Checked all the rules today. One or two lakes still open. Fishing still legal with ODFW.
Grabbed my mask and some new baits... the dog gladly followed along... and off went to see how Hagg Lake has been doing.
Lots of people getting some fresh air. Group of four kids walked up near me and posted up and began to slay trouts on Panther Martins, Kastmasters and the likes.
I told them to "Keep it up! I'm throwing a swimbait. Maybe it will piss off the bass and cause a strike!"
The giggled and I inched a little closer to their spot, which was really my spot that they had invaded..
Threw the C-bait with a paddletail trailer for a while for no love. No smashing blade stops today.
Threw the good ol BBZ1 Slow Stink 8" hard knocker unmodified (brand new) with upgraded owner 2x strong 1/0 whooks. while smoking the hooka. No love. didn't try too hard, just testing the new swimmy reel. Spool might need different bearings or something... not sure whats up yet. but no gear failures.
I knew I wasn't gonna be there all day. Just a quickie before I dash off to the 'telly for the night!
3 hours in busted the skunk with a Texas Rigged (there was no weeds and very little structure... I wish fishing this thing between a couple pebbles and blades of grass here and there in the sand) purple/brown/white with red flake 6" straight tail robo worm on a 3/0 worm hook with 1/4oz bullet weight and 10lbs test. The 'ol spiral wrapped snake skin rod and the new Curado 70 did the trick again and brought the fish home to daddy.
Few other bites. Trout trying to shovel my robo down their throat.... too small.
I was after bass and I got one. Air temp 45* feels like 39* windchill
no idea water temp. Probably f'n cold.
picked up a Curado 150 DC 6.3 ratio for the chatterbait combo I'm working on as well. This should be niiiiiice.