Sunday we fished Occ. River since I heard there was a tourny Sunday. Launched out of Occoquan park and proceeded down to 95 bridge. My brother asked what he should throw, and having read the tips on here, I told him a small spinner bait....told him to go with the single blade Willow Leaf for more vibration. since the water was stained. His very first cast landed a nice 2.5lb bass..in about 10' of water....unfortunately that was the last bite of the day. we worked our way south, past the sunken boat/barge and fished the lilly pad groups. i was throwing a lipless crankbait and jig and worm. Nothing. a few boats around us caught a few fish....but we really struggled in our v-bottom 14" boat with the wind and a transom mounted trolling motor. really need a foot mounted trolling motor to be able to fish and control the boat and not continiously make adjustments with the motor by hand.
Ended up with a nice sunburn on my face, luckily I wore long sleeve shirt and pants! Still enjoyed the first day out on the water this year.