Let us face it. The dog days of summer have been hitting hard lately and the bite is tough with a capital T. With temperatures averaging 90 or more over the last few weeks and with more of the same heat coming for the foreseeable future, water temperatures will continue to be high, which will keep fish deeper and scatter them as well. It is not going to get any easier that is for sure for a while. Patience, moving, and staying cool are about the only things that may be constant right now. But if you are the eternal optimist, there's always that chance even as the sun pounds down on us. On a recent trip to Stockade, I tried to use some of the techniques and tips my bass mentor, Mark, had show
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