Got to get out for a couple hours this morning before the wind got up. Only caught 1 and had one jump off right at the boat and another I just couldn't get my hands on before it pulled off, or I knocked it off. One of these days I'm gonna buy a net, either the fish are getting faster and stronger or I'm getting slower and just can't hold on to them. All of the hits came on a 5/16 jig in 8 to 12 feet of water. It was nice to get out, flat water for a couple hours then the wind got up so I called in a day.

Hold out as long as you can but don't wait to long, nerve damage is a real problem. I'm hoping to hold out but if things start going numb again I'll know it's time.

I hear you Chuckay, about April sounds good, 6 to 8 weeks recovery should put me into the After dark fishing so that's what I'm thinking.

Flipping a big Zoom old Monster worm 1/8th oz. pegged sinker. I guess that's also my favorite way to catch Largemouth too. Always a test to get them out of the tops.

Got out for a couple hours yesterday Smallmouth were hard to find so I started flipping blow down trees and squeezed out a couple nice Largemouth. About time for the Crappie to turn on, hope I get to get after them. Got some not so great news from the neurologists. Herniated disk in between C3&4 and narrowing of the spine above my old back surgery L3 thru L5. I was surprised he was more concerned with the stuff in the lower back than in my neck. I guess over time I've got used to the pain in the lower back. The Doc. is ready to do surgery now but I'm gonna try and get through the winter, love my winter fishing.

That is true CJ, some of my biggest fish have come in the wee hours of the night fishing a jig. My biggest Smallmouth a 7 pound 4 oz bronze beauty came around 3:00 am one morning and my biggest Largemouth an 8 pound 8 Oz. scrapper came on a black Spinnerbait in the early hours one july night. The big fish do roam after dark and not only durning the summer months. I once caught a SM over 6 pounds on New Years Eve after midnight .

It was a very nice night, the wind just puffed a few times but mostly dead calm. While the moon rose I was more interested in taking pictures than fishing. may try and get out again tonight and see if they bite a little better. Here's a couple more I took before it got way up. I believe it's the Harvest moon tonight and really you could have picked pumpkins by the light of the moon last night.

Fished in the full moon last night it was incredible. Only caught a few small fish so no fish pics. but got some shots of the moon hope y'all enjoy. All these pics were taken well after the sun went down.

That kinda happened around here Net Baits took the lead for a while but I stuck with Zoom. We don't have any good tackle shops in our area, Wal-Mart has nothing I buy and I refuse to go in that place. We've had two tackle shops open and close in the past 5 years so now I just order the stuff I want on line, Tackle Warehouse or Fish USA and get what I want delivered to the front door. You'd think with several lakes close there would be a decent store but the only good tackle store close to me is at least 40 miles so ordering online works.

I've been using Zoom products for as long as they've been in business. The zoom small salty chunk with a glass rattle inserted trail behind most of my jigs a Zoom Trick Worm in pink or green pumpkin rigged weightless is a killer in the spring along with a Zoom Lizard. The Ol Monster Zoom worm is a go to during night fishing used just like I did the u tail. all good baits but I'm normally fishing a homemade jig and Zoom chunk for Smallmouth.

All Came on a 6" Zoom u tail worm scuppernong color.

Got out for just a little bit last night. The Smallmouth just would not cooperate so I flipped a few blow down trees and salvaged the trip with Largemouth. ended up with 3 all in the 3 pound class but only got two pics. They were holding right in the middle of the tree tops holding in 4 to 5 ft of water over 12 ft.

You can pick them up at most any fireworks stand, most are suffer based.

Oh no, those guys can really do a number on things, at least my problem is just digging shallow. Problem with ground hogs is they will come to the scent of another ground hog. I had that problem at a rental property I used to own. They undermined the foundation of that house. I'd kill one and others would show up. find their hole and fill it with something smelly like Irish Spring Soap or if you can get to it put a surfer based smoke bomb in their hole. That will kill any in the hole and leave a smell they can't stand. Also the sub sonic .22 rounds will do a number on them.

The first time this week I saw them I wondered but a youtube search show several videos of them.