Incredible Solo Day

Mike joined me today for another slugfest of smallmouth bass! He spent it flying solo and caught a good number of these brown beauties. Although mostly small to medium again, he single handedly managed double digits many times over. He even landed one of the largest pike this fall. Oh yeah, almost a muskie too! This thing ate his dropshot weight at the boat and literally splashed him when it took to the air. This was after it bit off a crankbait boatside as well! In fact, we had to relocate from this area due to the toothy critter shutting down the bass bite entirely.

Some smaller fish were landed once again on the second spot, causing us to move around even more. I was on the quest for big smallies but we were on numbers instead. Everywhere we went Mike landed fish, but he had a tough time breaking the 3-pound size. Our final location saw us holding for over an hour and he bumped up the numbers once again. I don’t know how many fish he landed today, but it was insane for only one person. Add to this the number of missed strikes and lost fish, and who knows what it could have been.

Despite everything today, Mike had probably one of the most incredible days on the water. It was so good that he’s even considering another trip before this season ends. Mother Nature will have the final say on that matter with the weather changing quickly. Hopefully it won’t end too soon, as the bite will only get better in the coming weeks. Too many fish, too little time!!