A great day to be on the water. Fishin Buddy Bob Johansen and I hit Long lake. conditions were: 60s, moderate wind, sunny. Action was kinda slow - for the back of the boat. I managed to get one bass to come out from under some over-hanging brush and grab my tube but couldn't set the hook. Bob, on the other hand, landed three nice bass in the 3 pound range on his secret jig and as a bonus caught the biggest black crappie I have EVER SEEN. 16", 2 lbs, 4 oz. Unreal! But he owes me because as we approached the tree stump ahead of us I was fiddling with a backlash and said "go ahead, you're in good position". Of course, ever the gracious host, he saved me plenty of first water casts and I couldn't do anything with them. That's fishing!

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