Breaking in the Big Lake

First weekend at the lake house.  Arrived Sat night and by midnight we had installed two new seats in the worm and reinforced the fiber glass below them.  Was waiting on a gift certificate to come in from Bass Pro Shops after cashing in credit card miles but it didn't arrive in time and I stripped the old seats off the worm months ago.  Stopped in a Walmart in NH on the way up and found the two plastic seats I was planning on buying for $38 a piece vs. $85 at the Pro Shops. 

Very intentionally stuck with the bait caster using a bitsy jig + a rubber craw most of Sun and Mon morning.  Worked out pretty well.  Took probably 10 fish, all smallies.  There's nothing like a fat large mouth but those smallies know how to fight.  Most of the fish were caught in 7 to 17 ft of water. Water temp about 71.  Winner was 2 lbs, 10 oz off the Teeth with the bitsy + craw.  Acky probably won on numbers.  All and all a good start for the big lake.