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Matt and I hit HPCL today, and found a calm, motionless lake. Not a breeze anywhere. The fish were sluggish in hitting Texas or Carolina rigs, we fished til 0930 without a bite. Went to the front of the last island, and Matt finally got a two pounder to hit a speedcraw. I had a bubblegum trick worm tied on one rod, weightless, my fave floating worm bait, and lobbed a cast near the point of the island near the grass. Two twitches and the water exploded, and I got a nice three pound fish to the boat. Fought hard, I would have bet ya anything it was five or better, but I will take it, the fight was good! About five minutes later a nice two pounder mashed my floater, and then a one pounder grabbed it and got caught on the next cast!
Rain moved in, so we hid under the bridge at East Fork and waited it out. Matt grew impatient, and made a cast to the rip rap under the bridge with an ole monster worm, and got a nice three pounder. The fish had an old healed wound that had left a notch in her back, really odd.
We moved on and caught five more, Matt got another nice three or so, and I got four more on the floater, all keepers, biggest around two pounds.
Ten fish is good for the lake, and I had seven on the floater. The cloud cover stayed most of the morning, guess that's why they wanted that floating trick worm. All mine were in or near the grass beds, and I bet I missed six or so that short hit the worm. Still, in spite of the rain, it was a decent day!
Rain moved in, so we hid under the bridge at East Fork and waited it out. Matt grew impatient, and made a cast to the rip rap under the bridge with an ole monster worm, and got a nice three pounder. The fish had an old healed wound that had left a notch in her back, really odd.
We moved on and caught five more, Matt got another nice three or so, and I got four more on the floater, all keepers, biggest around two pounds.
Ten fish is good for the lake, and I had seven on the floater. The cloud cover stayed most of the morning, guess that's why they wanted that floating trick worm. All mine were in or near the grass beds, and I bet I missed six or so that short hit the worm. Still, in spite of the rain, it was a decent day!

