Thanks for the info. I'll try it both ways seeing as how the larger fish hit it on the fall which might be the key for picking the female off of the nest. During the last rain storm the water temp has been dropping so the larger fish not locked on the bed most likely have moved off onto a little deeper water (back to the staging areas). From shore it's pretty hard to get the fish when they move out away from the beds because you have to make longer casts and cover more water. Unless the boater I'm teamed with has some water that far south, I doubt I'm going to make it to Union Point on Sunday's tournament so I'm going to apply the approach to new water during the tournament.

I also figured out what the problem was with my boat. Looks like there was a small piece of wood that clogged the exit hole for the water pump. I was able to remove it using a small drill bit while flushing the engine with a garden hose while in idle. Looks like that saved me a couple hundred bucks sending it to the mechanic.

Anyway I'll talk to you later.

Vince Borrego
vince@theblankslate.com