First bass of 2026

Since our typical winter weather isn't the usual here in southern Illinois, I spent a bit of my day off to see what I can catch. They may be dinks, but it's a start of what's to come as the weather warms. First fish was caught using a 1/8 ounce Pond Magic spinnerbait from Booyah, and the second on a Strike King 1.0 square bill crankbait