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Not sure on the no nothing flats. But I have caught bass in “the desert” many times. I can tell you, where you caught that big one and caught a few more, I’d be on that spot for a long time and not move. It’s hard to stay in one spot when you have the opportunity to constantly be on the move but I ...

Split shot is pretty snag free. Get either smooth ball or clam shots.

You can always peg an egg sinker if you’re worried about pinching the line. Bill Murphy had a great technique crimping the split shot on the tag end of your line then running it up and down the line to wear a smooth groove in the ...

Split shot is pretty snag free. Get either smooth ball or clam shots.

You can always peg an egg sinker if you’re worried about pinching the line. Bill Murphy had a great technique crimping the split shot on the tag end of your line then running it up and down the line to wear a smooth groove ...

If you are snagging shad, make sure the warden isn’t hiding out with the binos on you.

That’s awesome, you were in the middle of a foamer. I’ve had only one similar experience in a tube but it was trout slamming into my legs and tube at Murray being chased by large bass.

CorsoEnthusiast wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2024 6:36 pm So far as I’m aware it’s illegal to net Shad or any other bait at all our SoCal lakes.

Pretty sure dip netting is legal as long as the dip net is with in legal size per code

Its been years since I caught a double digit bass. I saw a fish that looked decent sized. I jigged the area for a while with no bites. I grabbed another rod with a slug. Twitched it through the trees, and BAM! Now im fighting a giant. I kept expecting her to come off because she was so big. She ...

Must have been a ride!

Yeah, you’re absolutely right, lures that resemble natural forage don’t work at all. I’ve tried rattle traps- nothing! Top water frogs- nothing. Jerk baits- NOTHING! You know, I’ve even dabbled in throwing those realistic trout lures….what a waster of time! People who buy those realistic looking ...

DAAAAAMN! Way to go! I bet those things eat juvenile trout

Mono for the win. You can always fish a true fluoro leader a couple feet on top if you wish. But avoid casting knots through the guides unless it’s absolute must which it isn’t really unless you’re offshore striped Marlin fishing.
Nice thing about mono, you can strip off half spool or slightly more ...

Thanks, I’ve learned so much, I’m going to try and go out and catch my first hawg! I don’t know what I’ve been thinking all this time that a natural looking lure would catch something. Thanks for all these local San Diego techniques! Now I’m going to go make my friend feel bad and out fish him!!!!

7lbs?!!!!!! Daaaaaaaang. Man I’m lucky if I can get something over a pound. You’re putting the hurt on these San Diego lakes. I bet you absolutely destroy Barrett lake!!

Spoon minnow aka senkosam is the greatest angler of all time. He’s not scared to let us all know it and to teach us how we do it all wrong. He’s on his way to the fishing hall of fame with guys like Bill Murphy. I hope one day I can catch fish like him. Apparently I’ve had it all wrong all these ...

Nice rod

Great stuff. Really digging the baritone. It’s been on my list. Been looking to convert one of my teles. That black ST baritone was killer!

Nice report. At these levels, you can sometimes get across a sand bar and go up into hauser creek into the canyon and jungle fish. Haven’t seen it this year back there.

Wow what an absolute bunmer but it could have been way worse. Fish it as is, has some mojo!

All depends if you want numbers or want to slow roll a hudd or fish a bigger glide out in deeper waters. I like to fish a trip or two throwing the regulars at them and get my fill with numbers. Then the rest of the trips, dedicate throwing the big baits. They bite the big baits. You may not get ...

Pickle juice

All great info but it’s a bummer the dam is closed off. At times, there can be an epic bite there