Saturday morning July 25 on Lake Gaston NC. It was a balmy hot morning with no wind and the water was 82 degrees.
There was a local tournament going on and the lake was busy early.

I picked Charlie and his son Brendan up at their dock at 7:00 am for a 5 hour trip. We went all the way to the dam and Carolina rigged some of my favorite spots with only one fish. Then we ran all the way back up above the Eaton's ferry bridge and fished off shore rocks. Charlie and Brendan managed a few more nice fish before it got to hot and the jet skies and pleasure boats stirred the lake up to bad. The bight was very subtitle and they had to fish their rigs very slow to get the bites.
Good job guys!

May 25, 2009: I spent half the day with Rich and Chris who have a summer home on Lake Gaston. They obtained my services to learn how to catch lake Gaston Bass and learn bass catching techniques in general. The morning was overcast and warm with little or no wind and the water temp was 74 degrees. I started them out using spinning rods with top water baits, and they caught a couple of keepers. Then they switched over to Carolina rigs, using spinning rods again. Between them, they caught 10 or 12 nice 2 to 3 pound bass. Rich hooked into a big one, but it unfortunately broke the line.

All in all, they had a great morning catching bass and asking many questions on how to improve their bass fishing skills. We covered a lesson on how to use a bait casting rod, boat positioning, what to look for, and how to read a Lowrance depth finder/GPS. They were very happy with our success and the knowledge they gained. I wish them well on their next fishing trip.