I finally caught a shellcracker over 14 inches long and I didn't have my camera with me. I usually have a camera with me to record any really nice fish but when I fish from my kayak, I like to keep things light so I left my camera at the house. I was using my three wt outfit and casting a size 12 black mohair leech. I ended up catching between 20 and 25 fish including several 15-16 inch bass, but the big shellcracker fought harder than any of the bass. Bream in the 10 to 12 inch range are not uncommon in this lake, but this one was a real beauty. Darn!

Jim Smith
Georgia