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Looks like there may be more rental boats buzzing around this year, it was so great with only like two on the lake last year

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Literally TWO weeks away

I’m just a guy who love fishing not an expert with 50 years of experience nor create my own lures. Just plain simple tube and this what I got.

All my life I've been a salt water guy, had multiple boats, normally around the 21' range and I'd go looking for tuna. Sold all of that including my gear many years ago, my back just couldn't handle the pounding any longer (3 compressed disks).

My grandson has spina bifida so has a hard time ...

It is kind of quiet in here???
Caught my PB last night, only 16” but scale at 2.83lb. This might be last big slab I’m gonna see until next year. It seem like they are feeding hard on shad before going deep for winter. BTW this one caught with Zman baby ballerz.

There are some very nice crappie in Barrett but almost no one fishes for them. Every once in while, one will slam a bass lure.

I have tried fishing for them after the bass bite slows midday with a crappie jig under a bobber but the bass won't leave it alone.


You say that like it's a bad ...

Found another nice recent video.

Some guys killing these 3 pound + redears. Some Crazy good action.



I got to get out there!

Despite it is gonna be colder but crappie already on the move from deep to their spawning site. Past weekend a guy told me he caught probably 30-40 crappie on the spot that I usually found them when first start moving. The next night I visited my usual spot and after figuring it out the depth and ...

You know, I've nailed quite a few big gills in 2024 but maybe one of you guys would be willing to school me on some crappie fishing one of these days? I've caught a few, but I'd really like to get a better feel for how to target and fish for them. I've always wanted to learn but most of my fishing ...

I have not posted much but have been kayak fishing crappie between shore bay halibut trips and pond bass on weather days.

Lake Hodges 2/16 and 2/22. A few crappie and a couple nice bass both trips, some crappie released. Using various crappie jigs "out in the middle". Water temp 58 early and 62 ...

Fished an Elsinore Derby on Sat. It is a 5 species tournament, lmb, wipers, catfish, carp and crappie. Conditions were horrible strong winds and freezing. My cousin brought his little boat out from San Diego. It was extremely difficult to fish, the wind was blowing us around like crazy. I couldn't ...

Ooof, that's an amazing fish. Have a good vacation.

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Took a stroll along a local creek....
Got that pretty bluegill, as well as five small bass.

And bumped four of these out of the brush...

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The bluegill and a couple bass bit a gold Panther Martin. The other bass ate the ever-popular 3 inch bass ...

Unreal fish there, have great vacation can’t (seems like you’re always on vacation) I’m not sure who fishes more Vinnie or you, but I’m going to say you. Can’t wait to hear about all the fish you caught. Cheers

That is amazing! Nice job and enjoy your vacation.

Watching that cork go down, never gets old.
There’s many ways to fish for them big panfish. I find it very challenging.
Thanks for sharing

What a toad! Nice job.
Question ... How does someone take a vacation from a vacation? Hahaha Have fun=D

May ... hammering the panfish as usual. Monthly best went 2.28 lb. from San Vicente on a nightcrawler. Also that day, caught lots of bass up to 3 lb and a dozen other nice bluegill fishing live bait in a cove area near brush. I often find the bite picks up late in the day.

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Have fished successfully at Santee Lakes for bluegill and bass lately. The hotter the better. I'm fishing my UL trout rod, usually no weight or float and getting some on the micro-popper too. If you have kids this is an easy place for catching fish, 4# or 6# fluoro line and small #10 mosquito hooks ...

Hit sweetwater at 8am started out throwing a senko and got hit by a slab crappie started throwing a trout pattern kastmaster and landed 2 more I had to leave cause it got to hot for me

Fished at El Capitan in the kayak on Sunday in calm sunny Fall conditions. Bluegill!

The bass were crashing around on top here and there, until early afternoon. They were very picky about eating. Fun watching and following the packs of them hunting in open water on the electronics, and I had a few ...