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Chad Sweitzer

"The 20th annual 2017 C.O.Pro-Teen Classic is now "LIVE" for July 16th, 2017 at Russo's Marina on the California Delta"

Coach has a post on the very top of the fishing forum with more information.

Chad Sweitzer

Hey everyone, I just finished signing up as a boater for the pro-teen and had to post both a thank you and a call to boaters. This will be my 2nd year as a boater and my 6th year fishing this tournament. It was the first tournament I ever fished, and I loved the camaraderie and competition tournamen...

Chad Sweitzer

We ended up winning the College Regional Tournament with 36 pounds for 3 days. The Pit arm is the only place you should really be fishing, we ran up the Sac Arm Day 1 and had 7.5 pounds and were sitting in last place, Days 2 and 3 we fished up the Pit and had an 18 and almost 11 pound bag. Senkos on...

Chad Sweitzer

Thanks guys! I was so blessed to catch that giant!

Chad Sweitzer

Theres a College and Regional BASS tournament there Wednesday-Friday so you might not get too much information until Friday night! I'll post how I did on this thread Friday night, but I've been getting 10-13 pounds a day, but guys have been getting 18 pound bags.

Chad Sweitzer

Hey everyone, I just got my first DD, a 10.91. . . only took me 18 years of bass fishing! Haha! I was curious, did most of you guys who have multiple 10+ pounders notice them coming easier after a while? What was your fist DD, and when? https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=b95c4ba447&vi...

Chad Sweitzer

I never throw 5", always 6" or 7". Basic colors like watermelon red or baby bass usually do well.

Chad Sweitzer

Absolutely correct that the lower water concentrated the fish. I had back to back days with 22.31 then 24.50 for my best 5 off of one point. It was the only point within a quarter mile each way, every big fish was pushed to that spot. Now that the lake is up those fish have really spread out!

Chad Sweitzer

The bites tough right now, low weights compared to last year. Last time I went out I had 35 bites and only put 5 fish in the boat!

Chad Sweitzer

I do think the spotted bass compete with the largemouth, at least in the lakes I fish. Dropshotting bridge pilings will usually produce 3 healthy spots and a skinny ugly largemouth. I think the spotted bass hurt the true trophy potential of a lake when the fish have to compete directly, such as in a...

Chad Sweitzer

I didn't know boating and drinking was illegal. I assumed it wasn't from what I've seen on the water. They just need to enforce that. I see boating as a right, and unless you do something to lose that right (drinking/unsafe boating), it should not be regulated. I see your point Mr. Poulson, and if t...

Chad Sweitzer

We're trading freedoms for supposed safety. One more way the state can regulate us and our money. I don't like it at all, I'd rather deal with people who don't know what they're doing. With the amount of alcohol involved in most boating activities, I dont think unfamiliar/new boaters are the cause o...

Chad Sweitzer

Sent you a PM.

Chad Sweitzer

I think they've gotten smarter. I found a 19+ pounder (hard to judge, but it was much larger than my dads 17) on a bed, and it laughed at my huddleston as it sat there. That fish was so smart, and was on its bed for only 1 day. With the amount of information on big bass techniques available on the i...

Chad Sweitzer

The Staysee 90 has got me some good 3+ pound smallies on rocky points. Other than that, chartreuse and blue does well for bigger fish, but it's a challenge for sure! I've gone there and caught 30 fish on the d-shot without catching a keeper!

Chad Sweitzer

The Champ. Extreme 745 is absolutely without a doubt the best 1/2-3/4 oz jig rod. I had a 744 champ extreme, and it was awesome for the first 3 years, until I started missing fish. I simply wore the rod out, the day after I realized it was getting too flimsy, it shattered on a hookset. That's probab...

Chad Sweitzer

After moving up to Chico this year I joined the paradise bass club. They do tourneys at all 3 of the lakes you mentioned. It's a very VERY low-key club, if you're looking to get a little more serious, the Oroville Bassmasters do tournaments in that area too. I think it costs around 100 for the Oro. ...

Chad Sweitzer

You can trick out a 14 foot boat way better than a kayak. It'll be more expensive, but some of my best days have come out of my grandpas 14 foot aluminum. It's got a new 24 volt Minn Kota and a 7" Lowrance Elite up front. The TM and casting deck make the difference for me, I've been dragged int...

Chad Sweitzer

Running a braid to Flouro leader will really make casting more manageable, not to mention much cheaper. I do it on almost all my baitcasting rods. Tacticalbassin has some great videos answering your exact question.

Chad Sweitzer

Hey Everyone,
My dad is going to spend spring break up at Shasta and wants to do a guide trip before. Who guides up there? Any suggestions or prior experiences? Thanks!

Chad Sweitzer

+1 On braid to Flouro. I fished exclusively XL on my spinning rods until I switched to 15 PowerPro and 8-10 Flouro. There is an unbelievable increase in sensitivity, and you can fish as deep as you have the patience for. I've pulled suspended fish out of 140 feet (they were about 80' deep) and felt ...

Chad Sweitzer

Modified Albright for me too, unless I'm throwing 65 braid to a 30 pound leader. Then I think I do a Uni knot. The tag end of a Albright can cut up your thumb pretty bad on the cast.

Chad Sweitzer

Melones events are pretty rare, most likely because that lake fishes SMALL! There are only so many main lake points to throw Hudds over Haha! Even when there are only 20-30 boats on the lake, I notice a drop in numbers, size, and overall activity.

Chad Sweitzer

When you think you're fishing slow, fish slower, and I don't mean letting your jig sit there then popping it a couple times, I mean soak it, but never let it sit in one place for too long. Slow dragging black senkos was how we caught all of our fish last weekend.

Chad Sweitzer

Wow! I should have fished that tournament.

Chad Sweitzer

Tough fishing, we spent the day up north and had a few keepers, the biggest being 4.0 pounds. Fishing really, really slow moving baits.

Chad Sweitzer

It will be interesting to see how low the reservoirs get this year. New Melones has stayed just as low for the last 3 years despite getting more rain. Oroville went from high, to almost record lows this year. Are they taking more water than they used too?

Chad Sweitzer

We recently bought an Elite 7 inch and had the same problem. I knew to put the graph to sleep when it was out of the water from day one. It worked great for the first few trips but eventually couldn't find bottom or fish. We hooked up another 7" Elite and it still wouldn't find the bottom. We a...

Chad Sweitzer

I've got the same problem with mine, I'm returning it while it's under warranty.

Chad Sweitzer

I don't know how to post pictures but I was fishing from the shore at the Thermalito Afterbay and saw some GINORMOUS crawdads, the smallest was about 6", most were about 8" long! I've never seen craws this big. Jigs are too small to imitate these beasts with the exception of cooch's wadda ...

Chad Sweitzer

Will do, Thanks!

Chad Sweitzer

I was throwing Whopper Plopper today and noticed my line spooling on one side of my reel! Ive had this happen a couple times before but usually just shift the levelwind back into place when i get home. This time it's stuck pretty good! Can i fix it myself? Or do I need to send it in?

Chad Sweitzer

Hey everyone, I've been fishing the Chico area lakes for a couple weeks now that I'm in college. I was in a pontoon boat but the frame broke so I'm out of options until I get the new frame! I wanted to contact the Chico bass club to see if they have any back seats available, but can't really find th...

Chad Sweitzer

My last night trip was at Melones and I ended up catching spots to 3 pounds at Melones on a black and blue jig with rattles and scent. I think it becomes less of a visual game. For me at least, I had a couple fish react to the jig right as it hit the water, focusing on the splash.

Chad Sweitzer

Any need to go above 15lb Flouro? I'm used to needing 20 lb for the trees in Melones but Oroville looks pretty clean.
Thanks

Chad Sweitzer

Hey Everyone, I will be attending Chico State this year and Oroville will be my new home lake. I have no experience there but from what the tournament results are it looks like some tough fishing (for size) compared to my Motherlode lakes. I'm gonna make a Tackle Warehouse order before I move in jus...

Chad Sweitzer

My favorite big fish spot has been overrun with 7-12 inch Kokanee, what are some good Kokanee imitating lures? I'm throwing Huddlestons, keitechs and Punkers but not getting bit as much as I'd like. I'm seeing giant bass pushing the Kokanee up on the shore, and blasting them off the top so I know th...

Chad Sweitzer

Just giving a heads up to all boaters, checking in and getting your partner the day before the tournament makes the experience much more exciting for the Teen. I have learned so much from my Pros the day before the event, and I plan to meet and rig up and prepare my Teen at my boat after the evening...

Chad Sweitzer

The fish do this at a local lake near me. The most important aspect of fishing for these fish is getting the lure to them as soon as possible. I like a basic Magic Craw Swirl 420 Beaver on a 3/16 oz Texas rig. Make sure you can cast it a long ways to reach those active feeding fish quickly. At my la...

Chad Sweitzer

This will be my 5th Pro-Teen, but my 1st as a boater. This event made such a big impact on my love for tournament fishing and I learned so much from each of my boaters. You don't have to be a true "Pro" to volunteer. The fact that there's no waiting list this year shows how bad the lack of...

Chad Sweitzer

Went with the 784 and it looks amazing!!! Haven't been on the water yet though. Soon!! I went with the longer rod because I definitely drag big football and swim jigs more than I flip and pitch.

Chad Sweitzer

Thanks Mr. Dobyns! I think I'm gonna go with the 784 Mike Long rod, if you think that's a good option! I'm in the motherlode, have you had any reports of wearing a rod out? I've heard it once before on tactical bassin, and I know my rod is a little softer, but no less sensitive than when I got it.

Chad Sweitzer

Hey everyone, I do probably half of all my fishing with a big (3/4 to 1oz) jig. My 744 Champ. Extreme is no longer stiff enough to cast a jig+big trailer comfortably. I guess I've worn it out after 4 years of 80-100 trips a year? Anyways, what's the best big jig/Texas rig rod out there?
Thanks

Chad Sweitzer

Im getting a 702 Dobyns spinning. Is the Extreme worth the cost? Is it really worth the extra $90? I'm strictly fishing a drop-shot and other finesse baits with it.
Thanks

Chad Sweitzer

Mr. Poulson, In my experience with flourocarbon, the levelwind technology makes a huge difference. Red Label used to be my favorite line (I threw nothing but Red Label for 3 years). With this first spool of loosely spooled Red Label, which I assume is the same formula, it broke mid spool on my first...

Chad Sweitzer

Forgot to mention, I have fished 2 tournaments out of 17' fiberglass Rangers and one in a 18' Skeeter, the Tracker rides better than both in rough water. It's not the weight of the boat, it's the design of the hull and the driver.

Chad Sweitzer

We have a 2015 tracker 17'9" with 75HP, and have had some problems running in the big stuff at the bottom of Frank's. This just means we had to slow down a little bit and we made it fine. 98% of the time, we are running with no problems whatsoever. We made the mistake of trying to run across Cl...

Chad Sweitzer

I am sure this topic has been covered plenty on here. But I know new lines have been released and since Red Label is now ruined I am curious as to what everyone's fishing for their heavy duty (15-20lb) flouro. Price matters. . . But I'm fishing some pretty nasty structure (Boulders, Standing Timber)...

Chad Sweitzer

Got the email from Tackle Warehouse. Seaguar jacked up the price and is no longer using levewind technology on red label. Thats the last spool of that stuff I'll ever buy.

Chad Sweitzer

Sent TW an email. I'll post an update when I get a reply.
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