Fish Are Bitin' at Lake Tecumseh

For the benefit of any doubters, consider this: Ron boated a total of nine bass this afternoon, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. His catch included five dink bass (all near a pound), plus a 1-5, two 1-7s, and a 2-10 (pictured right). He also tallied a really nice 13.75-inch crappie (pictured below) and missed several other fish.

I'll give you three guesses what bait he was using, and the first two guesses don't count--that's right, his productive lure was none other than the Whopper Plopper.

Ron's bite shut down at sunset, but in his own words, "It was pretty steady beforehand." He expects the weather to be a challenge tomorrow morning but still plans to press his luck. "Maybe I'll hit Oakum Creek to stay out of the wind," he said.