a Bandit flat max shallow crankbait. He caught 14 in two hours, taking out 10 small bass and releasing 4 good ones including the one pictured. That’s what I call a good fishing trip.