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The look on his face is priceless.

Well there are options-
1. You could go by yourself and report back to the forums you caught 150 bass no dinks and left at 10 am.
2. I try and charge per Senko I lose that day, usually covers the cost of the boat and a few bags of the ole Gary Yamamoto love.
3. Get 3 other slap nuts to pay $71 per ...

Interesting. That story is on here from the “horse’s mouth”and there wasn’t a scale used…..pretty accurate weight for no scale and the fact they say “the scale said”


This is my fisherkid, and you're absolutely right -- no scale was used and even the length was an estimate. I originally ...

In my opinion fishing without barbs is actually great i personally hate to hurt fish and when a fish gets a hook in the eye or gut its sooooo much easier to take out not to mention that when you do get poked its comes out easy too. Keep this mind... the more rules you break the more risk it is for ...

Grumpyspottie wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 3:33 pm Gonna check out Barrett for the first time tomorrow. What rigs should I bring? Thank you.

A good thing to do is peruse the reports that users spend time in creating, which usually includes the rigs that they are using to get fish to go.

Hey Brian,

I agree with JWall that a trolling motor up front works much better than mounted on the back by the gas motor. However, it mounts most easily on the back, and depending on who is in your boat, it may be more efficient on the back. For example, I fish with kids, so it's better for me to ...

That’s the 55lb bass that used to be mounted on the wall at Barrett junction cafe …RIP

camobass wrote: Wed Jul 24, 2024 5:12 pm That’s the 55lb bass that used to be mounted on the wall at Barrett junction cafe …RIP

I've seen that! I read the entire plaque underneath it only to find it was posted on April Fools day lol

All you can eat cod. Best you could find anywhere. That place was there since the 30’s or 40’s. My dad said it used to be the place to be in the 50’s. They had live music and dancing. I used to try and make it there once a month until they closed. It’s a shame they made it all that time and then ...

I throw my stuff in the same spot every time so I always know where everything is on the boat. Don't need anything fancy to organize it. I use the trolling motor in reverse 90%+ of the day and just treat the back of the boat like the front of the boat once the outboard's off. Already enough work to ...

Sadly no, planning to buy a kayak in the future but as of right now either shoreline or if anyone is interested in selling there boat t ticket

It was fairly easy to grab boat tickets for the rest of September! Got tickets for either a Saturday or a Sunday and going every weekend but most of all, the last Saturday for the year!

Knock 'em dead! Make them remember you all off season long.

Thank you all for your excellent advice. Our tickets are for Saturday and we can’t wait!

Let us know how you do! Personally, I love hearing people's first time experience at Barrett.

Get a mini 100ah. Better to have and not need.

We had an amazing first time. This place was pretty unbelievable. It may have ruined fishing for us anywhere else. My son described it like a video game of catching.

Everyone was so super friendly and helpful. Without the advice and generosity of everyone I don’t think we would we would have had ...

Were you guys the foursome leaving the dock around 3ish to head back out? If yes, you were asking all the right questions and seemed to have a great plan in place already. As for where to fish, the dock can have plenty of action but 99% of the Barrett experience is out on the lake. Finding a hot ...

Awesome! Thanks for sharing this info.

JWall wrote: Mon Aug 19, 2024 3:11 pm Just found at East County Bait n Tackle in Lakeside. Bought the last pack however.

Wow.....that sounds like loads of fun......glad I am a fisherman.....just kidding.......our season is coming to another successful end and their season is just beginning.......we all need to be grateful for this magical place!!

TommyP

Ps now if they would just stop f...king with the water level