I wanted to go fishing and since there were supposed to be high winds today I decided to take a ride down to the duct and give it yet another try. I gave my buddy Yolo a call and of course he was already out and had caught one on a Rat-L-Trap that was very close to being a DD, which I asked him to … [Read more...]
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AV Duct Stripers, WOOO HOOO!
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CA Aqueduct Fishing Trip
Hi everyone, I hope you took the time during the holiday season to reflect on the true meaning of Christmas, I know I did. I’d also like to wish you the best in the upcoming year and I hope that its full of days on the water and tight lines. Anyhow, on Christmas afternoon I got a text from my … [Read more...]
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Great Day Bass Fishing at Lake Isabella
Recently an old friend of mine from out of town gave me a call wanting to go bass fishing at Lake Isabella and you should know me well enough by now that I’m always willing to wet a line at my favorite lake so of course I said yes. We met up at The Dam Corner, a local Diner in the town of … [Read more...]
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Lake Isabella 5-21-2011, what a fun day!
The day started out kinda slow, caught a couple 2-3 pound bass then its was crappie time. Hit a couple brush piles for a crappie here and there. I then pitched my jig with crappie crack aka Berkley Crappie Nibbles, on 4 pound fluorocarbon, towards a tree and WACK! Something big hit it. Drag … [Read more...]
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Crappie Day at Lake Isabella
Went over to Isabella Friday because I heard the crappie bite was ON. While the fishing was fun the entire trip didn’t quite go as well as planned. I arrived at the lake and get a text from my friend that was supposed to meet me at the lake stating that he had a tire blow out on the way to the … [Read more...]
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Finally killed my duct skunk, WOO HOO!
As most of you know the CA aqueduct has become my albatross. I have fished it several times, hooked into 2 stripers but didn’t land them so I had a big fat Zero at the duct, until this past Saturday. By the way, for those who don’t know, the CA Aqueduct is a 715 mile long cement river that … [Read more...]
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CA Aqueduct, swing and a miss!
Well folks, 6 weeks after having my right knee replaced and intense physical therapy I finally felt good enough to get out and wet a line. Seeing how my new knee still not steady enough to stand on the deck of the Champion and I don’t know anyone with a pontoon style boat I knew I would be shore … [Read more...]
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Lake Castaic Striper Fishing
Recently I took my nephew, a friend and his young son to Castaic Lake to see if we could catch a mess of striped bass. Now before I proceed let me explain that while I had fished Castaic quite a few times for largemouth bass I never targeted stripers and neither had my friend. Armed with sardines … [Read more...]
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Owens Valley Bass Fishing
Since the new knee was not quite stable enough to take the Champion out, recently I decided to head up north to the Owens Valley to do some bass fishing at some of the ponds and slews off of the Owens River. One nice thing to fishing this area is you can pull up right next to the water, or at … [Read more...]
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Cabin Fever Be Gone, Maiden Voyage for my new knee.
After several weeks of intense physical therapy and a major case of cabin fever I finally got the blessing from my doctor as well as my physical therapist to go out and do some fishing. However, my doctor says that he does not think I would be steady enough to take the Champion out yet. You see, … [Read more...]
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