Fishing Trip #31 April 20, 2015 5:50 AM

Went fishing for about 35 minutes on my way to work this morning. Chilly and windy but the fish were active. I put new 12 lb monofiliment line on my Ugly Stik and gave it a try this morning. I love the action of this rod—you can feel every bump and when the fish strike, there is enough "give" in the rod to keep the fish on the hook.

Weather conditions: 44 degree air temperature with 16 mph WNW winds. The sky was dark blue changing to the light of dawn.

Caught 5 largemouth bass using an H2O XPRESS Shallow Running Jointed Square-Bill Crankbait.

Catch and Release.

Dark blue pre-dawn sky

Catch #1

Catch #2

Catch #3

Catch #4

Catch #5

The sunrise is minutes away

My Ugly Stik GX2