Bass Fishing Forum - Westernbass.com

WRB

When the water was still flowing into the back of creeks there was a “secret” frog bite going on the debris mats. Now that the jerks are lowering the lake during the spawn as they like to do, the frog bite may not be ongoing?
Tom

WRB

I want to shout out to Jigging4bass for making up his fabulous Puff Ball jigs he made up for me on my Viper Head jig. Marks craftsmanship is phenomenal!
What is a Viper Head jig? It’s a secret design since 1971.
Tom

WRB

Look at the last 2 tournaments, horrible results.
The water is now dropping for unknown reasons (making room for purchasing MWD water).
Lots of fry, the spawn may be over before lowering the water hopefully.
Tom

WRB

The entire Delta area could be underwater if the Sacramento River system dikes should fail during flood stage run off. Lots of small communities are built on a flood plain that only dikes keep them dry. Hopefully everything holds up but little warning when it fails.
Tom

WRB

Castiac is at full pool from dirty rain water run off with debris everywhere. Normal water supply is from California aqueduct via Elderberry forebay. The water quality is a mess full of silt, ash and fire retardants. Tough bite until you locate cleaner water, few did!
Tom

WRB

Obviously defective and didn’t shut off and overheating.
contact the PowerMania for replacement. Lucky you didn’t have a fire!
Tom

WRB

World class bass fishery during pre spawn....

Tom

WRB

Contact Phil’s Prop Shop in Redding and discuss your situation. Phil’s has loaner props to try and reworks props.
Fury 4 blade 22P may work for example, better hole shot and may hit your 5800 rpm target.
Tom

WRB

Yep, the reddish orange phos foam is now floating with the bark and branches for cover.
Coffee tannic color water is usual for SoCal lakes but seeing clouds of red orange surfacing with sunlight is something I have never seen before.
Tom

WRB

As of 4/12/2023 Castiac water level is 5’ below pool and looks great from that view point. My question is what is going on with the red//brown water color with clouds of red/brown coloration coming to the surface like big plankton clouds? To say the fishing tough is a understatement with perfect pre...

WRB

Back in the 50’s you could buy baby alligators in California pet shops,I know because I had one. What happens when the gator get bigger it gets released into s local pond. This is what happened, someone’s pet was released and survived. Alligators self fertilize eggs so a gator this big more then lik...

WRB

It’s been a long time since we had weather like this year. When I lived at Big Bear as a youngster we a 9’ snow fall that covered cabins and it was 2 weeks before a snow plow could clear enough snow to walk to the store. I believe it was 1949 from the picture of cardboard signs on tunnels to the vil...

WRB

It’s easier when your lake is frozen over

WRB

Received a PM,

WRB

coyote268 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 29, 2023 12:39 pm says it was deleted by its author

PM sent

WRB

This site for some reason does that to PM’s to Mark, PM me and will give you direct contact.
Tom

WRB

Contact Mark* .
Tom
*need his info PM me.

WRB

Lake Shasta is a better place to live then SoCal today. Understand the cold issue and it gets hot in summer. If you can afford to live at Lake Sherwood or Westlake that works👍. Piru is full but closed to boating, no concessions. Should change. Cachuma is full and better fishing. Getting old isn’t fo...

WRB

Yes fixed it thank you

.
We had lunch at Anchor Rose in SB harbor before this weeks storm and the harbor was open, no sand bar closing the entrance.
Tom
PS, what do we have 1/2 dozen SoCal members on this site?

WRB

Ventura River is only 12 miles long dropping 4,000’. The water shed has experienced major fires the past 5 years so run off is dirt filled and contaminated by fire retardants from aircraft fighting the remote mountainous terrain. Castiac isn’t far behind with siltation in the fish arm, ski arm is OK...

WRB

In the 80’s the Deep Cat dam was 30’ from top to lake bottom, now it’s about 4’....lots of sit.
The dirt could have been bull dozed and loaded into trucks the last 3 year as that area was dry.
Good point wasted on insane water board.
Tom

WRB

jiggin4bass wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 11:52 pm jig surprise coming

Sent

WRB

Point Conception divides the southern Humbolt current and northern Arctic current, nearly impossible to predict storms going west to east along warm and cold currents breaks. Today’s meteorologist tend rely on sat data in lieu of pressure millibar data. I am happy we are getting rain along the Calif...

WRB

Good news is the diversion dam is working!
Tom

WRB

This jig mold was made for me by Larry McCain a prototype Mechanist at JPL in 1971. I wanted a head to go through rocky structure and made a sketch. 1st big bass was my PB NLMB at Casitas in ‘71 with Action curl trail worm trailer and Garland spider skirt 12.25 lbs. I was using Pedigo pork rind trai...

WRB

Mark, can’t wait to try out your creations they look perfect.
Kept this jig design under the radar for decades and hope you have success using it,

Tom

WRB

Very interesting....love the colors

Tom

WRB

The Johnson GT & Evinrude XP 200 were popular 90’s era looper engines for racing. The 200 hp was 225 at the power head and easy to modify heads, carbs and air box to produce another 75 hp.
This was the golden era of OMC.
Tom

WRB

OMC filed bankruptcy in 2000 and Bombardier bought them. the 1st thing Bombardier did was drop Johnson name brand, keeping Evinrude. The FITCH engine series was a disaster that was blowing power heads until the problem was solved but too late to save the company. Bombardier came out with E-Tech line...

WRB

Ask your local bass boat dealers for recommendations.
Tom

WRB

I use my own 7/16 oz jig designed to standup and not snag rocky structure. Weed guard is a Hitchhicker small spring clipped to the hook eye with 2 1/2” finesse straight worm piece, tail split to cover the jig hook point. This Viper jig dates back to 1971 and caught more DD* bass then I can remember ...

WRB

Member of Harvey Naslund’s Silver Eagles not familiar the magazine.
Try contacting George Kramer or Mike Folkestad.
Tom

WRB

Congratulations joining the 17# club

Tom

WRB

Intergrade not hybrid.
F1 1st generation Florida and NLMB, both are Largemouth bass the same species.
Tom

WRB

KVD released a video announcing 2023 is his last competitive tour season. Only had 1 conversation with KVD and was at a Bass A Thon in anglers Marine Anaheim. Introduced myself and was surprised he knew my name, we had a very enjoyable conversation, a true sportsmen interested in every aspect of bas...

WRB

C&C Marine
Tom

WRB

🌧🌧

🌧🌧
Tom

WRB

Great looking colors

Tom

WRB

How did it go?
Tom

WRB

WRB wrote: ↑Fri Jan 27, 2023 10:56 am
mike at robo wrote: ↑Fri Jan 27, 2023 7:00 am Dana Rosens bag was 6 fish . I was there .
You are correct, 3 big bass each! Who was his partner?
Tom

WRB

mike at robo wrote: ↑Fri Jan 27, 2023 7:00 am Dana Rosens bag was 6 fish . I was there .

You are correct! Who was his partner?
Tom

WRB

California 5 bass tournament weight record at Casitas 62+ lbs by Dana Rosen...can’t recall his partner?
Bill Murphy caught a unofficial 5 bass limit weighing 75+lbs trolling a home made swimbait.
Tom

WRB

Josh Jones is promoting himself very effectively, Dobyns rods and $$$$ For watching him catch bass as a guide service.
The claims he owns the 5 bass wait record caught on video over looks Butch Brown’s 65 lb limit.
Tom

WRB

Miramar wasn’t stocked according to Botroff the biologist for the program.
When the Zimmerlee record bass showed in ‘73 the question came up.
Larry used the ponds at Miramar that had adult size FLMB to start rearing fingerling that were transferred to Upper Otay as I recall.
Good info

Tom

WRB

To the best of my knowledge the LMB In Pyramid came from Castaic, probably both NLMB and FLMB, don’t know how the Small outhitting got into pyramid?
Tom

WRB

California Largemouth bass were transplanted from Minnesota in 1890. Pure Florida strain Largemouth were introduced by Orville Ball from Cypress Springs Florida to ponds where lake Miramar is now located in 1959. The FLMB raised in the ponds were transferred to Upper Otay lake then transplanted into...

WRB

Some big names blanked?
Tom

WRB

Thanks Tom. Didn't know about the 9, a guy claimed the record a few years ago with a 6_4, go figure. Know of 3 legit 8s from the early 80s Big Bear Lake fish record keeping is non existent today. The local rag The Grizzly was a good source until it burned to the ground loosing it’s history. The Big...

WRB

The California State record Largemouth bass before Florida strain LMB introduced in 1959 was 14.7 lbs. I did weigh on my certified lab spring scale a 15 1/4 lb LMB in 1962 caught by a rent boat trolling a Mirro lure. My PB NLMB was 12 1/4 lbs from Casitas in 1971 before FLMB were intruded in Casitas...

WRB

Excellent report Kelly

It sounds like you will be launching at the marina ramps.
Tom

Search found 1083 matches

Tags

Notice