I started out at the State Ramp at 0800. The weather was cool (45F) but the sun was out and the lake was dead calm. The water temp was 54F with a slick of pea green soup on top in places. Before I started fishing, I wanted to run my boat to see how my newly installed jack plate worked. In short, it was awesome..another 4-5 mph out of the boat with great bow lift. I was a happy camper.
I was even a happier camper when I caught this Smallie on my 2nd or 3rd cast into the weeds/rocks. The Smallies have been shallow lately eating up on all the crawfish before Winter. Kinda like the Squirrels gathering nuts. Ironically, this was the only fish I caught all morning. I didn't fish late because I wanted to watch Penn State Football on TV at noon. I was off the water by 1030-1100. I didn't care, I was happy. The boat ran great and I caught a nice chunk. Fish ON! Rob
