Unfortunately, due to the natural ebb and flow of the eco-system on their lake and the surrounding lakes, the trout population was suffering and very few had been caught that year. Blame the long winter, acid rain, Obama, whatever - the trout were absent.
I don't normally fish for bass (a sin, I know) but decided that I would rather try to catch something than sit on the deck all day, lamenting the lack of trout and drinking away my sorrows. After getting some tips on plastics and presentation from one of the Robs of Bassassins earlier in the week, I was eager to field test my new-found knowledge.
Now my aunt and uncle are from the old school, and insisted on using minnows (yes, dead ones, we're in Quebec folks). They laughed at me when I wacky-rigged a soft plastic, and continued to poke fun at me as we slowly crept along, casting into structure along the shoreline.
Then this happened:
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Tight lines,
Campnfish
