NorcalBassin

Although my body reminds me I'm "of age" most mornings, it's crazy to now be a grandpa (Papa) myself. I've heard being a grandparent has all the perks of being a parent without the stress and worries that go along with raising children of your own, and if that's the case I may be entering one of the best chapters of my life. Anyone care to share any nuggets of advice or traditions they've done with their grandkid(s)? Can't wait to take this sweet girl out fishing. 🙂😊

Took a trip up to one of my favorite lakes and it was awesome having it be so welcoming! Underspins were the ticket and never stopped delivering. Pretty incredible (for me at least!) that it seemed to be nothing but hard fighting 15-20" SM with no dinks to be found. And a lakeside campfire was the perfect ending to the day.

Looked out the window a couple weeks ago and happened to see a doe and her new fawn just a few minutes after she birthed and was cleaning up. She's been hiding the fawn in the berry bushes on the side of the house the past couple weeks and it's been great seeing the fawn go from a stumbling drunk to prancing around playing in the backyard.

Surprised to see none of the NorCal foothill lakes or even Shasta or Berryessa on the top 25 western lakes. Be great if they start planting trout more consistently someday. I usually fish Clear Lake at least 1x/yr, but of course I haven't fished it in a couple years now that it's the back to back national champ. 🤣🤣

Caught my first Klash 9 fish and it was one of those heart stopping blowups. Also had to throw some BFS... And the underspin continues to produce,,,

Great seeing you two out on the water again! After that long winter that had some ups and downs that had to feel pretty incredible to get back out there together. 😊

Those fins are incredible and that fish almost looks cartoonish. What an awesome catch!

Another very enjoyable spring trip with lots of willing spots and LM. Skinny hard fighting torpedo. Seems like the females have been spawn/prespawn so guessing this was a male. Underspin was the bait of the day Pops with a solid one

First fish on the karashi 80. Watching them react to this bait in clear water was pretty crazy. Some would come from 10ft away and veer off at the last second and a few others absolutely crushed it. I'll be having one tied on for the foreseeable future. When the reaction bite slowed down, the fuzzy bugz dragged or hopped along the bottom caught a ridiculous amount of fish. No big fish today, but a few in that 17" class made for a heck of a trip.

Although it would be nice to have the pass open early this year, I'm okay with another 30" up on the pass this time of year

Was like 100% I'll drive the 36 hours to pick up that awesome rig 🤣😆🤣

Love the Christmas lights. Took me an extra few weeks to take those down this year 😊

Ahh, the optimism and excitement for every trip as you're heading out this time of year. Pops with a little fella but a fish is a fish Solid LM but not the fish I'm hoping for this time of year

Love my diesel but this is starting to get a tad painful...

Beautiful day and finally crossed paths with a nice LM Something about this color this time of year Also hooked up with a solid spot