i had 10 (3 were 20+) and nicholas had 11. most were crankbaits, though i caught a couple on a rooster tail.
i had 29 and nicholas had 34. mostly rapalas, but they were hitting everything we put in the water. most were 10 / 11 inches. a few smaller, a couple bigger.
nicholas had 11 and i had 4. all crankbaits. a couple were pretty big for sunfish.
4 inch rapala original floater - gold
rebel ghost minnow - silver
perch rapala
tried a soft worm for a while, but got nothing. crankbaits and spoons work well on this pond.
i got 2 on a 4 inch yum and nicholas got 1 on a rapala. i did hook a 4 or 5 pounder on a spoon, only to have him snap my line about 5 feet from the boat. at least he looked that big.
less than a half hour before i was telling nicholas how i could see my line had stretched and weakened from all the fish we were catching. and sure enough, finally hooked a nice one and....
5" Red/Black Senko
red shad senko 6 inch
Just a regular powerbait worm hooked thru the top.
senkos you name it i tryed it tried a kvd squair bill 4 ft dive even tried a plug around the pads
Gary Yamomoto Kreature, red and black, or green with black specks...on the top, twitched through the weeds, slime, or open water. Sometimes I let it sink to the bottom and twitch it slightly. The one that got away was of course, huge. I'm bummin'.
good fishing here but very weedy after june to weedy to fish
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