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Went to Murray as it got hot very quick(the weather I mean). I messed around with breaking bass that almost all of them were pretty small. Same story as they are feeding on shad and that is what they want. I tried baits that in the past were a sure thing which gets me pretty frustrated when they don ...

Flipped a coin and just decided to just take a couple rods down to the SD River for a a short shore section before the heat arrives. A tiny bit cooler with a little early cloud cover, but knew that was not going to last.
I missed a bass on a fluke as it surprised the heck out of me when it hit the ...

Rad Vinny. You are the man!

With the Murr closed I decided to go to the captain yesterday after dropping off the kids at school. I didn't get on the water till a little after 9, and caught the very tail end of the morning busters.

I got 1 on a Gunfish early, and then had to move down in the water column. Picked up a few more ...

Headed back to the river for a little dirty water fishing as one day I expect to catch a 3-eyed bass similar to the one that aired on a Simpsons episode...ha ha
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Anyway I landed a dink on a crank bait and later I was reeling in another bass and during the process, one of my rods ...

Best lure: western 8" straight. Tan with green vien. I have bass thumb today

They all look healthy. Good stuff.
Is that a Bandit Crankbait?


I'm a KV fan. He used to be the New Kid in the game and now he one of the old timers. I think I can relate =D


It’s funny how when I look at some of my lures
and I realize how long ago it was when I first started using them ...

I have that simpsons fish on my arm

Had another pretty good day at Murray jigging the edge of the tules. I got there a little late for most of the busters. Total count was 8. On the water by 8:30 and off by 12. I'll share the bait in the BFS section.

Finally caught something worth posting about at sweetwater all I ever catch here are bass all under 1lb finally caught these 2 on back to back days I guess the rumors of people catching 10lb bass here are true.

Time Frame is correct, this one was from the Afterbay. Back then, every local Kid on the Lake had Pics of Giants. The hot bait was a 4 inch white Mr Twister on a 1/4 oz jig head. This one was hooked on an AC Lure thrown with my Flipping Stick and a 6501c Ambassador Reel with 20 pound line. As it was ...

Sometimes you just need a little break and decided it was time again to hit Murray in the morning before it gets too hot. Did not get an early start as I finally was on the water around 7:45a.m. Not much surface action so I decided to flip a little with a Tokyo rig. I probably mentioned it a number ...

Great job Vinny haven’t seen a lot of reports people r staying tight lipped I took couple weeks off with everything closed few places I don’t blame anyone I’m planning Miramar on Fri I’ll have report if I do go

Nice day back at the Murray.
You don’t show what you caught that last pictured Bass on, is it a secret bait?
Curious do you ever get skunked, I’ve never read a post where you did?
A little jealousy showing I guess.

This is a good news/bad news story without pictures...

Finally ventured out to see what the deal with this lake was...you need base access to get to it. Anyway went there did what I needed to, to be legal and started throwing worms...little luck, but it was the middle of the day. I was about to ...

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Hey all,
I managed to get out to El Cap in the tube and man it was eerie! No boats on there was awesome and horrible at the same time. I know that we all understand the lakes situation but I am going to make lemonade while lemons are in season.

I started off throwing ...

If it got away, go with 10 plus. Sounds better haha but then it could hurt more…

Always set the drag before the 1st cast. Never adjust the drag during a fight except maybe to loosen it if the fish wraps around weeds or brush which rarely happens.

Most bass upon being hooked will immediately head for deeper, snag-free water.

Put the rod tip down, even underwater if the fish ...

I was out there as well, tough morning for me.
1st fish not on til around 10am. Started picking up clones on the minnow and free rig over the next few hours. Seen a feeding frenzy over at the bouy line nxt to the dam around 1, got a few missed bites and finally landed a 2 1/2# clone.
Decided to ...