I'm BACK on the water. Ahhh yeah. Late in the season but will try to squeeze in as much time as I can while the weather is still nice.

Today was more about breaking in the new motor. After 1 hr of just driving around in circles and saw the gas gauge much lower than anticipated, I pulled up and started making some casts. Wasnt log before I got my first bite, on a jerkbait. Just a dink LMB. 1st fish in the new boat, lol.

Started using the dropshot. Got a bite on something that felt decent but it came off.

Switch back to the jerkbait and I get a strike on a weed bed. Maybe 1# SMB. At least they are getting bigger.

Now I'm out in deeper water with the dropshot and I feel a strike. Set the hook and it feels like a much better fish. See it surface and it's a nice SMB. I'm looking around and realize I didnt bring my net! What a noob. So I had to lip this fish, then use my clamp to secure and get a weight. 2.16#.

Getting into the 2's was a nice surprise since I wasnt expecting much.

Been fishing for about 1.5 hrs now. Caught 1 LMB, 2 SMB, 2 perch. Called it good and continued breaking in the motor. I wasnt sure how much fuel was left, so I cut it short today. Didnt want to be stranded. Saw a boat getting pulled in, in the morning as I was heading out.

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