Had to go to plan C.

Plan A was to fish Kerr today but with high winds and a 50% chance of thunderstorms predicted I decided that I would stay local. Plan B, Lake Prince. I knew they were having a bass tournament there and that they usually take off at sunrise so I showed up around 20 minutes after sunrise and was greeted with this:

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By the time I got to the gate I did not see a single parking spot available and there were still 8 or so boats ahead of me to launch. I said the heck with it, bit the bullet and went to plan C, Western Branch. (it's only two miles away)

Early on I picked up this little guy 16' down in 22' of water.

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Too bad it would be the only crappie I caught today.

I picked up two of these guys:

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Is it a bluegill or a redbreast sunfish?

I also caught 3 of these:

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Great fighters but small. For those who hear us talking about the aerators you can see one in the back ground bubbling away.

I also caught one small yellow perch and two catfish so at least I had a little bit of action. Water temp was 72-76. It was super windy but I enjoyed the breeze in the 90 degree heat.

Good pictures and good report there Tapout.

After watching some of your vids I would say you could be making your own fishing show especially since we have seen the beginning of a smile in some of your later posted pictures and we've seen good evidence you do catch em. :D ;)

Nice report and you are definitely persistent no matter conditions. :)

Nice pics Tap. Is it normally crowded at Prince or all those all BASSmasters?

Good grief! I've never seen a line like that at Prince.

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Originally Posted by fishman78

Nice pics Tap. Is it normally crowded at Prince or all those all BASSmasters?

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All of them were bass fishermen. I had never seen so many of them at a local tournament.

I would have changed plans with that line too Tap.
Good report! Sounds like you had lots of action.

Nice report & pics tap.
To answer your ?.I would say its a redbreasted sunfish.The markings on its cheek looks like a pumpkinseed markings.Has several irregular bluish stripes on its cheek and gill cover.Redbreast Sunfish (Lepomis auritus)

I would hit the road also if I pulled up behind all those boats. That's a lot of boats for a smaller lake.
Notice the aerator is running. Don't go to WB that much, but I have not seen them running. When do they normally run them?

Good report Tap!!
Them stripers put up a fight.
mikeb