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I had the pleasure of spending the afternoon - about 3 1/2 hours - with Waterfoul Sunday 4/12/15 on Reeds Lake in Grand Rapids, a lake I've always wanted to fish. With the new Michigan bass season he offered and I went for it.

We got there a little after 1:30pm to find more muddy water thanks to the heavy rains recently received in West Michigan. Cold, recently muddy water can make for a challenge. But we accepted it, and besides I was out fishing in early April in my favorite state - Michigan!

Waterfoul had a few bites on blade baits and some soft plastics but the muddy, cold water combined for poor bites and the fish got off. At least one seemed really good! I had a mystery feeling on a blade bait later but I wasn't able to be sure if it was a snag (not supposed to be any there) or a fish??

We found some sparse, shallow green weeds along one break where the stiff breeze was blowing the sun-warmed surface water into the shore raising the temps about 1 degree (~45 F).

I broke out the old squarebill - this time chartreuse sexy shad KVD 2.5 and started slow rolling it through the tops of the weeds. Whump! Hook up! My day is made!

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Bassmaster hookset and I'm laughing like a child. The quality Reeds Lake chunker ATE the squarebill sideways with both trebles in each corner of the mouth. Me thinks he likey... ;D

After that I tried to stick to the squarebill, though I get bored easy and we tried different depths and cover to hook up more. The only spot I could get hooked for sure what his same weedline though for this afternoon.

We made another pass down it a short time later and about 100 feet from the first bass I got ATE again! The solid bass drove the crank at me killing it DEAD! I must have never connected well because I fought it hard - it was really pulling for 45 degree water and it pulled off at the back corner of the boat!

Waterfoul was kind enough to say it counted! I got a got a good look at it and it was a similar bass to the first one pictured above though slightly smaller! I told Waterfoul that 2 squarebill Bassmaster hookups make the day a success for me, and that was where we ended.

I'm definitely blaming the recently muddied water for the tough fishing but I see the quality of the bass and the potential for the lake. I'm probably going to make a return engagement with Waterfoul and Reeds Lake at a later date! Thanks Waterfoul!

In the picture you can just see the bill of the KVD 2.5 poking out of the mouth. Engulfed! Danny boy is happy :)