Bass Pundit's Fishing Log Blog: Morning With Mal & Todd/Evening Slow With Just Me

Monday, July 31, 2017

Morning With Mal & Todd/Evening Slow With Just Me

6:00-9:00AM East of Jenny's, Across from the public access
Conditions: 58-76℉, Mostly Sunny, Calm to light SW Wind
Water Temp: 78℉

18"/3.57lbs Mad Maxx (Bluegrass)

Todd's alarm didn't go off. I got my stuff in the boat then went and woke them up. We headed to the rice patch I heard that blow up in yesterday. Somewhat unbelievably we didn't have a single blow up in the area. I worked us out toward the pad point.

15.6"/2.46lbs Mad Maxx

I got this fish, a 15 incher, and a 16.75" there. Todd missed a bite or two and I had a similar sized good bass get off. We didn't get anything as we worked to the rice on the tip of Jenny's reeds. I then took us to the area across from the public access. I caught the below chow monkey along the cane.

16.75"/2.93lbs Mad Maxx (Bluegrass)

I think Todd missed a fish out in the pads as I fished down the cane. I got a 15.75" in the reeds and pads. Todd switched to a different color Terminator Frog. I was amazed there was nothing on the isolated rice patch. I did drill the 18 incher off of the rice point with cabbage that is just to the west of the isolated patch.

18" Mad Maxx

I then got a 17.75" that didn't quite make 3lbs. I had a bass miss Maxx. I cast to the area to show Todd where to cast. I then started reeling as fast as I could so the bass wouldn't come after my frog except it did and the darn thing got the lure. It got off. Todd then had a big fish blow up on his frog, but his line broke when he set the hook. Probably a pike. We were unable to locate the frog. I had a small pike go after Maxx and miss. On Todd's last cast he had a fish blow up his frog, but it got off. We ended up fishing 10 more minutes. We stopped at the pad point on the way in and Todd again missed a blow up, so he didn't catch a fish. I should of had Mallory net my fish, oh well.

16.93 Best 6 Fish for the morning

Not a bad morning for me. I went and got more gas while Todd and Mal had breakfast. I took Mal out tubing for a couple of hours and caught a small perch off the dock.
7 Bass
1 Pike
1 Perch
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Evening Trip

17.5"/3.26lbs Mad Maxx(Big Sexy)

7:15-9:15PM Inlet Bay
Conditions: 78-74℉, Sunny, Light SW Wind

16.25" Mad Maxx (Big Sexy)

So I decided to hit the area along North Platte Lake Road that I don't think I fished once in the month of July. I got one 12" bass on the Bluegrass Maxx and then I lost it to some reeds when I tried to pull it free. I couldn't find the thing, bummer. I tied on a Big Sexy. I got the 16.25" just as I was about to bounce. The wind was coming into the rice perfectly and the stuff looked phenomenal.