Reservation Number : 41580
Property Name : MK Ranch
Reservation Date : 11/16/2024 All Day -
Total Fish/Sizes : 8 LMB
Lures Used : Frogs, 6-8” plastic worms w/T or Ned Rig, weightless flukes, chatterbaits, whopper ploppers, crank baits

Second try at MK. Pretty lake. Beautiful day—partly cloudy, light breeze, cool morning. Fished solo. No electronics. Started fishing at 715 and stopped at 4. The first 5 hours yielded n-o-t-h-I-n-g. Not even a bite. I threw everything during nearly a complete lap of the lake’s perimeter plus some time around interior. Finally, when I was questioning if anything other than snot grass lives in MK Lake, I caught a 4 lb’er as I neared the boathouse. About 10-minutes later I had another bite and missed it. My interest level was rising. Then I cut across the lake, where I’d heard some commotion and switched to a chatterbait. I caught a 2 lb’er. That's when it got interesting. I noticed some splashing about fifty yards away. I moved the boat so could cast over the thrashing without disturbing the fish. I put on a large, bone colored, whopper plopper. Right out of the block I managed a great cast over the spot without catching the reeds. When I got over the spot the water blew up. It was a 4 lb’er. I continued to fish that spot and caught another five in seven casts. Every one 3-4.5 lb. Great fighters. I burned that spot out. Fished another 30-minutes without a strike. Packed-up and drove home happy. That burst made the 90-minute drive and relentless removal of snot grass more than worthwhile.

A word on the snot grass: it makes it very frustrating when fishing the perimeter to throw anything other than a top water (even those often grab it), including “weedless” rigs. You're pulling what feels like coarse hair off your lure every cast. Pics included.