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But they are so fun and effective.

Here ya go, ultra light haha
https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Yum_Yumbrella_Ultralight_Rig/descpage-YULYR.html


One of my favorite baits to throw. Had countless doubles and it’s the only bait I’ve seen catch three fish on one cast. They also catch the good ones ...

I modify the finesse A-rig into a "chandelier rig' putting 4 willow blades on the outside arms with a short wire leader in the middle to extend it back a bit with a 1/16-1/8 oz/3" swimbait trailer. Only one hook to deal with and the same illusion of a small school of fish. The straggler gets it ...

Nice report.... Thanks!

Hey Dannicus, I'm with you on BFS, but I am willing to throw a double fluke, you take a 3-way swivel and do a dropper on your main line with a shorter terminal line. It's like the umbrella rig for the BFS crowd.

Nice report. We were there last week on Friday and didn't see you.

The double fluke rig is another epic technique. Many doubles when the shad are foaming

I got to the lake a little before sunrise, under cloudy, chilly conditions. There's still alot of water coming into the lake from the major creeks still, keeping the water temp kind of frosty feeling! I started the day throwing a small jerkbait and quickly hooked up with a couple size challenged ...

Nice job out there @Dannicus
That BFS gear really has been working very well for you.
Maybe see you out there next week.
Always enjoy your posts and tight lines

Have not been to Murray for a while....so I figured...ah, what the heck.
The few times I have gone the last few months...just catching some small clones and dinks here and there so I have not posted any fish reports. I have enjoyed reading other fish reports and great so see guys posting a little ...

Weather finally cooperated and bro and I finally got to take the float tubes out for their maiden voyage. We figured Murray would be a great place to start as it’s a smaller body of water. We launched about 8am and basically just kicked a lap around the lake starting in Padre cove fishing along the ...

I barely inflate the backrest on my prowler and keep the adjusters loose. Less is definitely more

Tubing is its own thing, and it sort of lends itself to slowing down/finesse fishing for the most part. You can’t cover a lot of water, being low in the water makes using many baits and even longer rods hard to fish. I’ve only had round tubes since I was a kid. Always adjusting myself in the seat. I ...

I had others plans and errands to run and wish I could have fished today, but when you told me you and your brother would
be out with your new tubes at Murray, I just had to stop by the lake. It was great to see you out there and I have never fished
out of one, but you guys looked comfortable like ...

Very nice, tubing is a fun experience. Keep at it and then think about heading to the big bay...salt is a whole other (fun) animal.

Your rods leaning over must be annoying. Probably need a bungee to go from the bottom of the rack under the tube to the D-ring on the opposite side. Having to readjust your seat is pretty normal. Getting things dialed in is part of the challenge.


I built a stabilizer bar for it that connects to ...

Just for today..... I am going to save you guys from reading me babbling on and on.
So here are a few pics of some fish I caught in (McFish will be shocked again) water depths
around 25-35 feet of water.
Hopefully the warmer weather will spur up more action in closer. Tight lines :-)

Hover Bait ...

Hello all,

Got out bright and earlyish to Hodges. Something like 0630. No wind at all and water temp was 62F. Also no blanket of fog on the water, so you could see pretty well. Kind of made me miss the fog. Water was warm enough for me to poke around with the popper, and follow with the spinnerbait ...

Just checking in once again from Norcal...... as it is spawn/post spawn almost.... I stuck this 12.12 on a free rig brush hog just this past weekend after placing 6th in a 210 Kayak tournament on clear lake. Sharing fish is all I am here for! Once again its nice to drop in and read up on how the ...

Shooooot. Absolutely NOTHING wrong fishing live bait.


camobass You are a well rounded experienced angler and I have no doubt that you can always catch fish on any type of artificial baits on your wealth of fishing experience. If you decide to toss a crawdad or some type of live bait, more ...

I got my first float tube in 1981, and still doing it. Had a bass boat, inflatable dingy, kayak, and I just keep coming back to the tube. With the Bixpy motor underneath it I don't even have to worry about the wind. To me, it's the perfect fishing platform. That having been said, even after all ...

I’d be super interested to see your Bixpy setup sometime!


He is a Lake Murray 360 days a year....ha ha.
(Just messing with you @Dannicus :-)

I mentioned to you when we were chatting that I was kind of surprised we didn’t run into Dannicus at Murray Saturday, but it’s sure to happen ...