The spring bass season is underway. We had two excellent trips this past weekend. Saturday being an outstanding day and Sunday a good one, the difference being the tide. The sluggish outgoing tide restrained the bass activity on Sunday. Even so, we boated in excess of a couple dozen fish ranging in size from 12 to 28". The spinning rod is the way to go if you want consistent action on bigger fish. On Saturday, we were getting a swirl on almost every cast. This was true for about 1-1/2 hours of the outgoing tide. The overcast skies and light wind made a positive contribution. This is ideal weather for this time of year - actually this is the most favorable weather for fishing at any time.

Though Saturday was an outstanding day, engine problems tried to disrupt the outing. thanks to Jack F's very positive attitude during this disruption (catching lots of fish I am sure helped his disposition) we were able to "muck" our way through this mishap without much interruption. I am grateful to three fishing buddies for helping me out - Rick for the tow, Tom for taking Jack on board while Kurt "trailered" me a back up boat!

I am pleased to report tht the engine problem was a minor fuel issue and turned out to be an "instant" fix.