Bass and Crappie Dialed In!

[Pourboy]

Lake Barrett Fishing: Bass & Crappie Dialed In!


Hey all we are at the finish line! It’s been a great year at the Big B and next year can’t get here soon enough. This report is actually from the previous week, but I will have my finale report for you next week. Hopefully that way at least it seems like Barrett is still open.

Headed out on the water with Early Release for a super fun day. I know that our fishing styles are very different which actually makes it even more fun since we can learn from each other. As you guys know I love fishing the jig and this day was no exception. He headed off to fish his popper and jerk baits and I stuck to the bottom. I know that he picked up a bunch cruising the shore. I stayed in 15-25ft of water fishing rocks. I was rewarded early and often with a ton of bites. I didn’t land them all but had a great time.

I promised myself that I would fish other baits as well on this day. I switched up to a Carolina Rig with a Deps Beckon Craw and hooked up to a massive bass on the first pull of the first cast with that bait. I ended up losing the fish in a tree and was bummed but now have a new bait to fish! I love that craw now as well. It was recommended to me by the guys at Sluggfishing in Poway.

I ended up getting some smaller models on the Wakasagi and Rattlin Rap. While heading to a new location I decided to put
out a crankbait to troll. I immediately hooked up to a crappie. And then another, and another… I ended up getting 10 plus a bass and 2 bluegill. We had a blast out there! Always fun fishing with Dave!


I do have video linked so that you can see all the details (and beverages!) of the day. Cheers and see you out there next year! (Or on other bodies of water)

[EL_prowler_619]

Awesome vid brotha .....

[1Fishdude]

Terrific video my man. I loved seeing you catch the crappie on the old school lure. Is that jig rod new? What kind is it a Kisler? What length?

[Pourboy]

Terrific video my man. I loved seeing you catch the crappie on the old school lure. Is that jig rod new? What kind is it a Kisler? What length?

Hey thanks man! It is a newer rod. I have had it for about 6mos. I absolutely love it! So light and sensitive. I got a Nitranium also but like this one better. I also got a slightly heavier version of this one that I was throwing the Carolina Rig on.

Kistler Z Bone Fishing Rod - Casting / 3 LMH Lite Medium Heavy Fast / 7' 0"

As for the lure...I worked in the Fishing and Hunting dept. of the Sportmart in Carmel Mtn. Ranch when it opened back in 1993. At one time all the Mann's 5+, 10+, and 15+ lures went on sale for $1 each. I got A LOT of them at the time and still have a bunch. Some weird colors (like this one) but they still work.

Side Note: I recently (like a couple of weeks ago) decided that I was tired of mashing the barbs on my hooks for Barrett. So I invested in some split ring pliers and Grabber Barbless Hooks. It took about 2 minutes or less per bait but I switched my Barrett baits to those. In the video I had one crappie come unbuttoned and the bait went directly into my thumb to the bone. Wonderfully I had just switched out the hooks to the barbless so it presented zero issue. Thank you barbless hooks! I love those new hooks by the way.

[camobass]

That’s a great point you’re fishing in the beginning. You wouldn’t even know it was there without a graph or low water

[Pourboy]

That’s a great point you’re fishing in the beginning. You wouldn’t even know it was there without a graph or low water

That it is. I have a few go to jig spots and that’s definitely one of them. I remember seeing it when it was a super low water year and realizing how much structure was there and the varied steps of different kinds of structure. It’s fun to have seen the lakes at all levels. I can’t wait till Hodges is back up. I’ve learned a lot there in the last couple of seasons.

[Early release]

Great video Chris and it's always fun fishing with you. I do love the topwater, but if you keep teaching me, I can clearly see some advantages to the jigs. Although, what you have learned is so subtle, I think it does take some time, practice and patience. With my popper it's seldom a soft tap from the fish. If you miss those strikes, well...

[Pourboy]

Just being out there is great but happy to share the knowledge. Much more to come. Excited for the next adventure.