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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

Very nice job!
It looks like you’re having a lot of fun out there.

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

Getting any bass on topwater in not ideal conditions is not easy…and you caught some which is pretty darn good. It takes lots of perseverance especially with the wind blowing while tossing those small light baits trying to entice a bass to bite. Anyway, thanks for sharing and tight lines always ...

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 ...

Hey man that was my fish. Stop hogging up all the biguns'! You did better than me. All I could muster was 5 all in the 2 pound range. Had a pretty nice jig fish on early, but it broke me off. Bummer. Good to see you as always Vinny.


Hey Dan....it is always great to see you out there on the ...

Looks huge in that pic! I would have used a wide angle lens and held it even closer. LOL
That's a 10 pounder next spring. Way to go!!
The lower jaw on that fish makes it look even bigger!


After that first jump, I kept thinking this fish
is gonna be 8 or 9 pounds easily after seeing it
come ...

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.

Very nice! Loved the pics and looks like you guys had a really fun time.
Catching fish without electronics and fishing with your son.....sounds wonderful!
Thanks for sharing

Very nice job out there Dan!
Soon it’s gonna be a little tougher out there as
the weather and water get cooler so quantity
is always fun and it sounds like I missed a
pretty fun day. Thanks for sharing and catch
you out there soon.

So sorry to hear about your fall Dan. OUCH!
And you still stuck it out to fish...that is true dedication. And If reeling in clones hurt....dang you were in pain. I hope you are feeling
better soon and wish you a speedy recovery buddy.

The Irish eyes were smiling....I mean you had a big smile holding that one bass
due to some great angling. Looks like you had a fun time! That bass was very FAT!!! WOW!
Thanks for sharing and tight lines always.

Haven't posted anything since my 7.25lb bass few weeks ago at Murray(Didn't want to bore you guys as just landing mostly dinks anyway), but here is just a quick post from the SD River.
Got just 3 bites this morning on a quick session at the river and landed 2 bass.
Not big by any means but still ...

Fisheromen wrote: Tue Oct 21, 2025 6:23 pm Chunky! Not small, by any means... unless you're used to catching 7 pounders!

I’m not used to catching 7 pounders but catching 3 of them in the last couple months was pretty crazy and I was pretty lucky.
I probably will never catch another 7 pounder the rest of my life … ha ha

Big C wrote: Wed Oct 22, 2025 8:15 am Nice! Maybe not another 7 pounder but I bet you’ll get an 8 or 9 pounder. Is that your trusty craw bait?

I won’t be holding my breath for that to happen...ha ha
Actually that is a Texas rigged Brushhog in a color that I cannot disclose...ha ha

Big C wrote: Thu Oct 23, 2025 6:44 am Hmmm… June Bug?

Wasn't going to post anything as it was pretty darn slow this morning, but Mcfish asked
me if the bass were still jumping? The answer is NO, as I did not see a single fish jump.
Worked the usual baits and was only able to pick up 5 small bass on plastic worms. The highlight on the day was chatting ...

So are there Northern or Floridas in the SD river?

I am not really sure. Guessing Northern bass? When they released tons of water from El Cap the other year, if some of those are Florida bass, there mustt of been some that made it into Lakeside then Santee and then into the SD River. Anyone else ...

Thanks for sharing Chris.
I saw your video on YouTube and posted a
comment. Always enjoy your videos.
Tight lines.