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I think it depends on the forage. If I go to my local pond, I'd be throwing a bluegill pattern. If I go to bigger lakes that stock trout, I'll be throwing a trout pattern.

We don't really have any type of big shad (like gizzard shad) so I usually won't throw a shad pattern too often.

Don't ...

I wonder if he ever gets his car keyed.

I mean since you asked lol
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BFS...BFS...BFS. :D


I just picked up the threadfin pattern myself. I'm psyched to see what Eurotackle is all about considering they made a big push to the BFS side and their offerings look good.

But, your picture and ...

They make jigs in all shapes and sizes. Some seem to do better in certain structure than others.

Some head shapes slide better through certain grass than others. If you're getting 'snot grass,' I don't think I've found anything that slides through that.

Football jig - Better for rocks, and deeper ...

It was around 5:30 a.m. when The Gooch — yes, that’s what we call him, don’t ask — woke me up.

"It’s five in the morning, David. You better be in jail, or caught a 12#."

"Neither! Your buddy Jose just caught a four-pounder on that Megabass Karashi you keep threatening to throw but never do ...

Loved the marginalized comment.


You know, the sad part is that I'm sure those circus clowns don't know half a thing about Manzanar.


Great post! You are a very talented fisherman and writer. Always fun to read your fishing adventures.
Thanks for sharing and tight lines always. :-)


Thanks ...

JWall wrote: Mon Jun 02, 2025 5:49 pmFor renters though....

Renter's don't need the card.

According to the state, the vast majority of incidents occur on the non-renter side.

Jet skiers should have to pass an IQ test. Seems like most of them would fail.

:D

A real law that would work is to require all concessionaires to check boater's cards, and if they don't, they are also liable if something goes down.

But then revenue goes down, so here we are.

Revenue or less ...

Had an acquaintance that had to go to urgent care after battling them all day at a local lake. Like he said, he didn't feel them bite.

But he definitely saw the consequences of them.

I wonder if the profit margin for Wednesdays during the hot months no longer are acceptable enough to keep it open during that time.

I thought I read here that Wednesdays during those months you can practically walk in and get a ticket at the gate.

Could you imagine having a resource like Barrett and not be able to make any money off of it? Only the government could pull that off. It should be an asset, not a liability. What could the overhead be for a Wednesday out there? I can’t imagine they’re losing money every day that it’s accessible ...

Let’s be real—when people talk about the "Big Three" lakes around here, Piru Lake is definitely the red-headed stepchild. Castaic? That place is a legend. Back in the '90s, when I was still learning the difference between a spinnerbait and a spoon, my dad and I would roll up with all the colors of ...

So much support for our government not selling public lands. Yet, how did you vote? How did your loved ones vote? Acting surprised is funny. Trying to act after the matter is even funnier.

Like my mom said the SECOND time i put a fork in the outlet, "Para que aprendas, cabron."

Mencken quote... "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard."


Yep, and they still stick the fork in the outlet wondering what the outcome would be.

I prefer Einstein's quote regarding insanity.

51% of the country voted for this ...

Capture a bunch of those 1 pounders and put them in Gregory like last time!

And I believe shad is a boom or bust cycle that occurs.

I wonder if Kwin knows if DFG/W has stocked shad successfully before.

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Saturday morning, I found myself out at the Marina del Rey jetty. I wasn’t planning on being there, but it was either that or prefishing Diamond Valley again, which we affectionately now call Cubic Zirconia Valley. I had gotten my ass kicked at DVL ...

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I realized something this week. I haven’t actually fun fished in a while. Like, just gone out to fish without a tournament hanging over my head like the cloud that follows Eeyore everywhere.

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Was at El Cap about a month or so ago, and witnessed a lot of boats not being able to get on those fish that were exploding all over the place. What I often wonder about, is if the threadfin that these fish are eating (and we could tell by the ones they were throwing up all over the boat) are about ...

Gotfish? wrote: Fri Aug 01, 2025 6:14 am I usually use Wunderground but they don't cover Barrett Lake.

KCAJAMUL69 is the closest actual weather station near there.

https://www.wunderground.com/weather/us ... KCAJAMUL69

It's not that far from Barrett.

Killer fish, man!