Got there around 6:45, we were the 6th boat on the lake. Got delayed a little because my drain plug decided to go dancing around the bilge (3 new nylon plugs on order). I started off chucking watermelon/candy lizards & Gail was chuckin a watermelon frog. Got nibbles on both so I figured watermelon something was the order of the morning. The fish were really active in the pads, boils left & right. We both ended up tossin 6" watermelon/pepper curly tails, getting bites on every other cast & boating a few. All dinks but they hit like fish 3 times their size, incredibly spunky & all close to the boat. Some were on the edges, some were deep inside the pads. Love pad hoppin, had a bunch of decent lookin fish roll on em up top & miss. Gonna go through my stash & shop a little for some plastics that will pull more out. Can't wait to get a decent Gibbons bass if the little critters feel like 3lb strikes![]()