LMB personal best at Lake Perris 08/27/11

[Kelster]

If you don't count the one I caught at Peck Road almost 30 years ago.
Got to Bernasconi Rd gate a little after 6:00 am and waited for the ranger. they show up in a couple of minutes and tell me that a couple of cars had been broken into earlier this week , Park the truck and start the walk down to the water. It's 6:30 and the water is 78^ and glass. Push off and start working at 18'-22' deep. By 8:00 am I have caught 5 BG and feel pretty good, one is 9 1/2". I meet headcase881, Dude is rocking one of those beards that us married guys would if our wives would let us .and he's working the plastics on LMB and doing pretty good. The BG are hard to find so I decide to start the hunt for LMB. Thanks headcase for letting me work your grounds. I DS a purple Robo but keep a crappie jig in the water because that's what I always do. headcase and his buddy are slaying the LMB and then I start landing some.

This one got tangled up with the jig line and now I am out of position. Finally get him back into the water and untangle the mess he made.
I get them both out and Bendo goes the jig. The drag is screaming and line is being peeled off. I HAVE 2# line on this reel and there is no way I can turn him so I start to chase it to deeper water. So there I am the fish behind me and I am kicking hard to catch up with it. I can't see it but it jumps in from of headcase and he says it is big. I finally get some line back and it is going straight down, good thing there is no structure there. So after I've been pinned to the rail I start to see color and it looks pretty big to me. He didn't like my ugly face so makes another run. I'm worrying about the line, my knot, and the PWC's that are buzzing us. I finally get it close enough to lip him and am looking down the biggest mouth I have seen. Headcase's buddy is there to take the picture.

Thanks to all who directed me to the launch at Bernasconi and to headcase881 for letting me fish with them. He ended up with 15-20.

[fishmounter]

Kelster- Awesome man! Nice bass! Looks like decided to go to the left. You found the right spot for that bad boy! Did you get a chance to weigh or measure it? Bluegill were not happening much? Hey very nice set up for your rods and the FB 120...

[headcase881]

Great day on the water and congrats on the personal best. never have i herd drag scream like that it was awsome. i could only imagine the wait on that girl durring the spawn the lmb where going nuts overe there today most bass i ever caught. good fishing with you kelster hope to see you out there again

[Kelster]

Kelster- Awesome man! Nice bass! Looks like decided to go to the left. You found the right spot for that bad boy! Did you get a chance to weigh or measure it? Bluegill were not happening much? Hey very nice set up for your rods and the FB 120...

Thanks stayed pretty much west of the launch. After trying different things and watching headcase881 I ended up fishing just out side of the buoy line. I was able to weigh it on my digital and it was 6.7. With the arthritis in my hands it took me longer then i wanted and needed to get it back in the water so I was unable to measure it. The BG stopped after 8:00am, i was able to catch a couple of smaller ones later by the buoy. I hope to get back out there in a couple of weeks and see if I can find some BG's. For some reason the LMB's are stacked up out there. I looked at my topo map of the lake and the BB120 never showed any structure or drop offs. Just a small valley leading out from the road.
Funny thing was, the crazier the PWC's got the hotter the bass bite got.

[Kelster]

Thanks again for letting fish with you guys. I was thinking three dots on the water would help the PWC see us. You two caught some poundage out there, every time I looked up you guys were on. Your buddy with that double hook-up was cool too.

[headcase881]

Yeah it was awsome he got two doubles i almost had one on the way in

[SirBluegill]

Way to go out there Kelster, I love fishing that side of the lake. You got a nice float tube setup I like how you angled the rod holders.

[bassgrabber1]

Awesome catch and Congrats Kelster!!!! Steve and I will be out on my boat first thing in the morning.....wish us luck.!

[adiablo420]

Remember one time I was fishIn for crappie and got about a 4 lber bass with 4 lb test boy I was Chaz in her down trying to not let the line snap. Managed to pull her in after about 15 minutes . It's was worth it.' boy was that drag screaming .

[jpod]

Thanks again for letting fish with you guys. I was thinking three dots on the water would help the PWC see us. You two caught some poundage out there, every time I looked up you guys were on. Your buddy with that double hook-up was cool too.

may i ask what a PWC is