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by ttb31183
Wed Jul 31, 2019 1:25 pm
Forum: Electronics
Topic: no longer available
Replies: 3
Views: 2561

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by ttb31183
Fri Jul 26, 2019 10:29 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Summertime in the PNW
Replies: 0
Views: 670

Summertime in the PNW

Summer in the Northwest is a brief season each year, but it is some of the nicest weather you will see all year. High temps in the 80's and still cool each evening. It also makes for some great afternoon fishing with the long days due to being so far up north. Fishing until 9pm is standard this time...
by ttb31183
Thu Jun 13, 2019 7:29 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Upcoming Webinar: Understanding Smallmouth
Replies: 1
Views: 1137

Upcoming Webinar: Understanding Smallmouth

I'll be hosting a free webinar on this coming Tuesday and it is all about smallmouth. Hope you can make it. http://www.thebassbite.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Nav_Brinks_Smallmouth_FBPresenter-v2.jpg Understanding smallmouth bass movements through all of the seasons. Included subjects will be loc...
by ttb31183
Wed Jun 05, 2019 5:14 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Courdelain Idaho bass guide ??
Replies: 2
Views: 811

Re: Courdelain Idaho bass guide ??

No true bass guide service (yet) for CDA, but contact these guys.

Fins & Feathers Tackle Shop and Guide Service - 208-667-9304
by ttb31183
Fri May 17, 2019 1:55 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Fishing a New Lake
Replies: 0
Views: 622

Fishing a New Lake

We are pretty lucky in the Inland Northwest. There are lakes and rivers everywhere and most have great bass fishing. It is sometimes hard to decide which one to fish before you head out. Many times I'll get to the freeway and decide then if I am going to go right or left. That's why it is pretty coo...
by ttb31183
Fri May 03, 2019 9:52 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Lowrance charts
Replies: 6
Views: 2689

Re: Lowrance charts

I am new to the modern technology have not had a boat in sometime. I recently purchased one it has a Lowrance elite 5 hdi. I have read the online manual since it did not come with one. So the question is I cannot find any charts that are under $100.00 I only need one for Potomac river and nothing e...
by ttb31183
Thu Apr 11, 2019 3:30 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: On the board for the season
Replies: 1
Views: 1431

On the board for the season

It's been a long time coming, but I finally got into some bass in 2019. With the cold spring and traveling a bunch, it took much longer than it normally does to start catching some bass. We went to Eloika Lake, a small, shallow lake north of Spokane and I ended up landing three. This is a lake that ...
by ttb31183
Tue Apr 09, 2019 12:20 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Lake CDA Ice Breaker
Replies: 0
Views: 1547

Lake CDA Ice Breaker

This past weekend the Idaho Panhandle Bass Club hosted their annual Ice Breaker tournament on Lake Coeur d'Alene. This year it was almost a literal "ice breaker" as the ice just recently melted enough to fish. Leading up to the event it was questionable if the event would even take place, ...
by ttb31183
Tue Apr 02, 2019 12:44 pm
Forum: Marine Accessories
Topic: 8' Power Pole Blades
Replies: 0
Views: 937

8' Power Pole Blades

I have certificates for Power Pole Blades in 8ft. These can be redeemed at any authorized Power Pole dealer. Expiration of June 2020 They retail for $1899 and I am selling them for $1,500 each. Contact me for more details and see image for more restrictions on using them. No accessories or brackets ...
by ttb31183
Tue Apr 02, 2019 12:06 pm
Forum: Electronics
Topic: HDS-12 LIVE with Active Imaging 3-in-1 NEW $2700
Replies: 3
Views: 1628

Re: HDS-12 LIVE with Active Imaging 3-in-1 NEW $2700

Cxiong wrote:Is this unit still available
Yes, just messaged you.
by ttb31183
Wed Mar 27, 2019 12:44 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Limp line
Replies: 4
Views: 1171

Re: Limp line

If you're looking for a soft and limp line, I'd check out Seaguar InvizX.
by ttb31183
Tue Mar 26, 2019 10:18 am
Forum: Electronics
Topic: HDS 16 Carbon NEW $2600
Replies: 0
Views: 809

HDS 16 Carbon NEW $2600

No transducer model.
$2600 including shipping.
by ttb31183
Tue Mar 26, 2019 10:17 am
Forum: Electronics
Topic: HDS-12 LIVE with Active Imaging 3-in-1 NEW $2700
Replies: 3
Views: 1628

HDS-12 LIVE with Active Imaging 3-in-1 NEW $2700

New in box. Live 12" unit with 3-in-1 transducer
Retail $2999
Selling for $2700 with free shipping/insurance

Please message me with any questions.
by ttb31183
Mon Feb 11, 2019 7:50 pm
Forum: Electronics Product Forum
Topic: Navionics Platinum VS C-Map
Replies: 2
Views: 3725

Re: Navionics Platinum VS C-Map

I think you will be very happy with the Navionics card for the detail and amount of lakes that are included. Visit Navionics.com and click the free ChartViewer (on top menu) to see the coverage and what you will get with a card. Here is the link to the chart viewer: https://webapp.navionics.com/?lan...
by ttb31183
Mon Feb 04, 2019 2:34 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Free webinar: Maximize Your Plotter to Catch More Fish.
Replies: 1
Views: 1237

Free webinar: Maximize Your Plotter to Catch More Fish.

I'm hosting a free webinar tomorrow evening at 5PT/8ET. "Maximizing Your Lowrance Units" is the topic and we'll go over video game fishing, mapping, and more. Hope to see you there. Link to register is in below. https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4288598220678724867?source=Co-Market...
by ttb31183
Sun Jan 27, 2019 11:36 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Spokane Bass Club 2019 Schedule
Replies: 0
Views: 429

Spokane Bass Club 2019 Schedule

http://www.westernbass.com/shared/images/Fishermans.jpg The 2019 SBC schedule has been released and it features a mix of regular stops and some that we haven't fished in a while. March 31st – Moses Lake Moses should provide an excellent early season bite for the anglers. Largemouth and smallmouth s...
by ttb31183
Wed Jan 23, 2019 9:19 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Organizing worms
Replies: 8
Views: 2224

Re: Organizing worms

I have them all in original bags on pegboards and sorted by type of lure and color. It is more work but I hardly keep anything in the boat all season and constantly swap out different styles of hard baits and plastics. I really don't take much with me on the boat each trip and just what I need. I ha...
by ttb31183
Fri Jan 11, 2019 12:44 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Lowrance Screenshots
Replies: 1
Views: 921

Lowrance Screenshots

This year I collected alot of screenshots from my Lowrance and thought I would share a few of the good ones. If you have a Lowrance HDS unit you can easily take clear screenshots like this by hitting the power and pages button at the same time. It's very similar to a smartphone and saves the files o...
by ttb31183
Tue Jan 08, 2019 10:14 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Looking for an all around fishing line.
Replies: 22
Views: 7721

Re: Looking for an all around fishing line.

Hi, I've been away from bass fishing for quite some time due to work, but since I've retired recently I want to get back into it. Almost all of the line I had was pretty deteriorated so I had to trash it. For now I'm looking for a single line that I can use for all setups, at least until I can reac...
by ttb31183
Sat Dec 22, 2018 3:24 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Bonus Day of Bass Fishing
Replies: 0
Views: 1123

Bonus Day of Bass Fishing

Usually, by late December I am already starting work on making tackle and organizing baits for next year. Not this year. We had some cold weather but just went through a stretch with air temps in the mid to high 40's. That is very unusual and meant that the season was able to go on. I went to Long L...
by ttb31183
Wed Dec 19, 2018 9:29 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Spokane Bass Club End of the Year Awards
Replies: 3
Views: 1403

Re: Spokane Bass Club End of the Year Awards

Curious, how many people in the club? Also, how big is Spokane, getting out of socal eventually, Spokane has come up as a place to go Our club has around 50-60 members each year. The Spokane metro area is around 500k but that includes a bunch of smaller cities and into Idaho. Check out spokanebassc...
by ttb31183
Tue Dec 18, 2018 10:35 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Spokane Bass Club End of the Year Awards
Replies: 3
Views: 1403

Spokane Bass Club End of the Year Awards

The 2018 season is a wrap. The Spokane Bass Club just completed the 6th season of existence and awards ceremony. The top three anglers all had great seasons and were awarded trophies for their accomplishments during the year. Winning the AOY title in a runaway was Chase Heaton. He won 3 of the 8 eve...
by ttb31183
Thu Dec 13, 2018 11:09 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Late Season Jerkbaits
Replies: 0
Views: 877

Late Season Jerkbaits

This fall was great for smallmouth and my last trip out I decided to change it up completely. Instead of targeting smallmouth, I went to a lake that is full of largemouth. They were biting a jerkbait in seven to nine feet of water with water temps in the low 40's. It was a nice change of pace. We ha...
by ttb31183
Tue Dec 11, 2018 2:53 pm
Forum: Electronics
Topic: Lowrance HDS Carbons 12s and 16s available
Replies: 5
Views: 2479

Re: Lowrance HDS Carbons 12s and 16s available

IsaacP wrote:Still available?
These are still available. 2 12's and 1 16 are available.

Price redcuced $3300 for the 16 and $2100 for each of the 12's. Price includes shipping.
by ttb31183
Fri Nov 30, 2018 1:55 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Smallmouth on Blade Baits
Replies: 3
Views: 1975

Smallmouth on Blade Baits

The weather has finally started to cool down after a pretty mild fall to winter transition. The fish have still been biting, but there has been a noticeable shift to baits. It seems like they all want a blade bait in deeper water. My last trip smallmouth fishing was earlier this week and the water i...
by ttb31183
Tue Nov 20, 2018 1:07 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: The Turkey Bowl on Lake CDA
Replies: 0
Views: 910

The Turkey Bowl on Lake CDA

Each year the Idaho Panhandle Bass Anglers puts on a fun late season tournament called the Turkey Bowl. Being mid to late November in the Inland Northwest you can expect cold weather and big fish. The tournament is pretty relaxed and starts at 9:00 to make sure the roads are not icy and it is not to...
by ttb31183
Sat Nov 17, 2018 6:19 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Fish Finders
Replies: 3
Views: 1254

Re: Fish Finders

Check with your dealer because you may be able to get one of those units as a bundle that includes a Navionics card. It is a pretty good savings. The Elite Ti units are good and offer many of the same things you'll find on the HDS units but are much less expensive. When you buy a GPS plotter that in...
by ttb31183
Thu Nov 15, 2018 11:15 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Hunting Season (Smallmouth)
Replies: 0
Views: 923

Hunting Season (Smallmouth)

I don't hunt, but this time of year I am basically hunting for a trophy. Each fall when many fellow anglers are in the woods, I am looking for big smallmouth. It is cold, often foggy and sometimes snowing but the big smallmouth are biting. I've managed several over 5 this fall but am still looking f...
by ttb31183
Mon Nov 05, 2018 4:18 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: One Spot, Two Species
Replies: 0
Views: 1177

One Spot, Two Species

I had a club tournament yesterday and both myself and non-boater did extremely well. I was able to win and he finished in 2nd place. 19.19lbs and 18.34lbs were out totals. That was fun to see us both weigh good bags on Lake CDA. The interesting thing was his bag had three largemouth and I never caug...
by ttb31183
Mon Nov 05, 2018 10:03 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Fall Fishing on Lake CDA
Replies: 2
Views: 1063

Re: Fall Fishing on Lake CDA

In 1970, the summer I turned 16, I spent a month in CDA with my grandfather. He retired there and lived on the lake not too far from the sawmill (wish I had that house). We fished for his favorite fish - he called them Bluebacks. I think they are a kokanee salmon species. We caught them trolling li...
by ttb31183
Wed Oct 31, 2018 2:49 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Fall Fishing on Lake CDA
Replies: 2
Views: 1063

Fall Fishing on Lake CDA

I could skip the whole season and jump to right now. This time of year, late October and early November, in the Northwest is some of the best fishing I have ever witnessed. The big smallmouth and largemouth are feeding and I would choose this time of year over the pre-spawn, spawn or any other time ...
by ttb31183
Tue Oct 30, 2018 2:21 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Largemouth, Smallmouth, or "Meanmouth" bass?
Replies: 5
Views: 3424

Largemouth, Smallmouth, or "Meanmouth" bass?

I was out fishing Lake Coeur d'Alene yesterday and caught a fish that looked like a smallmouth but also kind of looked like a largemouth. I know about the "meanmouth" mixed breed and have caught several but in my experience that usually happens when spots are present. Spots/Largemouth or S...
by ttb31183
Tue Oct 30, 2018 11:38 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: MLF formatyour for club events?
Replies: 7
Views: 2576

Re: MLF formatyour for club events?

We have done it once and it worked out pretty well. How we did it was boater and co-angler format and random draw. Boaters weighed and entered co's fish on their phone and vise versa. It's not perfect but the draw format eliminated some people's fears that anyone would exaggerate weights instead of ...
by ttb31183
Thu Oct 25, 2018 11:17 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: A Day to Remember
Replies: 3
Views: 1801

A Day to Remember

Yesterday I had a day that I will remember for a long time. It started off by my alarm waking me up at 3:15 am when I had no intentions of being up that early. Last week I was fishing the U.S. Open on Lake Mead and my alarm was still set for that (way too early) time. My tackle, rods and boat were s...
by ttb31183
Thu Oct 25, 2018 8:18 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Thoughts on Curado DC
Replies: 7
Views: 2369

Re: Thoughts on Curado DC

It is my favorite reel right now. Casts light and heavy baits equally well.
by ttb31183
Thu Oct 18, 2018 2:53 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Fall Fishing Question
Replies: 6
Views: 1959

Re: Fall Fishing Question

Hi bassman, I haven't fished Tenmile but fish often in the northwest this time of year. It's actually my favorite time of year to go out. I like the worst weather days and the coldest honestly. That is always a good sign for the fish that it is time to feed for the winter. It is not always the most ...
by ttb31183
Thu Oct 18, 2018 9:50 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: How to set up Navionics charts on Lowrance HDS Carbon
Replies: 0
Views: 1614

How to set up Navionics charts on Lowrance HDS Carbon

Created this video recently and thought I would share it to help anyone with an HDS Carbon and a Navionics card.

by ttb31183
Fri Oct 05, 2018 12:50 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: PB Smallie
Replies: 0
Views: 1089

PB Smallie

This year I've had pretty good luck with getting people on their best smallie ever and it happened again Wednesday. I went out with my wife and her co-worker for a half day trip to Newman Lake. They are both in real estate and short on time so we spent four hours in the morning. That was all they ne...
by ttb31183
Thu Sep 20, 2018 8:55 am
Forum: Electronics Product Forum
Topic: Which Navionics Chip is best?
Replies: 7
Views: 7658

Re: Which Navionics Chip is best?

Agree with Travis, the Platinum is nice. Really like the satellite overlay.

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by ttb31183
Tue Sep 18, 2018 10:27 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Two Extremes
Replies: 0
Views: 1093

Two Extremes

This weekend I spent three days on Potholes Reservoir both practicing for and competing in a tournament. The fish were really biting and some great bags were brought to the scales. I had a good practice and solid first day but the heavy winds hurt my offshore bite the second day. Looking back I thou...
by ttb31183
Thu Sep 13, 2018 3:11 pm
Forum: Electronics
Topic: Lowrance HDS Carbons 12s and 16s available
Replies: 5
Views: 2479

Re: Lowrance HDS Carbons 12s and 16s available

These are brand new units. Still have one 12 and two 16s left
by ttb31183
Mon Sep 10, 2018 3:09 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Low Water on Potholes Reservoir
Replies: 0
Views: 1256

Low Water on Potholes Reservoir

Potholes Reservoir in Washington is one of the most unique places I have ever fished. It's very diverse and home to tons of big largemouth and smallmouth. The main attraction is "the dunes" which are countless small sand islands that create a maze or cover to flip and pitch. This time of y...
by ttb31183
Tue Aug 21, 2018 2:03 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Clearlake Water Level
Replies: 7
Views: 3107

Re: Clearlake Water Level

7.5 is "normal full pool", thus you would set it to -5. Since the readings are instantaneous the .08 difference (about .9 of an inch) are due to the effect wind has on the lake. Sensors and and readings are taken in the Lakeport area. Waves will effect the readings as opposed to readings ...
by ttb31183
Mon Aug 20, 2018 10:39 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Ned Rigging Newman Lake
Replies: 0
Views: 1338

Ned Rigging Newman Lake

I made a repeat trip to Newman Lake last week and it was not nearly as good as last time. I still caught plenty but the average size was way down. I had to resort to finesse fishing as they did not want to touch a moving bait this trip. It was pretty surprising that they wouldn't chase with all of t...
by ttb31183
Mon Aug 13, 2018 1:29 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Beating the Heat
Replies: 0
Views: 820

Beating the Heat

This past week or so has been extremely hot for our region. Temperatures around 100 are not normal and when it gets to 104, 105 and 106...that is very unusual. I still made it out a few times and the fishing was great. My last trip was to Newman Lake, a small lake outside of Spokane and I boated a 2...
by ttb31183
Thu Aug 09, 2018 12:14 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: will rainbows eat bass fry?
Replies: 10
Views: 2193

Re: will rainbows eat bass fry?

We can't keep trout off of our hooks when we use crankbaits, jerkbaits, lipless crankbaits, small swimbaits, senkos, and the worst is drop-shot. We catch them on everything...you name it. They will eat anything moving and I'm sure that includes bass fry.
by ttb31183
Thu Aug 09, 2018 12:12 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Buchanan Bass Battle
Replies: 0
Views: 680

Buchanan Bass Battle

This past weekend the Spokane Bass Club participated in this great event for the fourth straight season. It is a memorial tournament that brings together local clubs to compete against each other for bragging rights based on the average weight per team in the field. SBC was lucky enough to pull out ...
by ttb31183
Thu Aug 09, 2018 11:04 am
Forum: Electronics
Topic: Lowrance HDS Carbons 12s and 16s available
Replies: 5
Views: 2479

Lowrance HDS Carbons 12s and 16s available

I have HDS Carbon 12s and 16s available. All are the no transducer models.

16s are $3500
12s are $2300

Prices include shipping.
by ttb31183
Wed Aug 01, 2018 8:25 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Night Fishing Trip
Replies: 6
Views: 3430

Re: Night Fishing Trip

Summer night fishing is my favorite time to fish. Get to the lake around 5-6 and fish til 1-2am and call it good. Cool, quite and usually some good fish. I usually fish top water til dark then a jig or a big worm after dark. Agreed. That is a great way to approach it. I've also had good success wit...
by ttb31183
Wed Aug 01, 2018 12:07 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Breaking down the Delta..
Replies: 16
Views: 4097

Re: Breaking down the Delta..

This an awesome new feature! To answer some of your questions, it is only available on the app.