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It has been pretty dang hot around here lately and one of my favorite ways to beat the heat is to go night fishing. I usually only make it out a time or two each year, but I always enjoy fishing after dark. The quiet of the night, bright moon and hard-hitting bass keep me coming back. I went out Sun...

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Last week I made it out to Moses Lake and had a great morning trip. I hadn't been there in almost two years and probably wouldn't have anytime soon if it weren't for a random Facebook message. Mark from and his friend Frank were up from California for a concert and wanted to get out fishing. I was f...

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A few weeks ago the Spokane Bass Club held a tournament on the Pend Oreille River in Idaho. The Navionics mapping on the water was not very good and there are not even paper maps available. We saw the need to improve the mapping so seven of the boaters decided to record sonar logs while they were fi...

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Frog fishing has always been one of my favorite ways to catch them. Really, who doesn't like a frog? This year though, the frog bite has been excellent throughout my trips in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho. Silver, Clear, Long, Spirit, and Coeur d'Alene are all lakes that I have had great suc...

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Made it out on the water with a buddy yesterday with a few goals; catch some big fish and try out a new reel from Abu Garcia. Thankfully, I was able to do both. We caught fish on all kinds of techniques; Ned Rig, football heads, neko rig, crankbaits, topwaters and I'm sure a few things I forgot abou...

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This past weekend eight members of the Spokane Bass Club helped to map the Pend Oreille River in northern Idaho. Right now the mapping is lacking in some areas and nonexistent in some stretches of the river. It is fairly remote and what we mapped will show noticeable results once the sonar logs are ...

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Lake Coeur d'Alene in northern Idaho is one of the best fisheries in the west and every time I go I know that a giant is possible. While that didn't happen yesterday, it was still a good trip with tons of numbers of smallmouth and largemouth. We spent the majority of the day with a frog or swimjig i...

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Those are both really nice fish...love the color on the Smallie!!! How many months of the year are you able to fish lakes like that one up there? I've fished the Columbia a few times in the Summer and the Smallmouth there are amazing! Thanks for sharing! I fish March to early December for bass with...

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What do you consider a big fish? I know it depends on where you live and also your skill and experience, but for me, a four-pound smallmouth is a good one and a five plus is a big one. I'd say for largemouth, one over five is a good one and six plus is a big one. I made it out to Long Lake again yes...

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After my last trip to Long Lake where largemouth dominated my tournament, I decided to target largemouth for the bigger portion of the day. http://www.thebassbite.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180518_074101.jpg It started off rainy and made me think it would be a great day for reaction baits. I t...

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I made it out to a small local lake the other day and found the bass to be very close to spawning. The typical pairs of fish swimming together and I even caught some in the act. It should be lights out for those fishing in the next few days. I was mainly after big ones so I passed by many two and th...

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Should we fish for largemouth or smallmouth? That is always the question we have to decide when fishing the Long Lake Classic every year. The lake has plenty of both and you can easily catch a five-pounder of each species. Maybe not easily, but it is not uncommon on this lake. This year we decided t...

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It appears as though the Inland Northwest has awoken. Everywhere I look on social media I see buddies with pictures of big bass. Largemouth and smallmouth both are being caught on several different lakes. I made it out twice this past week and the fish were definitely biting. Not only bass but walle...

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The weather is just starting to stabilize here in the Inland Northwest. After a cold spring, it is finally getting nice and the bass are starting to bite. I made it out yesterday and found tough fishing for numbers but they were all quality fish. This is about the time every year when I realize we p...

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All of the baits you mentioned that work in Michigan will work here. I've fished both here and in Michigan and you will see some similarities. I would definitely bring some craw colored crankbaits. Ima Pinjack, DT6, etc. Jigs, tubes, jerkbaits and Keitech style swimbaits too. That's what I would bri...

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I made a trip to Potholes in eastern/central Washington yesterday and the fishing was very good. It is one of my favorite waters anywhere in the country but I don't fish it near enough. If you have ever been there you understand how cool the layout is. Hundreds (maybe thousands) of sand dunes with b...

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I'm sure many of you use Google Earth to find humps, backwaters and roadbeds. They show up pretty easily especially with the time feature that allows you to scroll through low water times. You can also do this with your Navionics Platinum card (it's also $30 off right now by the way) because it has ...

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It has a been a slow spring for me fishing wise around Spokane. I normally have had many successful trips by now, but the weather seems to be taking a little longer to warm up this year. Our last tournament was a blank-fest as not a single bass was caught. I am now starting to catch a few on jerkbai...

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JustinD wrote:Damn....just moved from CA to WA and hearing this is scary.

This is not the norm. You will be pleasantly surprised with the fishing here.

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There are tons of great fisheries in Oregon and Washington. The Columbia is the biggest and most well known. The Hood River area has giants. The Willamette and John Day are also very good. For lakes, I'd look into Henry Hagg or Tenmile for largemouth. Good luck!

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I fished a tournament yesterday and saw something I have never seen. This year marks 20 years since I started tournament fishing and it was the first time I fished a tournament where zero bass were caught. Not even a single bass. We saw it all during the tournament. Rain, wind, snow/hail and sunshin...

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Last weekend I was at the Bassmaster Classic and found something that I had to buy. It is a new tool for rigging your senkos. I had seen this from Yamamoto pro Shin Fukae in a video and couldn't wait to get it for myself. The "pliers" for lack of a better word are made by a Japanese compan...

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I just got my Lowrance HDS Carbon units yesterday and was happy to finally be able to use the plotter sync feature to transfer waypoints (markers) from my app to my graph. This is helpful since I often mark good spots on the app while I am at home sitting on the couch. I also mark spots while fishin...

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Are you able to scroll down some? That is my screen but below that is SonarChart Live, Water Level Correction and Water Level Adjustment. If not, you may need to update the app to the newest version.

Tyler

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Seaguar pro Matt Lee Previews the Classic says Most pros downplayed the fishing and said it was tough, but Lee says expect big weights.

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There are many different things that are working right now on Lake Hartwell.

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Seaguar pro James Elam on Lake Hartwell: Do what you are good at Says the fish can be caught many different ways right now.

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Will this be the year Aaron wins?

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Mustad pro Brandon Lester It could be won at any depth according to Lester.

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Reigning Champion and Seaguar Pro Jordan Lee Says Hartwell has a lot to offer...

He predicts spinnerbaits and chatterbaits could catch some big bags, but finesse may also play a role.

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MDJ is excited to fish his first Classic

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Abu Garcia and Berkley Pro Josh Bertrand Talks Hartwell...He says the weather is changing and is not sure how it will affect the fishing.

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Seaguar pro Keith Combs Says It Should Be a Great Classic.He previews the event and says it is going to be exciting.

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This weekend Lucas Oil pro John Murray made his way to snowy Spokane and was the main speaker at the Spokane Valley Marine Fishing Frenzy. This was the fifth time they have held the event and second time Murray has made it. It is a fun time with several speakers, vendors and a "tackle swap"...

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To answer your question on the difference between the mapping options. One is the standard unit ($799 for the 9") and the other one with Nav+ is a special bundle that includes a Navionics card. This sells for $869, so you are essentially getting a Navionics card for $70 which is awesome. They a...

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Nixon's Marine is one of the best boat dealerships here in Washington and carries Skeeter, Triton, and Ranger boats. They have a big presence in the state and this weekend had a great event with three speakers at their Lakewood, WA location. "Headlining" if you will, was Brandon Palaniuk. ...

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Spokane here

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Catching a bass in February in Eastern Washington is usually a dream or something done through some ice or an accidental catch while walleye fishing. This year has been a little different and a warm spell resulted in many bass anglers getting on the water a little early to catch a few. I personally ...

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I have a Elite 7 with sonar and downscan with a navinics chip. My question is I fish a small lake not on the chip, is it possible to save the sonar log and map the lake? Mike Hi Mike. If the unit is a newer Elite 7 with wireless, it is possible to map the with the Navionics app connected to your gr...

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I live here and wish they would, but I would say there are a few reasons why there are not bigger tournaments here. The B.A.S.S. Open topic has been debated often in the west. Basically every year when the new schedules are announced. The last year they (B.A.S.S.) were here the numbers were comparab...

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The 2018 schedule has been approved by the Washington and Idaho Fish and Game Departments. The schedule features several repeat venues but some are at different times. Here is the schedule for the year. Check us out on Facebook for information on meetings and how to join. March 25th – Newman Lake Ne...

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I always try to get info from my friends that work at the local tackle shops. Not necessarily to steal ideas, but more just to see what people are buying and maybe get some ideas on new stuff to try. You can usually tell just by looking at the empty pegs and which colors are not in stock, but I aske...

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Morgan wrote:That a good tip, but out west, our lakes drop 100' or more. Can you increase the max setting (instead of 50')?

Thanks, Morgan

It is a max of 150 feet down or 50 feet high. I have used this in one instance where it was a lake that was 84-feet down and it worked great.

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Looking to head up this monday with the skeeter to do some bass fishing. Never been on either one and looking for some tips on both lakes. Ill be fishing next week and keeping my boat up there for when i go back to work and then back up there first week of march. Dworshak looks to be a confusing la...

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Over the past few months, there has been an uproar among bass anglers as the WDFW had a proposal to remove limits on all bass, walleye and catfish on all river and streams in the state. This is already the case on the Columbia River, but it seemed to most bass anglers that they were inching toward a...

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Both of them make great units and I agree with the advice of sticking with what you already have. Your Gen2 HDS will be very similar to just about any newer Lowrance unit and that will help you get the most out of it.

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This fall I started relying more on deep jerkbaits once the water got colder and plan to continue to explore them next year. Typically I use the standard 110 or 120 size jerkbaits that get down to 5 or 6 feet, but the deeper versions really produced well this year for me. What are some of your favor...

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The FishSens Sondecam is cool and you can view on your Lowrance units.

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Each year in December the Spokane Bass Club has their year end award banquet. We have raffles, food, laughs and also give out the awards for the year. This year we had five plaques given out; 1st, 2nd and 3rd in angler of the year points and an award for the biggest smallmouth and biggest largemouth...

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