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OH, and the cost of gas is also a big issue.

magic touch. :!:


What would be really magic is if I could pull one out with a frog. Seen pics of some huge bass you have caught over the years.
My problem is I just need to throw one for a bit to build up confidence. 5 minutes does not do it. :-)
Tight lines always Michael


I follow a ...

Is that the fish Snag Long posed with?


Pretty funny, but no. I caught that at Lake Miramar in 1998 on a live waterdog. 19lbs 4oz. One of my favorite fishing memories of all time. And it jumped 3 times!


That’s awesome. That pic had the same patina as that one that long didn’t catch ...

I’ll chime in here, my PB caught at the lower river. 10.2 LBS

Well...this may end up being my last trip this year since they close end of the month but it was a good one (sort of).

Started the day at about 6:45 am with a lipless crankbait that I have always wanted to catch fish with...casts great, looks good in the water, everything but until today just never ...

I haven't been to El Cap in quite awhile, been waiting for my favorite time of year! I started out throwing a small jerkbait, picked up 5 or 6 fish not far from the launch. When it slowed, I moved up to the north arm in search of breaking fish, but it was all quiet when I arrived! I worked some ...

Hey guys, since you are on the subject of El Cap, just a friendly reminder that the lake is closed the first Friday of the month….which is tomorrow(Oct. 6).
Just in case anybody was planning to head out there tomorrow.

I am taking a break from Cap till I have my tube gear and can get off the ...

bigbassin wrote: Wed Oct 04, 2023 11:11 am I’ll chime in here, my PB caught at the lower river. 10.2 LBS

Damn I need to start fishing SD river!

Not as big as the giants in this thread but the biggest bass I’ve caught since 1991, my 5-13 from Cap in September. That means I have a whole bunch more big ones to catch if I want to catch up with the rest of you! But, I look forward to the challenge.

Hey guys, since you are on the subject of El Cap, just a friendly reminder that the lake is closed the first Friday of the month….which is tomorrow(Oct. 6).
Just in case anybody was planning to head out there tomorrow.


I have made that mistake…once. When I realized there was nobody ahead or ...

Ok, thanks for the help, I'll head to San V. Haven't seen a lot of postings on San V on this site though. Doesn't anyone go there? And, yes, I know I am guilty of not going there. :)


Light line and small finesse baits. Sometimes up tight but many are found above the structure/cover (aka trees ...

Funny VinnyBass same exact bait for my old profile pic...although I suspect a different body of water...

Full(er) story: I was throwing some spinners and other "noisy" baits and standing barefooted on a tulle stump and something tickled my foot...I looked down and it was a small crayfish...weird I ...

My biggest was at Sutherland on a silver Rat-L-Trap on 8/7/17. 7.95 lbs.

Old camera phone and no selfie stick. But his head is almost as big as mine. LOL

IMG_20170807_062450.jpgMy biggest was at Sutherland on a silver Rat-L-Trap on 8/7/17. 7.95 lbs.

Old camera phone and no selfie stick. But his head is almost as big as mine. LOL
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Nice one Brett! I was looking for the word "frog" in your post...ha ha
I bet you and many ...

professionull wrote: Thu Oct 05, 2023 8:02 pm

bigbassin wrote: Wed Oct 04, 2023 11:11 am I’ll chime in here, my PB caught at the lower river. 10.2 LBS

Damn I need to start fishing SD river!

Pretty sure he's talking about Lower Colorado. That's a really good LCR fish!

professionull wrote: Thu Oct 05, 2023 8:02 pm

bigbassin wrote: Wed Oct 04, 2023 11:11 am I’ll chime in here, my PB caught at the lower river. 10.2 LBS

Damn I need to start fishing SD river!

There are, or at least WERE, some big bass in the SD River. This is my PB of 12lb 8oz from the Santee area way back when.

D01C1250-50C2-4F1C-BA3C-A43E28FFA47B.jpeg A7904A82-6BC2-4AEE-A16B-AB8F4FCEF684.jpeg B6731B2B-ECE1-4188-835A-443AB2A627E3.jpeg 75644D24-A8AC-469D-8588-CABC6896E270.jpeg 194A4E14-A5AB-4572-9C1B-D95B2CB7164E.jpeg 6C7EB6BD-395A-4ACA-93DD-B56784F171E4.jpeg More fun yesterday! They were keying on craws ...

Hit up San V today for about a dozen cookie cutter 1lbrs plus a couple better fish. Two best went 2.6 and 3.1 both flippin deep bushes. Most of the rest came off various drop shot 6” Roboworms. Got driven off by the wakeboard boats about Noon. Fish were keyed on little 1” shad and breaking but ...

The wakeboard boats have been insane out there this year. I really hate that they have the whole lake but insist on running right by the boats fishing. Sometimes not even a long cast away! Really irks me.

20231009_104507.jpg The best part of retirement..I don't fish the weekends! I've had a place in Parker on the river for 40 years, the stupidity I've seen by the wakeboarders and recreational boaters is beyond belief! I've rescued dozens of boaters and witnessed people dying because of the ...