Best Fish, When and How?

texas john · Post by **texas john** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 6:07 pm

We all talk about the tough fishing in the winter time. But how weird is it that I have caught my PB in Largemouth and Smallie in the last two months.
Caught an 8 lber on the button with a lipless back inabout 15 ft of water back in Texas over chirstmas, and a 7.26 lb Smallie yesterday (1-15-09) on a pepper jig in about 35 ft of water.

Just for fun what is your PB in both!
I have not included spots but if you feel the need to put em down to feel free, mine was a 4 lb senko eater on oroville back in June 08.

BTW I am looking for someone to fish the WRL Northern or Wine divisions with this year, PM me!!

TomAtkeson · Post by **TomAtkeson** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:54 pm

My personal best are as follows:
Large Mouth Bass
11.5 - 9X Senko Watermelon/Blk Flake - Contra Loma April 2006
Small Mouth Bass
6.0 - Lucky Craft S8 Popper Aurora Pro Black - Berryessa October 2005
Spot
4.5 - Lucky Craft Pointer what ever that blue ghost color is - Berryessa Jan 2006 ... I think.

YZKEN250 · Post by **YZKEN250** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:59 pm

LM 9lbs Brown/Green Wadda Jig Delta 2008

brian evans · Post by **brian evans** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:07 pm

largemouth: 12 3/4 lbs -lake casitas- texas rigged zipper
smallmouth: 5 1/2 lbs -oregon- gitz it tube
spot: 4lbs -lake nasimento-dropshot roboworm

elfish16 · Post by **elfish16** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 10:48 am

Largemouth: 15.5lbs Drop shot 4" worm Casitas March 2001

Northern Strain Largemouth ( Lake Piru) 12.5lbs 9" Stocker Trout Dec 2003

Smallie- 3.5 lbs Cachuma April 2003

Eric

tunaman · Post by **tunaman** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 11:08 am

elfish16 wrote:Largemouth: 15.5lbs Drop shot 4" worm Casitas March 2001

WOW!!! That must have been fun!

Roger

elfish16 · Post by **elfish16** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 11:10 am

oh you know it! 17ft of water...sand flat...8lb maxima line!!! The fish jumped 3ft out of the water....NO JOKE!

Biggest swimbait bass 13.8lbs....i've had quite a few at that weight!

Gumpa · Post by **Gumpa** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 4:51 pm

LMB.......9.7 Watermelon/redflake Senko 7"------Delta------2004
SMB.......5.9 Bluegill/ Big-O Crankbait ------Pine Flat -----1978
SPOT.....5.1 5" Senko 3' of water in January...100% tourney...2003 Millerton

lippy · Post by **lippy** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 5:06 pm

LMB-11.5 delta 2007 march Brown lippy jig

SMB- 6.0 lb woodward res Blak/Blu jig feb 1996 11pm

spotted bass-7.1 melones 2007 brown lippy jig

texas john · Post by **texas john** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 8:19 pm

Lippy I can only imagine the fight that 7.1 Spot put up. Spots are so fun to catch cause of there never give up attitude, you never know with them spots if it is a 1 or 5 lb fish.

hogbeastbassin · Post by **hogbeastbassin** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 8:59 pm

How about catching your two PB largemouths in the same day....twice!!! One day back in january a few years ago I was fishing a dirt canal with a terminator spinnerbait. Caught a 5lb bass that made itself my PB. About and hour later I caught a 6 1/2-7lb bass, breaking my record. That was the first time.

A couple years ago, I had to go to a work meeting at 8am and had to be back at work at noon. My work was 15 minutes away from home and I thought to myself why not do some fishing to kill some time. Went fishing to the same spot I caught my previous PB, with the same bait and slammed a 7 1/2 bass. Two casts later I caught my 8 1/2lb bass in the same exact spot as the previous bass. Think they were hanging out. Great days, great fish.

As far as my best Smallie - havnt caught one yet. Went to McClure and watched my buddy catch a little one. It was nice to actually see one in person. Only other smallie ive seen was a blow up on a spook (I think it was mine actually)...watched the bronze football swim back into the depths. This was at Don Pedro I believe.

Biggest spot was probably 3 1/2 lbs, close to 4 maybe. These numbers are all going to change this year. Catching all new pb this year and a smallie for sure, as well as getting a boat, and fishing at least 2-3 lakes I have never fished before and being successful there!!!

Any recommendations on where to go in Central California for smallies? Well, I love fishing McClure and plan on spending some time there so where in McClure should I find decent numbers of smallies? (ive been told around bagby was a good spot???)

liveSTRONG · Post by **liveSTRONG** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 11:02 pm

LM - 13lbs3oz , July 2008

Jig on none other then the delta.

Caudawg · Post by **Caudawg** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 6:32 am

15 lb LM from a farmpond in Sheldon/Wilton on a Snagproof frog
5.7 lb spot Shasta on a Clown Rogue
5.5 lb smally at Shasta on a 1/4 oz Rodstrainer pig & jig

492slayer · Post by **492slayer** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 2:17 pm

Largemouth - 15.48lb Lake Oroville Record (Easter Sunday 2007)
(I believe this was a Northern not Florida strain) - 5" Senko
Spotted Bass - 5.8lbs Oroville Lake 1995 - Brn/Blk/Red Weapon Jig
Smallmouth - 6.5lbs Anderson Dam Reservoir, Idaho 1997 - 3" Grub
* Broke off a smallie at the boat I estimated was 9-10lbs at C.J. Strike Reservoir, Idaho 1997

PB Smallie on Feather River 5.5lbs... 1987 Rapala #7 Crawdad Fatrap

Oldschool · Post by **Oldschool** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 2:31 pm

19.3 lb FLMB, Castaic, hair jig, March 1994.
12.4 lb NLMB, Casitas, hair jig, Feb 1971.
6.0 lb Smallie, Crow lake, Canada, split shot, June 1990.
Tom

Turkeyman · Post by **Turkeyman** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 8:29 pm

LMB - July 2008 Lake McClure Night fishing on a buzzbait 7lb. 7 oz.
Spot -July 2008 (same night) very next fish 4lb 4 oz on a jig.
Smallie - Hoorsetooth Res. Colorado 3lbs spinnerbait.

L Dub · Post by **L Dub** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 12:55 pm

I caught my PB on dynamite! J/k

LMB - San Pablo - 8.5lbs on 3/8 ball jig w/ Motoroil/ watermelon flake hula grub

SMB - Berryessa - 4 lbs on wacky rig

Lookin for the DD this year!

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 1:00 pm

Caudawg wrote:15 lb LM from a farmpond in Sheldon/Wilton on a Snagproof frog

Hmmm where exactly is that pond in Wilton?

some guy · Post by **some guy** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 1:03 pm

FLMB - 12lb 8oz- Jig - LMV 2008

NLMB - 8lb 3oz -TD minnow - Old Hickory Lake, TN 2003

Spotted - 7lb 2oz - reaper- Lake Perris - 1992

Smallie 5lb 3 oz - DD14- Dale Hollow, TN 2003

Striper 18lb 13oz - Lunker Punker - DVL - 2007

dbbasser · Post by **dbbasser** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 1:12 pm

LM 14.68 lb's Folsom Lake, Lucky Craft Pointer 100

SM 5+ lb's Folsom Lake, Senko (297)

Spot 5.5 lb's Folsom Lake, White on White spinnerbiat

massbaster · Post by **massbaster** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 2:31 pm

LMB- 12LBS Delta april 2008 Bluegill mission fish
SMB-6LBS Woodward res november 1996 Brown jig with purple pork
SPOT-4LBS Shasta july 1999 Buzzbait

RMARX · Post by **RMARX** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 2:43 pm

LMB - 15.89 Don Pedro - Huddleston
SMB - 5.87 Don Pedro - C-RIG
SPOT - 7.67 McClure - Huddleston

Jason P · Post by **Jason P** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:05 pm

My PB was 11.5 on a buzzbait prefishing for a WON Pro-am on the Delta. 3 days before the tourney, oh well I'll take 10+ any day prefishing or not. Tons of fun.

Jason

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 4:36 pm

1. LM 9LB+ DELTA, WADA JIG

2. SPOT 6+ FOLSOM, HUDD

3. SM 5+ FOLSOM, HUDD

4. SALMON 52LBS SAILOR BAR. BEAD AND YARN..............

Johnny C · Post by **Johnny C** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 4:50 pm

Largie..13.55 Hud..New Melones...Dec 2008

Smallie 6lbs. 3oz. Spinnerbait Night..Lake Camanche June 1983

Spot 7lbs. 2oz. Powercraw Night..New Melones July 1996

tracker31 · Post by **tracker31** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:22 pm

Largemouth.......11.9 wacky senko (delta)
Smallmouth......5.5 black/blue jig (san antonio)
Spot.....4.1 crankbait-baby bass (naciemento)

Rod Brown · Post by **Rod Brown** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 11:32 pm

Largemouth Bass 11.38

1990 Won Bass Team at Clear lake.

Caught on a 6" purple homemade straightail.

6lb Smallmouth at Trinity on powerbait (shockboat)
8lb spot at Millerton caught on powerbait (shockboat)
(6) 10 lbers at Clear Lake at night on powerbait (shockboat)

Rod Brown

DaHawg · Post by **DaHawg** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:01 am

PB Largemouth 12.4lbs. February 2006 Delta, Snag Proof Frog-Sparrow

PB Smallie, 4.2lbs. July 2002 Delta (Near Mossdale)-Rat-L-Trap (Craw Pattern).

-DaHawg

DAN · Post by **DAN** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 6:45 am

Wow I am Old

LMB 14.6 Lake Chabot Purple Manns Worm April 78
SMB 7.2 Lake Pardee May (think 98 )
Spot 6.5 Lake Shasta with my son on a Delta Special Wacko Double Buzz July 99

Last two years on the Delta 7 over ten Bass Trix, Pepper Jigs, Frogs and Shell Cracker, Mostly Pepper jigs

Oldschool · Post by **Oldschool** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:50 am

492slayer wrote:Largemouth - 15.48lb Lake Oroville Record (Easter Sunday 2007)
(I believe this was a Northern not Florida strain) - 5" Senko
Spotted Bass - 5.8lbs Oroville Lake 1995 - Brn/Blk/Red Weapon Jig
Smallmouth - 6.5lbs Anderson Dam Reservoir, Idaho 1997 - 3" Grub
* Broke off a smallie at the boat I estimated was 9-10lbs at C.J. Strike Reservoir, Idaho 1997

PB Smallie on Feather River 5.5lbs... 1987 Rapala #7 Crawdad Fatrap

15.48 would be a new state record for northern strain LMB. Count the lateral line pore scales; over 69 and it's a FLMB.
Any bass over 15 lbs is a true giant, very rare, congratulations.
Tom

Steve45 · Post by **Steve45** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 2:17 pm

Largemouth---- 13.1 12.6 11.8 11.5 10.8 10.6 10.6 10.2 10.0 all at Berryessa, late spring and summer. 1 on a spinnerbait and 1 on a Castaic trout the larger bass fell for a 7" pumpkinseed Berkley powerworm Smallmouth---- 5.0 Fall and a jig at Berryessa

Ranger Jason · Post by **Ranger Jason** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 4:54 pm

11.2# on April '07. Green jig with Robo pitchin' craw trailer. I meet her flippin the east shore at Casitas. Man I miss that lake.

DougH · Post by **DougH** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 5:09 pm

16 lbs
Casitas, '88
purple phenom 4" split-shot
6 lb test
#1 tru-turn
5'-6" berkley "stinger" rod
shimano spinning reel, can't remember which one, but the drag worked well...

I probably lost over 10 double digits that year from being a clueless moron. Now I'm an educated moron...

Austen · Post by **Austen** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 5:29 pm

Largemouth----5.5--trout colored spook--delta--11/23/08
Spot----3.2--lucky craft pointer--mcclure--january 2009
smallie----4.3--brown jig--colombia river--summer 2008

Terry Smith · Post by **Terry Smith** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 7:15 pm

11.4 at Clear Lake in April 2007
Speed Trap
8lb Maxima Floro
6'6" RodSmith cranking rod
Diawa reel

and A change of underwear after I **** myself when I saw her come out of the water

Larry Hemphill · Post by **Larry Hemphill** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 7:29 pm

LM 14 lbs 2 oz, Lake Amador, 1986, black/chartreuse worm

Spotted 7 lbs 7 oz, Collins Lake, 2005, Rodstrainer Jig

Sm 4 lbs 3 oz Lake Oroville, 1994, Rodstrainer jig

CN · Post by CN » Wed Jan 21, 2009 7:57 pm

Well all of you have me beat in the Bass but the best fish I ever cought was a Striper even though it's a Bass

I used fish with my Late Brother law at San Luis and we fished together there for over 20 year's.Allway's cought our limit but not much to brag about.

One day I cought a 35lb'r and it broke his net trying to land it and he was pissed at me. At that same time a boat came by with 2 older couple's and I remember one saying "See I told you there were fish in this Lake"

I will allway's remember that Fish and my Brother in law.

Mike

Ridge_Runner20 · Post by **Ridge_Runner20** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:01 pm

LMB - 11lb. 4oz., Lake Amador, 8" Carolina rigged lizard (Junebug)

SPOT - 6lb. 8oz., Folsom Lake, 1/4oz. Rodstrainer jig (brown/purple)

SMB - 4lb.+, Folsom Lake, Zoom Super Fluke (Silver Rainbow)

RR_20

ugly stick · Post by **ugly stick** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:11 pm

8.5 huddleston at clearlake

8.2 at a norcal lake on a huddleston

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