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Fire Ball
05-13-2010, 10:55 PM
My dad, brother, and I hit the Lagoon yesterday and caught some pretty nice fish, so we decided to go again today. My brother couldn't go today, but I got out of school earlier than usual, so it was nice to have a couple extra hours in to fish. Yesterday, I lost a nice fish on a jerkbait, so I was determined to catch one today. I also had 2 followers yesterday after losing the first one, which made me even more compelled to catch something on the jerkbait! After a few casts today I felt a *THUNK* and caught my first jerkbait fish. I love how the strikes feel compared to drop shot or anything else, haha. It was a small guy, but it was still cool. I also ended up catching a couple more on the jerkbait and one on the drop shot. Total was 5 on the jerkbait and 1 on drop shot for me and then 1 on the jerkbait and 5 on drop shot for my dad. I liked catching a bunch of good fish on something other than the usual drop shot.

First fish of the day - 1 lb 6 oz
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/5046/dadbass7.jpg

My first jerkbait fish! About 1 lb, but still cool.
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/7972/firstjerkbaitfish.jpg

1 lb 13 oz
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/4674/bass61.jpg

My dad's first and only jerkbait fish - 1 lb 5 oz
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/6249/dadbass8.jpg

Big bass of the day - 3 lb 11 oz
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/6231/dadbass9.jpg

2 lb 13 oz
http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/5069/bass62.jpg

1 lb 5 oz
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/9677/bass63.jpg

I think this was the one I got on the drop shot and the only drop shot fish for me today - 2 lb 6 oz
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/6033/bass64.jpg

2 lb 12 oz
http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/508/dadbass10.jpg

1 lb 8 oz
http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/2056/bass65.jpg

Fishbones
05-13-2010, 11:01 PM
Great report fireball good job on the jerkbass.....congrats to pops too!

LuvThymetal
05-13-2010, 11:09 PM
Looks like a great day, good stuff yo!

madwire3
05-13-2010, 11:11 PM
good stuff, lots of bass fun there

Fire Ball
05-13-2010, 11:17 PM
Great report fireball good job on the jerkbass.....congrats to pops too!

Did you ever get that new tube? Haha, you need to get out there! :Cool:


Looks like a great day, good stuff yo!

Ya, it was a fun day. The wind wasn't too bad either.


good stuff, lots of bass fun there

Thanks.

SNEAKS
05-13-2010, 11:30 PM
Gotta love the jerkbait bite. Im hitting up the Lagoon Friday night.

BrandonFish
05-13-2010, 11:31 PM
gotta love that fishin after school =) congrats on your first jerk fish its allways nice catching fish on differnt methods Pops still showing you how to catch the big bass??? =p

BassButcher
05-14-2010, 12:26 AM
Congrats on your first jerkbait fish! gotta love when you get em on reaction baits!

Liteweight
05-14-2010, 12:56 AM
Always good reading. Another good day @ the 'goon. Lots of fish for a "short" day. Congrats on your first jerkbait fish!
Is it just me or does it look like your dad outfished you today?
LW.

dockboy
05-14-2010, 01:23 AM
nice job. rip baits are fun and effective. castaic often has a fine reaction bite. so many guys go straight to drop shot and other plastics without really putting forth the effort for the reaction bite. especially in summer when the mudlines get movin' and the fish are pushin' shad into the creek arms. i've had many good days throwing rip baits and cranks close to shore and the mudlines all day long when plastics guys did only OK

BIG0FISH
05-14-2010, 10:26 AM
r u much taller than your dad? the fish you are holding looks smaller but weighs about the same with your dads which looks bigger.

gletemfeelsteelgary
05-14-2010, 02:19 PM
nailing them....congrats : )

Nice work !
Gary

bassmeister
05-14-2010, 04:47 PM
Thats one of if not my favorite way to catch bass. Good healthy lookin bass.
nailing them....congrats : )

Nice work !
Gary

Fire Ball
05-14-2010, 08:34 PM
Gotta love the jerkbait bite. Im hitting up the Lagoon Friday night.

Ya, it is awesome! How did you do?


gotta love that fishin after school =) congrats on your first jerk fish its allways nice catching fish on differnt methods Pops still showing you how to catch the big bass??? =p

Haha, my dad seams to always catch the biggest fish, but I catch more. I usually catch my big ones when I am tubing.


Congrats on your first jerkbait fish! gotta love when you get em on reaction baits!

Ya! I haven't had any fish on a reaction bait in quite a while, so it was fun!


Always good reading. Another good day @ the 'goon. Lots of fish for a "short" day. Congrats on your first jerkbait fish!
Is it just me or does it look like your dad outfished you today?
LW.

Well, I caught more fish, but my dad caught the biggest fish. I had a bigger total weight though. This was my dad's best day so far.


nice job. rip baits are fun and effective. castaic often has a fine reaction bite. so many guys go straight to drop shot and other plastics without really putting forth the effort for the reaction bite. especially in summer when the mudlines get movin' and the fish are pushin' shad into the creek arms. i've had many good days throwing rip baits and cranks close to shore and the mudlines all day long when plastics guys did only OK

Ya, practically everyone drop shots, so it is nice to catch fish on something different.


r u much taller than your dad? the fish you are holding looks smaller but weighs about the same with your dads which looks bigger.

I am the same height as my dad. I think my dad might hold them out further or maybe the pictures are just taken at better angles, lol. My biggest one doesn't look that big in the picture for some reason...


nailing them....congrats : )

Nice work !
Gary

Thanks Gary!


Thats one of if not my favorite way to catch bass. Good healthy lookin bass.

It is definitely one of my favorite ways to catch them now!

Hometown
05-14-2010, 11:23 PM
Fb u have the castaic lg dialed in and are a true student of the art of fishing

McFingers
05-15-2010, 12:59 PM
Good work out there. Sounds like your dad has you beat on the drop shot lol.