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Great full day out there!! On your line break…I personally doubt the fish bit through your line. Not a bass anyway. My guess is there was a nick in it right above the knot from an earlier catch. Nicks can happen from wood or rocks pretty easily and you don't realize it. Check the first foot or two ...

saw you guys leave the dock . my bro and i did pretty well , but very few on the jigs for us. we found a little cove with bass chasing shad spawn and got them on underspins and tiny topwaters. glad you had a good time

That’s so cool that you caught fish on your dad’s old lure.

Super rad and epic with the grom!! I was out there on Sunday with my two boys and we scored as well with a similar experience. The kids got most of theirs fishing uphill with neko rigs / wacky stickbaits, but the standout fish were on the chatterbait, poppin frog and flippin a jig in the trees ...

Always retie your knot after catching a large fish.Even if it appears fine, the intense pressure and stress during the fight can weaken it, making it more prone to failure.Retieing your knot ensures it remains strong and reliable.

Hey John! Damaged line makes sense. I never check it, and as another poster mentioned, I should have a look at the knots too. I’ve been breaking off A LOT this year and besides losing fish I hate to think about the other impacts. Btw, I tie my leader to lures with the Rapala knot. What knot do you ...

Add another Lake Barrett adventure to the family memory books! It went off for me and my boys. Barrett is one of my favorite places to fish and although its a full send from LA county it is so freaking worth it. Was stoked that we had mild weather in the mid 70's for Barrett standards and ...

I generally use a uni-knot to tie on large crank baits, large spinner baits and Palomar for plastic worms,jigs, and of course hooks.

You can watch videos on how to tie these two knots on YouTube.I use a arbor knot to tie line onto a reel.

You'd be surprised at how much damage the gristle plate can cause to your line. After EVERY fish, I just run my fingers up and down the line. Even one little nick can substantially weaken the line - especially if you get a good fish. If there's a nick, retie.

Sometimes, in all the excitement of ...

Got out at 0430 to a pleasant warm morning, with already a hint of daylight coming. Water was already 73F at the surface and wind was light and variable. Decided to go long and get to Hauser right away. Also decided to focus on topwater, because, well, topwater. Bite was intermittent and a lot of ...

Got out in the dark with Chuck and Steve around 0430. Air was chilly at 55F, but water had cooled a bit to 71F. Chuck went along our usual path and did quite well, I'll leave those details to him. I went to Wilson's creek and along that shoreline, throwing the rat in hopes of a nice large surprise ...

Got there @3:30 and already 8th in line,felt like opening day because the line went out the gate. Someone blocked the gate so Jose had to walked in. Met Dave, Steve and couple new friends, Dave went to Pine and I went to Hauser, hoping it won’t be the last Wednesday for me. Started across Pigs on ...

Another extra special Barrett day, especially on the jig! Pics of the main weapons below but it was almost impossible to get off the jig. Lots of doubles and steady action. All in Hauser today got 49 on the jig, 10 on the minnow mostly crisscrossing the arm but also dragging along banks, then two T ...

Theo just keeps adding on!! Good job both of you It is a puzzle to solve every trip. We have been lucky to find the same lures working the last 2 trips but do not expect that to continue.

Had a little bit of everything out at the Big B this morning. Watched a bobby sleuthing along near vertical rocks looking for prey, man their paws grip good! Then along with Early Release Dave and Pourboy Chris watched a hungry osprey attacking unsuspecting bass too lazy on the surface, not once ...

Good to see you out there, John and the Osprey was cool to see, I think Chris really keeps an eye for those birds after his "meeting" with one on the bay. ;)

It was a nice day to both fish and see critters, I had a lot of topwater fish, which are a favorite of mine. The crankbait along the rock ...

Got in line at 3:30. On the water in my tube before 5 and headed out. I had decided to main lake fish today and had planned out my spots. I caught only 1 at the launch, so I was kind of concerned. THE GOOD! Was at my first spot threw the Rat nothing, threw a small walking bait game on, lasted until ...

One more thing they moved the dock. So Theo will have to find a new spot!
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My 3rd ever trip to Barrett courtesy of Dfishin who sold me his ticket. Headed out before dawn with Pourboy , Early release , and CorsoEnthusiast . Always good to see those guys. I had planned on staying with Chris and Dave but after landing a couple of early fish in the dark, I lost them pretty ...