Husband and I hit Rend Lake yesterday! Wow a day! Got on em in set in fairly shallow water. He caught 20, I caught 15 - nearly all fat and chunky. He is awesome guide.
Since I am new to this game, he is teaching me a lot. Important lesson of the day: do not go near anything (dip net, minnow net, carpet, shoe strings, etc.) with empty hook - it WILL get caught. We had a ball. He is even teaching me to fillet.