troutdog
06-12-2014, 12:22 PM
So lets get the tough part of the weekend out of the way and do this report in reverse order.....
Saturday was a complete opposite of Friday for most of the Team 57 guys out on the water....fishing was TOUGH if you weren't fishing right inside the weeds or "in the hole" (that is what most did who found success). Fished hard from 10am-10pm with "Reelgurlzfish" without any success.....the day started ominously enough with the bad news that Big Daddy wasn't feeling well and had to go to the hospital to get checked out :Shocked: (Thankfully BD is home and preliminary tests were all positive, God speed my brotha!) Maybe the worrisome news threw me off the rest of the day, because no matter what we did I could not duplicate the success from the day prior. Switched baits, switched spots, anchored and re-anchored A LOT while moveing to different areas of the lake, networked with the boys looking for a positive sign and I simply could not crack the code....to top it off I found my bag of evening gear had fallen into a puddle in the back of the boat and got all wet :Angry: The icing on the cake was when I started to notice the smal,itchy rash I woke up with behind the back of my left knee had spread over 1/2 my body....that was all I needed. I packed up an hour earlier than normal, licked my wounds from a nasty ol skunk and headed off into the night back to the San fernando Valley. I will be back Irvine Lake catfish and revenge will be MINE!:Twisted:
Rewind the tape back to Friday and by the results you would have thought this was a scene out of The Twilight Zone! :Shocked:
Beat BannedJr and Mr. Bendo to the lake (FIRST TIME EVER :LOL:) so I visited my buddy Rogelio at his cafe for a cup of java and a bite to eat(try the BLT on sourdough before hitting the lake if you haven't already).
By 10am we were launching, not an easy task for many....some just turned around and left, hopefully some weed wacking or isolated blue stoning goes down because it looked like the Everglades at the ramp. I heard of more than one person having mechanical issues as a result of the weeds so private boaters proceed with care. Having a late start we got the early morning report and the bite was pretty slow from what we were hearing. Motored around for a bit and I was first on the board around 11am with a chunky little kitty
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/Cat%20opener%202014/troutdog_photobucket006/afirstkitty_zps59189586.jpg (http://s275.photobucket.com/user/troutdog_photobucket/media/Cat%20opener%202014/troutdog_photobucket006/afirstkitty_zps59189586.jpg.html)
No more bites and the crew was getting restless so we went to ol reliable "Bing's Buoy"....I was a little surprised to find nobody around the spot with all the boats already on the lake. It didn't take long to figure we made the right call, I got bit after 5 minutes soaking fresh mack slathered in Timster's favorite BITE-ON Cajun....BOOM!!!
(this fish among many others were released to grow and fight another day)
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/Cat%20opener%202014/troutdog_photobucket006/fatcat_zps70073bdf.jpg (http://s275.photobucket.com/user/troutdog_photobucket/media/Cat%20opener%202014/troutdog_photobucket006/fatcat_zps70073bdf.jpg.html)
The bite went wide shortly thereafter and I was blessed to have "the hot stick" for the day....Double Double Irvine Lake style!
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/Cat%20opener%202014/catopener026_zps30912b1f.jpg (http://s275.photobucket.com/user/troutdog_photobucket/media/Cat%20opener%202014/catopener026_zps30912b1f.jpg.html)
Mr. Bendo with his PB Vine kitty....
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/Cat%20opener%202014/troutdog_photobucket006/abendocat_zps361ecaf9.jpg (http://s275.photobucket.com/user/troutdog_photobucket/media/Cat%20opener%202014/troutdog_photobucket006/abendocat_zps361ecaf9.jpg.html)
BannedJr with another fat cat!
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/Cat%20opener%202014/troutdog_photobucket006/abingcat_zpsdb546e89.jpg (http://s275.photobucket.com/user/troutdog_photobucket/media/Cat%20opener%202014/troutdog_photobucket006/abingcat_zpsdb546e89.jpg.html)
Called in some of the guys so they could get in on the action....mission accomplished!
Rooster on the bendo....
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/Cat%20opener%202014/catopener027_zps0ded9f4c.jpg (http://s275.photobucket.com/user/troutdog_photobucket/media/Cat%20opener%202014/catopener027_zps0ded9f4c.jpg.html)
Team Trolltoon releasing another DD blue back into the lake (JUST missed the mid air shot!)
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/Cat%20opener%202014/catopener029_zpsb5a1930f.jpg (http://s275.photobucket.com/user/troutdog_photobucket/media/Cat%20opener%202014/catopener029_zpsb5a1930f.jpg.html)
Lots of action for the day
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/Cat%20opener%202014/troutdog_photobucket006/anothercat_zps4972891b.jpg (http://s275.photobucket.com/user/troutdog_photobucket/media/Cat%20opener%202014/troutdog_photobucket006/anothercat_zps4972891b.jpg.html)
The action was happening on shore as well, DynoDan slayed'um!
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/adynofish_zps7058b36f.jpg (http://s275.photobucket.com/user/troutdog_photobucket/media/adynofish_zps7058b36f.jpg.html)
Dyno wound up with a fist full of kittys....
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/adynohaul_zps36a8be22.jpg (http://s275.photobucket.com/user/troutdog_photobucket/media/adynohaul_zps36a8be22.jpg.html)
We kept a few for the fryer...
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/Cat%20opener%202014/catopener036_zpsfad7bb4f.jpg (http://s275.photobucket.com/user/troutdog_photobucket/media/Cat%20opener%202014/catopener036_zpsfad7bb4f.jpg.html)
Left the lake as the sun was going down....
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/Cat%20opener%202014/troutdog_photobucket006/afrisunset_zpsb0867751.jpg (http://s275.photobucket.com/user/troutdog_photobucket/media/Cat%20opener%202014/troutdog_photobucket006/afrisunset_zpsb0867751.jpg.html)
Stay tuned for details on the 2014 Catfish Co-Op at Irvine Lake slated for next month!
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/a57groupshot_zpscde54464.jpg (http://s275.photobucket.com/user/troutdog_photobucket/media/a57groupshot_zpscde54464.jpg.html)
Thanks for reading and I'll see you at the lake!
TD
Saturday was a complete opposite of Friday for most of the Team 57 guys out on the water....fishing was TOUGH if you weren't fishing right inside the weeds or "in the hole" (that is what most did who found success). Fished hard from 10am-10pm with "Reelgurlzfish" without any success.....the day started ominously enough with the bad news that Big Daddy wasn't feeling well and had to go to the hospital to get checked out :Shocked: (Thankfully BD is home and preliminary tests were all positive, God speed my brotha!) Maybe the worrisome news threw me off the rest of the day, because no matter what we did I could not duplicate the success from the day prior. Switched baits, switched spots, anchored and re-anchored A LOT while moveing to different areas of the lake, networked with the boys looking for a positive sign and I simply could not crack the code....to top it off I found my bag of evening gear had fallen into a puddle in the back of the boat and got all wet :Angry: The icing on the cake was when I started to notice the smal,itchy rash I woke up with behind the back of my left knee had spread over 1/2 my body....that was all I needed. I packed up an hour earlier than normal, licked my wounds from a nasty ol skunk and headed off into the night back to the San fernando Valley. I will be back Irvine Lake catfish and revenge will be MINE!:Twisted:
Rewind the tape back to Friday and by the results you would have thought this was a scene out of The Twilight Zone! :Shocked:
Beat BannedJr and Mr. Bendo to the lake (FIRST TIME EVER :LOL:) so I visited my buddy Rogelio at his cafe for a cup of java and a bite to eat(try the BLT on sourdough before hitting the lake if you haven't already).
By 10am we were launching, not an easy task for many....some just turned around and left, hopefully some weed wacking or isolated blue stoning goes down because it looked like the Everglades at the ramp. I heard of more than one person having mechanical issues as a result of the weeds so private boaters proceed with care. Having a late start we got the early morning report and the bite was pretty slow from what we were hearing. Motored around for a bit and I was first on the board around 11am with a chunky little kitty
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/Cat%20opener%202014/troutdog_photobucket006/afirstkitty_zps59189586.jpg (http://s275.photobucket.com/user/troutdog_photobucket/media/Cat%20opener%202014/troutdog_photobucket006/afirstkitty_zps59189586.jpg.html)
No more bites and the crew was getting restless so we went to ol reliable "Bing's Buoy"....I was a little surprised to find nobody around the spot with all the boats already on the lake. It didn't take long to figure we made the right call, I got bit after 5 minutes soaking fresh mack slathered in Timster's favorite BITE-ON Cajun....BOOM!!!
(this fish among many others were released to grow and fight another day)
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/Cat%20opener%202014/troutdog_photobucket006/fatcat_zps70073bdf.jpg (http://s275.photobucket.com/user/troutdog_photobucket/media/Cat%20opener%202014/troutdog_photobucket006/fatcat_zps70073bdf.jpg.html)
The bite went wide shortly thereafter and I was blessed to have "the hot stick" for the day....Double Double Irvine Lake style!
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/Cat%20opener%202014/catopener026_zps30912b1f.jpg (http://s275.photobucket.com/user/troutdog_photobucket/media/Cat%20opener%202014/catopener026_zps30912b1f.jpg.html)
Mr. Bendo with his PB Vine kitty....
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/Cat%20opener%202014/troutdog_photobucket006/abendocat_zps361ecaf9.jpg (http://s275.photobucket.com/user/troutdog_photobucket/media/Cat%20opener%202014/troutdog_photobucket006/abendocat_zps361ecaf9.jpg.html)
BannedJr with another fat cat!
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/Cat%20opener%202014/troutdog_photobucket006/abingcat_zpsdb546e89.jpg (http://s275.photobucket.com/user/troutdog_photobucket/media/Cat%20opener%202014/troutdog_photobucket006/abingcat_zpsdb546e89.jpg.html)
Called in some of the guys so they could get in on the action....mission accomplished!
Rooster on the bendo....
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/Cat%20opener%202014/catopener027_zps0ded9f4c.jpg (http://s275.photobucket.com/user/troutdog_photobucket/media/Cat%20opener%202014/catopener027_zps0ded9f4c.jpg.html)
Team Trolltoon releasing another DD blue back into the lake (JUST missed the mid air shot!)
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/Cat%20opener%202014/catopener029_zpsb5a1930f.jpg (http://s275.photobucket.com/user/troutdog_photobucket/media/Cat%20opener%202014/catopener029_zpsb5a1930f.jpg.html)
Lots of action for the day
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/Cat%20opener%202014/troutdog_photobucket006/anothercat_zps4972891b.jpg (http://s275.photobucket.com/user/troutdog_photobucket/media/Cat%20opener%202014/troutdog_photobucket006/anothercat_zps4972891b.jpg.html)
The action was happening on shore as well, DynoDan slayed'um!
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/adynofish_zps7058b36f.jpg (http://s275.photobucket.com/user/troutdog_photobucket/media/adynofish_zps7058b36f.jpg.html)
Dyno wound up with a fist full of kittys....
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/adynohaul_zps36a8be22.jpg (http://s275.photobucket.com/user/troutdog_photobucket/media/adynohaul_zps36a8be22.jpg.html)
We kept a few for the fryer...
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/Cat%20opener%202014/catopener036_zpsfad7bb4f.jpg (http://s275.photobucket.com/user/troutdog_photobucket/media/Cat%20opener%202014/catopener036_zpsfad7bb4f.jpg.html)
Left the lake as the sun was going down....
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/Cat%20opener%202014/troutdog_photobucket006/afrisunset_zpsb0867751.jpg (http://s275.photobucket.com/user/troutdog_photobucket/media/Cat%20opener%202014/troutdog_photobucket006/afrisunset_zpsb0867751.jpg.html)
Stay tuned for details on the 2014 Catfish Co-Op at Irvine Lake slated for next month!
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/a57groupshot_zpscde54464.jpg (http://s275.photobucket.com/user/troutdog_photobucket/media/a57groupshot_zpscde54464.jpg.html)
Thanks for reading and I'll see you at the lake!
TD