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WOW......Great job out there guys!
You were in some great company BigC fishing with Max. Getting jiggly with it eh?
Looks like you will adding a lot of new baits(jigs) to your arsenal. I worry about
those bass in Minnesota when you start enticing them with no doubt a big selection
of jigs. Thank ...

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 ...

The lake hasn't opened yet. It's opening May7th.

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 ...

Why wasn't the lake open May 3 and 4?


The lake has always opened on the first Wednesday in May. It is the only time it will be open on the first Wednesday of any month. As far as reports. The one from Monday May 5th by dwaynesda is the latest and should provide a great insight of what’s in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Plastics and jigs were the magic ticket for sure. It was just so much fun to have the topwater work this early. I like your first photo showing the flotilla of kayaks heading out. Kind of photo you put on a wall as artwork, I'd think.

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 ...

KillinTime wrote: Fri May 09, 2025 1:08 pm
they don't play nice with other plastics and silicone. So you have to keep them away for all your other soft baits and skirts.

I hate when you find that out too late

That’s some solid angling there.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tISA87Ixzk&t=175s

Launched out of a boat on opening day

Alot of caos with parking since there was no electricity on the boat dock and alot of people trying to launch kayak/tube @ the boat dock area. I saw someone get hit by a truck in reverse with the chaos ...

It finally happened for me, I had one of the absolutely epic days that Barrett is known for. Started going last year and had some solid days but this was on a totally different level. Pretty much non-stop bites all day. Don’t know what my total count was but it had to have been pushing 100. All day ...

Thanks for the detailed report. Its been magic out there so far from the April charity events til now and I can’t imagine it dropping off for a while. We had similar results getting near the bottom vs chase baits and also fewer dinks than recent years. Will also throw gas on the fire and say a slot ...

Hi all,

Got started in the darkness at Barrett, which is a personal favorite of mine. Met Chuck and we headed out around 0500, air was cool, but water was 67F at the surface. Played around in the main lake for a bit. Soft plastics ( Lizard, beaver and some strange thing from Googan squad) were ...

https://youtu.be/xfYSLGwG9Hs

Made it out there for Mother's Day with a blessing from my wife. Long story short it was an epic day for me. Met up with Early release at the gate and headed out on the water. There was not much for topwater but the jig bite was on FIRE. My previous record there was 71 ...

We’re not interested in your fish counts. We all know you slay. We only watch because we want to know what the beverage of the day is.

Could you stop those pesky bass from interrupting your video? Geez!

Annual trip with my buddy who I introduced to Barrett 3 years ago. Got to the gate at 0400, on the water at 0500, first fish around 0600 (pedaled around a bit up into Pine). We stayed in Pine all day, not much traffic which was great. Got em on the jigs (duh), drop-shot (duh), some nice ones back in ...