It pays to follow a hunch

[Rebbasser]

My next-door neighbor and I ran up to a lake just north of here for a couple of hours-had such a great day there last week I figured I'd try it again. Fished those areas that produced last week and nothing. Went to another spot behind a little island but nothing there, either. I kept looking at this gravel bank-no cover except a lot of rock ranging from gravel to basketball size, and had a hunch-red deep running crankbait. Moved over there, tied on a red Excalibur crawfish pattern and started chunking. Third or fourth cast my rod loaded up and from the pull I thought it was either a smallie or a pretty good largemouth. Turned out it was just a real strong fish-weighed about a pound and a half. Kept working the bank and caught 3 more, all about a pound, a small fresh water drum that was foul hooked, and a 5-inch bluegill that hit a 3-inch lure-go figure.

Anyway, the moral of my story is if you have a hunch about something, play it out-it just might pay off.