Stepping away from open water.

There comes a time when fishing at the lake just won't do. With the poor luck we've had with consistent bass on Hefner Lake, I decided to take things down a notch. East of Guthrie is a small town called Meridian. The folks have a nice little place on some land with two ponds.

I recently visited Bass Pro and bought one of these jewels in an all green color:




It's called a Bigfoot Frog and not only were the fish hooked, I was too. This thing caused a frenzy in the small pond at my folks. I knew a frog would do well, as it's a natural bait for these bass. 2, 3, 4 in a row. A total of 8 fish Friday night. None of them under 2 lbs., and the largest was 4 easy. Saturday morning was just as fun. Both days I ended up soaked in my float tube from all the bass splashing about.

Apparently it agreed with me because Friday night I dreamed of the day's action. Hell, I even woke myself up setting the hook on a topwater strike in my dreams! Needless to say I am ready for more. Next is a bit larger body of water just north of Edmond. They loved the poppers on that lake, I wonder how the Bigfoot will do.

-Anthony

Spawnin Crappie and a Surprise Largemouth

Yes it's been forever since I've written anything here. What can I say? Hefner is a cruel cruel mistress. It beat us down so many times with skunked trips, that I lost all interest in writing about it.

However, today and just more recently in general, it has been showing some promise. A few early spring Largemouths and the occasional small walleye have been the norm. Today the crappie were in the shallows. I was using a new crappie jig that sinks horizontally. I think it's made by "Crappie Magnet." This same jig caught a keeper sized catfish way up in the south end shallows.

All the crappie were babies. Hardly enough for even a small appetizer. We took off to another spot where the wind was blowing right into the point. A quick couple casts with a shad colored 6-7 ft. diving crank bait and I managed to hang a nice 1.5-2lb. bass.

All in all a good day! Look for more news on Lake Hefner as we continue to try to crack its secrets.

-Anthony