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I consider this post as the assurance that I should make sure that I add a heavy action rod to my lineup :D


Nothing against BFS, but the rod I used this morning was a ex-heavy rod with straight braid on it and it was still was
a challenge, pulling him out of that mess while he was digging in ...

Sounds like an awesome day to me!

I think a while back I promised to also post the not so great ones too... well today was one. 6+ hours, 2+ miles walked, shivering start, profuse sweating end, and these...
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At least I got outside and got some fresh air and exercise.


One of us! One of us ...

I kind of did a similar thing out there 2 weeks ago, tried a lot without much action and tried different depths. I think I’ll be going to Cap tomorrow morning, and I’m going to try the opposite and really stick to a few techniques. Just stick to a neko, free rig, etc and hopefully find something to ...

That’s what it’s all about! Awesome job getting them on some fish

If you’re reading this, and your a regular poster in the “Bass” section of SD Fish, please raise one hand, reach it over your shoulder, and pat yourself on the back. You’ve successfully lived the grind…

This morning I made it out for my much anticipated first Cap trip with my fully rigged float ...

I think there’s much better lake fishing in a few months from now. Yeah catching spotties can be really fun but for me, I just like the challenge of trying to catch bass in the freshwater. My dad used to take me to the ocean fishing and to the lakes when I was a kid and we went almost every ...

I didn’t start spotty fishing regularly until my 30’s. I have limited fishing time available so I can’t justify the likelihood of fishing all morning for a few bites. It’s been years since I’ve caught a decent green bass. I get “green” with envy seeing some guys on here but I know that it’s my ...

If you’re reading this, and your a regular poster in the “Bass” section of SD Fish, please raise one hand, reach it over your shoulder, and pat yourself on the back. You’ve successfully lived the grind…

This morning I made it out for my much anticipated first Cap trip with my fully rigged ...

I launched at the bathrooms closer to the dam for my first trip there last week, and man, bringing my stuff back up the hill in the heat after my session was pretty brutal! Between my trolling motor, lithium battery and my rods and tackle, it felt like 5-6 trips back and forth with breaks in between ...

It’s crazy to look at the calendar and realize that we aren’t that far away from opening day. Gotta start making some tough PTO decisions. Spend a few hours now, or save it for Barrett?

Stoked you all got to have an awesome day out there!

I can’t wait to get out there again. After fishing hard the past few weeks across the salt & fresh, I gotta put some good days in at work and at home with the family haha. Maaaaybe I can make it out there Friday morning, but we’ll see…

After my outing 2 weeks ago, and seeing a lot of people hammering ‘em at Cap, I wanted to get back out there and get another chance at it. The wind was blowing pretty good early, and it made things a little tougher than I was expecting early, but got the first fish within a few minutes of hitting ...

Wind is so not my friend either. Not feeling bites let alone my boat/craft moving too. As much as I hate speeding up the preferred fall rate, I will go up a jig or sinker weight size to maintain better bite recognition.


It’s an interesting thing, especially when compared to fishing the salt ...

Dannicus wrote: Sun Mar 29, 2026 4:00 pm I can attest, I am part of the twisted knee club, and am now looking at knee replacement surgery this summer.

Sorry to hear it Dan, I hope all goes smoothly!

I’m trying to hit the salt up here in North County on Friday, but these reports might get me back down to Cap again this Friday. Last week was fun, and it’d be good to keep adding to my experience…

Cap and the fresh water’s been fun, but I decided to close to home today. I honestly had a bit of a rough session to start. Forgot my trolling motor battery at home, so had to put in the workout on my tube today. Then got on the water and realized I forgot my sunglasses in the car. To top it off, I ...

Dfishin wrote: Mon Apr 06, 2026 6:50 am Good report! Corvina does it taste like chicken?

Haha, I mean it’s delicious, right up there with halibut.

Congrats Dan! What a catch and had to be an amazing fight!

I hit Hodges early too, and never made it back after hitting Cap a few times and getting back to my saltwater routine. I’ve got Barrett tickets for 2 Wednesdays in May, so I might just wait to hit freshwater until then. Trying out the shad spawn at Cap does sound intriguing though haha.