Lake regular Jerry Hanson says bass are good to 6 1/2 pounds using lipless cranks around outside grass edges in 6-8 feet of water. Hanson says drop shots are producing a few fish along drops in 30 feet, but the shallow bite is far better.
Theresa went to school for recreation and took care of the household, while her husband Tom went back to school to become a teacher after he lost his job with a carpet company during their marriage.
Catfish are excellent to 40 pounds on trotlines and jugs. Rod and reelers are reporting partial limits on punch bait, liver and earth worms fished in 5-6 of water. White bass are good on ‘Traps. Key on areas with active birds.
I felt like I needed something for myself and Tom encouraged me, Theresa said. He fixed up the chicken coop he was really the backbone pushing me to do it. Little by little we keep growing. I own the business; the business doesnt own me. Weve been married 35 – 36 years and we recognize our differences and complement each other.
The young businessman launched this part of his enterprise about eight months ago. Halsey was working on the seventh coop, and four have been sold. A couple of the others sat outside the warehouse, looking like big doll houses, their weathered blue and yellow paint schemes determined by the color of the reclaimed wood that went into their manufacture.
Fishing guide Ricky Vandergriff says bass fishing has been good in shallow water around wood cover using spinnerbaits, topwaters and Texas rig plastics. The better fish are hitting jigs and square bill crankbaits. The key is to cover lots of water.