Fished Lake Sawyer this morning. Launched about 9:00 AM, and fished until a cold biting wind over-road my one fish morning. Caught the pictured which weighed an honest 2 1/2 lbs. Caught it on a steep-dropping shoreline at the corner of a dock, on a Strike King 3 XD crankbait in white with a black back. And one follower...and what a follower. It was a largemouth bass that followed my crankbait all the way to the boat. And when I finally let the lure sit still, it simply swam away. I've caught four 8 lbers in my life, with two of them hanging on my wall. This bass was every bit as big. It was twice the size of a football, and just about the same shape wize. Anyway, big bass! Water temp was 54.

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