Hot day on the strip pit .

[Illinoisgiller]

It was supposed to turn cooler so I went off to a lake I have access to that produces midsize gills. I took a B&M Sam's super sensitive 12'. It worked well for nice long casts from the steep banks. I tied on a Crappie Pro jig I had tied in all hot pink and tipped with 2 wax worms. The scrappy gills wanted the jig on the move. At times I would get it back half way then drop it. That would often bring a hard hit.
The heat spiked to 91 with high humidity and little to no breeze. I finally ran out of wax worms and more importantly the three bottles of water. The fish basket was heavy for the climb from the lake . t was a good morning fishing in spite of the heat.