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Thanks for reminding me!

It was RAAAD! Hoping to do it again next year for sure! Thank you so much for putting it together Chris, and for all the wonderful charity work you do. Awesome fishing and awesome people made for I day I'll always remember for sure.

Wasn’t the entry fee or cost to attend (fish) was about $300-$400 and was that per person or per boat?


There are a number of private fundraiser events scheduled before the opener. They went from $250 per person up to $3000 for a package. That was not what I wanted to do. I wanted to raise money ...

Had a lot of fun with my buddy Max yesterday at Barrett. We got 108 between us with Max getting the majority of them. One of the highlights of the day was him coaching me on jig fishing which produced the bigger models.

Hi all,

Continuing a proper weekend of fishing, I got to go to Lake Barrett today as part of charity fundraiser for Cast Hope. Weather looked like it could be any combination of things at 0400. Turns out it was. Drizzled on the way down. We got let in around 0530 and made our way out. Water temp ...

Way to go supporting east county transitional living center. They do great work. I’ve witnessed many life’s changed through their program. Nice day!

Well Junkie's you have been waiting and soon it will happen again.......the 2025 opening of Barrett. From all the reports that I have heard it should be another great season. PLEASE respect the loading and unloading zone launching at Piggy's.....that is the area close to the shore. Also it is no ...

Hey Tommy,

Got out on the water this past weekend with the charity Cast Hope. It was an excellent fishing day even though the weather was cold and windy, then nice, then worse, then something else. The fish seem to be back to proper clone size, I caught a lot of smaller bass last year when using ...

Now’s the time to start an online petition.

There was one done last year and while it didn’t draw much attention maybe we have time now?

It would be nice to drop off a box of concerned signed citizens to the city’s decision makers or to whom this may all be involved.

Please by my guest to start one.....the issue is that the public review/input on these matters starts May 5th thru 9th at the City Council chambers downtown. Last I looked I have not seen any agenda addressing the lake issues we are concerned about, just that the meetings are scheduled. They ...

Our Foundation, San Diego Anglers Foundation, brought Wounded Warriors to Barrett today and it was wide open. We fished from 7 am to 2:30. Every boat caught between 75 to 144 fish. Lots of these guys had never caught a bass before and they left the lake feeling like experts. It was a heavy overcast ...

Nice of you to take those guys out and give them a great day.

They all said it was the best fishing day of their lives.

The 2 gals that were there had to quit early because their arms and wrists were too sore from setting the hooks on the senkos. They got dropped off at the boat dock and waited in their cars for the armada to return at 3pm.(Bass Pro Shops ...

Hi all,

Barrett is open for 2025 and it looks to be a promising season. Got on the water around 0500 and pedaled across the lake. Air temp was a chilly 50F, but the water was 62.5 F. First fish for me came 0517, Chuck had already gotten several by then on a jig. I was using a texas rig lizard and ...

BigTahuna wrote: Wed May 07, 2025 8:53 pm I can't wait! Great job today. What time did the gate open?
Thanks for the report

I think we got in right at 0430.

I was at the gate at 3:30 and was in line outside the gate. I was at the water ready to launch and decided to make some casts. 10 fish before I left on the tube. I was there from open to close caught a lot, lost a lot (need to find what hook is best for elaztech baits). There were the blue gill and ...

Jose let us in @4:30, line went all the way to the road outside. Mad rush to the water but everyone was friendly. Started with a couple on jig and swim bait, then it was top water ALL day. The popper when it was nice and calm, buzz bait through the grass area, crawler and frog got them too. No ...

Yes

That 1st pic is awesome.

Elaztech baits and I have a love hate relationship.

My Pros; They last for so long and have good buoyancy when you want a slower rate of fall.
My Cons; Hard to rig, and they don't play nice with other plastics and silicone. So you have to keep them away for all your ...

It was a great to return to Barrett Sunday and probably better than mimosas. Theo and I got on the water at 6:30. It was the maiden voyage for Bassquatch -- our new two person fishing solution (a 10' pond prowler) which worked light years better than sticking Theo on the front of my tube ...