I was fishing a few days ago in the Arboretum and sawl a 5 or 6 pound largemouth swimming through the lilly pads but it darted off when it sawl me casting towards it. I was itching to go back after that fish so I rented a canoe and went back to that spot. I was throwing my favorite frog. I made a billions casts, constantly trying new retrieves and nothing. Pitching a gig, 4'', 5'', 10'' worms and nothing. 2 hours later with no results, I headed to deeper water for smallies. Nothing but dinks and a bad sun burn. I tied on a XPS ribbed minnow crankbait and started to get into em'. The fish were biting in the 8' range. Tight lines.

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