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Good to see you VinnyBass, longtime co-worker (goalie DB) would love to fish with you again.

Not much to report from this mornings trip to Hodges. Landed a 2lber on a crankbait right off the bat around 5:30. A couple missed bites over the next hours but that was all. Called it a day at 9:00 when the sun came out.

Awesome as always brother!

what blade bait is that?

VinnyBass wrote: Thu Aug 01, 2024 9:43 am

dano626 wrote: Thu Aug 01, 2024 8:27 am what blade bait is that?

It is a Damiki Vault Blade Bait.
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My Damiki’s have a blade in place of that back treble. I should probably switch that out for another treble as there’s already plenty of flash and vibration.

what blade bait is that?


It is a Damiki Vault Blade Bait.
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My Damiki’s have a blade in place of that back treble. I should probably switch that out for another treble as there’s already plenty of flash and vibration.


Don't.....well you can do what you want, but I actually ...

Months ago,I got a Jackall Gantarel Jr as part of a deal selling a rod and it has never touched the water. While waiting for my buddy Larry to launch his boat I made a few casts near the boat ramp and was surprised when a small bass slammed it. I was amazed a small bass would hit it and yet so ...

Don’t forget, Long was a salesman too. He had special privileges at many lakes. He fished Jennings on days the lake was closed. He had access to the gate, launch-the whole lake to himself. That lake is an aquarium. If anyone has spent anytime there, you’ve seen monsters swimming around in that lake ...

What’s up everyone, I’m very new to bass fishing and I’m just looking for some pointers I might be missing on or doing something wrong. Spent about 3 hours this morning at Otay and didn’t get a single bite. Any help or tips would be greatly appreciated!!


Are you on the shore or in a kayak/boat ...

Super big Barrett bass for sure.

Original report the fish was neither measured nor weighed so not sure where the "tipped the scale at 11.96lbs" came from.

Not trying to take away the large and beautiful catch but.......a double digit bass from Barrett is super rare and - I would put this fish ...

VinnyBass wrote: Wed Aug 07, 2024 2:29 pm Where was that story posted?

Mike Stevens writes for Western Outdoor News.

I’ll take 9 bass on a San Diego lake any day. Nice angling.

Just hard to tell with distance away from the body and angle of pic, those two factors alone can make a small fish look big and a big fish look giant. If you notice, a lot of bill Murphy’s and other’s giants were photographed from ground or low level looking up. Gives a huge perspective of a fish ...

You know how to make a bass bigger? You lose it. Adds weight instantly!

Surferjohn wrote: Fri Aug 09, 2024 6:44 am You know how to make a bass bigger? You lose it. Adds weight instantly!

Every bass I lose weighs at least 5lbs

My biggest at Barrett 8 3/4 was 25".

After having been under the weather for almost 2 weeks (and still not feeling 100%) I finally got back on the water yesterday for a morning session.

I tried topwater for the first 45 minutes with no joy, then the middle column stuff, but all the biters seemed stuck on the bottom.

I ended the ...

A "McFish special" is smaller than that...proved it at D.K. last week...


That’s because of the “special saliva coating” you put on those roboworms when you bite the heads off. It sure seems to be a great fish attractant for catching small fish and the big fish that you catch. :-)

I eat ...

If you can get out there early evening, its well worth the trip. Fish are snappin purdy gud. Breakers and overall a decent reaction bite once you find the fish. Was out there on Monday and it was fun for a 3 hr. after work session.

That topwater bite is fun. I pre-fished a local SD lake with a buddy of mine on Saturday, and had something happen to us that hasn't happened ever.

We picked up one rod, at 5:30 am, and never put it down. We left the lake at 12 pm and had all the other rods we brought still in their rod socks ...