Emily Steimel, left, and fiancée Brendan Handy hold up a largemouth bass that Emily caught on the Shawnee State Fishing Lake. (Photo by Josh Rouse)
After our last epic fish-off, a change of scenery led the boys to a narrow victory Thursday as my best friend Brendan and I battle against our significant others for fishing supremacy at Shawnee State Fishing Lake.
Brendan Handy holds up a largemouth bass he caught on Shawnee State Fishing Lake before the storms rolled in. (Photo by Josh Rouse)
The girls took an early lead, with Brendan’s girlfriend, Emily Steimel, hooking into a nice bass while fishing with a worm and bobber combo.
She was reeling the worm past some brush about 2 feet from shore when the bass exploded out of his cover and attacked the hook. She set it and soon had the nice largemouth on shore. Shortly after, Brendan hooked into his own bass in equally shallow water.
It was a particularly humid day with storms approaching, and we could see and hear fish flopping up all over the place near the lily pads. I hooked into the tie-breaker, a dinky little bluegill, about 30 minutes before the heavy thunder storms forced us back into our vehicles for the night.
I look forward to more fishing with these three in the future.
She was reeling the worm past some brush about 2 feet from shore when the bass exploded out of his cover and attacked the hook. She set it and soon had the nice largemouth on shore. Shortly after, Brendan hooked into his own bass in equally shallow water.
It was a particularly humid day with storms approaching, and we could see and hear fish flopping up all over the place near the lily pads. I hooked into the tie-breaker, a dinky little bluegill, about 30 minutes before the heavy thunder storms forced us back into our vehicles for the night.
I look forward to more fishing with these three in the future.
Emily Steimel, left, and fiancée Brendan Handy hold up a largemouth bass that Emily caught on the Shawnee State Fishing Lake. (Photo by Josh Rouse)
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