His "Go To" Bait Just Keeps on Producing

When Jerry has his confidence bait tied on, you can bet he's going to bring a few fish like this one in the boat. This is one of two 14-inchers he caught today, en route to setting his single-day, season-high total of 10 bass. He also caught two bowfin. All but one fish came on the bubblegum Senko; that other fish fell for a junebug Senko, which is his son's "go to" bait.

Said Jerry of his Northwest River trip today, "It was good to finally see the water level down about 10 inches from Saturday, with a 7- or 8-degree-cooler water temp. And the cloud cover this morning just made for a perfect fishing scenario."

I seriously doubt anyone would take exception to that appraisal of today's conditions. While he only could find smaller fish today, Jerry was by no means complaining. He evidently shares my philosophy: As long as I'm feeling a tug on the line, I'm totally satisfied.

Congrats on another great day on the water, Jerry.