10/19/2010 Pre-storm weather window yesterday - post storm weather window today. Splashed the boat in pouring down rain surrounded by lightning, 48 degree air temps and light winds....and loving it. I had paced the weather to slow down or stop by departure time, clients rolled in and we hung out while waiting for the main electrical portion of the storm to pass by. My timing was off by 30 minutes but as the rain slowed we pushed off from the dock and you could feel the magic in the air as we idled through the slick calm water. 200+ yards away from pulling into our 1st spot of the morning you could already see Bass busting mullet on the surface. We slowly made our way into the basin and much like yesterday these Bass are smart and slowly go down and lay up no matter how quietly you approach them. We silently poled our way deep into the area working the surface on top water plugs, Bass popping up and rolling in singles here & there out of casting range and moving erratically. We had a few followers nosing the plug as it passed in front of them but no hook-ups. After about an our of being snubbed we saddled up to make a run and as we skated across the water I spotted a nice Bass rolling off in the distance and a tailing Bass not far from him so we took a detour over to the flat. We settled down off plane and quietly made our way over to them and once we got into casting range the games began and the SJ back country showed its magic. We got onto a massive school of Bass which provided over an hour of constant topwater action (some of which I caught on video). These Bass were so aggressive hitting the plug, at times throwing the plug 2-3 feet into the air and because of that we had a poor hook-up ratio. We literally raised 20-30 Bass, lost 3 boatside, landed 3 and lost a big fish after a 7 minute battle, another toad, broke us off after a 3 minute battle...it was crazy. Things finally calmed down as the Bass slid back into the main channel, the Bass moved off, so off we went. We continued to see rolling Bass here & there through out the rest of the trip but only managed to land 1 other Bass before heading Back to the barn calling it a day.