The fishing was interesting, for lack of a better word.
Claude has his first fish within 5 seconds, and I thought the action was going to be hot.
And it was. Claude had set out a tip-up and was busy running. Unfortunately, despite moving several times, he couldn't get away from the bass

The crappie bite was not exactly what I had hoped for for a first outing of the year, and I'm sure Claude was beginning to be less than excited about my guiding abilities,
UNTIL...
I heard some laughing in the distance, and there was Claude, holding up what I took to be another bass. But it wasn't:

This baby blew Claude's PB right out of the water. 14 1/4 inches of chunky Rideau system black crappie. Although he managed just 2 crappie on the day, (along with a slew of bass and perch) they outweighed the 7 I caught by a good margin.
It's always great when someone gets a PB. Even better when he is on your derby team!

Way to go, Claude!
CCB