Lake Isabella 3 nice LMB's w/pics

[Hawk]

Went to visit family and fish for the weekend. On the water by 6:30 am Saturday. I started off fishing the coves at French Gulch since there was a bass tourney and there were boats just about everywhere else I wanted to fish. Surprisingly not one angler in the Gulch. I was throwing a 1/2 ounce white Super Spot off the rocks in about 12 feet of water when this guy just slammed it at around 7am. Water was 74

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Then in the next cove another one. He fought like there was no tomorrow.

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After that the bite totally died. I tried a Albino Super Zoom fluke on a spinner jig head, grubs, carolina rig, the works for nada... With the tourney still on and me not wanting to step on any toes I called it quits at 11am to hang with the family at Engineers point.


Sunday I took my son to French Gulch Marina to fish the slips for crappie. We got a late start and the bite was pretty dead by 8am. A real nice guy named Jim was catching some small ones and he let my son bring them in.

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After about 30 minutes of not catching anything for ourselves I threw on a green Lip Ripperz "Lit'l Ripperz" 1/32 oz and started jigging. After a few minutes my sons lure got tied up so I put my pole down to help him and 3 seconds after I heard what sounded like someone throwing my pole of the ground. I ran over and the drag was screaming. After a great 3 minute fight on 4 pound test and a crappie rod I brought this guy in. After that, the crappie started hitting again!

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Thanks Lip Ripperz!!!

We left about 20 minutes after that as my son had enough sun and heat.

Sorry the pics are so big!

Another great weekend at the lake!

[PWBUILDING]

great report & pictures. wonderful to see ya out with your boy & teaching him how to fish & enjoy life. GOD bless & many more good times with your son

[Lakeshow]

Nice report. I'm going to try to go this weekend. There are some monsters in that lake!

[Bassnman Mike]

Nice report. Sounds like you had a great time.

I'm thinking about heading over to the lake either Friday or Saturday myself. If you see a Murdered out, all black, Silverado with a Bassnman.com sticker on the back window or see me on the water in my Champion stop and say HI.

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[Darius]

bassman, do you get stuck on the boat ramps with your truck?

[FISH ON]

bassman your doing it with 100% style. ...black out wheels on trailer and your rig would be murder in the first degree...hawk thanks for sharing the report and pics. we got to the french area over by the lake patrol dock around 10am. as I'm readying my tube a lone bass boat shows and hits 3 lmb off dock all in 3.5-5.5 size . i worked the docks for a while for nada. thought about paddling over to the marina but it was just to hot.

[Bassnman Mike]

bassman, do you get stuck on the boat ramps with your truck?

Never had a problem but I only launch at paved ramps. My biggest problem is not spinning the tires as I pull the boat out of the water, ha! I've got "Stupid Power"


bassman your doing it with 100% style. ...black out wheels on trailer and your rig would be murder in the first degree

Thanks. I've been thinking about getting the trailer tires powder coated but the wife says I should put my stock 20 inch chrome rims back on.

Hawk, sorry about hi-jacking your thread.

[Hawk]

Not at all! I hope to see you next time I'm up! I'll be the guy with the big ole black Suburban and the blue bass tracker.

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[vagabond]

nice report,love the pic of your boy with the crappie..enjoy

[bass assassin#23]

great pics and nice report. i need to get out there soon.