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Hey all. Been awhile since I posted a report and today provided the perfect occasion.
Woke up a bit later than I planned. Was concerned about the wind advisory but the forecast said 5-10MPH so I said F it and decided to go join Pourboy at El Cap.

It was cold as a witches teat when I launched ...

Congratulations on your PB Jeremy! What a nice looking bass! Very healthy!
Thanks for including me early via text as that was very, very exciting to see the pics and glad Chris was there to film a video for you. You put in a lot of work bass fishing and bet you were really jazzed catching that bass ...

Freaking awesome Jeremy! Congrats on your new PB. A big fish on BFS gear is truly an epic experience huh?

That's a great story and I'm so happy for you. I just wish I was there with you, like we usually are. Congratulations on your new PB!

My last fishing trip of 2025 was supposed to be yesterday , after fishing the deep waters of Lake Murray and coming up with 7 small & even tiny bass. Example: a few whoppers from yesterday at Murray...ha ha
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I know it was still fun, but decided to take a ...

Sweet!
Beautiful fish
My PB came from El Cap also.
9.75, deep diving crankbait.

Congrats Jeremy on the PB. And I'm sure quite an epic fight on BFS gear.

Chris’ video that includes my PB catch is up on YouTube! So stoked that I can relive this moment on demand now!

El Cap seems to provide a lot of people's PBs. Mine was a 9.8 over 20 years ago. Much to the chagrin of the guys in bass boats fishing in a big tournament that day. What with me fishing in my old float tube haha.

It was a beautiful day at the Murr today. I got on the water at 8:00 and was off by 1:00. It was mostly cloudy, but not really cold, and no wind to speak of all day. The water was a bit cloudy after the rains, but not as bad as I expected it to be.

My final count was six, with most going over two ...

Chris’ video that includes my PB catch is up on YouTube! So stoked that I can relive this moment on demand now!

https://youtu.be/-MGbJw1XV-Q?si=gY8ALbLMbDJsqUaQ


I enjoy watching your videos Chris and this one was special..... especially for Jeremy.
Nice job as always, keep them coming and ...

Didn't want to make a separate post, but wanted to share a particularly pretty fish I caught today at Murray.

Dfishin wrote: Thu Jan 08, 2026 7:51 am

Fisheromen wrote: Wed Jan 07, 2026 8:44 am That one IS fat!

We should not body shame. Be nice!

Somebody already called HR.

So awesome, bucket list trip for sure! I wasn't prepared for that kind of quality.

I do a Wyoming/Montana/and or Idaho trip every year, and the hardest part is coming back.

I usually put away my fly rods for months after trips like these, because it definitely leaves a lot to be desired, living in a desert like we do in SoCal.

Nice video!
I always enjoy my trips up there. I'm not that good at fly fishing but try, then go to my spinning outfit.

I do love my bass fishing but I really want to do a trip like that. Those fish are like finding jewels in the water. Great video Chris.

Outstanding!!

Why yes, I am sorting my old photo files.

One local creek has plenty of bullheads, but never encountered a bigger cat after some 15 years of scratching around.

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Same spot a year later. At first I thought it was the same fish, but it was a nearly two inches shorter ...