A-Jay

**** Trip Log **** Monday 08 July Fished 6am – 11am / Air temp mid 70’s / Water Temp 74 / Winds SSE 5 kts or less / Started Overcast then Big Fat Rain / Barometer 1013 & falling. Weather looked promising for an early morning bite today. Forecast was for some clouds and light showers with clearing skies by noon. I anchored up right at sunrise. There was a very low warm fog over the lake that extended into the surrounding pines but no winds at all – air was heavy, wet & still. The kind of morning that makes an angler believe something special in possible. I stated out on long gradually sloping, main lake point that I’ve always felt had major potential. It has yet to live up to my expectations but on this morning I was anxious to give it another chance. I alternated between a Rainbow Trout Hudd 68 (rof 12) and a stitching rig with a Rage Tail Lobster at the business end. This is the first time I’ve tried stitching a craw. The calm conditions made it quite pleasant to stitch, I was able to feel the rig slither up, over and the through the sparse cover as I worked it along. The Swim bait did not draw a strike but was flowed several times by some curious keeper size bass. The Craw did tempt a few of those keeper size bass. Not knowing what I had, that first take on the craw had me pretty amped up. Still, nice to get bit. All the action was on the shallow end of my presentations. Around 9:30am it started to rain and not long after that, the “showers” turned into quite a bit more. The lack of electrical activity in the air allowed me to stick it out a while hoping with would let up soon. I learned this morning that stitching in the rain is not optimum. Rainfall pelting the line makes bite detection somewhat frustrating; time to switch it up. I relocated to fish a drop in front of a deep flat at the entrance to a main lake cove. I went to a deep crank, DD22 HD first time throwing this bait. Worked the whole area shallow to deep and deep to shallow; on 10lb braid and a long cast, this lure gets down there nicely. Sometimes fishing in the rain is quite nice – today was not one of those days; Jambalaya on the crank bait. I was douched. Time to go. So as I look back at what I’ve done so far, the places I’ve fished, the times and conditions I’ve fished in, the baits and techniques I used and the few fish that I have caught, I’m not really putting anything together here. If anything, I’m starting to believe that perhaps the bigger fish I’m after are actually suspending out over the deeper water during neutral periods. Once my rig and tackle dry out, I’ll be back at it. A-Jay

Barometer's falling nicely which means I might get rained on. It's been too long so I'm heading out. Hoping the fish are thinking about eating. Going to try stitching a crawfish imitation on deeper main lake points. Perhaps something from the Berkley or Rage Tail Line of products. A-Jay

I think Silva was getting bored - he was beating everyone and didn't feel challenged or threated. He'll get serious next time around. His next opponent may not make the final bell. A-Jay

Congratulations to you both ~ And I must say you're chosen great names - (my son's & mine) A-Jay

Nice Job Buddy ~ ! Cool underwater footage . . .. Congrats A-Jay

Me too. Me too. But history has indicated that at least during the heat of summer, I have always been considerably more successful at night. Generally at night, I'm not fishing as deep as the techniques in the book recommend. So it remains to be seen if I'll stumble into what I'm looking for not. A-Jay

Hello BR and I hope you're all enjoying your Holiday weekend wherever you may be. I Apologize for not having much to report here recently. Starting next week I am planning to be on the water more often than not and will be posting up accordingly. A-Jay

Denny Brauer enjoyed his trip a few weeks ago ~ A-Jay From the Lake Baccarac reports page: With over a dozen private planes at the lodge recently, we are lucky enough to have pro fisherman Denny Brauer arrive on Mike McVay’s King Air. After the trip, Denny stated it was the best fishing he’s ever done in his life, with one five-fish stringer the last morning of fishing weighing over 50 lbs., with his big fish close to 13 lbs. His good friend an fishing partner, Jim McVay, called and reported that Denny said that our lodging, our boats, our setup and the fishing is hand’s down the best in Mexico

What are you Psychic ? A-Jay

Thanks dR. and Welcome to BR ~ A-Jay

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Excellent - and just imagine how fantastic your cardio will be as your ability to swim across oceans improves day by day . . . . . . . A-Jay

Boaters & non-Boaters - the age old discussion. As so many have mentioned, quite eloquently I'd might to add, doesn't it all come down to the conscious decision of each individual? To either treat people like you'd like to be treated, or be "that" guy or gal. When we spend enough time on the water fishing with or around other anglers, boater or non-boaters, there just always seems to be enough of this foolishness to keep life interesting. I've felt like I was being poached both by boaters and non-boaters alike so in my mind neither group has cornered the market on being wrapped up in ones self. A-Jay

United States of America That says it all right there. A-Jay

Talk to your Doctor regarding your medications. Also - relax man, you're just a Puppy and you're still growing. I graduated high school with your exact size. Plenty of time to grow. There is also quite a bite of research that shows that resistance training too early in life might actually prevent you from reaching your potential genetic height - give it time. A-Jay

Cool. I am no expect, but we both know that having the right tool always makes the job easier. A-Jay

A complete waste of money ? Have you tried them all ? The FDA can't possibly know what does and doesn't work for each and every individual. That's where free choice comes into play. I would agree that regardless of whether or on an individual chooses to supplement their nutritional intake, there is no replacement for consistent, safe and thoughtfully planned training. I am not including "the Juice" as you called it nor are the recently banned Pro-hormones a part of this discussion. As for "Keeping one's gains", I will tell you that it has been my Lifestyle that has contributed to maintaining a strong and balance status. You must feed the engine with quality fuel. There is a lot that goes into it and sensible supplementation plays a very beneficial role. There is some trial and error and each body responds differently. Does your friend's lack of results support a blanket statement dispelling All Nutritional Supplements as useless ? My contention, based on my own experiences, will always be no. A-Jay

So what did you learn Kent ? A-Jay

I guess they could be - I certainly eat enough . . . . A-Jay

Not trying to Hijack your thread Raider but . . . . My stance on supplements is quite the opposite. I'm a believer, especially now that I'm on the back side of the longevity slope (in my 50's). As a younger man I'll admit I had a bit more drive, but like the majority of human beings there is an evitable reduction is most every aspect of ones abilities as we age. Supplements for me though not a magic cure, do provide a noticeable boost in performance. When taken correctly and in moderation, they certainly do not hurt ones performance or health. While recovering from a second abdominal surgery, I decide to get a little lean. I don't know what my body comp was but it was challenging getting there and even harder to stay there. A-Jay

Interesting - and what a coincidence, my Lake Baccarac PB was also caught on a spinnerbait - though NOT quite as Grande as Steve's Monster . . . A-Jay

I thought it was because of Jeff's Pink Shirt ? A-Jay

Congratulations on the arrival of your little angel. May she bring loads of joy, love and smiles to your lives. btw - did you weight her on the Boga ? A-Jay

**** Trip Log **** Sunday 30 June Fished 6am – 11am / Air temp mid 60’s / Water Temp 73 / Winds N 5 - 10 / Sky, partly cloudy / Barometer 1008 & rising. Though I routinely stop fishing on weekends sometime around mid-June to avoid the crazies, I really needed to wet a line, so I went anyway. On my last trip I had a little luck throwing a swimbait. Armed with some apprehensive confidence, I made this the technique of the trip and didn’t bring anything else. I started off fishing a point I had seen a decent fish at last time out. There was a bit of a breeze early, which is a little unusual, so I anchored very shallow at the top (shoreside) of a point that dropped off twice right in front of me; first down to 18 – 20 ft and then again out into the main lake basin which is over 80 ft. I’m always marking fish somewhere on that second drop but the spot is very stingy as far as giving up fish. I did catch a nice chunker right off the bat. It took a Hudd 68 rainbow trout (rof 12). Fish loaded up on the bait nicely, the way I would like all my swimbait fish to take it – deep. It was only a 16 inch fish but the 6” bait was gone. I was glad to get a bite here and I hope it continues. While on the hook, there were plenty of trout moving all around the lake, even as shallow as 10 ft. I tried changing to a rof 5 bait for a while hoping to fool any fatties that might be looking up for an easy meal; didn’t happen. Around 9am I relocated to spot that’s loaded with big timber lying on the bottom in 15 – 20 feet ahead of a drop into the main lake. This stuff is easily the “Best looking” visible cover of all three bodies of water and the local “fisherman” beat it up pretty good. The bass respond accordingly. Normally I pass on these “fisherman friendly” spots but with the water being so clear, on past trips I have seen several high quality fish down there cruising among the logs. Additionally, my MI PB came from a deep water dock close by there. So it’s hard to pass it up. With the sun beaming like it should on the last day of June and despite the breeze, perhaps this deep cover might be the way to go. The fishing pressure and visibility means that if you get too close to it, even though it's “deep”, the fish shut down. Staying way off it, anchoring out in deeper water to present the bait a full cast away, is the only way I get bit here (except at night). I was crawling the Hudd in and out of the wood. I hung up a few times but managed to shake the bait off every time. Each cast I was expecting to either get bit or lose the bait. I may have to pick up the weed less version someday. And so after all of that; Jambalaya off the wood. The first week of July signals the start of the warmest weather we’ll have here all summer. It usually lasts 2 or 3 weeks and when combined with the increased boat-nick action the heat and vacation season brings, 95% of my trips until early September will be on weekdays at night. However, I do like fishing at night. Something about the sounds and smells and breathing that night air, it makes me feel alive. Below are short videos of this and my previous trip. A-Jay http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk-JSYwbaz8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt_xIcuDnKc&feature=em-upload_owner

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