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Went fishing at hodges today lost 2 good catfish was about to leave but glad i didnt got this 70 lb/ 50" blue cat released it safely back in

I got super lucky this afternoon at San V. After catching a bunch of bass on dropshots, I decided to target a few panfish laate in the day based on my meter readings and WHAMO, blessed with a tanker panfish, a 4.2 lb. redear.

She was caught on 2 lb line and a piece of nightcrawler, 18 feet deep on ...

It's officially a pattern at this point! :D

Really fun panfishing again today and upped gear to 6 lb. braid with 6 lb. leader, found the fish in the same areas. Targeting around 15 to 18 feet deep on nightcrawlers at the outer edge of the brushlines, similar to Friday's catch but added a fat 2.2 ...

Got up early for a half day ocean boat but got a flat tire which I had to get fixed. I don't live close to ocean but they rescheduled it for Friday.

After tire was fixed went to my local tiny pond with a bobber and half night crawler. Forgot how hard it is to set a hook with a bobber. Caught a few ...

After getting stuff done at home, I ditched the beach gloom for beautiful San Vicente and fished on both Sunday and Monday afternoons in the kayak. Overcast weather with slight breeze. This is trip 4 and 5 to SanV following the same panfish pattern. Its a slam dunk to take the kayak with the ...

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As everyone knows Hodges opened last week. I've been starving for a crappie bite all year. I had to go. Plus the kids have been asking to get out as well. Thought it was the perfect opportunity for both.

Got there in line before it opened to ensure we got a rental.

The ramp is now the parking ...

Hard to believe that today was my first time out this year. After going my whole life with excellent health, things have gone from bad to since I turned eighty. I really wanted to get out, actually I needed to get out. I got my boat out of mothballs and found that my trolling motor wasn't working. I ...

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No Warmouth in California. You guys are catching Green Sunfish.

I caught several oddly-colored fish out of the San Diego River a couple decades ago; only saw them in one particular area. Their mouths were bigger than a bluegill's....rounded pectoral fins like a greenie...but the only color on them was brown...even their eyes. Yeah, I know. Pics or it didn't ...

My last day of fishing for 2023 was awesome. Landed 10 huge Bluegills in a couple of hours. I was pulling a 2" sinking twitch bait and for a while-getting bit on every cast!
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Got this guy as bycatch during a recent trip with a crank bait. 7lbs on the boga probably the biggest I'll ever catch. Thought it would be cool to share.

Yesterday my partner and I caught over 145 fish using small finesse lures that included bass (largest was 2.5 lb, 4 pickerel (largest 2 3/4' long), many crappie, yellow and white perch and sunfish. Before we launched the boat, I made a few suggestions to my 78 y.o. partner's tackle.
1. switch to ...

From all of your super effective creation, I’d bet you I can catch plenty of fish with some simple Walmart stuff like baby shad, CB slider and tube.
Baby shad for all around
Tube for when fish not so aggressive or doesn’t want a lot of movement (spawning time)
CB slider when fish feeding frenzy ...

Senkosam: we are very interested in your experience fishing for "strippers". What lures work best for them? I have heard it is $100 bills.


Give me a break! LOL One spelling error. (Besides, the strippers in my area don't warrant 100 bucks. $10 tops/ another $10 bottoms. ;) )

Also - I have ...

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@senkosam Your posts about lure making are very informative and can help many anglers catch more fish. Nevertheless, I have to remove your replies to @camobass to avoid stirring the pot. I've asked Camo not to engage as well so it would only be fair if his name isn't mentioned here.

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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.