Summer Bass Hunt

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The bass continue to elude me. Almost got a hit today with a Texas rigged swimbait, but the fish chickened out and I never saw it again.

This is why the last few trips out I've been bringing live bait, but I'm relying a little too heavily on it lately. The next couple trips I'm committing myself to only using artificial bait and lures. I'll probably keep the rigs I've been using - Texas, Carolina, and a top water frog - but I'm going to be using swimbaits, hellgrammites, and the like.

Tight lines.

- Andrew 

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