Usually by the time they realize its fake, I've already crossed their eyes and they are flapping around in the boat.

Got 9 this morning,,,

best were a 3 ..a 22 inch 4 pounder and this 22 inch 5 3/4 lb. had a blast..

I would fish a senko or a lizard on a carolina rig or what I had caughalot of fish on here lately in alabama is a black and blue jig with a craw trailer we caught 5 bass in the hottest part of the day we pitched them under docks we caught one a little over 5 pounds.

Chuck ,I would pitch a jig under a dock it ha sproven effective for me the past few days.

We hae no docks..I fish old phosphate pits..
Basically big holes in the earth...The islands are the dirt mounds..

Hey 9 bass on a hot day is not bad..I'm very happy..I do know what would be good for my new spot though for artificail..a gold black back Rapala..

Good going Chuck!, was you fishing them down deep along a drop off? Or just drawing it threw some of those weeds?

hey Phil..
Here's what I did..

I emptied my tackle bag of all lures so I would stay focused..Goal was to fish 2 shiner rods and read my Bible while waiting. I drove to the local tackle shop to get one dozen medium shiners ..$11.50..The lady likes me and gave me an extra dozen.She does that alot..I arrived on the lake at 5:55 AM and I drove to a deep 12 foot spot between to hydrilla islands.The lady also learned we've been catching bass on Horny Toads and is sending my fishing report to the newspaper..I'll see if it's in Thursday's paper.

6:05 ..I position my boat in the 12 foot area with the wind...between two islands of rocky hydrilla..I cast out my 2 shiners...in the 12 area..I use a slip bobber..with bobber stop to adjust height accordingly...and beganreading St.John chapter 1...Right away one bobber disappears and the rod is doubled..I gently put the pressure on and the fight is on..the bass slapped water on the pages of my Bible..
i boated the 5 3/4 ounce bass
up until 8:00 I caught 5 more and lost about 2 nothing over 2 1/2 All the bass were very plump...
so now I have 6.

8:15 I go back to the clear pit that is 13 - 16 foot..
I caught one dink..that makes number 7. drifting down the middle slowly.
I go back to the first spot 12 foot area between the 2 islands..and I lose 2

9:45 I head toward my Explorer Sport..and stop by a drop off by an isolated island..12 foot deep ..nothing..

10:15The spirit within metells me to try anisolated pond in the woods..only 5 minutes away from my Explorer..a shaded area..in the woods ..as you suggested Phil.It's
only about8 foot at the deepest and hydrilla mats everywhere..lots of boulders and hydrilla mats...with some cat tails on the edges...and a great big gator.

10:30 ..I settled in and threw two fresh shiners in the middle while I tried reading the last chapter for the day John chapter 5. At 10:45 my rod tip is dancing and the bobber is gone..I grab the rod but gently lift and it feels like I'm hung..I play tug a war and let the bass win..A hefty 4 pounder explodes out of the water ..makes 3 runs pulling the drag..I was surprized it was only 4 pounds even ..She fought harder than the first one.number 8

11:00 I'm interupted from my reading as one of my shiners starts dancing on the water swimming away from something..and KA SPLASH...the biggest and loudest blow up I've ever had in my life..[:-]scared the crap out of me..I grabbed the rod to quick..[&o]because with shiner fishing you have to let them run a little..and I missed her..probably my ten pounder.I'll be back if it don't rain this morning

11:30 one of the last shiners...bobber slowly disappears and I boat a nice fiesty 3 pounder ..number 9

Great Day..
Thanks for replying Phil.
Weight of best 5 fish..17pounds .12 ounces

That sounds like a great day with all that hot weather you have been having down there. But those gators swiming around with me fishing.. Nah I do not think so I would most likely be outa there really quickly. It would be real hard for me to fish knowing that I could very well be the bait..

I wish you could send a little up this way. All it's been doping here is raining every day now for almost 2 weeks and more coming today. [>:] Our streams and rivers are at flood stage for the ones that haven't yet flooded and our lakes are in the same situation right now. High water every where and the temps are hanging around the mid 60s. I do not mind the temps that bad but I surely would like a few days of sun up here..

Anyways you keep at them and you just might be able to haul that 10 pound hawg up out of there.. I may even have to go get my self a few frogs and give the bass a try. That way i can fish from shore so when it starts raining i can get back in the truck.

Got busted today ..by the rain...I was all set up ..boated a couple and the Thunderhead showed up.dumping buckets of H2O

but we need it..

Sorry to here the rain busted you Chuck, you may need it right now and believe me i wish i could send some down your way! We currently have record rainfall for june right now with more rain predicted for the rest of the week! Please rain go visit some place else for a while where they need it worse than us..