1 1/2 hours @ the pond

[gillchaser999]

Weather was super today for January. It was 60 degrees when I left the house and got to the town pond around 3:30.
I took my old model 5’ St Croix Panfish ULM , paired with a Shimano Sienna 500fd , spooled with some 4# Original P-Line .
Today’s agenda was to see if the 5’ UL moderate action St Croix was sensitive enough to fish a micro drop shot rig . And to try soft plastic baits again , but this time , with a size 8 Sickle bait holder hook instead of a light jig .
Everything worked great the 45 minutes or so the fish were biting . About a quarter til five , they just quit . I gave it until around 5:10 and packed it in and headed home .
Two small bass , one medium gill and one nice one . I didn’t bother with the measuring board today , since I could tell none were close to 10” .