Ondrejka

The Melvern bug has got me so bad. Conor and I will be out again Saturday morning. If anyone else is out, we're launching at Eisenhower. Would be cool to meet up afterwards and share.

And GAR EVERYWHERE!!!

Keeping it out 10-15 feet for me was key on Saturday as well.

Lone Star has been slow but I'm down to get out there with you whenever man!

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Melvern was fun today. Ran a little late and was on the water just a little after 7:30. Morning was slower than I'd anticipated, and didn't see any substantial action until about 9:30. My biggest of the day at 3.8# came on a tube up shallow off of our favorite point of the lake. Conor got broke off on his previous cast, and I just happened to swoop in afterwards and steal it. I caught another nice fish just about 2.5# off the dam on the Ned, and as she came into the net she spit out a little Bluegill which was pretty cool (still in the net in the pic). So as I'm lifting this fish out of the net for a picture, my rod almost went over the side as another Smallie came up and took my Ned that was hanging right below the surface. Conor grabbed the rod and brought it in for me, so that was a cool "self" double. Once the wind laid down, I couldn't keep them off the Ned (surprise surprise). We went back to the previous shallow point and Conor finally got his decent fish of the day on a tube again. Had motor issues and unfortunately didn't get to make it down towards Turkey Creek, but still a good day to be out. I'll be back soon to break that 4# mark. Today's came close though. RangerDanger was that you that came up to chat as you were leaving? Did spot Chris a few times too.

Will be launching bright and early at Melvern tomorrow with Conor. I know it's been too long for that dude. Anyone else getting out?

Open spot in the boat for Lone Star this afternoon if anyone's interested. Off work at 3, plan to be on the water by 4:30. Let me know!

A few tournament fish from this past weekend. My 3.5# and my dad's 3#.

Had an absolute blast on Saturday. If my dad hadn't shown interest in fishing it with me at the last minute, I probably wouldn't have come out. My biggest at 19" 3.5# on the nose, we had in the livewell in the first 30 minutes. Came on a 5" Sugar Shad swimbait on a weighted swimbait jig. All of my fish Saturday came on that rig, along with a few smaller ones on a squarebill. My dad caught fish on just about everything; swimbait, tube, squarebill, and the Ned. His biggest was 17" and just under 3# that came about ten minutes before we had to head in. He'd been waiting for a good fish all day and was stoked he got one. That's the first little tourney I've gotten to fish with him and it ended up being an awesome day on the water for his first Smallie trip to Melvern.

I got you boo. This is my dads first Smallie trip so I hope we get into at least a few fish despite the cold blast.

Had my dad over tonight for the Packers / Royals game and he showed some interest in fishing the Melvern saturday morning with me. So I think we may be on for that.

Ha! Fully support that.

Got out with Drew tonight at Lone Star. No giants but plenty of Lone Star Specials. A few we caught were just plain fat. Even the little ones are eating good. The one pictured had a craw almost fully swallowed, which is the same one with the belly on her. Fun, quick evening to get out. Thanks for coming out Drew!