der Fischer
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Also, I've been using a foot long leader when fishing these rocky structured points. Do you think I should increase the length to 1.5' or 2', or longer? Maybe the fish will see the bait a little better, since it'll be floating a little higher above the rocks/boulders? Last year, I always kept the leader length, at the shortest, 1.5', For some reason, went shorter this past month. Maybe it's because I had a thought that since they're spawning, I should go shorter. Don't know why, since I don't know what I'm doing when it comes to fishing during the spawn.
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Thanks for all the tips! Yeah, there is no cover except for weed beds, on the opposite side of the lake, and I can't access those areas on the other side because I don't have a boat, hehe. The side of the lake I'm on, there is some weed beds, but there's so much pressure. There's also the docks at the marina, but again, lots of pressure. So this is why I fish the not-so-great points that I do. When I see videos, and the experts are talking about "punching grass", I'll think to myself, "well, can't do that here" lol. I know what you mean about small fish going for big worms. I was using a 4.5" roboworm last summer, and caught a 5.5" or 6" bass. They were almost the same length; worm and fish lol. This past week, I found out about Megastrike. I'm definitely going to be getting one or the other, or both. I've looked at them as "cheating", but that was last summer/fall, when I thought I'd be catching more fish by now. At this point, I'll do whatever I can with baits to attract more fish. Thanks again, and I hope to post a picture of monster one day!
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One late evening last summer, my friend caught a catfish with a popper.
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Last year, in late June-September, and because of tall grass (along with the rocks/boulders), I kept the leader length, at the shortest,1.5 feet. Most of the time, it was longer. The past five weeks, there's been no grass, so I've been going shorter, Do you think I should go longer than a foot? The only difference between now and last year is that there is currently no grass, but there's still the rocks/boulders. Maybe I never should have gone shorter? Maybe it's better if the bait floats/suspends a little higher above the rocks/boulders? Thanks!
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1. The reason I stick around is because I'll get it in my head that I'm fishing too fast or two slow, or I'm using the wrong size worm, or wrong color, so I'll start changing combos until I "get it right", thinking then, I'll get the unimpressed fish. I use darker colors when it's cloudy and brighter colors (or watermelon/green pumpkin) when the sun comes out. Sometimes I think, "since they're not biting, switch that". Or, I'll go through different sizes. All the changing will keep me in one area for hours. I'll think that once I get the size, color, and cadence right, THEN all those fish in the area will bite. After what you said, I'll move more often. I just hate the thought of thinking, "if I stuck around an extra half hour or hour +, and got the presentation right, I would've gotten more/bigger fish". That's what keeps me there. 2. About the boats, if I'm fishing the points by the marina, I can see all the boaters going in their counter clockwise position. In that regard, all the points are bad, but especially the point between the marina and the launch ramps, I'm in middle of all the traffic. 3. Since I'm dropshotting in rocky structure, do you think I should increase my leader length? For some reason, I've been using a foot. Last year, it was always 1.5' or longer, but I started in late June last year, and because of all the grass, I kept the leader length long. This past month, there is no grass, which I love, so I started using a one foot leader (or less), but am now wondering if I should increase the length because of all the rocks. Maybe that would help? Thanks for taking the time to help. Your answered those bolded questions *thumbs up*
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My friend got a float tube and I've been thinking about getting one. I do plan to get a boat, some day. In regards to smaller lakes, have you ever fished or know someone that has fished Fisherman's Retreat, on the other side of the 60 freeway? If so, how is it there? Thanks for your help!
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Not a bad idea. I'll ask, and hopefully I'll get an answer.
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This is the first fish I caught that day, and you can see some blood on the belly.
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Second pic.
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Ok, I was trying to figure out where to find the "gallery" button, to add larger pics, but I don't know where to find it. I did use the "resize" link, but while trying to load three pics, it won't let me, so I had to reply three times to add three pics. Anyway, it's just weird because the time that lapsed between taking the two pics were just a few seconds, and in the first pic, there is no redness by the tail, but then there is a lot of red in the second pic. And the red (bloody) dot on the belly of the first pic is odd, but I also noticed that with the first I caught before, which I've also added, which has the cloudy background. You can see a little blood by the belly.
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Hello BR community! Now that I finally created an account, I can finally ask a question I've had for weeks. The first day fishing this year, which was five weeks ago, I caught my personal best; just a 3lb fish; nothing special compared to some of yours, but a great way to start the year. Anyway, while looking at the pics a week later, I noticed a couple things that were odd. One, there's blood coming from the belly of the fish. Is that natural from spawning? Two, the skin towards the tail started turning red. In the first pic, you can see that part about the blood coming from the belly and no redness near the tail. In the second pic, you can see the redness near the tail. Anyone know what the redness is from? P.S. Too bad we can't upload bigger pics.
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I guess east of California, lakes have more structure/cover than what we have here. That's what I was told by a BPS rep, who's originally from the Midwest. I wish we had lakes with stumps, fallen trees, lily pads, etc, like I see in all these other videos. That's probably why you don't dropshot, because you can actually use everything else where you're at? I've been told that I shouldn't even bother with a lot of lures because I use spinning setups. Never used a jig, but last year, I did use crankbaits and topwater lures a lot, and caught only one fish with a crankbait and one fish with a popper, and I also have a spook and jitterbug. My prior personal best was a 2.5lb bass on a popper, but altogether, I only caught two fish with those kinds of lures. I would always switch to dropshotting and catch fish. This is why I gave up everything and only went with dropshotting. I have crankbaits I have used once, but I will give them another go this weekend. Yes, so many (tall and wide) bushes! I guess they were great for cover when the water lever was much higher, but they lowered the level many years ago, like over 12 years, because of issues with the dam, and I don't think they're ever going to raise the water level back to what it used to be, so I wish they took down some of the bushes. It would be so awesome if I had a magical silent motorized saw and went to town on those bushes at night, hehe. And I lost that fish two Saturdays ago and still think about it all the time. Was so deflated afterwards. I've been hoping for the day I caught a 5+ pound wish (with my limited skills and coverage of the lake), and that was it. Now I wonder when that day will come again, if ever. Thanks for taking the time to offer some help!
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Thanks for all the help! I've never tried C-rigging, and after reading your comment about how you can barely tell a bite because the worm is behind the weight, it definitely sounds more challenging. About the weight, I did see a dropshot video where Aaron Martens says he preferred 1/4oz weights. Went to BPS because I needed more weights. I asked a rep if I should get 1/4 or 1/2 and he said I was fine with 1/2, but yeah, I do lose quite a few weights. I will pick up some 1/4oz weights this Friday. And I will look into worms made by Don and Tom. Thanks again for taking the time!
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My friend hated Senkos at first, but is now starting to like them, especially after landing his personal best with one a couple weeks ago. I never paid much attention to them, even when so many people recommended them. I mean, they're just worms right? And I have plenty of Roboworms and BPS worms. Now that you mentioned that the action of the worm falling when whacky rigged is what entices bass, you've got me interested. I just always looked at them as regular fat worms that are priced a bit higher than I've ever paid for plastic worms. When I dropshot, I just let it sit there and shake it, stop, then shake a little bit, stop, shake, then raise the rod, tighten the line, then repeat the process. I think I'm fishing slow, but maybe I'm not. Maybe I should just let it sit for a good 10-20 seconds in-between shakes? Maybe a bass will just look at the motionless worm, then strike when I shake it? I think I'm going to get a package of Senkos for this weekend. I'll whacky rig them and see what happens. Also, I'll retry my BPS crack craws in green pumpkin/violet flakes that I haven't used in almost a year. They're not the same as the lizards you're talking about, but I'll give it a try. Thanks for reading and helping!
