On January 23rd we kicked off the 2017 bass fishing season.  It was a tough day on the water because of the high winds.  Captain Keith Austin kept us on the Lake Rousseau bass.

Wild shiners, free lined, led us to 12 nice bass between 3 pounds and 7.5 pounds.  The average weight was over four pounds.

Chuck Widlowski caught the big bass at 7.5 pounds.  As for me, I was happy with a 6.5 pounder.  Here are some pictures of us with some of our fish.

To get a feel for the wind conditions, here is a short video.

Captain Keith Austin could have called off this trip but he was confident he could find the fish.  He had a busy day on the trolling motor in those windy conditions.