It was a GOOD Friday

I have been itching all week to get out and do a little fishing.  With less than one week before my first bass fishing vacation, all I can do is think about fishing. I got off work a little early on Friday and decided to see what I could find.  I grabbed my rod and  headed out.  The weather yesterday seem favorable, the sun was shining, the air temperature was mid 50's and the wind was calming as the day went on.  At days end I landed 3 bass, missed one more when he let it go before I could set the hook. The bass weighed in at 1.9, 1.8, and 2.5.  Not a bad afternoon. All the activity happened in a 45 minute stretch between 345 and 430.  The bait of the day ended up being a black with blue fleck Verticle X.  This has been the go to bait so far this spring for me.  I am leaving out as soon as I finish writing this and hope to have more fishin' stories to tell.

Let the Season Begin

After two full months of weekend trips fishing here there and every where, with out so much as a bite, I finally landed a few nice bass. The day did not turn out at all like I would have planned, however at the end of the day you will here no complaints from me. The plan was to do some pond fishing in the morning before heading out to coach soccer. The weather all week sounded promising high if 65 with chance of afternoon showers. Boy did they get it wrong. The showers came about 915. Just as we arrived at our destination. This sent me back home with only frustration for never getting a fair shot at it. Just as the rain died off my dad asked if I wanted to wet a line in the retention pond at the front of the neighborhood. What could it hurt? 25 minutes and 4.8 lbs later I was a happy camper. As much as I love fishing, catching fish is so much more fun. The day didn't stop there. After coaching two games and perfect afternoon weather I decided to head back to the pond from this morning to give it a shot. An hour and 2 bass later I called it a day. It was good to finally set the hook into something other than a tree limb. It also was my first bass on my new rod and reel. I recently became the proud owner of a Quantum Smoke bait caster place on a Dobyns Savvy 7' medium heavy rod. All my fishing today was with a creature x green with red fleck.

Below you will find a few photos of today's adventure.
Soon I hope to adding video from my newly purchased gopro camera.