1/28- Swimbait from shore

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1/28- Swimbait from shore

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Caught this 7.25lb bass from shore this morning on a trout swimbait.
McFish says to never tell where..... but he already guessed where. Smart guy!

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Re: 1/28- Swimbait from shore

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Beautiful Chollas lake specimen!
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Re: 1/28- Swimbait from shore

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Way to go Vinny!!!
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Re: 1/28- Swimbait from shore

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Gorgeous fish right there. Way to go!!
What was your retrieve? How did she bite and fight?
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Re: 1/28- Swimbait from shore

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Already full of trout and still eating! Amazing!
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Re: 1/28- Swimbait from shore

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That's an absolute pig! Thanks for sharing.
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Re: 1/28- Swimbait from shore

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KillinTime wrote: Wed Jan 28, 2026 4:32 pm Gorgeous fish right there. Way to go!!
What was your retrieve? How did she bite and fight?
I almost always tend to work baits pretty darn
fast year-round, but was working the bait with
a fairly slow retrieve.
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Re: 1/28- Swimbait from shore

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I keep saying it, you’re amazingly lucky.
I know it takes talent, just joking.
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Re: 1/28- Swimbait from shore

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vito1023 wrote: Thu Jan 29, 2026 6:39 am you’re amazingly lucky.
One of the "luckiest" I have ever known!
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Re: 1/28- Swimbait from shore

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Fisheromen wrote: Thu Jan 29, 2026 11:26 am
vito1023 wrote: Thu Jan 29, 2026 6:39 am you’re amazingly lucky.
One of the "luckiest" I have ever known!
Mcfish promised to teach me some skills but he wanted $75 an hour to do it and I just think that’s a little high…. Especially when he says I have to pay for lunch also. For now, I’ll just stick with Lucky.
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Re: 1/28- Swimbait from shore

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Amazing Job!!! Congrats!!!
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Re: 1/28- Swimbait from shore

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VinnyBass wrote: Thu Jan 29, 2026 12:22 pm
Fisheromen wrote: Thu Jan 29, 2026 11:26 am
vito1023 wrote: Thu Jan 29, 2026 6:39 am you’re amazingly lucky.
One of the "luckiest" I have ever known!
Mcfish promised to teach me some skills but he wanted $75 an hour to do it and I just think that’s a little high…. Especially when he says I have to pay for lunch also. For now, I’ll just stick with Lucky.
$75...no way you're getting a discount....you'll have to rely on your good luck, or did you tell me it was good looks???????
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Re: 1/28- Swimbait from shore

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Fisheromen wrote: Wed Jan 28, 2026 4:38 pm Already full of trout and still eating! Amazing!
I believe those are dive weights in that belly..I'm talking about the fish...
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Re: 1/28- Swimbait from shore

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Dang!! Excellent Vinny! Wish I was half the angler that you are.
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Re: 1/28- Swimbait from shore

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Big C wrote: Thu Jan 29, 2026 3:42 pm Dang!! Excellent Vinny! Wish I was half the angler that you are.
You'd be very, very short if you were.......
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Re: 1/28- Swimbait from shore

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Mcfish wrote: Thu Jan 29, 2026 4:37 pm
Big C wrote: Thu Jan 29, 2026 3:42 pm Dang!! Excellent Vinny! Wish I was half the angler that you are.
You'd be very, very short if you were.......
…… and probably talk a heck of a lot more than you do now 🤣
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Re: 1/28- Swimbait from shore

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As a short person myself, let’s not forget,
Best things come in small packages
Diamonds, micro fishing lures come to mind etc, etc
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Re: 1/28- Swimbait from shore

Post by Mcfish »

Vinny headed to El Cap next...with his cartopper....
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Re: 1/28- Swimbait from shore

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Mcfish wrote: Sat Jan 31, 2026 10:46 am Vinny headed to El Cap next...with his cartopper....
Shhhhhh, that was supposed to be a secret!!! Do swimbaits work at El Cap? Wait....don't answer that.
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Re: 1/28- Swimbait from shore

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Nice! I will tip off my friends in law enforcement! Your inna heap of trouble, sucker!
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