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Thanks Roy, I love that place ... except for trout. :? LMK if you want to put the kids on some wintertime shore bites on trout. Its been great in San Diego already but it really heats up through December and January, mid-mornings. A couple of lake options. Crappie rods work great and I have all the ...

**I know this is SDFish but i wont disclose which southern California county this is in**
There's a place i hiked to as a boyscout for weekend trips and i remember bushwacking for quite a while one time and finding a pool deep in a canyon that had trout in it. Catch up 20 years later and i couldn't ...

Went out last weekend to Santa Ana River Lakes and got this beast on hook up bait. I don’t really fish for them and this beat my previous PB by 6lbs. It weighed 8.32lbs. Super fun catch on 2lb test!

Why yes, I am sorting my old photo files.

One local creek has plenty of bullheads, but never encountered a bigger cat after some 15 years of scratching around.

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Same spot a year later. At first I thought it was the same fish, but it was a nearly two inches shorter ...

Here are a few shots of the 75 1/2 pound Blue Catfish caught on a Buzzbait last Monday

While fishing for bass at Lake Murray, this cat decided my underspin looked like something good to eat. I wanted to get a
pic or two and get it back in the water. I should have took my time as it was not easy to hold up with one hand for a pic and
quickly glanced at the scale which my arm was ...

Thought I would put this in here. It was caught on a BFS combo plastic worm 6 lb test. Don't have a scale for over 15 lbs.

Dont know if it was the new moon phase or what, it wasnt as productive as the weeks past.
Did get a few, the weather was great, just feel very lucky to enjoy a day on the water had my brother in law with me, he caught 12 bass , it was his best day count wise.
Nothing really picture worthy.

Tight ...

I got super lucky this afternoon at San V. After catching a bunch of bass on dropshots, I decided to target a few panfish laate in the day based on my meter readings and WHAMO, blessed with a tanker panfish, a 4.2 lb. redear.

She was caught on 2 lb line and a piece of nightcrawler, 18 feet deep on ...

Holy shit, that is a fucking monster. Unfortunately it probably died but damn! You weren't fishing for bass with a 2lb setup on hand.


OK, but I caught eight bass, and one panfish. Yes its possible that she swam off strong and then died. The stringer is through the lip, not the gills and nothing ...

After getting stuff done at home, I ditched the beach gloom for beautiful San Vicente and fished on both Sunday and Monday afternoons in the kayak. Overcast weather with slight breeze. This is trip 4 and 5 to SanV following the same panfish pattern. Its a slam dunk to take the kayak with the ...

So,

As everyone knows Hodges opened last week. I've been starving for a crappie bite all year. I had to go. Plus the kids have been asking to get out as well. Thought it was the perfect opportunity for both.

Got there in line before it opened to ensure we got a rental.

The ramp is now the parking ...

Arrived about 6:15 to a lite crowd.
Started beautiful, then came the fog and wind for a while.
That blew thru and become super nice.
Checked a couple spots for nothing, then found a brush pile loaded with bluegill. Caught 25 released 8 smaller ones.
Good day on the lake

Thanks Bassman. I post on many forums and get positive replies from all of them. Insults and insinuations are never used to attack my opinions, suggestions and logic resulting from years of experimentation on many waters. Being someone's target gets old fast and takes away from the message intended ...

@senkosam Your posts about lure making are very informative and can help many anglers catch more fish. Nevertheless, I have to remove your replies to @camobass to avoid stirring the pot. I've asked Camo not to engage as well so it would only be fair if his name isn't mentioned here.


ok...so ...

I’m just a guy who love fishing not an expert with 50 years of experience nor create my own lures. Just plain simple tube and this what I got.

bassman wrote: Fri Nov 15, 2024 7:45 pm

camobass wrote: Fri Nov 15, 2024 9:18 am IMG_6533.jpeg

maybe one day we can all catch a monster like this with all the expert facts!!!

Posting of other people's photos without their consent is not allowed.

Rule 5…got it. Sorry

Went back out - hiked the east side up to the creek - water is way up - banks are 100 yards form where they should be - anyway, saw a few carp - the bass were eager, so still no carp for me - Henshaw has been the best so far for me in amount of carp seen

This is a mouth breather from Henshaw last year. Caught on a Montana Hybrid fly.

Lake Morena

Pretty sure cuyamaca still has a refund program if you pull carp out of the water and bring them up to the concession, they will refund your permit price. They are pretty thick in the shallows.