Two lures produced all but one of the day's total catch. Between 0900 (launch time) and 1100, Jim boated five bass, including the 2-1, on topwater. After that, until quitting time at 1600, everything came on a Bomber Square A in sexy shad color, except for the one fish that fell for a beetle spin.
The water temperature when Jim started this morning was 63 degrees. It had reached 68 by the time he called it a day.
Today's fishing trip was more about a man on a mission than anything else. After what happened to Jim during the recent Classic tourney, he needed to restore at least some of the confidence he lost during that two-day event. I think it's fairly safe to say that he likely feels as though it's "mission accomplished," with the way things went for him today.
As Jim noted in his email to me this evening, "I'm beat and a bit pink (from wind burn), but I had a pretty good day."
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