karalm
09-02-2011, 09:59 AM
I have been back fishing now for a year after taking off too much time for work, family and soccer. Getting back to basics by reading, following these threads and adding to my “old School” Bass fishing equipment and lures has also been enjoyable. Had no confidence in dropshotting but have still caught enough bass at Irvine with Texas rigged worms, creature baits and cranks for this last year of fun. Wanted to “Up” the game and so I searched around this site and decided to go with a guide. Selected Lake Perris (Never have fished there ever) and also got in the boat with Pete Marino. What a GREAT DECISION!! :LOL: This guy knows Lake Perris and is a really nice guy. Its all about the customer!! The bass action was so good it was SICK, Off the Hook, whatever floats your boat, etc…! We totaled almost forty (40) high quality Bass this day along with my PB over 5 lbs (BASS PORN FOLLOWS) and I even talked my family into buying this outing as my birthday present since tomorrow is my B-Day!!
We got on the lake by 6:15 and water temp is running 80-82 for the day. Some tule fog around the lake and nicely cool for how hot it got later but for this morning; the top water bite was going off!! We were throwing shallow and catching 2.5lb to 3.5lb bass. These are quality fish and really exciting to watch these bass “blow-up” on the lure and even sometimes having up to three bass exploding on the lure and looking like a yellowfin boil. BEST Top Water bite EVER for me! What fricken FUN!! Little did I know this was just the beginning…… We moved and by 8am and went to deep water dropshotting. We pulled up on the spot and immediately started pulling bass. Everything from 2lb to 5lb+ and all off this deep ledge. I had never been successful or thought how fishing this way would be but those “mushy” pulls or slight ticks signaled bass and lots of them including that PB of over 5+ lbs. The best part is that this technique to me is so easy and really stupid in doing. No brain surgery involved!!
Great day on the water and this morning this old man is a little sore but in all the right places and with my smile is still on my face. Pete Marino is the man and knows this lake!! If you want this type of fun, catch more fish then you generally do when you go out and have a great time vs the money spent, save those penny’s and quarters and get Pete to take you out on Lake Perris. Just look for that little lime green box on the right hand side of the FNN posts page and get on Perris w/ Pete Marino. I guarantee you will not be sorry!! Thanks to him and this fishery that was just the best in delivering this day’s results I usually dream about. So much fun I am still smiling and cannot wait to go fishing again with the new found skills I have picked up from Pete!!:Wink:
We got on the lake by 6:15 and water temp is running 80-82 for the day. Some tule fog around the lake and nicely cool for how hot it got later but for this morning; the top water bite was going off!! We were throwing shallow and catching 2.5lb to 3.5lb bass. These are quality fish and really exciting to watch these bass “blow-up” on the lure and even sometimes having up to three bass exploding on the lure and looking like a yellowfin boil. BEST Top Water bite EVER for me! What fricken FUN!! Little did I know this was just the beginning…… We moved and by 8am and went to deep water dropshotting. We pulled up on the spot and immediately started pulling bass. Everything from 2lb to 5lb+ and all off this deep ledge. I had never been successful or thought how fishing this way would be but those “mushy” pulls or slight ticks signaled bass and lots of them including that PB of over 5+ lbs. The best part is that this technique to me is so easy and really stupid in doing. No brain surgery involved!!
Great day on the water and this morning this old man is a little sore but in all the right places and with my smile is still on my face. Pete Marino is the man and knows this lake!! If you want this type of fun, catch more fish then you generally do when you go out and have a great time vs the money spent, save those penny’s and quarters and get Pete to take you out on Lake Perris. Just look for that little lime green box on the right hand side of the FNN posts page and get on Perris w/ Pete Marino. I guarantee you will not be sorry!! Thanks to him and this fishery that was just the best in delivering this day’s results I usually dream about. So much fun I am still smiling and cannot wait to go fishing again with the new found skills I have picked up from Pete!!:Wink: