First trip as a new member….....................Commuted 3 1/2 hours from East Houston to Black Jack Ranch. Wow! Beautiful property once the heavy fog lifted. Launched our Hobie 17 Tandem Pro Angler Kayak with the fog so thick you could barely see your hand in front of your face. Started fishing with spinner baits, chatter baits and crank baits with very little success. My brother went to a Big 6" Bass Pro Shop Tournament Series (Candy Corn) Stick-O and the aggressive strikes began. Throwing the weightless Stick-O (number 4 wide gap hook) up on the bank about a foot and dragging it softly into the water all the way around the entire lake perimeter created a strike frenzy. We call these baits cheeto's because the color pattern is one in the same. Over 130 strikes with 71 three (3) to five (5) pound bass boated and released. 11 solid hours of chunking and cranking. Surprisingly no dinks…..................very little success fishing in the middle around the deep end close to the dam. Highly recommend this lake for numbers. All solid post spawn fish…...........although pre spawn/spawn weights would have been fun. Met the owner of the ranch. She was very nice and accommodating. All in all a great first trip experience! Can't wait to try the next location looking for a Double D!

Posted By: Philip Pruitt