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Fishbreath wrote: Sat May 20, 2023 5:39 am Well done! Not much activity at the launch ramp.

Agree, Friday late afternoon was a ghost town at the ramp. Weekends of course are a whole different story.

Here is a shot of the busy launch ramp last Sunday at 1 pm, A WHILE BEFORE I LAUNCHED:

It's officially a pattern at this point! :D

Really fun panfishing again today and upped gear to 6 lb. braid with 6 lb. leader, found the fish in the same areas. Targeting around 15 to 18 feet deep on nightcrawlers at the outer edge of the brushlines, similar to Friday's catch but added a fat 2.2 ...

After getting stuff done at home, I ditched the beach gloom for beautiful San Vicente and fished on both Sunday and Monday afternoons in the kayak. Overcast weather with slight breeze. This is trip 4 and 5 to SanV following the same panfish pattern. Its a slam dunk to take the kayak with the ...

Can’t beat the gray weather, I arrived to a lite crowd. The fish were hanging in the same areas.
Largest one 2.15 lbs, a lot of very colorful specimens.

So,

As everyone knows Hodges opened last week. I've been starving for a crappie bite all year. I had to go. Plus the kids have been asking to get out as well. Thought it was the perfect opportunity for both.

Got there in line before it opened to ensure we got a rental.

The ramp is now the parking ...

Very nice,
You haven't missed a beat, a master angler.
They are beauties , and some nice meals to look forward too.

Thank you for sharing

Nice Job out there Larry! They have been expecting you Sir!

Same here Larry, since turning 75, things have definitely become more difficult getting out there. I tell myself I got to get out, but the yucky weather isn't helping!! Nor is the ugly water.
Glad you got out. Going to try myself tomorrow.

I was starting to worry, I hadn't seen you out at San V this season! I asked a couple friends and no sign of you! Glad to see you could make it out there and continue hammering those gills!

I just turned 82 and lucky for me I can still float tube once or twice a week. Exercise exercise exercise..Keep pushing yourself. I hope you get many trips in this year and next.

Amazing! Where did you get that old wooden ruler! Really nice fish Larry! Praying for you and your wife!

Great report as always .
If you keep that up your going to have to show fisheromen the yard stick you carry.
Beautiful fish

Wow! Excellent panfish. Those must be a blast to battle with.

Glad to see you getting out and doing the style of fishing that you love and have perfected over the years! Great photos, and keep the reports coming!

Panfish 100%

My report over the last couple of Sundays at Lake Hodges fishing for crappie - it's been nothing short of spectacular from the kayak with the ultralight gear. I see a lot of guys bringing home limits(25) but, I end up releasing most of my fish and keeping a handful of the nicer models for various ...

Hit up Hodges this morning bright and early,
Haven’t been in the float tube sense Jimmy Carter was in office. Haha
Not that long but a while,pretty rusty.
Caught a couple crappie, and enjoyed a beautiful morning on the water.

Have a nice day Father’s enjoy your steak dinners.

Tight lines

Continued my quest for improving my kayak crappie techniques on Father's Day with a very lazy 'gentlemans hours' kayak launch at 10:30 am. Weather was bright sunny and the water temp pushing 74.

The deeper side of the lake in the deeper channel areas seemed to be the ticket for finding them. Used ...

Nice job out there again Larry! Str8t Bull Gills!

Absolute slabs! Thanks for sharing.

I got a itch to fish on a weekend, normally it’s week days. With the lighter crowds.
That’s a mistake, go when you can, turned out to be a nice day.
Caught 6 healthy crappie, and home by noon, very light breeze with no wind.