Last week I went fishing on a private pond in King William.  I took along a friend and fellow employee that had never been to this pond.  Freddie and I got there early and used topwater lures first.  We threw wake baits and frogs and had some luck with 2lb. bass.  Freddie made a switch after a while to a Super Speed Craw green pumpkin color.  I switched to a black and blue jig and we had better luck.  Freddie landed an 8 pounder!  Big bass of the day.

As the day unfolded, we had much better luck than we did at first light.  We ended up catching 1 bass over 8lbs., 2 over 7lbs., and 12 4lbs. to 5lbs.

I’ve been fishing for over 50 years and thought that I knew most of what is out there to know.  Freddie taught me a couple of things.  I always want to learn something new, especially if it keeps me catching the big ones.

The very next day, I took another friend to the same lake.  This time, we got there at 2pm instead of first thing in the morning.  I started using my favorite bait: 3/16oz. black and blue jig with a swimming chunk.  That’s the same thing I used the day before with Freddie.

Clay Lewis was throwing a 10.5” ‘Ol Monster in red shad.  He caught two over 8lbs.!!  That’s when I made the switch to what he was throwing.  When we got done, we had 4 over 8lbs., and 15 from 4lbs. to 5lbs.  It was another great day.  These are days to hope for, but rarely ever happen.

-Mickey