Madysen Meyers hoists a pair of largemouth bass of 4.8 and 4.2 pounds, typifying opening day at Braidwood Lake on March 1.
“Absolutely a stellar opener today,” Pete Banach said. “They bit on everything. My [stepdaughter] even came out to play for a while. And she made sure she used her time wisely [catching one of the biggest].”
She hopes to fish on the bass-fishing team at Reed-Custer next year.
Those bass are worth a full-length view.
And it was a wonderful opening day on Braidwood, the cooling lake in southwestern Will County.
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