JohnMarino
05-14-2009, 12:55 PM
Well it was the time of year again, and you guys havent had any reports from us because I've been having some laptop problems and we just got a new boat a 2008 Ranger Z21 Single Console... We are back at it and now its TIME TO PUT SOME DOUBLE DIGITS IN THE BOAT!!! So we are back at Castias to give you guys some more BIG FISH Reports. :)
We fished Castias hard for 5 months, Throwing the big swimbaits and this was one of the toughest bites we have ever had, early this year in Jan/Feb we had many days of getting skunked.... But we stook with it trying to find location with the low water levels at castias, and then the trout plants started coming in, and then as the bite goes Late march & April with the Pre-spawn and post spawn action,IT WAS ON!!! A quest to break a PB....
My Dad frank marino, Goes and tosses that swimbait out on a point, slow rolling it right on the bottom right as the ridge of the point comes out he snaps the bait... FISH ON!!! He fought this bass straight into the net and we start screaming YESSS!!! We finally got it after months of trying to figure out a bite. never give up!!
A LONG 12 LBER !!! (I thought this bass was like 15+lbs in the net.. lol)
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d152/johntammys/2009/1.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d152/johntammys/2009/DSC04504.jpg
So we go back A week later with my uncle donny stevens, we get a trout plant a day before, as we were fishing we seen a trout skip across the surface.. SHES GETTIN CHASED he throws the swimbait out there makes 5 cranks and the fish in ON!!!!
8.4 lbs!!
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d152/johntammys/2009/3.jpg
Whew the adreline is pumping and now IM pumped to stick a toad...We go back to the same area my dad frank catches the 12 lber...
I toss the swimbait out there, slow rollin it right on the bottom... *thunk* i SWING AND THE Battle is on!! I fight this bass with my drag locked and 25 lb test and get em in the net without even jumping I was only 1oz from breaking a Personal BEST!!
11.0 lbs !!
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d152/johntammys/2009/john11lb.jpg
So we go back again.... The 10th cast of the morning I get a BLOWUP FISH ON! Another nice bass I got, 7.8 lbs. What a way to start the morning :)
Around 8:30 am we head out to one of the 5 producing spots we got, Toss that slow sinker swimbait, barley crankin the handle...*tick* I Swing and my ROD IS DOUBLED OVER!!! This is a giant!! I had to loosen the drag just a notch because I was a little scared about my liter!! 25 lb big game on 65 lb powerpro... So I chase this bass down on the trolling motor, and she dragged me out to about 90 feet ! Great theres no snags around :) Get em in the net without jumping... A PERSONAL BEST!!!!!
11.6 lbs !!!!! YESS
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d152/johntammys/2009/DSC04523.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d152/johntammys/2009/DSC04528.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d152/johntammys/2009/DSC04533.jpg
What a day, then my uncle donny stevens sticks another pig at over 8 lbs
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d152/johntammys/2009/DSC04529.jpg
Frank with another nice swimbait bass
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d152/johntammys/2009/5.jpg
And we took out our Friends Harry From Tennessee and Miller from san diego to catch some big bass...
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d152/johntammys/2009/DSC04519.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d152/johntammys/2009/DSC04514.jpg
Gotta love lake castias.... All Bass were released 100% Safely... And a Special THANK YOU to RudyS - Inhale Swimbaits for the 9" Trout baits!!!!! AWESOME. SICK BAITS This would of never happened it wasent for you!!
Rod: G. Loomis Swimbait Rod 957 7'11" Extra Hvy / G. Loomis Swimbait Rod 956 7'11" Heavy
Reel: Curado 300DSV
Line: 25 LB Big Game & 65 lb Power Pro
Lures: (Frank & John Marino) RudyS Inhale Swimbaits 9" Trout - (Donny Stevens) 3:16 Armegeddon
Notes to the lurkers: Sorry you guys dont have to print out these pictures and goto the lake and try to find the spots... I didnt want to blur out the background. So All pictures were tooken at Random spots with a nice background ;)
We fished Castias hard for 5 months, Throwing the big swimbaits and this was one of the toughest bites we have ever had, early this year in Jan/Feb we had many days of getting skunked.... But we stook with it trying to find location with the low water levels at castias, and then the trout plants started coming in, and then as the bite goes Late march & April with the Pre-spawn and post spawn action,IT WAS ON!!! A quest to break a PB....
My Dad frank marino, Goes and tosses that swimbait out on a point, slow rolling it right on the bottom right as the ridge of the point comes out he snaps the bait... FISH ON!!! He fought this bass straight into the net and we start screaming YESSS!!! We finally got it after months of trying to figure out a bite. never give up!!
A LONG 12 LBER !!! (I thought this bass was like 15+lbs in the net.. lol)
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d152/johntammys/2009/1.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d152/johntammys/2009/DSC04504.jpg
So we go back A week later with my uncle donny stevens, we get a trout plant a day before, as we were fishing we seen a trout skip across the surface.. SHES GETTIN CHASED he throws the swimbait out there makes 5 cranks and the fish in ON!!!!
8.4 lbs!!
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d152/johntammys/2009/3.jpg
Whew the adreline is pumping and now IM pumped to stick a toad...We go back to the same area my dad frank catches the 12 lber...
I toss the swimbait out there, slow rollin it right on the bottom... *thunk* i SWING AND THE Battle is on!! I fight this bass with my drag locked and 25 lb test and get em in the net without even jumping I was only 1oz from breaking a Personal BEST!!
11.0 lbs !!
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d152/johntammys/2009/john11lb.jpg
So we go back again.... The 10th cast of the morning I get a BLOWUP FISH ON! Another nice bass I got, 7.8 lbs. What a way to start the morning :)
Around 8:30 am we head out to one of the 5 producing spots we got, Toss that slow sinker swimbait, barley crankin the handle...*tick* I Swing and my ROD IS DOUBLED OVER!!! This is a giant!! I had to loosen the drag just a notch because I was a little scared about my liter!! 25 lb big game on 65 lb powerpro... So I chase this bass down on the trolling motor, and she dragged me out to about 90 feet ! Great theres no snags around :) Get em in the net without jumping... A PERSONAL BEST!!!!!
11.6 lbs !!!!! YESS
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d152/johntammys/2009/DSC04523.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d152/johntammys/2009/DSC04528.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d152/johntammys/2009/DSC04533.jpg
What a day, then my uncle donny stevens sticks another pig at over 8 lbs
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d152/johntammys/2009/DSC04529.jpg
Frank with another nice swimbait bass
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d152/johntammys/2009/5.jpg
And we took out our Friends Harry From Tennessee and Miller from san diego to catch some big bass...
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d152/johntammys/2009/DSC04519.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d152/johntammys/2009/DSC04514.jpg
Gotta love lake castias.... All Bass were released 100% Safely... And a Special THANK YOU to RudyS - Inhale Swimbaits for the 9" Trout baits!!!!! AWESOME. SICK BAITS This would of never happened it wasent for you!!
Rod: G. Loomis Swimbait Rod 957 7'11" Extra Hvy / G. Loomis Swimbait Rod 956 7'11" Heavy
Reel: Curado 300DSV
Line: 25 LB Big Game & 65 lb Power Pro
Lures: (Frank & John Marino) RudyS Inhale Swimbaits 9" Trout - (Donny Stevens) 3:16 Armegeddon
Notes to the lurkers: Sorry you guys dont have to print out these pictures and goto the lake and try to find the spots... I didnt want to blur out the background. So All pictures were tooken at Random spots with a nice background ;)