What with this Covid, and lacking in better things to do, I fish about 6 days a week, taking Sundays off. Whenever Chuck (Banker) has better things to do, I normally fish alone in a heavily fished local community lake nearby, for sunfish. Even went out today with a cold brisk wind out of the North, when every one knows the sunfish just won't bite the day after a front. Well, I started deep (the lake's deepest is around 10') off the bottom for about 30 minutes and not even a nibble. I Switched over to a slip bobber set about 8 ft deep and nothing. Started moving my bobber stop shallower bit by bit until I was fishing about 3 ft deep. And holy moly, I found them, not over 10 feet from shore in around 4 feet of water. Now that just don't make no sense. All logic aside, I started catching 7-10 inch Redears one after another. I fished from 3pm until 430pm when the chill started working through my Jacket and headed on home. Figured I caught around 10 with nothing under 7 inches, no dinks. So I guess it's true "you just never know, unless you go".
Retired AF Security Police Chief TPWD ELITE ANGLER
Thanks PSalty, Chuck, and Curt. Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while. And yep, had the lake all by my lonesome. Normally do when the temps are above 90 or below 50.
Retired AF Security Police Chief TPWD ELITE ANGLER
Thanks Vogey, BassPontoon, and Cellis for your responses. Getter Done, "Any records?" Naw, I have several records already on the same water body I fished. I did break my Redear record earlier this year by catching a 11.5 but wasn't worth the paperwork to break my 11.45 record. Chuck did help me break a Rio record though, by showing me where to cast. Thanks Getter, I really enjoy reading everyone's posts as well. I've learned a lot.
Retired AF Security Police Chief TPWD ELITE ANGLER
Thanks Vogey, BassPontoon, and Cellis for your responses. Getter Done, "Any records?" Naw, I have several records already on the same water body I fished. I did break my Redear record earlier this year by catching a 11.5 but wasn't worth the paperwork to break my 11.45 record. Chuck did help me break a Rio record though, by showing me where to cast. Thanks Getter, I really enjoy reading everyone's posts as well. I've learned a lot.
You have set that bar pretty high. Again some super fish. Good job Sir.