Y'all are too generous & kind. It is truly appreciated.

Sorry no fishing tales/pics yet- haven't been able to get out as much as we'd like this summer & as noob boat owners we've been more focused on learning our new (& quite expensive to us) boat than chasing fish.

That said, our little town has a small fishing lake/pond on the outskirts of town that is stocked annually with hybrid 'gills, wipers & channel cats & doesn't get a lot of pressure. I intend to give it a whirl in the very near future. There's also a small state fishing lake an hour north that doesn't allow powered boats that's known for its big 'gills & shellcrackers. Google maps shows the entire shoreline/bank as very walkable & I wanna get up there as well, 'fore too terrible long.