The day started out to be warm with cloudy skies and a slight breeze coming in from the west.  I decided to try for some crappie and bass using the tube jig as shown on the cats mouth.  It seems that it was the only lure that the fish would respond to.  I caught 5 small crappie and a small  bass and the two cats shown.  I was only out for about an hour when suddenly the wind came up and I could hear lightening in the west and moving toward me!  I immediately got going back to where I keep my boat.  Just as I landed and turned my boat over the rain started.  I made it just in time. 

I only have a short distance to my house, about two minutes and I’m in my garage, when the wind and rain really began to come down hard.  The news weather report that evening said,” The winds were at 75 MPH and the rain was torrential.  We also had a tornado sited in a nearby small town.”

So, I just missed that storm by minutes. 

Well, that was my last outing for this season as the weather has been cold and windy since. 

Starting now, I’ll be cleaning all my rods and reels and straightening out my tackle boxes and putting things back where they belong. 

So, until then I wish you all a very happy holiday season and a happy new year.

Tight lines  Jim

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