Gettin' my tube groove on 3-12-08

[tacklejunkie]

Photobucket seems to be down for me at the moment so I'm crossing my fingers that this works with imageshack.

Been a few since I've been in my tube so decided to go check out one of my favorite bassin spots. Patched up my Caddis last week so decided to see how my patch job worked out. Just got my health insurance finally and have some doctor appointments. Got a quick fix today to hold me over for a while, while I take care of those.

Set the alarm for 5am, but shut it off and slept in until 9. Got to the water about 10am a little on the sleepy side. Water felt a little cool in the morning. There were some clouds and a breeze about. I brought two reaction baits for my 12lb medium 6' baitcaster. A DT-10 Rap and a spinnerbait. I could tell my spinnerbait wasn't gonna go deep or slow enough with the willow blades. Tied on the DT-10 and kicked across the way.

I used the DT-10 to judge my depth. started heading shallow until my bait hit the bottom. Then backed off a few feet and casted out into the open, up the incline where I found the drop off.
Crank, crank, crank Eeeert! ziiip! Splash!
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Quick measure
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Quick release
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Since I now found where some fish were to be holding, I stuck it there for 5 more mins on the crankbait. Nothing. Decided I would come back here later and kept moving. Run and gunned a bunch of water for 3 hours with the crankbait and dragging a mini-jig for nada. Came back to the good spot. Fish were holding an estimated 10-15-18 feet today. Everyhing I caught came from those depths. Seems a bit early still.

Felt around with my crankbait upon return to the spot. Nothing active on that but still breezy and I knew they were home. Use a Socal Bassman afternoon snack trick with a short *** tag and scratched another fat bally fighter. They all looked pretty plump today and gave me a run for it!
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free baby! see ya next trip.
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This one came from the same spot same depth on a FXMMII 7" worm w/ 3" tag DS
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fatness
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didn't measure up..
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...so back he went (as always)
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I only brought two "12lb baits". I was positive one would work.
Here there are being put away for the day so they don't pop my tube on the way in.
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One the kick back in, the normal baits with an unusual presentation surprisingly brought me two more out of the blue :ROFL:
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Last one out of nowhere, but still in the same depth range as the other spot! Takin' notes.
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Released to get big and pull drag next time
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That's pretty much it from me. Haven't been ON the water in a while but sure has been a "dry winter" as far as bassin' from shore. Might be a while before I can get back out there again. Still looks like the action is on it's way! Have fun out there guys :Wink:

Totals: 7 fish.. two super dinky skipped the pic.
Best 3 prolly went 8lbs together with those bellies.
Thanks for reading-
TJ


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[GeordyBass]

sick job TJ~!!!looks like a great outing!

[basscatcher]

good job tj we need to go tube sometime



God Bless


basscatcher

[lxlcantar]

Nice going out there TJ, fish look healthy!

[vanillagurilla]

good work tj. i havent fished in over a month :(

[Seng90806]

great job out there bro...seems like bass on going off right now...cant wait to get my tube back in grove

[fishindude420]

good job out there bro! Nice to see you blacking out your backrounds now :)keep those lurkers guessin :) lol. good to see your getting on some fatty fish man! we gotta get all the tubers to meet up again soon and slay some bass!

[Ambassadorhawg]

NO! Not you too, TJ! What's up with all the hiding spots?

I guess that's not Perris cuz I doubt if you would hide spots in that hole.

I think FNN should have a new rules:

1) do not post pictures
2) do not tell anyone where you fished
3) do not tell anyone what you caught
4) do not tell anyone what you used
5) do not tell anyone how you did
6) do not tell anyone ANYTHING!!!!

LOL,
'hawg

[matt duarte]

nice job TJ! i defently need to get out there again on my toon! i can see why one would black out pix from perris..mainly because perris is getting over fished since the DVL shut down, ill be out there with ya next time for sure casey! perris is about to pop off guys! so go somewhere else hahahaha jp

[bassguy]

Hey TJ...

Nice job out there, glad to hear you have you insurance so you can get your back taken care of. 7, thats a nice day, hope to get to fish with you and the boys soon.

[a biley]

I need a float tube!

[Mister Twister]

NO! Not you too, TJ! What's up with all the hiding spots?

I guess that's not Perris cuz I doubt if you would hide spots in that hole.

I think FNN should have a new rules:

1) do not post pictures
2) do not tell anyone where you fished
3) do not tell anyone what you caught
4) do not tell anyone what you used
5) do not tell anyone how you did
6) do not tell anyone ANYTHING!!!!

LOL,
'hawgThat's Perris,I can tell by the fecal bacteria count.Going fri 3-13 off marina,if your out there give a a holler,I'll be the old drunk guy on the docks.Nice fish TJ, enjoy your reports and great pics.

[a biley]

NO! Not you too, TJ! What's up with all the hiding spots?

I guess that's not Perris cuz I doubt if you would hide spots in that hole.

I think FNN should have a new rules:

1) do not post pictures
2) do not tell anyone where you fished
3) do not tell anyone what you caught
4) do not tell anyone what you used
5) do not tell anyone how you did
6) do not tell anyone ANYTHING!!!!

LOL,
'hawg

lol says the person who also has a honey hole!!! :LOL:

[Socal Bassman]

Nice job out there bro! We have to try and get the crew out there again soon. I'm shooting for this saturday to try out the new upgrade.

[PureAle]

Nice going out there, those bass look healthy!

PureAle

[flyngby]

Casey,

Glat to see you out again in the tube. Great day of bass'in!!

Awsome pics and report as usual.

Steve

[matt duarte]

hey tj and socal you gonna be out there this sat? if you guys are out there ill drag ny toon out there to....let me know

[Socal Bassman]

hey tj and socal you gonna be out there this sat? if you guys are out there ill drag ny toon out there to....let me know

I'm not 100% sure yet bro, but I would like to get out there and try out the fishfinder. That is, if I don't have any trouble installing it. Guess that's what I'll be working on tomorrow, LOL. Regardless, if I get it installed or not I'm still shooting for this sat. I'll let you know. You gonna be out there TJ?

[bassguy]

Hey Matt and SoCal, if you guys are fishing Saturday, count me in. Lets get Tj, and Ron there too. SoCal give me a call tomorrow if your fishing.

[Skaguy04]

Bass fever is sure in the air....
Way to go on the fish casey

[Wingnut]

Nice job Casey, healthy looking Bass.
Next, I want to see a surf report from ya... haven't seen one in awhile. :Wink:

[Ronira]

Nice going TJ, what's this I hear? Maybe fish the pond on sat? Haha boys I definitley might be there. :Razz:

[annex138]

nice work dude. You still going to the spot next weekend?

[tacklejunkie]

nice work dude. You still going to the spot next weekend?
I'm pretty sure I will be able to make it.
I'm gonna have to pack light and you guys gotta go easy on me though.
I ain't as young as I used to be :ROFL: I feel like an old man now :Sad:
I'm dead sore from that tube sesh.

You gonna bring the boat out tomorrow?
Think I might meet the crew down there..

[City Dad]

dude, you must be dangerously close to going over your USDA recomended monthly allowence of Fun...

[sidified]

Glad you got your insurance finally---We all know how important that is---Still, turning in days in like this has got to be some heap strong medicine---

[steve092]

Nice work out there TJ!

[TroutOnly]

great job T/J,,,,,,,,,t/o

[bassguy]

Hey Guys...

SoCal and I will will be at site 11/12 tomorrow around 6:45. Hope to see you there.

[tacklejunkie]

Hey Guys...

SoCal and I will will be at site 11/12 tomorrow around 6:45. Hope to see you there.

I'll see what's poppin'. Probably won't be able to make it that early but Keep an eye out for me :Wink:

[fishindude420]

damn i wish i knew u guys were going tomorrow! i just got back from there. matt if you go hit up that spot i said where whittney caught his toad today on a swimbait. it was a good 5+. and bring ur guys trout rods! All we brought today were big baits but we saw like 3 or 4 big hookjaw trout pulled out of there from shore and we saw a few more cruisin along the shore! good luck out there guys.

[Flying]

Hey Guys...

SoCal and I will will be at site 11/12 tomorrow around 6:45. Hope to see you there.

Good luck out there. Most of the shoreline out there is very muddy. It can get real bad as soon as you step in the water to launch so check it good before going in. There is one short section about half way to the point thats still pretty firm for launching.

I've put in 48 miles this year so far in the east end for Zero Bass(just flyfishing). In that time I've seen maybe 5 caught and most were back in Jan. If you haven't seen it this year you'll freak. The drop in water is very noticeable in the east. Most the shallows have thick stilt bottoms.

I told my wife I would take this weekend off but I just might be out there.
The more I fish the less I catch. The less I catch the more I have to fish. Its a vicious cycle:Crying::Smile:

[Captain Boracho]

10character

[Ronira]

Damn i wish i had a job where i could sleep in till 9 and go fishing before i went out to earn a living....what do u do for a living? i need to get me some of that action. Looks like my time in college isnt paying off!! Hopefully your not living off the government tip or some broad.....that would be disappointing.
What the h$#% kind of thing is that for you say. Dude, you've got a lot of nerve and little tact.

[Captain Boracho]

What the h$#% kind of thing is that for you say. Dude, you've got a lot of nerve and little tact.

my bad i was a little pissed off at the moment and wasnt thinking correctly, my apologies tj. tj is an awesome angler and deserves alot of respect for his talent.

[diamondbear]

NICE GOING ON THE PICS , as I was tubin a couple of weekends ago and keepin a camera handy was a little tricky , ha . but good report thou // db

[tacklejunkie]

Originally Posted by Captain Boracho http://fishinghotpage.com/forum4/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://fishingnetwork.net/forum4/showthread.php?p=319929#post319929)
Damn i wish i had a job where i could sleep in till 9 and go fishing before i went out to earn a living....what do u do for a living? i need to get me some of that action. Looks like my time in college isnt paying off!! Hopefully your not living off the government tip or some broad.....that would be disappointing.
Nah, the government doesn't pay enough :Wink:
I actually have not fished in a week at least until this report. Too busy.
I hang signs and dig holes for them and run papers for realestate companies at the moment. Normally I would be engineering electronics but that work isn't working out too good since I moved and have grown out of touch with some of my contacts.

If you need a Bio, feel free to PM.
Where do you work? I tried to go to college and did not have the attention span to listen to my teaches talk and keep in my head what they were saying. I don't do "notes". I have smarts in a different sort of way. So far I've been able to do just about everything I put my mind to besides nail a DD bass and a hali over 30". The way I see it I have plenty of time for working towards those goals :Smile: Let's go fishing one day. Tell your boss 2 weeks in advance you need a weekday off.

[matt duarte]

ya im a pro button pusher, i push 350,000$ buttons...the pay sux but i get to take off when i want without notice.....

what does everyone else do for a living? i hope your not planning on having 14 kids and let dr. phil pay for everything.....