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After seeing a full moon last night I knew it may be tough, but decided to go fishing anyway. Did not feel like going to Murray again, so I headed out to the SD river. I worked a couple jerk baits and a crank bait for a while and no takers and then to a spinnerbait and still nothing. The surface was ...

Your persistence paid off! Good job.

magic touch.

Nice job out there @McFish. Got to hand it to you to nail so many bass, as the bass are pretty finicky as far as the worm bite and glad you found some top water action with bass that wanted to play. When they do come up, it can be exciting. What is strange is often the bass don't come up till after ...

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


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MaxZmus wrote: Mon Sep 25, 2023 8:31 pm You’re suppose to post it and say you caught it on a glide bait.

Find a sponsor that makes glide baits, then post it and say you caught it on a glide bait.
Make sure you say "This lure catches them when nothing else will!"

Love to see those big bass! Even better to catch one!

A couple of nice chunky ones Vinny! I've never been down to the river. Maybe someday. Thanks for the report and pics buddy!


Bet you will be hitting San V since Sutherland is closed. Tough year at Sutherland and hope it is better next year.
Tight lines always Brett


Yes, very tough year at ...

You’re suppose to post it and say you caught it on a glide bait.


Find a sponsor that makes glide baits, then post it and say you caught it on a glide bait.
Make sure you say "This lure catches them when nothing else will!"


Wow! Not only have you done a truly remarkable job with all of your ...

I feel like San V is the only fishery in SD that has been consistently good since springtime. Outside of that, seems like everyplace is just.. off.. I have put in a lot of hours at Cap and caught a ton there but there have been an awful lot of days where I’ve had to grind for one or two fish.

Nice job!! That 3 inch Sluggo rig was the go to on breakers back in the day at San V before the new dam. 4 lb test on a 10 foot noodle rod. We used to call it tuna style bass fishing because the fights were so long.

Good stuff and thanks for sharing!

Happy Friday to All=)

I'm thinkin we started throwing baby sluggos at San V maybe 25-30 years ago! I threw them with a 8 1/2' foot rod and 4lb-6lb test! I now throw them with braid and 8' of 8lb Pline fluorocarbon leader. I get more distance with the braid and it keeps the bait 4"under the surface where I want it! I ...

Here's another Poway lunker when I was a young dork back when I used to see Mike Long using an AquaView and waterdogs

Different spot today, different species (all largies - for sure this time lol), but same pattern - chuck, wind, catch, rinse and repeat..

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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 ...

Great report. Better buy 2x of every color as well. You never know which color might work. And 2x of each size as well. And 2x of each brand. Sound matters some times. I got a tackle problem…

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.

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 ...

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 ...