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At 4:30 my eyes pop open and I am awake, which was definitely not the plan this morning.  So in spite of the forecast, which is a broken record this month, might as well head to the lake.  And just like it has been, the fish were biting.  In fact, for the fun of it I specifically kept track and it was exactly 20 for the morning.

A great way to start the morning!

Weather

Hot, a little windy, humid. It was 95 when I quit at 1:00.  (Man I hope it breaks tomorrow like it is supposed to.)

Lake Level

Today  95.06 msl.    Yesterday  95.12 msl.  (Dropping like a rock.)

Solunar Times

Who cares.  I caught them all morning from the first place to the last.

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The new Knockin Tail Lures are coming soon.

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Since I have been catching them on every thing else in sight I decided to give the buzzbait a try.  I have not thrown it during this last stretch but there was no reason they would not eat it, and they did.

They were unloading on it!

From the minute I started until the sun was really up they were absolutely blasting it.  No little wimpy pull under or swirling and missing, they were hitting like they meant it.  All of them were on wood, with a couple coming on wood sticking up in 8 foot or more.  It was the kind of buzzbait bite that Coleto can produce, and before they called it quits I boated 8 and missed a couple.  I will give them credit, a couple smashed it so hard I was sure they were a big girl.  So much fun!

Later in the morning the Controlled Descent pearl Jerk Shad was the ticket.

When they quit the buzzbait around 9:00 they quit, end of story.  So time to hunt and peck the rest of the morning.  I fished the Pit Boss very little but put 3 in the boat on one deep point and another pitching to cover.  Deep points is a whole other pattern I have not really explored but it has worked the couple of places I have tried, and there are several places on the lake just like it. But for consistency, the Jerk Shad was the ticket the rest of the morning as I stuck with it just because I like fishing it.  Love watching them eat it.  When the wind came up I fished spinnerbait in a couple of places and only caught 1, so I stuck with the Jerk Shad and the last one right before I quit.

The wood  continues to be the ticket.  Wind, no wind.  Clouds, no clouds.  It does not matter as long as there is something for them to hide behind.  And the style of bank does not seem to matter near as much as having wood.  Definitely isolated stumps no matter where they are will hold a fish.  In fact, it has been a little surprising how flat some of the banks are.  But the fish get smaller as the day goes on, what is new, but there are shallow fish and if you jerk the Jerk Shad over a stump get ready.  I can not stress enough how important it is to rig the Jerk Shad just right so you can walk the dog.  And when one materializes and eats it is a thing of beauty.

As far as plastics go, and I am currently using the Berkley Pit Boss in the 18X, and if it were tournament time I would probably throw it all day.  I was skeptical at first,  “sure” they will hold on to it 18X longer.  Now I am not sure about 18X longer, but when they eat they definitely hold on to it longer than other plastics, giving you plenty of time to reel up and set the hook.  And the little ridges give you a great place to protect the barb.  Combine that with pegging the tungsten weight and it makes a fairly snag free combo.

This has been a pretty good run the last 2 weeks.  They can be caught on a couple of different plastics, the Controlled Descent Jerk Shad, Bang O Lure, spinnerbait, buzzbait, and maybe anything else you would like to throw.  I love the variety of baits, especially the visual.  And anytime they are blasting buzzbait and spinnerbait I am in my warm and fuzzy place.

Tomorrow I have a few things to do before heading out to Great Wolf to spoil the crap out of the Grandkids.  Then back a few days, hopefully to the bay, and then off to Florida.  The fishing is about to pick up if we can get a little more cooling.  Come on cold fronts, lets get the river and creek going.  The next 2 months is my favorite time of year for the salt, and I intend to take full advantage of it.

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I had a friend send a comment to GBRA and he got the same canned response I did.  Probably shouldn’t expect any different but we have to try.  The few folks that are out I have talked to at the ramp, and it is not many, are not particularly impressed.  This is by far the least amount of folks I have seen this fall and it may continue that way.  I was particularly disturbed by their response to my concerns about the vets.  While the folks at GBRA were safe at home in their beds the guys and gals were protecting all of us.  Guess they just don’t care.

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So there you have it for today.  It was 8 on buzzbait, 7 on Jerk Shad, 4 on Pit Boss, and 1 on spinnerbait.  The water temp dropped another degree, and with a good cool front with rain it should only improve.  I know some of you may be a little bored with the lake but guess what, not me.  This is my kind of fishing but all things come to an end and the salt is calling.  And on a side note we have a date for next years Chandeleurs trip, yahoo.  So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.

Good Luck and Tight Lines