IdahoLunkerHunter

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My go-to's in stained water is 3/4 oz jig with a loud rattle and a rage craw. Or a Rattletrap and tweak the bait so it runs sideways and bounces off the pillars.

4lbs and 7lbs is a whole different ball game. Gratz on the catch!

X2, Let a Resource officer or police deal with it.

Sounds like fun!

Hey everyone, been a while since i've done any posting, Here is some of last weeks catches. Hope all is well!

I don't close eyes, but praying is always the next best thing

Nice one Kelly!

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Thats 2 things thast have no business being in the same sentence. Jorts and cool. Please, if there is one thing that I can request.....Leave the jorts at home when you venture north. Agreed

Weather usually drives me toward what I am going to be using.

Dinks?? That was nice of CJ to let you hold his fish. LOL... I was going to say the same. The problem with the West coast is the majority of members are east coast. The biggest set back is finding places for 50+ boat hook-ups with rooms and accommodations for fisherman and speaking venue.

If the sun is out and gin clear water I would be using a bright color spinner bait, not black. Chrome, Bronze or Gold blade.

It all depends on what type of fish I was fishing. If I was targeting the smallies I would be fishing the END B with more rock and sand. I would be flipping a tube and/or jig for slow presentation. If I was going for more covering water medium running crank and/or spinnerbait. Largemouth I would be flipping any shorelines with reeds or cover. I would also be targeting points and humps with sandy and pea gravel bottoms in the 5-10 foot range. Jig/tube for slow presentation and spinnerbait for searching. I would rule out the floating docks, just because they have never really produced for me and target the docks with pilings. If there is any wind I would target the coves and areas where the wind is pushing fish into it. Morning I would fish northern areas where water warms up first and transition to cover and shady areas in the afternoon.

Speed, I would carefully watch the barometric pressure. On a falling pressure trend the fish will be most active as you are probably well aware of. The pressure changes are most affected in shallower waters. If you can't get bit in the shallower areas I would more to deeper water because the deeper water is not as affected as much. Also a change of just +\- .02 in the pressure will affect feeding habits. So if the pressure drops during the first front and since the second front is coming in two days later the pressure might still be dropping during the weekend even though it is sunny out. Watch your pressure and I would go from there. Pressure dropping I would fish brightest lures with fast retrieval. Spinnerbaits, cranks and topwater. During the front I would fish medium running lures at normal speed. I would also seek out cover and move up in the water column toward creeks and bays flipping plastics and jigs. If your pressure is rising through the weekend expect a quick drop right before the second front. Rising trend I would fish brighter lures and fish on ledges near sudden drops and points.

In regards to your hands and holding the fish two feet away I guessed 21-22" inches and about 4-5lbs. Beauty!

I do believe many fisherman out there look at their electronics rather than looking at the lay of the land first. I have a bay that consistently produces for me because I have researched the shoreline more than the depth contour on my finder. I have seen so many people just drive right over my honey hole because they do not look at the shore line pea gravel. Changes in soil and cover from shoreline directly relates to where fish are going to be in the water IMO.

Not me, I like the challenge. It makes you become a better fisherman and learn new techniques everyday.

good work

Had a very nice night yesterday. 20-30 fish. Lost a few good ones in the lilies and broke a rod on a big fish! Oh well thats the game lol. Where I was fishing: Here is a nice one:

Open water fish the same way as daylight. At night I really like to fish around docks with lights. If you fing a dock with lights pound that area.

Well if your goin' thru the grass, don't underestimate the Keel weighted (swimbait) hook on the Annie....It's a Smoker. I like the 6/0 screw lock hooks for this, 1/8 to 1/4 oz. Slow but SURE and might touch the end of the tail with JJ's Chartreuse Big O www.ragetail.com Wow... Awesome Catches! Big-O... Can't wait to give this a go once the water is warm enough and they are hangin' in the shallows.

Nice Burley. Looks like your gettin' some good fishin' in!

I am from Sandpoint and fish: Idaho: Pend Oreille Hayden Black CDA Anderson Shepard Muskrat McArthur Priest Cocolalla Spirit Washington: Banks Spokane Soon to fish Pot Holes I just fished Banks this last weekend. Good fishery. Tons of smallies. Lots of 1-2lb smallies and a lot of 1-2 lb largemouth and a few 3-4 lb largies but lost in reeds. Can't wait for Pot Holes. I have noticed a big difference from fishing Washington and Idaho Lakes. Most Washington Lakes are reservoir fishing... Man made. It takes a bit to get used to but is definetely worth the money if you want to learn how to fish different kinds of water.