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Nice job Dan…… looks like you had a lot
of fun out there. Lake is probably more quiet
without all the boats and most of the noise
now coming from splashing bass heading
towards your float tube. Thanks for sharing a tight lines.

Nice work! I have yet to get out this year.

Interesting how bass will ignore fancy swimbaits that have been carefully designed to look like trout and other natural bait, some which cost over $100, but will eat a Senko which doesn't look like anything they have eaten. Or weird colors like junebug.

FYI, those bass have no trouble telling the ...

Hi all,

Had a couple interesting days on the water this weekend. Got out to El Cap yesterday, and had a quick session on Miramar this morning where I got into a good one. Reports below:

El Cap (1/17): Showed up to a line at the gate again this morning. My first thought: not again! Last time this ...

Great pattern. Thanks for sharing!

Only 1 fish, not too shabby at jist over 3 lbs. More importantly this is the first bass i have caught there, so my lake skunk is gone! Lots of walking and 1 bite, 1 fish...I may not return.

Just got a good look at your tube in Chris’s recent video. Solid fishing vessel Dan

Caught this 7.25lb bass from shore this morning on a trout swimbait.
McFish says to never tell where..... but he already guessed where. Smart guy!

Way to go Vinny!!!

Gorgeous fish right there. Way to go!!
What was your retrieve? How did she bite and fight?

Already full of trout and still eating! Amazing!

That's an absolute pig! Thanks for sharing.

KillinTime wrote: Wed Jan 28, 2026 4:32 pm Gorgeous fish right there. Way to go!!
What was your retrieve? How did she bite and fight?

I almost always tend to work baits pretty darn
fast year-round, but was working the bait with
a fairly slow retrieve.

Dannicus wrote: Sat Jan 24, 2026 6:50 am Fishing El Cap with my buddy the Beef Shaman AKA @Pourboy . Always fun even when fishing is tough.

Always fun being out there. Even better when we get on them. Thanks for the help and the post!

Amazing Job!!! Congrats!!!

Dang!! Excellent Vinny! Wish I was half the angler that you are.

As a short person myself, let’s not forget,
Best things come in small packages
Diamonds, micro fishing lures come to mind etc, etc

Mcfish wrote: Sat Jan 31, 2026 10:46 am Vinny headed to El Cap next...with his cartopper....

Shhhhhh, that was supposed to be a secret!!! Do swimbaits work at El Cap? Wait....don't answer that.

I took advanced of the warm weather over the weekend and put in a few hours Saturday morning.

I caught a smallish bass on a drop shot in 20 feet of water on the first cast. I have been using 6th Sense’s new 4.3 drop shot minnow with great results. No first cast curse for me as I went on to catch 8 ...

Nice job! Looks like you had fun.
Thanks for sharing. (Adjusted the pics for ya)