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It was a T rig and jig morning, got a nice surprise pulling the chatter over a snag.

Geez....where are the bass posts?.....I guess nobody is bass fishing anymore...ha ha.
I decided to venture over to Murray this morning despite hearing how tough and bad the bite been by more than a few guys I know and various guys coming off the lake recently. I figured what a perfect time to toss ...

Nice, as you say a bass is a bass, those don’t look so micro to me I’ve caught way smaller than that, I’m not bragging.

It is pretty amazing how small bass will hit baits sometimes bigger than you expect.
I will never forget one time I was casting a jerk bait and I thought it by accident hooked ...

Hey where are some of you Barrett fishermen? Asking for a friend.....well actually I am asking.
I know you have to be fishing somewhere for bass till Barrett opens again next year.
Hopefully you can share a few posts with all of us before then.
Best wishes and Tight lines Always!

Sweet! I appreciate the report! I’ll be out at cap on Friday and I’ll report back! Gonna try a red squarebill.

Nice job out there Dave. Always a little bit tougher as the weather and water temp gets colder.
Heck...catching 2 is my new limit this time of year till it warms up again next year ha ha
Thank you so much for sharing with us and tight lines always!

Thanks for the update! I always love the intel. Still trying to figure out where to go this Sunday.

I’m still posting at least almost every time I hit Otay, just updating my existing thread with pics and info. I feel like all SD knows about that bite now just based on the number of people hanging out in that spot

The people have spoken.
Wishing you tight lines at Otay this weekend.

A new adventure has begun!

While sipping my 2nd cup of coffee around 8:25 trying to stay warm, I suddenly decided I wanted to go to the SD river. As I was gathering gear pretty quickly , I knocked over the box of terminal tackle loaded with tons of different size hooks, all types of weights, Tokyo rigs, Ned rig jig heads ...

Something tells me you know what you're doing! Must be your early start!

Calling out the Barrett Boys..you're a brave man! A fish is a fish..unless the bait is larger than it!

Perfect…I will give a bay report and then learn how Otay went. Tight lines Chris!

They’re eating the jig down there for me, but it’s been a grind. Lots of slow fishing and grinding for a couple of bites. Sounds like winter.

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 ...

Early release wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 3:31 pm 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...

That's on my bucket list!

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


Have you had any bad starts before going to Barrett?
Just asking for a friend :-)
I bet all the bass you caught later probably made you easily forget them eh?..ha ha
Just messing with ya....
Hope you ...

Early release wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 3:31 pm 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...

I hear that!!!

I can surely feel your pain. Many years ago I bought a huge Plano that was compartmentalized with separate slide out boxes. Its as big as a damn tv. And thats pretty much what i called it. I had terminal tackle in top and 4 full boxes , jigs sencos and one for cranks and the last for craws. At ...