Charles Zheng had a day to remember for smallmouth bass on Independence Day on Geneva Lake, much to the delight of his mother Cheryl.

“Just wanted to share this great memory of fishing July 4th and catching a huge smallmouth around 4 1/2 pounds on a tube jig. . . . great day,’’ he emailed. “Later caught one even bigger than this one.’’

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