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That middle one is a chunk. They all look healthy. Thanks for posting!

Quick trip after a 10 hour work day, got to O'Neill about 5 o'clock. Tried a swim jig and then a football head with a big crawdad tail...nothing. Then went to the black 5 inch senko and everywhere I put it was a bass! Total was 18 in under 2 hours with 2 at 4 lbs and 2 just over 5! Did break off a ...

18 is a sure enough session, I was happy with 7 before 8am last Friday, all on Topwater then I took my protege, Jake, for a lesson on Bed Fishing. 15 minutes later….

I’m glad you got back out to Murray, I don’t get to go out much and when I get to go on my buddies boat he doesn’t have any electronics he does have a trolling motor and for us that’s a real luxury.
Now that you’re back I can at least read some posts as it’s been slow on the posts. Thanks keep em ...

Congrats! That takes skill to untangle such a beast.

Taking notes: Fish with shirt pocket askew!

Quick morning session at the SD River before the heat came.
After an hour and a half or more or nothing, finally picked up 2
small bass on a small crank bait and then flipped a Googan Craw bait
later to pick up this 4 1/2lb bass. Bass immediately wrapped herself around
some underwater branches and ...

Quick morning session at the SD River before the heat came.
After an hour and a half or more or nothing, finally picked up 2
small bass on a small crank bait and then flipped a Googan Craw bait
later to pick up this 4 1/2lb bass. Bass immediately wrapped herself around
some underwater branches ...

Happy I finally found sdfish.com and to see a post. I guess this new location has only 9 members. I hope all the past members return soon

Chatmar wrote: Wed Apr 05, 2023 5:42 am Happy I finally found sdfish.com and to see a post. I guess this new location has only 9 members. I hope all the past members return soon

It's too bad the other website had to close. We do need a fishing website with no politics here in SoCal.

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 ...

That's a fatty Vinny.. Nice fishing with 8# line... WTG...
Butch

Nice to see those CCF we planted during Covid lockdown getting bigger.

Absolutely no guarantees! Thanks for even providing a map and pointing out a spot! I'm just trying to soak up any and all advice I can and I definitely know what works one day doesn't always work the next with fishing.

It sounds like you had quite an interesting fishing experience at Lake Murray! It’s always fun when you catch something unexpected, and it sounds like you’ve got a good spot figured out. Catching a catfish while targeting bass can definitely be a surprise, especially when you’re expecting a ...

I got to the lake about 6:30am, caught five bass real quick, all males cruising the bank, so i thought I would try for a few bluegill.
Caught six nice ones .
I’ll try to post the pictures of bluegill.

Got up early for a half day ocean boat but got a flat tire which I had to get fixed. I don't live close to ocean but they rescheduled it for Friday.

After tire was fixed went to my local tiny pond with a bobber and half night crawler. Forgot how hard it is to set a hook with a bobber. Caught a few ...

Yes I wear a size 22inch shoe

The report is rising water Big time.
The old places are no more , I wish I had pictures , it was a very tough day .
I had to leave at 10:30 was hot.
I caught one nice bluegill , let it go. To hot to clean fish.
I want to report the good with the bad , wasn’t a bad morning tho, it was very nice.
Did ...