Back on the River again!

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Got out Friday afternoon with the Major. We checked out a couple spots and caught a fish here and there but didn't put anything together. I got off my snakehead slide (haven't caught one in a while) at the second spot with a 2lb fish. Picked up a short bass too. Hit another area and the Major caught the first keeper, we have a 15" min, out of some pads/duck blind combo on a senko. No other bites out of a normally productive pad field. Tide wasn't right or the fish just haven't gotten there yet.
Headed across river to a spot the Major had done well on the weekend before. I switched up to a shallow running crankbait and kept my rod high to keep the bait from digging into the old grass on the bottom. Half way back to the boat the bait was crushed and the rod bowed. Big fish!!!! Then my drag started singing, the water was being churned up, and the Major states the obvious.....Snakehead!!!. Yep I had a monster on!! I've caught them up to 10lbs but none had bowed my rod and stripped line like this one. Finally I tired the fish a little and I got a look at it. It was big but not that big Why the battle? It was hooked in the side!!!! No wonder. It was still the biggest to date being in the 10-12lb class. Not the 16-20 I was expecting. Ok, pulled out the billy club and gave it the old Lizzie Borden. More dinner!!!


We worked a couple areas and the Major had more luck with the bass than I did and we headed off to yet another area that I like. Things were slow until a 2lb kitty hit my Punisher so I added it to the fish fry. Worked a little more and caught my third snakehead of the day. Not big but around 3lbs and it got a head ache like the last two. Finally stuck a good chunk bass around 14" but it had a 2" laceration on it's side. Looks like a bird or snakehead got hold of it.
It was getting dark so we headed back. One last area before the thunderstorm hit. I threw a Potomac favorite of mine and stuck a nice keeper and the Major hit two keepers as well on a custom bluegill trap. It was a nice end to the day with plenty of fish to take home.....or trade for dinner perhaps