With a rainy spring last year the bassfishing was poor.We did get some decent fishing in late may,june and july.From august on we didn't get any rain and the fishing was bad although late fall the bass started turning on again..We can't wait to get on the water,I use to fish a lot of tournaments but now I just fish for fun.I have a 17 ft Stratos and my lure favorites are spinner baits,minnow jerkbaits,tube baits,grubs ,plastic worms and an assortment of crank baits.I fish about every lure out there...