Needed a study break today so I hit the water fo an hour. Water temperatures were warming and fish were biting. Now sign of the spawn yet, fish seem to be in prespawn mode still and are in prespawn areas.

Largest bucketmouth on a stickbait for me.


Northern that shwacked a jig on a dropoff.



My new jigging rod / pig stick is a 7' Heavy Quantum Smoke (pictured with the Pike). I lined it with 17 pound flourocarbon and boy it sets the hook and has some incredible backbone.