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Prespawn...tough tough tough!

I got on the lake at 8 am with trepid hope in my heart, tied a little 2" crankbait on my BFS combo and kicked out with a silent humble prayer to the fishing gods. About 20 minutes in I felt a bump and low and behold...A FISH! I have to tell you I got far too excited over a panfish, but after the ...

I have a feeling its going to get a lot better in the coming weeks. The water is already 58 and it seems like the fish are staging on the point out deep but just didnt want to play on Saturday.

It's funny the biggest 2 fish I've seen/heard of coming out of Murray so far in 2025 (dfish at 8.6 and mine at 7.4) have both come on little baits and BFS gear.

BFS bass fishing is a little different than traditional bait finesse in that they throw stuff as little as 1 gram. While my gear is ...

Few bites, A few fish and 1 biggin. But not the right kind!
This is a view of the dang thing hanging around 15' for ever.
Another surprise was the water temp up 3 degrees from last Wednesday.
Oh and ignore the fat neck.

JWall wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2025 8:43 am Don’t take this the wrong way but I’m relieved that others have these days. Especially someone with your talents. You will crush them next time

Don't let anyone fool ya, we ALL have those days, or even those stretches!

"Blades, Ice Jigs & Spoons..oh my!" was the theme today at Murray. Decided to give it a go after some inspiration by yesterdays post by Dannicus. Fumbling around at home I did not get on the water till around 8:45.I tossed a few swim baits near the ramp and shoreline but it already started to warm ...

Yeah one of the reasons I have kinda avoided fishing deep is the whole fizzing thing. I have read about how to do it, but the idea kinda freaks me out a bit. I didn't have as good of a day as Vinny yesterday, but I did find a few chunkers hanging out between 15 and 20 feet.

Amazing job as always ...

Weren’t ice jigs prohibited at Murray for all except a priveledged set of young anglers that Dannicus ratted out? Or was it the front facing sonar we aren’t supposed to use there? I’m so confused 🙄


Not sure about the ice jigs being prohibited at Lake Murray, but did see this sign recently.
mc ...

If you banned ice jigs and FFS at Murray, Vinnybass would be stuck fishing Chollas and Lindo Lake.....

Mcfish wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2025 7:16 pm If you banned ice jigs and FFS at Murray, Vinnybass would be stuck fishing Chollas and Lindo Lake.....

…… and the San Diego River

I can feel what you are saying about BFS gear and big fish. This last Wed on opening day at hodges i was coming back from the dam and all i had was a evergreen pc5 tied onto my bfs rod so i figured what the hell and started a slow troll along the del dios hwy side of lake. About 5 min into my ride ...

Moose, we had the same experience at Otay yesterday. There were 4 of us and we were all doing different things. It just wasn't a fishy day.


Feel your pain. Went out three times end of Dec., 1/2 day each. I got a blow up at El Cap, a top water catch which got off halfway to the boat at Otay ...

Chuck ( 619bassin ) and I hit lake Baccarac in Mexico for the last few days. We had fished the lake together four years ago and had a blast back then.

Left San Diego via Tijuana to Los Mochis Sunday morning, a 1.5 hour flight and a 2.5 hour van ride, arriving there late Sunday afternoon. Grabbed ...

Hello all,

Well I always say a plan is a list of things that won't happen. Was thinking about going to Hodges but on the way, went to El Cap instead. It's a commitment, because it's an hour away versus 10 minutes.

It was a good move. Got out at about 0700, and the water was 54F with a light wind ...

JWall wrote: Sun Feb 09, 2025 6:56 am Did I just read you were throwing a craw? I know, impossible. Rereading now

Good job out there Dave!!

Almost, it still was a hardbait.

Went to Otay Sunday and it was the first time on the water since November 1st so I was just excited to be out on the water as far as the fishing it was a little slow for me only managed one to hand and lost a few saw alot of followers on the scope with reaction baits but no one wanted to commit ...

With rain in the forecast and things I need to do around the house, I figured I better get some fishing in today otherwise I will have to wait till next week. Chatted with Dannicus in the parking lot before launching and told him I want to try some different baits in deep water today. Then it was ...

Good to meet the guy behind the fish. Watched you and Dannicus do what you do. I held on to a couple to try out my camera button.

Hey that old adage still holds true; the worst day of fishing is better than the best day working.