That is a shame on both the fish and the boat. I have either had fish knocked off by the netter or the hook gets caught in the net and it takes forever to clear. Now I just lip the fish if over 2 lbs and jerk it in if under. Hadn't lost one yet by trying to lip, especially since I have gone to Gamagatsu hooks.

This has been the toughest year on Pool for over the slot fish that I have seen in several years. Most years,(I'm on the water there most weeks at least a day or two) I average 15 to 20 legtimate "overs". I've had several days in past years that I've caught 2 overs the same day. This year, though, I have had several "wannabes", i.e. fish around 20 inches, but only one legitmate over, the 8 1/2 pounder I posted about in the late spring.

They are still there---the lack of grass means you have to be very precise in fishing available cover (brushpiles mainly), and have a good bit of luck with your timing---you may have to revisit a good spot several times before you mget a bite some days--really frustrating! I also think the bass are using deeper structure than previously---the sand bass are a faster species, and I believe they have kind of "taken over" a lot of the shallower humps and driven the slower black bass even deeper.

Wayne

We need to kill those little white fish there not even big enough to eat and there everywere at times