I introduced Tom Verschueren to fishing for smallmouth bass many years ago on Banks Lake, and he instantly liked it. He likes catching bass on Moses Lake, too, and we headed down there last Wednesday. We dumped the Smoker Craft in at Peninsula Park and ran a short distance over to Gaileys Island. I kept an eye on my Garmin, as there are some shallow rocky points that extend quite a ways off the shore, and I also tilt the Mercury 250, so I don’t drag the skag over them. I also trimmed the Minn Kota very high, so it wouldn’t bump the rocks. As we made our way around the island, we landed some smallmouth and a largemouth and lost several fish as well. At one point, as we worked our way along the west shore of the island, I thought I was snagged on the bottom. In frustration I jerked very hard on my rod twice, trying to break free. To my surprised the rod jerked back! Turns out it was a big largemouth. It was big enough that when I tried to lift it into the boat it broke off. Boy, what a dumb move.