Memorial Day, my dad and I got out on Pool 4 to start preparing for the upcoming Bassmasters Weekend Series tournament on May 30th.  We decided to launch from Red wing and check some areas in Lake Pepin and stuff closer to the launch ramp.

The first two areas we checked produced some decent bites on a Secret Weapon Lures Quickstrike spinnerbait that I custom built for the water conditions, which were fairly muddy just about every where we fished.  I also picked up a few decent fish on a White Flash Super K Swim Jig.  The 3rd area produced one good smallie, the next handful of areas were spotty to say the least.

At the very end of the day we found two more areas where we got several bites, a few keepers but nothing over about 2lbs.  Again the spinnerbait & swim jig produced, I also finally got a few fish on my trusty 3/8oz PB&J Tru-Tungsten jig.

Overall, I think I got a few areas that can produce a check cashing bag, but on my next trip I plan to search out some other areas in search for some heftier fish to contend for a win.  The most impressive thing is my spinnerbait caught the most largemouth and smallies by far, as well as a pike and two walleyes, the biggest 23.5″

See you on the water!
Rich
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