Americana Outdoors E-magazine - June 2017

WareandDunncaughtmostoftheirday-oneweightinadeep,cleancovelocatedonthe southendofthelake.Theyarivedtherethismorninganddiscoveredtherewaszerovisibility. "Itmusthavebeenpoundedwithrainbecausethecurentwasripping.Wehadtogetoutof thereandmakeanadjustment.Itwaschocolatemilk." Instead,WareandDunnspentthedaysitingononedockwithadeepdropthatleadsto12 feetattheend. "Wepretymuchsatthereforalmostsevenhours.It'sadockthatholdsqualityfish.Almost everythingyoucatchis3poundsorbeter.That'swherewecaughtthekickerondayone.It's amagicdockman." WareusedashakyheadwithaZoom Trickworm (watermelon)whileDunnthrew a wacky-riggedSenko(redshadlaminate). "Wegrindedoutfivekeepers.Welosttwootherfish,buttheywouldn'thavebeenenough.I'm proudofusformakingtheadjustmentandgrindingoutfive.Ifwewouldhavecomeinwith another21poundstodayandstillostIwouldhavebeendevastated." WareandDunnclaimedthesecondboat-motorpackage,thisoneaRangerZ518Cwitha 200-horsepowerMercuryoutboard.Theyalsoearned$1,17ofAnglersAdvantagecash,plus $655forBigBass,a71/2-pounder.Theirtwo-daytotalfor10bassweighed37.86pounds.