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Got out nice and early as usual. Air was warm and so was the water ( 81F) with a light normal wind, instead of the annoying strong early winds that have been there.
Pedaled over to Becky’s cove and found the usual friends there with the usual popper. Took a page from Pourboy’s last video and decided ...

dano626 wrote: Sat Jul 20, 2024 8:16 pm Lol.... Thanks for the comedy. I love this forum!

I actually do have your rod holder and would like to get it back to you safely. I'm at the lake again on July 31 in the off chance you are there. Otherwise, I'm happy to mail it to you.

Let me know.

Nice report ..what was the temp at 10 when you guys took off

Thought I'd share a this.
I needed something to make it easier for my old lard ass to be comfortable fishing in the front of the boat.
Had trouble with the ribs. I made a wooden one first that was bulky and heavy.
Here is a light weight version that works really well and is the same height as the ...

Headed out usual time with Dave and Steve, warm 70 degrees, light wind. The fishing in the morning has been slow, especially top water until daylight. My usual crawler, popper did most of the damage. Got a couple of 2s,3s and 4.9, the explosion on each is awesome! Also found an area where it was ...

Here are some pictures

Enjoyed watching you landing fish on top water while I roasted in the heat( just kidding) I managed 22 with a 4.6 and 3.8 but nothing on top this time

I didn't break the 3 pound mark, but had a lot of fun in the corner casting my Rapala at the clones. It was a mixed bag of 1 and 2 pounders and the occasional larger swimbait size bass. I mean a bass the size of a swimbait, not a bass that would eat a large swimbait. Ahaha. And keeping with the ...

falafeluver wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 10:43 am Great idea! Shark Tank idea! I’ll buy one, how much? I’m not very handy with this kind of project.

Appreciate the comments. I have enough projects to catch up on at home.
If you can butter bread you can do this without any special tools.
Just takes a little bit time.

Here's the update on 27 July. Got there at the usual time. Met a few of the usual suspects and we all headed out. Met one of the people on this site and had a nice chat. It was nice to meet you Steve. Warm at 0430 and the water was 79F. Very light and pleasant wind. Becky's cove has been busy lately ...

When they hit that bigger crawler, it's the best!! especially when it's calm and silent in the morning.

Second trip to Barrett. First trip two weeks ago. Totally unprepared and didn’t have a clue. Barely eked out 5.

This trip…I found this board. Talked to some frequently flyers at the dock and at the kayak launch. I just want to say thank you to everyone. You guys are so generous with your ...

That's a great second trip to Barrett. When those busters are going it's so much fun to just cast in the mess of fish and see what you get.

I was using 4lb flouro and light gear. Just kept getting wrapped around twigs and weeds. Few of them just came off on the hook set. Few of them just broke me off during the fight. And I've never seen a pack of fish feed for 3 1/2 hrs. Insane. Only one gut hooked. New to Barrett. Will be armed with ...

And that’s exactly what I love about you guys. Super generous with the info. Thank you. As much as I wish I could be a super hero….the first thing I threw was a megabass jerkbait. But I was so excited to see the boils that I completely blew up my reel on the first cast. LOL. Wasn’t sure how long ...

Got out with the usual suspects, Dave and Steve. Much cooler than last week, 53 degrees, last week was 71 at 4:30am. Water level continues to drop, which could have caused the morning bite to be slower, that and the cooler weather. Did start to catch them on top when daylight came, a couple of ...

Thanks.
Which crawler?

Popper is always a go to lure . That my little Rapala was doing good numbers in that first spot we were, and then when I went around the corner it was like candy to the 1 pound club.

John, I have some of those Heddon crawlers and they work great. The pompadour throws a little more noise.

We got a full 14 hour day in on Sunday. A great day with 46 between us (you know, the same number that some of you catch individually when you haul your fancy kayaks out of the water by 11am). :o

Theo caught the biggest fish of the day before we left the dock at 5:30am. No scale, but this one was ...

Got out with the usual suspects, Dave and Steve. Much cooler than last week, 53 degrees, last week was 71 at 4:30am. Water level continues to drop, which could have caused the morning bite to be slower, that and the cooler weather. Did start to catch them on top when daylight came, a couple of ...