Reservation Number : 23275
Property Name : Hat and Star Ranch
Reservation Date : 03/15/2020 AM -
Total Fish/Sizes : 1@8.8, 3@5+, 1@4, 2@3.5
Lures Used : WhopPlop, PopSpook, SwimBait

We had a great (albeit short) morning of catching at Hat and Star.  We got there before dawn (easy with dawn at 0715).  We landed only 9 bass and one slab crappie, but most were good size, including one big mama at near 9 lbs. Lost a few others.

This all happened in the hour between 730 and 830, and the heat was on. Bass were busting baitfish all over the east bank. When we got a bite it was generally a big fish. We lost a few hookups when they shook the lure as they surfaced, and this was hard to prevent.

In that hour we landed:

1 at 8lbs 13 oz

3 at 5+

1 at just over 4lbs

2 at 3-4 lbs

And two culls at 15-16 inches, plus a nice 2+lb crappie

And then it just stopped at 9 am. Not a bite after that.

The wind and rain started blowing about 930 am, we hung out until 11:30 am, teeth chattering, soaking wet, no more bites, we called it a Sunday and went home.  I felt pretty good about the big mama. My best in a while.

A bald eagle hung out for an hour looking over the lake. She called the day about the same as us and flew away. Pics below.

I love Hat and Star. They play well when they want to.

8lbs 13 oz, 26"

26" big mama eats whopper ploppers:

Nice 5lber at dawn:

Nice American Bald Eagle looking for fish activity, same as us...