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It was a great time and our conversations were mostly uninterrupted by fish, so that's a positive way of looking at it.

Ahaha, I welcome the instruction. I really need help on jigs. Maybe a little help on plastics too. During the learning portion of both, I may have to drink a little more.

Floating Silver Rapala #7.

Hope you feel better soon.

Hello all,

Although I seem to only fish one lake, maybe two, I recently expanded my horizons to the ocean. Well, why didn't anyone say anything about how fun it is? Tom Noel (1fishdude) took me out a couple times now and we have had a blast. The numbers are not there yet for me, but it sure is a ...

Hello all,

Not too much to post here, but Vinny is right, there's not a lot of bass activity on the site. Went to El Cap on Sunday morning. Decided I probably was only pedaling about, so didn't go at dark and wait in line. Got on the water about 0730. It was still cold out and the water was about ...

Hi Vinny,
I think most Barrett fishermen are trudging around looking at the floor waiting for May 2025. We alternate looking at the floor with looking at the calendar to see if we are a day closer to opening. I personally learned I have a new(er) grandson who is apparently 4 years old already. So ...

Also, look at my avatar, Vinny, your fish is a trophy comparatively.

You know when it's going that badly, nothing beats a good fishing session. Nice work Vinny.

Definitely winter. But still amazing to be out on the water in December and catching fish without staring into a hole cut into the ice, which I did as a kid...

Full confession, I have a checklist taped to my garage door that I always use before I go anywhere. My last brilliant move was NOT on a checklist. I had a brand new baitcaster all spooled up with some nice braid and a leader tied on, which takes me a while to do, because I get nuts if the knot ...

Nice work on the fish. Chris (Pourboy) and I have been heading out east lately also. We fished Mohave a couple weeks back and I lost a good smallie too. Looks like you and I both have a mission for 2025. :) We fished a pond off the Colorado river last Sunday, got a few, it sure was nice to fish ...

It sure was a great time. It surprised me that none of us got anything. We certainly had the entire water column covered.

Dan, I also feel like a small child learning in a group like that. It's one of my favorite things about fishing is hanging around with others and learning new things. There's a couple videos with Chris teaching me to jig fish, clearly he's patient and clearly I need help. Ahaha. Looking forward to ...

Moose, we had the same experience at Otay yesterday. There were 4 of us and we were all doing different things. It just wasn't a fishy day.

This is the slowest start of a year I can remember. I'm hoping that the spring is so amazing that we all never speak of this strange time again. Hodges opens tomorrow. Sending good vibes out that the curse is lifted.

Well, Dan, I would also like to confess. Now where's my fish? Ahahha. Congratulations and thanks for lifting the skunk for all of us, I hope. Nice work.

Thanks for the video Vinny, that was a pretty good explanation. Now I just need to start catching fish again.

Thank you TommyP for this information. I couldn't find the proposal anywhere on the website, I must be looking in the wrong place. Barrett is an amazing place and we should let our voices be heard. I'm more worried that they might slowly ( or not ) price the access out of reach to close the lake and ...

Baccarac is such a great experience. Chuck and I were there last year with the same guide you had. Sounds like you guys had a great time. Welcome back.