round as a tuna

this just in from the publisher

nov 14 musky

about 48" and as round as a tuna
caught on a 1/4 oz hair jig; 10 lb test
water 48 degrees; overcast w/light drizzle. perfect pa fishing weather.
steep bluff bank
yeah, looks like i took the air hose to her too. 50 psi in the anal
vent. bet she has a couple 2 lb suckers in her belly ... or smallies.
i was fishing a little hair jig for smallies in 20 ft of water and felt
a tick. can't take credit as a musky man for this one.
the water is cold and the smallies weren't cooperating. i was getting
cold and considering calling it quits. i saw some fish suspended along a
stretch of shoreline and decided to work it with that little brown hair
jig before quitting.
it was amazing that the line held up for the 10 min fight. leading me
around the boat ... trim the motor up ... dance around 8 rods spread out
on the deck ... a pirouette over tackle boxes. sure would be nice to
have a nimble deck hand or better yet a camera wrangler.
i have a tripod but the camera gear was stowed because of the light drizzle.
i've got the fever this fall. i usually quit fishing when the water gets
below 45f but i have been reading about some techniques to catch bass
until ice up.
i had a good day last fri when i found some nice bass stacked up on a
deep outside bend with some deep tree tops. caught 7 from one spot no
bigger than my boat. the biggest just shy of 4 lb.
i am on to the fact that i need to work slow and deep until i get the
first bite. then really concentrate on the sweet spot. if you catch one
there will be more.... i am becoming more comfortable with the notion
that not catching fish is part of catching fish. i fished three hours
with out a bite until i found the spot on the spot.
i'm going out tomorrow. supposed to be 50s with showers. i should have
the lake to myself and a chance at another behemoth to wow the crowd.
the little brown footballs are my passion but the big gators are the
crowd pleasers.
i like the news about the fathead fed bass. do you think we could get
the lund backed down into the lake?
w