10-15-2018, 09:00 AM
First time out in a long time. Started on some mats in Soddy Creek with a popping frog. That worked. Saw schools of bait on the edge of mats, so I ran a buzz bait along the edge. That worked too. Then thought I would try punching the mat. That didn’t work. Ran from Soddy to Chester Frost and back hitting mats along the way. The frog worked on all of them, though some were missed blow ups. The buzz bait was inconsistent and I never got a bite punching. Also tried spinner bait and swim bait along edges, but no bites with either. Caught 12 and missed about that many including a big one that jumped out of the water and attacked the frog from above.<br />All fish were caught in 4 ft or less. All were between 2 and 3 pounds.<br />Fun day. Glad to get back out there.<br />As a side note: enjoy every day you can get out. You never know what life is going to throw at you.