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Sometimes its true...it is fun and this was one of them...I was there for a total of 3 casts (flips really) and here is the result:

Way better than the 12 fish dink festival at Hodges the day before...

Well another local body of water with no lifetime skunk for me. This one took me 4 trips and every one was filled with optimism, the place looks so fishy...anyway here are some examples...nothing big but feels good to wash the skunk off...
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JWall wrote: Fri Aug 22, 2025 7:00 am Since you are in that neighborhood, do anything to get on Lake San Marcos. Fished it regularly through the 90’s and later and had many a Barrett-like day. We had friends that lived there tho, which is pretty much the ticket.

Thanks, maybe I will have to find a new friend!

It has been a while since I found some quality at the local pond...but got a couple good ones Monday evening... on my 2nd cast/flip
about 5 minutes later...

This is a good news/bad news story without pictures...

Finally ventured out to see what the deal with this lake was...you need base access to get to it. Anyway went there did what I needed to, to be legal and started throwing worms...little luck, but it was the middle of the day. I was about to ...

Thanks for the honest report...takes the sting out to know that it is not simple for everyone else...

Ahh...redemption! Not the hog I was remembering, but learned a bit more about this body of water this morning. Here is the best of the 4 landed.

latest accomplishment...

I too was a fast clicker...looking to see the Murray DD...but have to say, I love the dink posts almost as much!

Thanks!

I think I figured it out...tons of bites, 5+ top water blowups, (even 2 times they smashed my worm on the way in). More than 10 fish in under 4 hours...all very healthy and the biggest was about 4 lbs. Super fun morning!

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Where’s the pic of the 4lber?


I knew someone would ask...I caught it at my feet on a whopper plopper as I was getting ready to leave for the day and in my haste, I just released it...after it swam off, I even said out loud "no pic, no fish..." oops, sometimes my brain does not function properly ...

Close enough...?

Thanks Vinny, I do love me some dinks...quantity over quality any day!

Well the last two mornings have really been a blast. Yesterday I got 16 in 4 hours starting with a couple top water fish...nothing huge, but a few 3s...

But today...I only fished for 3 hours, from 6:15 to 9:15 and it was epic. Had probably 15 blowups on the whopper plopper and landed 7 and then 5 ...

Another epic morning at O'Neill...one on the plopper that was soooo fat I almost couldn't believe it.
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What did you eat?
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And then one after another on the spook (Halloween is coming you know), here are some examples...
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I have not posted in a bit, but have been fishing...here is a collection from various spots in reverse time order...

El Cap, first time from the bank. Started early and picked up 2 and the better one on a Geecrack bellows, that I always thought should work but until now never has...
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Tried to go for the "last day" today, but the gate was locked...

Best one in a while...and it was an adventure.

Bit of a long story, but I have to share.

So hooked this girl on the far side of the small opening and the fight was on...she even jumped a couple times and then...she got tangled in a patch of tulles and was completely stuck. What to do? Tried all ...