The park finally opened backup sometime around June 3rd-5th, but I hadn't had time to go down until June 6th. I bought some 20lb braid and 12lb flourocarbon line and re-spooled my reel with it (all braid and an 8-9' FC leader). I had to learn how to tie both a double uni knot and a Palomar knot as both were needed for this new setup. I actually did both correct the first time.
I got to the pond shortly after 7am and fished for a good 2 hrs, but only managed one dink. I realized when I caught it I had forgotten my cell phone in the truck, so it was the first time in a while I couldn't take a picture of my catch (although, it was nothing to gloat about).
Later in the day around 5:30pm, I decided to go back to the pond to try out my luck. After fishing for about 45 mins, I finally caught another dink (probably 11" largemouth bass).
The next day, I went out again in the evening and caught a nicer sized LMB (about 15"). What's nice about this catch is that I finally caught something on the northwest side after always being skunked there. It was a little windy, too, which made the effort even more enjoyable.
