INTERESTING morning out on the lake

[KSH]

This morning was probably the most interesting outing I've ever been on (besides that time I got two out of three barbs on a treble stuck in the bottom of my foot).
So, this morning around 5 o'clock I decided to take the boat out on the lake.. A fair sized lake for a jon boat and trolling motor. Under the complete darkness I started throwing a black jitterbug. Nothing. Then I switched to a Zara Spook when the sky started turning grey. Nothing. Buzzbait. Nothing. I finally saw some action around a thick bed of lily pads and tried a Zoom Frog. Not even a strike.
Finally, in frustration I moved to the other side of the lake to a large cove. Throwing a Junebug Fluke around weeds, lily pads and piers, no results were yielded. BUT, I saw one little shad jump out of the water being chased in open water. As soon as my fluke hit the water, a largemouth slammed it. Ended up being 4.5 lbs. So, I paid attention to the water and saw some more scattered shad jumping. Next cast, another hit. It felt bigger than the first, but that's because it WAS bigger. 8 lb channel cat. I kept fishing for another hour and caught one white perch, one bluegill(not even the length of the 5 in fluke), a jackfish, and a couple dinks hitting a t-rigged lizard.

Bizarre?