Stan, have you tried chasing Bass with a fly rod? Topwater action w/ a big bushy popper or surface fly, like a weedless frog pattern can be just as productive. Either way the fishing you are describing sounds really fun, and I think fishing while enjoying the cool night certainly beats fishing in the heat of the day during August, when they are probably not biting.

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