Hitched up the boat after work to meet up with a buddy already on the lake. Decided to make a couple casts before I found him on the lake. Turns out that's all I needed. Second cast with a deep crank, super fast then a flat line stop and before I went half a reel on the go, Wham! Smashed! 18" Ditch pickle! I put her in the live well and went and found my buddy to boast!

After we yuk'd it up for a while we headed different directions on the lake. Couldnt put that crank down for a while after that second cast hawg! Got a couple of dinks on it and decided to work a rock slope with a tube jig. First cast huge hit, swing and a miss! Let the tube drop back down, got slurped up and I bought turned this dink inside out when I whacked it! He came to the boat like a cut-plug herring... Next cast, same spot and my drag starts peeling before my tube hits the bottom! Lets go! turns around, back at the boat and I'm reeling as fast as I can to pick the line up. Then she fanned up and I saw her! Monster! Got her in the boat and stuffed her in the livewell to boast even more to my buddy! He got to see her on his way out and I put the tape on her and let her go. 20"er! BaaaAAAm! 4.5lbs!!! Second that big in two weeks!

Fished for about an hour after that but the bite went flat. I wasn't even getting sniffed. But love me an 18 and 20 within 40 minutes of eachother! Wish it wasn't "the end" after that but it was. Fishin' buddy got a 14 and a 16.5 and some dinks. Another couple of good pickles.

tHrilleR out!

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