Went out last nite for the first time in 2 weeks. With the water temps coming down alittle in the last week or so I was hoping for a better nite than we been having recently. Got set up at 8:30. By 10;30 I had put 10 crappies--8 lifters and 2 slabs--in the boat and had caught two 5lb and one 7lb catfish. It was a hectic pace and I was lovin it. "Finally the drought is over "I thought. In the next hour and a half I caught another 3lb catfish and had absolutly no bites other than that. Just before midnite I decided that sleepin would be more fun than staring fruitlessly at the rodtips any longer. I was just puttin away the 1st of the last 3 rods when rod #2 dove down and the reel started screamin. I got in another 5 lb catfish and was releasing it when the last rod tip plunged toward the water and the drag on that reel started to sing. Yet another cat--about 4 lbs --to finish off the nite. Would have liked more crappies but the catfish were fun and I came home with dinner for four. Seems like things have improved but still have away to go. It was a beautiful nite and it felt good to be out catchin fish again. Might even go again tonite.
