Well here goes nothin...

[DitchPanda]

So we have had 4 warm days in a row finally...low to high 50s and the nighttime lows haven't been to bad. I tried my local lake twice with no luck but in hoping today is the day. Overcast With a high of 61 and a strong south wind should warm the north shore up pretty quick. Because of the wind I'm gonna throw straight power fishing stuff.... Spinnerbait, chatterbait and flipping tube. Will report back later today.

[Jig Man]

Good luck.  Power was working in the area of Table Rock lake that I fish but it died.  Ned was all that I could get them to bite Friday.

[DitchPanda]

No dice...fished about 2.5 hrs with a buddy ...no bites.

[Bird]

I'm waiting for water temps to get into upper 50's.

I'm batting about.300 in 2022

 

[DitchPanda]

 Well it got interesting later in the day. I ran back up to the small pond I caught a good one out of last weekend. I started by throwing a white double Colorado spinner bait and I got a 1.5lber on the first cast fishing the wind blown shore. About 10 minutes later I got a 1.25lber on the spinner bait about 20 yards down the bank from the 1st one. Then I went well over an hour throwing the spinner, a Texas rigged trick worm and a fire craw bladed jig with only one bite swing and miss to show for it.

 I was just about to pack it in when I noticed it was nice and calm in my favorite corner of the pond and I could see minnows and small pan fish swirling around on the surface. I went over there, took my weight of my T rig and started slowly fishing the unweighted trick worm.  A cast or two in I had a fish bite, swim about a foot then spit the worm. At least I knew they would hit it so I kept slinging it. About ten casts later I felt a tick...this fish swam a few feet and I gave her the berries. See even came up and gave me a nice jump which is surprising in the cold water. I knew she was good size but like an idiot I swung her in to get her over the cat tails not realizing just how big. 

 Threw her on the old scale and she was 5.43lbs...put a big smile on my face. Last year I only got 1 bass over 5 and that took until November so it feels really good to get one this early. Makes me hopeful for what's to come! Anyway I got her released quickly and in great shape. Turned out to be a good day after all.