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If this group of guys got skunked, there’s no hope for the rest of us.

When we were all fishing Sunday I was chatting with Doug AKA Early release , and told him that I couldn't honestly remember the last trip where I got skunked....well.... Not only did I jinx myself I got the whole group too. DOH!

So I returned to Murray yesterday determined to smell better, and the ...

When we were all fishing Sunday I was chatting with Doug AKA @Early release , and told him that I couldn't honestly remember the last trip where I got skunked....well.... Not only did I jinx myself I got the whole group too. DOH!

So I returned to Murray yesterday determined to smell better, and ...

I got on the lake at 8 am with trepid hope in my heart, tied a little 2" crankbait on my BFS combo and kicked out with a silent humble prayer to the fishing gods. About 20 minutes in I felt a bump and low and behold...A FISH! I have to tell you I got far too excited over a panfish, but after the ...

Early release wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2025 3:07 pm 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.

Haha well you still do need to fish first.

It's funny the biggest 2 fish I've seen/heard of coming out of Murray so far in 2025 (dfish at 8.6 and mine at 7.4) have both come on little baits and BFS gear.

BFS bass fishing is a little different than traditional bait finesse in that they throw stuff as little as 1 gram. While my gear is ...

"Blades, Ice Jigs & Spoons..oh my!" was the theme today at Murray. Decided to give it a go after some inspiration by yesterdays post by Dannicus. Fumbling around at home I did not get on the water till around 8:45.I tossed a few swim baits near the ramp and shoreline but it already started to warm ...

Yeah one of the reasons I have kinda avoided fishing deep is the whole fizzing thing. I have read about how to do it, but the idea kinda freaks me out a bit. I didn't have as good of a day as Vinny yesterday, but I did find a few chunkers hanging out between 15 and 20 feet.

Amazing job as always ...

I can't shake the image of Vinny sitting on his Ranger in the middle of Lindo lake staring at his FFS vertical jigging for bullheads and sunfish.


Don't need my boat to catch fish.......my small, no electronics, no thrills kayak would be fine...ha ha
McFish usually uses niblets corn, but he ...

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.


Feel your pain. Went out three times end of Dec., 1/2 day each. I got a blow up at El Cap, a top water catch which got off halfway to the boat at Otay ...

Chuck ( 619bassin ) and I hit lake Baccarac in Mexico for the last few days. We had fished the lake together four years ago and had a blast back then.

Left San Diego via Tijuana to Los Mochis Sunday morning, a 1.5 hour flight and a 2.5 hour van ride, arriving there late Sunday afternoon. Grabbed ...

That’s not Barrett! Just kidding!!
Nice job and thanks for sharing your
fishing adventure with us. Glad you
got to pull some bass up out that cold
water out there at El Cap. Spring is right
around the corner and even better
fishing days ahead. Tight lines alway buddy

Rad! A little better than our trip to Otay eh?

Wow great report. I was wondering if you were going to get to Hodges. Even better strategy to hit El Cap and go with your gut feeling even if it did mean further travel time. I spent the day repositioning my new Garmin and the transducer while you seem to have almost mastered your forward facing ...

Went to Otay Sunday and it was the first time on the water since November 1st so I was just excited to be out on the water as far as the fishing it was a little slow for me only managed one to hand and lost a few saw alot of followers on the scope with reaction baits but no one wanted to commit ...

Great job out there getting it done. Plus it is cool that you learned more about your electronics too!

Hey that old adage still holds true; the worst day of fishing is better than the best day working.

I got to Murray this morning forgetting it was the second Tuesday of the month and it was closed, so I pivoted and went to Mission Bay instead.

I launched from Dana Landing at around 8:30 and the tide was high. I landed a couple of small spotties among the anchored boats, when Fish and Game pulled ...

It's stocking week at the pond. Which means I'll have the following interaction about 15 times a day this week:

"Did they stock yet?!"

"No."

"Damn! Do you know when they're gonna stock?"

"No."

A few moments later, the same $hit happens, with someone asking:

"Did they stock yet?!"

I need ...

Hey all,
I headed back to Hodges today for a quick morning sesh before work. I got there at 5:30am just like last week but instead of having 25 cars in front of me when I got there I only had 3 today. I know the slow first week and the rain kept people away. But I gots to know! You may or may not ...