A possible new world record Large Mouth Bass?
July 2, 2009 by Steve@316
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“Seventy-seven years and counting. That’s how long George Perry has sat atop the record books in the largemouth bass category, but he may be sharing his perch if a recently caught Japanese bass is as big as has been reported…” Read the whole story here.
Folsom Lake Bass Fishing – Where are they and what are they eating?
June 18, 2009 by Steve@316
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I probably fish Folsom Lake at least 2-3 times a week, 2 of those trips will usually be from shore. I’ll just say, fishing has been pretty tough lately. I have also been fishing our Bass club tournaments. With both of these in mind, I try to approach each trip with the intention of figuring [...]
Berkley’s BIG BASS Challenge comes back to the California delta!
June 2, 2009 by Steve@316
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“BETHEL ISLAND, Calif. – That old saying: “It ain’t over till it’s over” was never illustrated more clearly than in last year’s inaugural BERKLEY BIG BASS Challenge event, where amateur level bass fisherman Pete Moore shocked the crowd and himself and captured the first ever Berkley BIG BASS Challenge title, a single “Big Fish” event [...]
El Dorado Bass – New Hogan Tournament – 3rd Place
May 19, 2009 by Steve@316
Filed under Bass Fishing, Tournaments
I was partnered with John for this tournament and we decided to pre-fish on Friday, May 15. We met at the ramp at 6AM and went out fishing. We stopped at a really nice point first thing and I think it was probably on my second cast with my Rip Bait I got hammered! The [...]
Bass fishing – Jenkinson Lake
May 18, 2009 by Steve@316
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Went up to Jenkinson Lake in the Sly Park Recreation Area for an evening of fishing with John from our Bass club, El Dorado Bass. We fished at several spots and John seemed to be doing a bit better than me catching fish. But I eventually started catching a few. Nothing huge but we caught [...]
El Dorado Bass – Clear Lake 2 Day Tournament – 4th Place
April 30, 2009 by Steve@316
Filed under Bass Fishing, Tournaments
I was partnered with Richard for the Clear Lake 2 Day tournament. Lucky for me, last year He fished the FLW Tour as a Pro. Cool! Anyways, we had decided to go up Friday 0-dark thirty, pre-fish and then get checked in to Indian Beach resort. (Not sure about the resort part) But none the [...]
Red Eye Bass
April 20, 2009 by Steve@316
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JD over at Fish with JD had a contest at guessing a type of fish from a picture. I did a little research and submitted my guess. As it turned out, during my research for my guess, I learned some cool information about other Bass species besides Large Mouth, Small Mouth and Spotted Bass. According [...]
My little piece of paradise
March 27, 2009 by Steve@316
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When I moved up here to Northern California I was fortunate that some of the best schools and some great neighborhoods were right next to a big lake!.. This close proximity allows me to make a quick trips down to Folsom Lake for a few hours of fishing after work and weekends without having to [...]
Just one more cast!
March 16, 2009 by Steve@316
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Usually Sundays are Family days, usually being the key word… Ya know a day of rest, stay home, not really doing too much etc,. Especially it being a little overcast. When we got home from church, I thought I would be content doing just that, nothing! Catch up on my recorded fishing shows, etc. But [...]
March Bass fishing Folsom Lake with the boys
March 16, 2009 by Steve@316
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With the water level at Folsom Lake finally starting to stabilize and the fishing starting to pick up a bit, I thought my boys and I would venture out to the lake on Saturday after-noon,.. It’s only about a 1/2 mile/2min from our house. We arrived at Browns Ravine and decided we would fish an [...]