Heck of an afternoon yesterday...

[USMCbassman]

And a little disappointed. After running around to the two local tackle shops I know of in the area and piecing together some food for the monkey (shaky head jigs and worms, couple spinners and to replenish some terminal tackle stores). I ran back to the house, cleaned out my tackle bag and somewhat organized it; I loaded up my gear and was out the door by 1 pm. It wasn't to hot and what I'd consider almost perfect temp wise (low to mid 70's and sunny skies).

I get to my local and first thing I notice is the lake is down....WAY down . Not one of the docks or the boat ramp has any water even remotely near it. All of the toolies are completely of the water and a good portion of the lilies are dead. The lake is now at a point at where you can almost walk completely around it and access water (first time ever seeing this too).

So I have a jig tied on (after seeing multiple wakes in what lilies are still in the water) I figured that would work, tied on a spinner on another rod and kept my DS rigged up for the time. I start flipping lilies and nothing. Picked up the spinnerbait and worked it for a good while, varying the retrieve and nothing. So I grab my DS rig (which I never really drop shot with unless on a boat, I always use it in a pendulum retrieve manner from shore and has produced quite well. NOTHING!

So I tie on a frog, a new R2S crank and a shaky head. Start working my frog in the depths of the lilies where I was seeing wakes...nothing. Start throwing my crank...4th cast hung up and lure lost! Grab my shaky head and work it for a long while and caught me a small one. Tie on another new crank...cast 5 or 6, hung up and another brand new crank LOST

After 4 hours, 1 fish and 2 brand new crank baits lost I packed it up and headed home.

The only thing I can think of is the bass are hanging out in the middle of the lake where there is still some depth and no way to access them unless one had a kayak.

I was pi$$ed when I lost those freakin' cranks!

[joedog]

Shane that stinks!
I can say, "At least the weather was nice!", "At least you got one!","At least you had....", awe heck it STINKS, whom I trying to kid?

Think about maybe wading out. Maybe can reach the deep stuff with a long cast.
Plus standing in water really cools things down for ya.

Shane hope your next outing goes better!

[keithdog]

When I read your title, I thought it was going to be a good heck, but man, thats a BAD heck! I'm wondering if the wakes you saw in the lillies might have been carp? Anyways, two lost cranks to boot. UGH! Better luck next time pal.

[USMCbassman]

Thanks fellas and as they say, "a bad day fishing is better than a good day at work!" Still doesn't help control the emotions when things go south...LOL!