Post by: Hard2handle on March 04, 2014, 06:40:37 PM
Post by: bassquatch on March 17, 2014, 09:53:06 PM
Started seeing a few in the 5-3' range but they wasted no time splitting for deeper water the second they saw my boat! Not too committed yet. Sunday's full moon and the steadily warming weather will start the inevitable soon :IBCOOL:
I can't wait! Put the boat in the shop today for a tune up and systems check and should be ready to go hard next weekend, already planning the first Potholes Reservoir trip for next month to...can't wait to lip my first greenie of the 2014 season!!!!!!!!!
Tight lines :tup: Here's my best from last season....
Post by: duckmen1 on March 17, 2014, 10:25:43 PM
Post by: duckmen1 on March 17, 2014, 10:38:54 PM
Post by: bassquatch on March 18, 2014, 10:23:25 AM
I've had my best friend in the back of my boat fishing the same way with the same bait and I was putting fish in the boat 2-1...it's gone exactly the other way many times as well! It can be maddening! I used to "hide" my spots early on until it started to dawn on me just how difficult it was to repeat the exact process that caught a nice bass! Heck, ever tried to explain how you caught that bass to a newbie or someone that doesn't bass fish? They either glaze over or just shake their heads. Bass fishing can be extremely technical at times of the year and at other times anybody with a topwater lure and some spare time can boat a 5+lb largemouth!
Pre-spawn (now through the end of April) is one of the easiest times of year to bag a giant as is fishing in the fall. The 2 things that keep people from enjoying it are the weather this time of year, people (even other bass fishermen) refuse to believe that bass are active before May! In the fall all the salmon runs and hunting keep them away.
I guess all I'm trying to say is that while it's perfectly normal to keep the secrets, it's equally as important as you build your personal body of bass fishing knowledge to share the wealth and keep the sport alive! Maybe not to everyone on the internet but never refuse a newbie or one of your friends a ride in your boat for a learning experience! :tup:
Here's a pic that will illustrate the "lure of choice" for that day....now what I was doing with said lure is a different story :chuckle:
Post by: duckmen1 on March 18, 2014, 10:45:26 AM
All my fish are released as soon as a pic is taken. I've been fishing for bass for probably 13 years, have been extremely successful. Share lots of info but always keep a handful of tricks up my sleeve. And am well known to out fish everyone. :chuckle:
Post by: bassquatch on March 18, 2014, 12:01:11 PM
Oh trust me I believe in keeping the sport alive and do bring a lot of family and friends to spots. I do share techniques with people throughout the year, but some of my smaller locations get I good amount of pressure from people as it is and fishing a fish off a bed during the spawn that has been caught from 5-10 other bass boats before me that day is not my thing. I like going for fresh fish that haven't been caught repeatedly.
All my fish are released as soon as a pic is taken. I've been fishing for bass for probably 13 years, have been extremely successful. Share lots of info but always keep a handful of tricks up my sleeve. And am well known to out fish everyone. :chuckle:
That's awesome! I caught the bug when I was 13 and it hasn't let up...I'm 44 now :chuckle: It's a great sport full of great people and there are just so many places in this Country to enjoy it! I doubt I will ever stop.
I hate bed fishing and anyone who thinks they are actually accomplishing anything by doing it are fooling themselves! It's exactly like hunting at the zoo, it's pointless! :bash: I had a co-angler that loved it until I made him sit in a spawning cove one Saturday and made him watch as boat after boat cruised the beds catching the same fish over and over again, meanwhile we sat out in 15 feet of water and caught fish that hadn't committed to beds yet and some that already spawned...THEN just prove my point I took a fat rubber band off of one of my bags of Power Worms, broke it so it would be straight, Texas-rigged it and pulled up and caught one of the bedded bass....I looked at him and said "real technical huh?". He stopped bed fishing after that...it ruined it for him LOL.
Now, if you're a tournament angler (Pro) and that's what puts food in your families mouths, then do what you gotta do, but other than that it's sad. :dunno:
Sounds like you have it figured out and that's awesome! :tup: Good luck this season and post em up on here, not enough guys do it! We definitely take a back seat to the salmon, trout and steelhead crowd in this State but the bass fishing is AWESOME on both sides of the Cascades!
Tights lines :tup:
Post by: duckmen1 on March 18, 2014, 12:13:28 PM
Post by: duckmen1 on March 18, 2014, 12:23:29 PM
Post by: bassquatch on March 18, 2014, 12:46:10 PM
Wood and jigs = peanut butter and jelly :IBCOOL:
Go get em :tup:
Post by: Hard2handle on March 18, 2014, 05:23:08 PM
Post by: bassquatch on March 18, 2014, 06:34:55 PM
Post by: Hard2handle on March 18, 2014, 08:05:04 PM
Post by: Badhabit on March 18, 2014, 09:17:00 PM
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Post by: Panic Minnow on March 19, 2014, 12:29:17 PM
Post by: Hard2handle on March 19, 2014, 01:57:51 PM
Post by: Olyolson on March 19, 2014, 02:23:45 PM
Post by: Hard2handle on March 19, 2014, 04:24:43 PM
Post by: backyard bucks on March 20, 2014, 11:23:22 AM
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Pannic Minnow, what an awesome Avaitar name :tup:Thats one of my all time favorite drop-swim/dropshot baits, use to smack the spots down at Shasta and for all of Washington for that matter. They are getting hard to find though, Auburn Sports Marina use to have the best selection, hard to find anywhere now days
not just his user name,, he is the owner of panic minnow. :tup: maybe he can direct you where to get them. :chuckle:
not a bad bait.. has won us a bunch of money in the NWB tournies.. :chuckle:
Post by: Hard2handle on March 20, 2014, 11:52:38 AM
Post by: Panic Minnow on March 20, 2014, 12:25:53 PM
QuotePannic Minnow, what an awesome Avaitar name :tup:Thats one of my all time favorite drop-swim/dropshot baits, use to smack the spots down at Shasta and for all of Washington for that matter. They are getting hard to find though, Auburn Sports Marina use to have the best selection, hard to find anywhere now days
not just his user name,, he is the owner of panic minnow. :tup: maybe he can direct you where to get them. :chuckle:
not a bad bait.. has won us a bunch of money in the NWB tournies.. :chuckle:
Auburn Sports seems to have scaled back all of their tackle quite a bit this last year. We have been selling them at Limit Out, and then online at quite a few E-Tailers. Glad to hear you like them, cause we have a few new baits coming out specifically for Salmon / Steelhead Bobber Jig combos. These will be out before the fall, with some awesome colors.
Post by: Hard2handle on March 20, 2014, 03:51:54 PM
Post by: Panic Minnow on March 21, 2014, 11:37:22 AM
Panic, I bought almost every pack Auburn had left when they had there sale last year when they decided to scale back, looks like I will head down to Limit out and have a look. Thank you for the heads up, much appreciated !The support is also very much appreciated. Out of curiosity, what is your favorite color? Would you consider it a multispecies bait?
Thanks
Post by: backyard bucks on March 21, 2014, 12:02:15 PM
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my favorite color sir is which ever ones you decide to give me!!!!!!! :chuckle:
Post by: Panic Minnow on March 21, 2014, 12:04:56 PM
[quoteThe support is also very much appreciated. Out of curiosity, what is your favorite color? Would you consider it a multispecies bait?
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my favorite color sir is which ever ones you decide to give me!!!!!!! :chuckle:
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Beggers can't be choosers....You can be the guinea pig for the new steelhead bait / colors.
Post by: Hard2handle on March 21, 2014, 04:45:38 PM
Post by: bassquatch on March 22, 2014, 10:32:18 PM
Post by: Hard2handle on March 23, 2014, 08:21:48 AM
ps, that wasnt me :dunno: My Skeeter is Red and White with a Vmax, holler if you see me out there next time. :tup:
Post by: bassquatch on March 23, 2014, 01:46:49 PM
Bassquatch, Well it was a nice day put, water temps 43-48,depending where and how shallow. I ended up landing 9 Smallies, all cookie cutter 2-2.5, only managed one over 3. I saw about a half dozen other bass boats, I tried for Largemouth for 2 hours , not even a looker. The catching was fast and furious from about 7am til 930,landed 5 in that period. Then I scraped for bites all afternoon. Males are stacking up in schools, I landed that 5 off the same pile, in about 13 ft, my biggest fish was in 28 ft. All my fish came from craw pattern jigs, 1/2 ounce football and anything with a twin trailer.
ps, that wasnt me :dunno: My Skeeter is Red and White with a Vmax, holler if you see me out there next time. :tup:
Nice work! :tup: Can't holler, I was at work....It was difficult to see the boat color through my security camera but it definitely wasn't red and white. Good to know though, Washington is still on my list to fish I just spend so much time running North to Skagit and Whatcom Counties I rarely go South anymore...
I'll let you know how I do tomorrow and Tuesday?
Post by: skeeter 20i on March 26, 2014, 03:52:12 PM
P.S. Panic Minnows on a DS rig, Yeah if you haven't tried it you really should, no seriously. :tup:
Post by: Hard2handle on March 27, 2014, 10:50:35 AM
Potholes Flippin = a great time. I'm usually out a couple times on PH by this time every year but I've been to darn busy. Here's one from last year.Hell of a fish man!!!! :tup:
P.S. Panic Minnows on a DS rig, Yeah if you haven't tried it you really should, no seriously. :tup:
Post by: Panic Minnow on March 31, 2014, 10:34:27 AM
Post by: Hard2handle on March 31, 2014, 11:48:03 AM
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Post by: Hard2handle on March 31, 2014, 12:39:44 PM
Post by: backyard bucks on March 31, 2014, 02:44:09 PM
being sneaky again I see.
Post by: Panic Minnow on March 31, 2014, 02:56:07 PM