The “L” hole gets its name because it’s shaped like an L.  The other name, the 4 1/2 Pound Bass Hole, came from Hal catching a bass that size in it when we were in high school. I thought I could launch my boat but the launching spot was too shallow and I was scared to back out any further even though there was a convenient tree to hook the winch cable to. The situation had the feeling of me getting wet and muddy. When I pulled out the Jeep spun and almost didn’t pull out.

I started sizing up my options, either the chute or the Garhole.  Before I left I thought I would make a few casts from the bank with the Ribbit. After a couple of casts I caught one a little over 2 pounds. A few casts later a 5 – 7 crushed it. That sealed the deal. No picture because my phone/camera was back in my truck. I went back to the house, put the sneak boat in the back of the truck and returned. The first pass around yielded 12 bass most on the Ribbit. The size was  a better average than the Garhole, most being over 2 pounds. Here’s the view from the cockpit of the sneak boat.

The bass shown was one of the smaller ones. They slacked off of the Ribbit so I made a circle of the hole using a worm and added a few more to the total.  All around the hole there were crayfish castles so I thought the bass might hit something that looked and acted like a crayfish. I pulled out one of my “found” baits and made another circle, catching some more, one of which was over 3 pounds and most being in the 2 1/2 range. Here’s a picture of the bait I used and the castles.

The total for the day was 28 bass, 1 grinner, 1 bream, and 1 crappie.  The FOD was the second fish I caught at 5 – 7.