Productive day off - 5/19
 

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Slow start but good finish. First lake up was a large, 1000+ acre lake but found water temos still a tad chilly at 58F. Only one bass - but 19" - and a couple dozen hammer handle pickerel in 3 hrs. Next lake was warmer much better. Water was 63F. Caught 6 bass up to 17" and 61 pickerel up to 19". Tossed around a small curly tail grub to entice some panfish and got some decent bluegills, pumpkinseds, perch and a plethora of crappies - a few pushing 14". I even got one crappie on a buzzbait which is very rare. Last stop was a small lake that was covered in algae and weeds. Very few openings but did manage three nice bass of 15", 16" and 18". From what I could see, bass are on beds still.

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Good stuff!!!!!

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Very very very nice. Love it.

Andre

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Amazing tally. Especially 61 pickerel, wow, but those are some very nice bass, too.

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Weekdays at lakes with no boats or no other anglers makes for good day. Despite what some may say, angler pressure makes a HUGE difference between a good day and a lousy one. I fished for 9 hrs and saw one boat between three public lakes on state-owned lands. Every lake holds a good amount of fish its just a matter of whether they've already seen ten lures in the last 3 hours or whether they've only seen your lure in the last three days :D

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great job hammering those slime darts.it is strange catching crappies on topwater,i got one on a heddon tiny torpedo. warmer water temps and less pressure definitely helps.