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I did a little better today. Still mostly clones but a couple over 3 lbs. as well.

I've had Osprey fly off with my fish there as well. Took it right up to a tree and I had to fight to get my Sammy back from him. It was pretty comical to onlookers me fighting a fish and a bird in a tree.

Awesome job Dave

VinnyBass wrote: Thu Oct 02, 2025 10:07 am Great job out there!
Sounds like you had lot of fun and I really enjoyed the pics, especially the last one of the surface of the planet Mars…ha ha Tight lines always Dave

Mars? I believe thats Bigfoot.

Great job at otay them flashes r pricey I just got 3” roller and 5” super fish roller from raid beautiful bait like a work of art

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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Dfishin wrote: Sun Oct 05, 2025 7:45 am What is happening at the aerator?

I myself have not gone there but my buddy been getting em there throwing flukes on boils

I must admit I was pretty blessed just the last few months at the SD River. Besides some clones, I have picked up a number of 4's, a 5.50lb, a 6.25lb and one bass just a few ounces under 7lbs. Lately, reality has set in and it has been tougher as I have picked up mostly small bass and a few other ...

Dfishin wrote: Tue Oct 07, 2025 7:48 am Is that a leach on the carp?

I am not really sure but should not have rested that wet "ugly" thing across my lap...ha ha

I didn't get on the water till mid-morning and stayed out about 3 hours. Only managed 4 small fish all on topwater. The wind was blowing, and I was walking a Gunfish through the choppy water in bright sunshine. Not ideal topwater conditions, but I couldn't get them to hit anything else I threw.

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Dfishin wrote: Wed Oct 08, 2025 7:54 am

Good deal glad here tube setup working out good yeah my buddy in that John boat been doing good at that aerator I will hopefully get there on Fri

I tried to make it to the DMV this morning to work on registering my pontoon. Somehow today was the morning they open an hour late, so it’ll wait for another day. I forgot that this step will be the biggest challenge to get my rig ready. Adding the motor mount and rigging up my old pontoon will be ...

Nice angling as usual.

Hit Murray with my buddy Joe this morning. The surface was basically dead as did not see any busters so it was soon worm time. Using a variety of worms, creature baits, flukes. etc., we picked up some clones here as there as it was a little later morning bite. Missed a few bites comes along with the ...

Nice Dave, I hope to see you out there soon!

Took a 2,500 mile road trip pulling the trailer to the Castcade Mountains and everywhere in-between. Had a chance to Bass fish Trinity Lake and Clear Lake. We pumped up the Sea Eagle and got out for a few hours.
My Son and I had 3.5 hours of clone fishing on Smallies and Spots.

Here are a few ...

Max pics 6 I had 7 =D

It’s funny to hear guys say they were “fishing blind” when they don’t have the electronics they are used to having. Just go back to the younger years when we were fishing from shore, or from a rental boat with nothing but your gut to guide you. Those are the best memories I have. Figuring it out on ...

Great job out there Dave!
Looks like you had a fun time and always a little better having a motor on
any floating device. Saves your energy for fighting fish. Thanks for sharing.
Tight lines always.

Finally got the ok to go back out in the sun as long as I had sun coverage and sunscreen. Followed Drs orders and headed out to San V today with sunscreen, a sun gaiter and hat.

Lake is super low and 20+ foot visibility. Decided to fish areas that were out of my usual rotation. Started the day ...

Had a pretty good day at Murray finally. I got tired of 4-5 fish days, so I decided to go back to the BFS basics that I know work day in and day out. Final count was 18 all in the 1-2 pound range (as Vinny would call them, clones), so definitely a quantity over quality day. Still they were all ...