I went to the lake on monday and was havin a really slow fishin day. I decided to toss out a topwater lure and on the third cast caught a small LMB. I was pretty excited, because it was the first time I've ever caught a fish on an artificial lure.

Good for you. It was small but great for a first with artificial lures. I hope you get many more and experiment with different lures. Most will work given the right circumstances.

Me too.looks like a Devil's Horse from my view.

you should be ashamed using that big ole bait and knokin that fish out



J/K man its always fun too catch'em regardless of the size, the bigger they get the more fun, and there is nothing that'll build your confidence quicker than actually catching a few on a particular bait, BTW up top is probably the most fun way to catch them, stay after'em the will get bigger

up top is probably the most fun way to catch them

Amen to that. And they are usually the bigger fish.

where were you fishing at? the scenery looks a bit like Arizona

I was fishing at Silverwood Lake in the San Jacinto mountains in California

Good for you, it is always fun to catch a few fish and size doesn't really
matter as long as you have fun doing it.

SWEET[:-]

i got a few this year on poppers