Newton Lake Illinois

[macgyver]

Well I hooked up with Ilbassin and his cohort Daniel on sunday at this powerplant lake. We were all fishing from Daniel's boat. The air temps were lower 50's in the AM, and mid 80's by the end of the day. Sunny skies all day. But pretty windy. We started off working a bank in the clear/cooler part of the lake. Probably within 30 minutes Daniel had caught 2 nice bass around the 3lb range. He was using a hard jerkbait in clown color. Well ILbassin then tied the same bait on, and caught another one around the 3lb mark. So of course I dig in and pull out my Lucky Craft Live pointer 95sp, and can't catch a cold. We continued to fish, but the bite went away for most of the day. Ilbassin once again whooped my butt. He caught somewhere close to 6 or 7, Daniel caught 3 or 4 and of course I caught 2 little ones. Had a great time, with some good pointers on pitchin and flippin from Ilbassin. Got lots of practice, but few fish. I did miss several, either little bluegills or just nipping at it. I believe it's the hardest time to catch a fish after you go a couple of hours with no bites, then your mind wanders, and boom you miss a fish. Anyway thanks again Ilbassin, and tell Daniel the same, I had a great time.

Lizards