bass and bald eagles

Hi Folks, Guided with my boat all day yesterday on a large body of water for smallmouth bass using spin tackle.  Beautiful weather day with air temperatures reaching the low 80's and big blue skies.  Water temperature on the surface was 70 degrees and the water clarity was a little off color.  Saw a large adult bald eagle in the morning take a yellow perch out of the water.  Pretty impressive.  We covered a lot of water and started the day working top water presentations.  Not a lot of big fish looking at the top water lures so we resorted to jigging crawfish colored tube jigs.  Drew a lot of interest below the surface.  The smallmouth probably did not want to rise to eat on such a bright day.  The largest bass landed of the day was 16.5" long.  We lost another smallmouth at the boat that spit the jig that was much larger.  Really important to get a good solid hook set when fishing with soft plastics.  A good day fishing with plenty of action.  The bite did slow significantly around noon.  We found most of our fish on a hard bottom holding just off shore in 15' of water.  Off to use the boat again this am for smallmouth.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Have Fun, Willy