Bass opener is always a fun time of the year for me. School is almost done, the weather is starting to get nice, work is picking up, and of course, fishing! I didn’t plan on going on the lake on bass opener due to a busy day at work and a few graduation parties, but after the twist of my arm from my good friend and fellow coworker Ben Brettingen, I was on the water chasing some bass.

Lake Waconia is always a great producer of largemouth bass. The pressure can be very high at times, but if ...