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by WB Staff
Mon Jul 01, 2019 7:25 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Spawning 3 of 5 teener largemouth produced more than 92K offspring
Replies: 0
Views: 698

Spawning 3 of 5 teener largemouth produced more than 92K offspring

sharelunker spawning for offspring 13 pound largemouth.jpg ATHENS — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Toyota ShareLunker Program is having a banner year in its efforts to create bigger, better bass in Texas. After successfully spawning three of the five 13 pound or larger Legacy Class large...
by WB Staff
Mon Jul 01, 2019 7:04 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Couple pleaded guilty to the illegal taking, transport, and selling of fish
Replies: 0
Views: 823

Couple pleaded guilty to the illegal taking, transport, and selling of fish

fish poaching.jpg From: U.S. Department of Justice Press Release United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Phong T. Duong, age 48, and Oanh T. Pham, age 46, both of Lincoln, Nebraska, pleaded guilty on June 28, 2019, to federal Lacey Act Violations in federal court in Omaha. Duong pleaded gui...
by WB Staff
Sun Jun 30, 2019 10:15 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Fished Clearlake for the first time.
Replies: 7
Views: 2899

Re: Fished Clearlake for the first time.

@th365

Awesome post on Clear Lake! Thanks for sharing the info as a newcomer to the lake.
Bet you will miss the California fishing!
by WB Staff
Sun Jun 30, 2019 10:12 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Two CL Giants on back2back cast!
Replies: 8
Views: 3539

Re: Two CL Giants on back2back cast!

@Texas John

Welcome! Looks like an awesome Clear Lake trip!
by WB Staff
Sun Jun 30, 2019 9:40 pm
Forum: Tournaments
Topic: 20.66 to Win the Delta | BBT Results and Winner's Report June 29
Replies: 1
Views: 1358

20.66 to Win the Delta | BBT Results and Winner's Report June 29

bbt winners report delta june 29.jpg Place Angler Angler Total Fish Big Fish Total Weight Winnings 1 Anthony Crivelli Joseph Durling 5 7.52 20.66 $4,350.00 2 Sean P ORiordan Denis C ORiordan 5 8.71 19.45 $3,140.00 3 Xiong P Vang Tou Vang 5 5.30 18.89 $1,315.00 4 Peter W Jacobson Hunter B Jacobson 5...
by WB Staff
Sun Jun 30, 2019 9:17 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: WWBT Anglers Summit TODAY! | UPDATES! SCHEDULE REVEAL, EVENT PRICING & MORE
Replies: 8
Views: 1965

WWBT Anglers Summit TODAY! | UPDATES! SCHEDULE REVEAL, EVENT PRICING & MORE

unnamed.jpg WWBT Anglers Summit Presented by Fisherman's Warehouse Manteca We have some exciting news to announce. We will provide much more information in the next few days. Please mark your calendars for the following dates: 65546278_2233947656919936_3574701134431911936_n.png July 20, 2019 7:00 a...
by WB Staff
Sun Jun 30, 2019 9:09 pm
Forum: Tournaments
Topic: 14.00 to Win Pine Flat Cen Cal Elite Results June 30
Replies: 0
Views: 790

14.00 to Win Pine Flat Cen Cal Elite Results June 30

65856647_2380952902228178_8057203994113605632_o.jpg http://www.westernbass.com/shared/images/Fishermans.jpg Congratulations Gary Wasson and Joe Baeza taking the win at Pine flat! Thank you to all 33 boats that came out endured the crazy parking, high water! 1st Gary Wasson/Joe Baeza 14.00lbs (5.62b...
by WB Staff
Sun Jun 30, 2019 11:04 am
Forum: Stripers
Topic: The record striper... 64 Pounds!
Replies: 3
Views: 11308

The record striper... 64 Pounds!

19554300_10155537486133112_2525352317117487767_n.jpg From IGFA 46 years ago on this day, angler Asie Espenak caught this 29.03 kg (64 lb) striped bass to set the women’s 24 kg (50 lb) line class world record that has stood since 1971. Espenak caught her world record striper while fishing out of Sea...
by WB Staff
Sun Jun 30, 2019 4:00 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Frog Modification for Matted Vegetation and Heavy Cover
Replies: 0
Views: 1064

Frog Modification for Matted Vegetation and Heavy Cover

How can you make sure big bass under mats find and then get your frog? Put a bell in it! Booyah pro Alton Jones Jr walks you through how to do it.

by WB Staff
Sat Jun 29, 2019 6:22 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: 36 Year State Sunfish Record Broken
Replies: 2
Views: 7899

36 Year State Sunfish Record Broken

36year state record broken sunfish caught.png WAGRAM, N.C. — Alphonso Jackson broke a 36-year-old freshwater fish state record on June 10 after landing a 2-pound, 1-ounce redbreast sunfish from the Lumber River in Wagram. Jackson, who is from Maxton, caught the sunfish using a cricket as bait. His ...
by WB Staff
Sat Jun 29, 2019 2:36 pm
Forum: Tournaments
Topic: 29.54 to win Clear Lake | NewJen Results JUne 29
Replies: 1
Views: 1538

29.54 to win Clear Lake | NewJen Results JUne 29

65377022_2400459719976218_8758761265255415808_n.jpg Congratulations to these anglers on the podiums! Here are your TOP 20 NewJen teams from a 61 boat field at Clearlake today. ________________________________________________ http://www.westernbass.com/shared/images/Fishermans.jpg 1st Place– Adam Ma...
by WB Staff
Fri Jun 28, 2019 6:26 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Caught a lake Mclure Giant Largemouth.
Replies: 18
Views: 8752

Re: Caught a lake Mclure Giant Largemouth

More from BassinWithChoffel on Lake McClure
Thanks for sharing

Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

https://www.westernbass.com/lake/mcclure
by WB Staff
Fri Jun 28, 2019 4:19 pm
Forum: Hunting General
Topic: 5 things to know about new California ammo law
Replies: 0
Views: 3020

5 things to know about new California ammo law

ammo laws july 2019.JPG SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) — California has some of the most stringent gun laws in the country. Now, a far-reaching new initiative to curb violence will require background checks for every ammunition purchase. The law goes into effect Monday. California has 4.5 million regist...
by WB Staff
Fri Jun 28, 2019 1:54 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: More on the new LOWRANCE Trolling Motor
Replies: 1
Views: 7062

More on the new LOWRANCE Trolling Motor

We put our 60-plus years of innovation and marine electronics expertise to work in designing our new trolling motor. After years of researching when and why trolling motors fail, we went to work to exceed those standards, building our first trolling motor, in-house, from scratch. Four years and 10,0...
by WB Staff
Thu Jun 27, 2019 9:11 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Why and How Mark Daniels Jr. ties the FG Knot
Replies: 1
Views: 834

Why and How Mark Daniels Jr. ties the FG Knot

See more.. 3 uncommon knots trusted by the pros here with step-by-step vids: https://www.westernbass.com/article/thr ... os-seaguar

FG Knot Below

by WB Staff
Thu Jun 27, 2019 8:55 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Fish Study Tests Health of Flint River
Replies: 0
Views: 351

Fish Study Tests Health of Flint River

Fish Study Tests Health of Flint River.jpg ...About a year ago, the Hamilton Dam between Harrison Street and the pedestrian bridge was removed and replaced by a concrete weir. The weir is a temporary blockage that will soon be replaced by natural rock rapids. “I’ve been thinking about this project ...
by WB Staff
Thu Jun 27, 2019 2:05 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: BBT Reminds us of this 15 POUNDER!!! #TBT
Replies: 3
Views: 822

Re: BBT Reminds us of this 15 POUNDER!!! #TBT

Ash was this Berry or is my memory failing me?
by WB Staff
Wed Jun 26, 2019 11:52 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: BBT Reminds us of this 15 POUNDER!!! #TBT
Replies: 3
Views: 822

BBT Reminds us of this 15 POUNDER!!! #TBT

BBT Angler Mark Keyes caught this 15.77 on a Snag Proof frog 10years ago this weekend- come join us on Saturday 29th out at Russo’s marine to get your chance at a Delta Donkey!
15 Pounder.jpg
by WB Staff
Wed Jun 26, 2019 11:38 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Endangered Minnow Stocking Scheduled to Combat Mosquitos
Replies: 0
Views: 540

Endangered Minnow Stocking Scheduled to Combat Mosquitos

Endangered Minnow Plant Scheduled to Combat Mosquitos.jpg Endangered Gila Topminnow to Help Combat Mosquitos in Arizona PHOENIX — Pinal County will have a new ally in the battle against mosquito-borne diseases this summer: endangered Gila topminnow. The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) will...
by WB Staff
Wed Jun 26, 2019 11:12 pm
Forum: Photos
Topic: Randy at Melones
Replies: 0
Views: 1817

Randy at Melones

Randy Pringle "The Fishing Instructor" with an ima Finesse Popper fish from New Melones.
by WB Staff
Wed Jun 26, 2019 1:54 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Caught a lake Mclure Giant Largemouth.
Replies: 18
Views: 8752

Re: Caught a lake Mclure Giant Largemouth.

Nice catch!
Thanks for signing up and sharing the pix.
by WB Staff
Tue Jun 25, 2019 9:15 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: First look at the all new Lowrance Livesight Transducer on HDS Live units! VIDEO
Replies: 0
Views: 1882

First look at the all new Lowrance Livesight Transducer on HDS Live units! VIDEO

First look at the all new Lowrance Livesight Transducer on HDS Live units!

by WB Staff
Tue Jun 25, 2019 9:03 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: College anglers assist police pursuing a felon VIDEO
Replies: 2
Views: 2684

College anglers assist police pursuing a felon VIDEO

#ICYMI college anglers assist with arrest.png BEDFORD CO., Va. - A suspect tried to escape an arrest warrant by jumping into the water, but it did not go well. The video capturing Bedford County deputies arresting the suspect from a stranger's fishing boat in Smith Mountain Lake last month is on soc...
by WB Staff
Tue Jun 25, 2019 8:58 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: AZ stocks carnivorous fish to feed on "stunted largemouth population"
Replies: 0
Views: 721

AZ stocks carnivorous fish to feed on "stunted largemouth population"

AZ stocks carnivorous fish to feed on stunted largemouth population.jpg Carnivorous fish stocked into Arizona lake for recreational fishing The Arizona Game & Fish Department has stocked hundred of tiger muskies, a meat-eating fish, into Horsethief Basin Lake near Crown King. According to the d...
by WB Staff
Tue Jun 25, 2019 8:41 pm
Forum: Hunting General
Topic: A convention of bowhunters drew Donald Trump Jr.
Replies: 0
Views: 2649

A convention of bowhunters drew Donald Trump Jr.

Donald Trump Jr. quietly came to Omaha last week for ... a convention of bowhunters.jpg Donald Trump Jr. quietly came to Omaha last week for ... a convention of bowhunters? LINCOLN — Donald Trump Jr., the president’s oldest son, knows something about the slings and arrows of politics. But Friday ni...
by WB Staff
Tue Jun 25, 2019 6:37 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Wondering how smallmouth bass behavior differs from largemouth?
Replies: 1
Views: 713

Wondering how smallmouth bass behavior differs from largemouth?

Wondering how smallmouth bass behavior differs from largemouth? Navionics Specialist Tyler Brinks gives an overview of smallmouth movements and tactics suited for each season in this webinar recorded on June 18, 2019.

by WB Staff
Tue Jun 25, 2019 5:36 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Ski boat collides with bass boat carrying 7 people; 3 die no vests
Replies: 2
Views: 1984

Ski boat collides with bass boat carrying 7 people; 3 die no vests

bass boat and ski boat collide 3 die.png MONT BELVIEU, Texas (KTRK) -- One person has been charged in the boat collision that killed three people and injured several others in Chambers County. According to Chambers County Sheriff Brian Hawthorne, the incident happened Sunday around 7:31 p.m. at Hug...
by WB Staff
Tue Jun 25, 2019 5:25 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Ish Monroe on Bass Pros
Replies: 1
Views: 663

Re: Ish Monroe on Bass Pros

Checked in with Ish on this he said...


One day on McClure and one day on New Melones. Ish
by WB Staff
Mon Jun 24, 2019 9:40 pm
Forum: Tournaments
Topic: 27.73 to Win the Delta | West Coast Bass Cat Owners 2019
Replies: 0
Views: 743

27.73 to Win the Delta | West Coast Bass Cat Owners 2019

Results for the 33 boat field we had at the 2019 West Coast Bass Cat Owners' Tournament this weekend!
by WB Staff
Mon Jun 24, 2019 8:05 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: The Klamath dam demolitions, the world’s largest dam removal project
Replies: 0
Views: 377

The Klamath dam demolitions, the world’s largest dam removal project

The Klamath dam demolitions, the world’s largest dam removal project,.jpg On the Klamath: To save the salmon, close hatcheries The Klamath dam demolitions, the world’s largest dam removal project, offer a spectacular opportunity to return this California and Oregon river to its wild state. In 2021,...
by WB Staff
Mon Jun 24, 2019 7:36 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: World record spotted bass
Replies: 27
Views: 7640

Re: World record spotted bass

Check the State Inland Freshwater Record rules. I had them changed to more align with IGFA. This also makes submitting for a record simplified - i.e. you no longer need to have the fish observed by a CDFG official, just clear pictures for positive ID. AND you have thirty days from date of catch to ...
by WB Staff
Mon Jun 24, 2019 4:13 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Steelhead with Wedding Ring Mystery Solved
Replies: 1
Views: 69410

Re: Steelhead with Wedding Ring Mystery Solved

#ICYMI If you missed the original article: Steelhead with a wedding ring strapped to it was caught Friday.jpg ...“So, we caught this steelhead today,” Nelligan emailed. “Someone attached their wedding ring to this fish and we caught it. Wonder if it was a divorce or death, but a crazy story!’’ For t...
by WB Staff
Mon Jun 24, 2019 4:12 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Steelhead with Wedding Ring Mystery Solved
Replies: 1
Views: 69410

Steelhead with Wedding Ring Mystery Solved

fish-with-ring4.jpg In one of the more bizarre fishing stories to surface, a fisherman reeled in a steelhead with a wedding ring attached to its tail, leaving a group of anglers fishing in a tournament on Lake Michigan on Friday scratching their heads. “It was crazy,” Jim Nelligan told USA Today/Fo...
by WB Staff
Mon Jun 24, 2019 4:11 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Steelhead with a wedding ring strapped to it was caught Friday
Replies: 3
Views: 162091

Re: Steelhead with a wedding ring strapped to it was caught Friday

In one of the more bizarre fishing stories to surface, a fisherman reeled in a steelhead with a wedding ring attached to its tail, leaving a group of anglers fishing in a tournament on Lake Michigan on Friday scratching their heads. “It was crazy,” Jim Nelligan told USA Today/For The Win Outdoors. “...
by WB Staff
Mon Jun 24, 2019 12:47 pm
Forum: Tournaments
Topic: 9.75 to Win TOC | Jr. Cen Cal Elite
Replies: 1
Views: 609

9.75 to Win TOC | Jr. Cen Cal Elite

65508019_2376465606010241_6934238142639636480_n.jpg 64825317_2376465552676913_3025473721780404224_n.jpg Congratulations to Ian Van Vliet taking the Win at the Junior Cen Cal Elite Tournament of Champions! Gage Coy AOY and Ethan Coffman 2nd AOY of 2019, you guys did great! Thank you to all the paren...
by WB Staff
Sun Jun 23, 2019 8:22 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: WWBT 2019 Columbia River Pro/Am Results FINAL
Replies: 0
Views: 629

WWBT 2019 Columbia River Pro/Am Results FINAL

MEL WILLIAMS WINS WWBT COLUMBIA RIVER OPEN PRESENTED BY TRI-CITIES.jpg MEL WILLIAMS WINS WWBT COLUMBIA RIVER OPEN PRESENTED BY TRI-CITIES ...Predominately there were four productive areas that Williams focused on. He described the locations as having stained water and various bottom or structure. “...
by WB Staff
Sun Jun 23, 2019 3:04 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Could desal plants "Restore the Delta"
Replies: 3
Views: 1018

Could desal plants "Restore the Delta"

Shared by Restore the Delta Carlsbad-Desal-Aerial-Mar-2015 Could desal plants Restore the Delta.jpg As Water Scarcity Increases, Desalination Plants Are on the Rise Some 30 miles north of San Diego, along the Pacific Coast, sits the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant, the largest effort ...
by WB Staff
Sun Jun 23, 2019 1:28 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Boater arrested after crash with teens in Modesto Reservoir
Replies: 6
Views: 1553

Boater arrested after crash with teens in Modesto Reservoir

Be careful out there guys! Boater arrested after crash with teens in Modesto Reservoir.jpg Boater arrested after crash with teens in Modesto Reservoir A boater was arrested after crashing into and injuring two teens on a jet ski while under the influence Saturday, the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Off...
by WB Staff
Sun Jun 23, 2019 12:09 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Steelhead with a wedding ring strapped to it was caught Friday
Replies: 3
Views: 162091

Steelhead with a wedding ring strapped to it was caught Friday

Steelhead with a wedding ring strapped to it was caught Friday.jpg ...“So, we caught this steelhead today,” Nelligan emailed. “Someone attached their wedding ring to this fish and we caught it. Wonder if it was a divorce or death, but a crazy story!’’ For the nitty gritty of the ring, Nelligan emai...
by WB Staff
Sun Jun 23, 2019 9:35 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Another Tweener from Camanche Today
Replies: 3
Views: 1728

Re: Another Tweener from Camanche Today

Sean also clarified it was caught on a Neko rig.
by WB Staff
Sun Jun 23, 2019 8:54 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: 20.37 to Win the Delta | BBT June 22
Replies: 0
Views: 1167

20.37 to Win the Delta | BBT June 22

64838128_2127370227373594_9200846702913781760_n.jpg Place Angler Angler Total Fish Big Fish Total Weight Winnings 1 Christian Ostrander Ronnie Heil 5 5.79 20.37 $3,275.00 2 Larry Hutton Bob Mcnabb 5 6.41 20.12 $2,075.00 3 Cameron V Cardoza Robert Riehl 5 6.28 19.00 $1,195.00 4 Kenny R Cramer Jr Kod...
by WB Staff
Sat Jun 22, 2019 8:00 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Another Tweener from Camanche Today
Replies: 3
Views: 1728

Re: Another Tweener from Camanche Today

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by WB Staff
Sat Jun 22, 2019 7:58 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Another Tweener from Camanche Today
Replies: 3
Views: 1728

Re: Another Tweener from Camanche Today

Sean checked in to say...

Best 5 went 22 epic day for sure. Wanna say thanks to the gentlemen that let us use there scale.
by WB Staff
Sat Jun 22, 2019 5:25 pm
Forum: Tournaments
Topic: WWBT 2019 Columbia River Pro/Am Day 2 Results
Replies: 0
Views: 573

WWBT 2019 Columbia River Pro/Am Day 2 Results

64722707_2230739543907414_8158392053512798208_n.jpg PRO PLACE PRO # FISH BIG DAY 1 BIG DAY 2 DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 TOTAL 1 Melbourne Williams 10 04.97 04.39 18.26 18.58 36.84 2 Mitch Ratchford 10 04.38 16.37 18.46 34.83 3 Jacob Boomer 10 05.01 19.08 13.81 32.89 4 Dave Kromm 10 14.59 17.56 32.15 5 Ben H...
by WB Staff
Sat Jun 22, 2019 3:51 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Another Tweener from Camanche Today
Replies: 3
Views: 1728

Another Tweener from Camanche Today

Camanche kicked out another tweener today for Daryl White and Sean Case. Congrats guys!

One scale said 12.2 another said 12.4.
It was said to be caught on a Ned rig.
by WB Staff
Sat Jun 22, 2019 3:25 pm
Forum: Stripers
Topic: 40 inch Sac River Striper on first catch
Replies: 1
Views: 3003

40 inch Sac River Striper on first catch

fedan-fish-1561160388.jpg man-with-fish-1561160555.jpg SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) — Friends Micki Fedan and Robert Ferko were fishing in the Sacramento River Delta on Thursday night when they got the catch of a lifetime. Without trying, the two caught a 40-inch, 23-pound striped bass. “We’d been fis...