Went out to Halleck Lake this morning to fish before the wind picked up today and right off the bat, the wind was pretty gusty out there. Started off with an X-rap shad to test the waters, started getting a few hits but once again my main problem with fishing crankbaits let alone any type of bait is detecting a potential fish or an underwater weed bed. So i miss some fish on account of that. Then i missed some smallmouths as they were swimming after the bait during a mild retrieve but not attacking it, i tried slowing it down (nothing), jerking it a little bit (nothing), stop and go (nothing). Finally i gave up and switched a different spot where i saw some catfish on the darker side of the lake. Almost got a hit by a channel cat but once again my detection of fish and weeds is too similar. I didn't realize it was a catfish that hit the bait until after i retrieved fully and noticed the catfish break the water where i felt the slight tug on the line. Kept throwing the same bait in the general area and then expanded but that fish was gone and uninterested by that point.

I'll try again later this afternoon after i hit up the Bass Pro Shop in Council Bluffs.