Yes, free weekend was for everyone. Out of four days I only paid for two. Fishing was slow, very slow. Not as many people out as I thought there would be. Fished the public access behind rite aid. area is from 10fow to 5fow. Nobody caught much. Mostly dink perch and small pike. First day I decided to head out farther for deeper water. The deep water is about 1 1/2 miles or more out, I worked my way to about 1/2 mile total. Found 14fow. Caught a few gills . Was about to move when one pole I had in holder just took off. That was the 18in bass. What a pig. I had my 6in auger and had to reach down in the hole to grab him and pull it up. But was a good fight and thrill to catch. Caught a few pike on big minnows. Biggest was 19in. I felt kind of out of place. Everyone there uses 10in auger and me with a 6in. LOL. Moving around I used holes already drilled from previous days. Didn't get cold enough at night to freeze them back over. Still had a good time and would love to go back when fishing is better.
