Lake X Smallie May 6

[Big_n_smallie]

I've enjoyed everyone's posts and learned so much I figure it is time to post one for anyone planning a Lake X outing. Advice: GO FOR IT! We fished Saturday and Sunday a.m., and Lake X didn't produce a lot of fish, but a nice quality and variety. I caught the bigun smallie (5#8oz'er) on Saturday using a minnow imitation holding off-shore in about 35-40' of H2O. Caught fish in 20-25' of water, probably chased the lure from the bank. A steady stream of soft bumps and near takes kept our attention. Even enjoyed a few nervous perch inquiries, but not very many. The big'un smallie coughed up around 10-12 dead perch minnows during the brief fight. We put all of our fish back in the lake fast and the big one wasn't very tired since she hopped off the electronic suspending scale before the weight was steady: it was flickering between 5# 8oz and 6 # even when she made her escape, flashed a bronze goodbye and headed fast for the depths. Sunday we caught some nice rainbow slimers as well as some solid two pound smallies using two inch white tube jigs soaked in liquid bass attractant: put them all back, too, so they are in there waiting for you. A good weekend disrupted by a few honey-dos. Good luck, fellow BFTers. I need to get some BFT decals or flags or whatever and maybe meet some of you on the water next time.

Tight Lines.
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