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I know those annoying gnats. Too bad they don't taste good =D
Keep living your best life Dan!

They all look healthy. Good stuff.
Is that a Bandit Crankbait?

Thanks for sharing!

Gettin Jiggy With It=D Nice work!

Who needs a Sammy, Gunfish or DogX when you have the Zara Spook!
Nice!

I have had 4 or 5 in bass hit a Sammy 100 before. Goes to show the power in instinct.

Fun day for sure! I will have to go cartop it soon.

Nice Report. Thanks

That is a nice looking crappie! Looks like another fun trip.

Way to get them on the top! I have had some of my best topwater days at San V in mid day with chop on the water. Old Lake still had Threadfin. Sometimes I would work a walking bait 12 inches or less from the bank and they would go up and grab in. If I moved it further from the bank no takers.

Got ...

Looks huge in that pic! I would have used a wide angle lens and held it even closer. LOL
That's a 10 pounder next spring. Way to go!!
The lower jaw on that fish makes it look even bigger!

Took a 2,500 mile road trip pulling the trailer to the Castcade Mountains and everywhere in-between. Had a chance to Bass fish Trinity Lake and Clear Lake. We pumped up the Sea Eagle and got out for a few hours.
My Son and I had 3.5 hours of clone fishing on Smallies and Spots.

Here are a few ...

Max pics 6 I had 7 =D

Took a 2,500 mile road trip pulling the trailer to the Cascade Mountains and everywhere in-between. Had a chance to fish Diamond Lake, about a half an hour from Crater Lake.

Took out the kayak and it was windy. Sucks because it was glass the evening before, but that's the way it goes when you want ...

BFS! Love it!

Dfishin wrote: Thu Oct 09, 2025 4:50 pm Looks like a nice place. Nice and calm.

It was glass.

Took a 2,500 mile road trip pulling the trailer to the Castcade Mountains and everywhere in-between. Had a chance to Bass fish Trinity Lake and Clear Lake. We pumped up the Sea Eagle and got out for a few hours.
My Son and I had 3.5 hours of clone fishing on Smallies and Spots.

Here are a few ...

Nice brownie.. I fished that lake with my Brother, Sister, Cousin and Stepdad when I was a kid… Best trout fishing I ever did… We all limited out 2 days running with Kamloops rainbows that averaged 2#s after being gutted.. All bright pink meat… My Mom and Aunt caned most of the fish… Just ...

Looks huge in that pic! I would have used a wide angle lens and held it even closer. LOL
That's a 10 pounder next spring. Way to go!!
The lower jaw on that fish makes it look even bigger!


After that first jump, I kept thinking this fish
is gonna be 8 or 9 pounds easily after seeing it ...

Thanks for the Report!