The worst fishing day of my life turned into THIS!

It’s been a while since I’ve been out on the water, and Lake St. Clair sure didn’t make my return easy! 🎣

We launched out of 9 Mile with Joe, Zeke, and Brian for a little fall fishing. Zeke took off in his boat, Joe headed south with the perch guys, and Brian and I stuck together looking for some smallmouth.

It was a SLOW day!

I threw just about everything I had. Drop shots with several different baits, tubes, a chatterbait, crankbait, jerkbait, and even a Ned rig. Nothing seemed to be working for me.

Meanwhile, Brian was picking up a few decent smallies on an underspin with a Keitech, Zeke sent over a picture of a nice one, and Joe was getting into the perch and even a few smallmouth.

Me? NOTHING! 😂

I was just about ready to call it a day when I started dragging a tube along the bottom, and out of nowhere, a 4-pound smallmouth absolutely made my day!

What a fight!

It ended up being my ONLY fish of the trip, but after toughing it out all day, that one fish made the whole trip worth it.

Not every day on the water is about catching a bunch of fish. Sometimes all it takes is ONE good bite!

Thanks for watching, and it’s good to finally be back on the water!

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0:00 Setting the Scene at Lake St. Clair
2:42 A Slow Start on the Water
5:07 The Moment of Truth
7:42 Measuring the Four Pound Catch
12:33 Transitioning to Ice Fishing Gear

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