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BeatTheSkunk wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2023 6:45 am Man! Those Maroon Fluttercrafts were deadly for me, had my highest quantity of fish in one session off those. Can you find em anywhere anymore?

US Bait Co still makes them!

Mcfish wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2023 12:38 pm The guy that originally made them moved to Texas from San Diego...they're still out there!

Yup, Frank from US Bait Co! I just got a bunch of the 10” “artifishables” worms from him back in September after I caught my yearly PB (so far) on one. Great guy to deal with.

Just_Bass wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2023 12:54 pmGo to bait?

Such an underrated bait. Lot of anglers still don’t know about Backglide baits!

Been focusing my efforts east of SD recently since the bite from shore locally has been pretty tough. A short Cap trip on Saturday that produced one clone bass reinforced that point for me. With my brother back in town permanently we decided to hit the desert Friday and Sunday to see what we could c...

Brushhog on a Carolina rig is is a favorite bait of guys who fish El Cap regularly. The smaller baby Brushhogs also slay

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Happy new year bass anglers! Spent the last weekend of 2023 out at El Cap. On Saturday it just felt like even though the shore bite has been really tough recently, the rain and being 3 days post full moon made me feel like there was a chance to pick up some quality bites. That hunch paid off. We did...

With it being 2024 now, I thought back to how tough the bite was a year ago and how between the rain and the colder temps it felt like winter was never going to end. In 2023 I had one small fish (and one big one that broke off) in January and then not a sniff till mid March. This year, with my broth...

Made a trip on Sunday morning to my favorite local body of water. Was pleased to see the water level a couple feet higher on account of recent rain. Hopefully some more will bring that water level back up. It was 3 days after the full moon and we had some favorable eastbound wind and a few warmer da...

Crawdads vs. Jigs: Which Will Catch More? https://youtu.be/aooAO1DD0OE Hey all I hope you’re staying dry. Headed out to El Capitan this Sunday and decided I would fish crawdads. I used to love fishing crawdads and haven’t done it for a while because many of my old crawdad holes no longer hold them....

In the book Knowing Bass , the author describes an experiment done at Berkley where they started with a plastic craw and did modifications to see what worked best. Removing the claws and other legs worked the best. They tried longer, shorter and fatter shapes and the craw body size was about best. ...

Took a trip to my favorite local body of water. Was pleasantly surprised to see the water level up 10-12’ from my last visit. Hopefully the next big storm brings it up even more. It’s about 1/3 of the way back to last spring’s water level by my estimation. It was COLD (30s at the water line at 6:10A...

I would’ve bought just those Magdraft freestyles from you! Lol. On a 7/0 beast hook or flashy swimmer, those things get crushed!

Brother and I were there in the dam arm for the first 4 hours of the day and the last two. Rangers let us in way early, we were down on the shore when it was still pitch dark. First hour of light was on fire, we got bit on plastics (no luck on reaction but I did lose a 110 sadly) and after that it j...

https://youtu.be/FRH0713MlFA?si=CXmy52JYgvHrnWIW Hey all I hope all the lines are tight and the drags are screaming. I really had a mental splinter this week deciding where to fish. I know that shouldn't be that big a deal but look I'm sure you guys get it. Do I fish here or there? Once a decision ...

Was down there this morning. First moving bait action of the prespawn for me. Lots of hungry chunks! Only had a dropshot rod in my hand for about 4 casts LOL

Man I love this time of year. Afternoon/evening fishing in the spring and summer are just my jam..

Been out at my favorite local body of water a lot lately as things have been pretty fun there. 3 trips over the past week and all of them produced fish, mostly of the 2lb+ variety but nothing bigger than 3 and change. Pattern has been a little different every day. Saturday morning was all power fish...

Nice job out there again. You definitely have that lake pretty darn wired and looks like you are having lots of fun. Thanks for sharing your adventures and always love the pics. Tight lines :-) Thanks Vinny! Get to learn the lake all over again from a float tube now! 3F6C65AC-8F48-4A97-8856-C8E79CE...