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With the success of last summer's experiments in trolling small Salmo Hornet crankbaits out of my pontoon, I decided to try it again and see if the numbers could be repeated. Armed with my trusty Sonarphone T-Pod sonar bobber to give me the depth and sonar feedback on my phone, my new Fortis net from Clam Outdoors, and some 2" floating Hornets, I trolled along at varying depths of 7' to 9' along and above weeds, keeping the 3' diving cranks in the middle to upper third of the

On a recent trip with my wife and daughter, a friend of hers came with us and brought her son Eli, with for some fresh air and the chance at catching some fish. He was excited to go fishing for sure. I took all of us to Pactola to the spot where Melissa had had luck before and there was plenty of shoreline for the kids to walk around on and hoped the fish would cooperate. We had also planned a picnic as well to enjoy the time we had there. After giving Eli some instruction on

With the passing of Memorial Day weekend and the unpredictable that came with it, the weather has steadied itself as June approaches. The onset of warmer temperatures has spurred on the bite at many locations across the area and promises to hold for at least the next week. With visits to the parks up more than double from last year and the numbers of fishing licenses up as well, it could be a good week and weekend to wet a line at an area lake. With that mind, here is the cur