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During that event, I had three or four main lake points I was working in a rotation, and I hadn't caught a keeper during the first half of the day. The pattern to be on was the blueback herring, and everyone was trying to keep a step ahead of them so they could be there when the bass showed up. I had made a rotation of the points I was working, and while I was on the third rotation a 4-pounder blew up not too far from the boat. I was using a sub-surface swimbait, though I can't recall the exact one, so I threw it into the action and caught my first keeper, a 2-pounder. I brought it in, and just as soon as I tossed it in the livewell, another fish blew up. Before I could get my bait back into action, I looked up to see my co-angler toss his bait right at the commotion. Read More