I was lucky enough to catch a ride with my buddy Tom a.k.a. “Grandfather”, on a large reservoir in Massachusetts today. We targeted deep smallmouth around bait schools anywhere from 35 to 50 feet of water.
We landed over 20 fish and lost many others that came off during the fight or during a spectacular jump.
Drop shot and jigs both produced.

I also caught a beautiful rainbow that was almost 4 pounds and was 23 inches long. Perfectly built, this fish almost looked like a small steel head.
It was hot, but so was the fishing and it was a great day.