lol yeah Brent took it, he does know his stuff man, we al gotta get together when I get back, Im sure I can get us back in that spot without a boat, let's see if we can still get there since this was maybe 4 years ago.

When're you leaving?  i'v got a four day weekend coming up and should get a kitchen pass for at least one day. Meet up by the bridges?

When're you leaving? i'v got a four day weekend coming up and should get a kitchen pass for at least one day. Meet up by the bridges?

Well as of this morning I'll be Phoenix til Saturday enjoying some sun. On Sunday i will be back out testing the waters, let's plan something then

Checked out Thai's magic new spot for a coule of casts this afternoon. Caught 1 bass. Thai, parking is a bit sketchey. Not so sure you could get a bunch of people in there without drawing a lot of unwanted attention. It is a nice little spot tho. I can see why you could really have a numbers day there!!

Checked out Thai's magic new spot for a coule of casts this afternoon. Caught 1 bass. Thai, parking is a bit sketchey. Not so sure you could get a bunch of people in there without drawing a lot of unwanted attention. It is a nice little spot tho. I can see why you could really have a numbers day there!!

What was it on? I'm going to fish it more thoroughly when i get back on Sunday, you should come out then too.

Mums the word on this spot so dont bother with the PM's fellas  ;D

It was ona bitsy bug 1/4 with small robo worm trailer.  Deff wanted it, no doubt about the bite.  Was very nice to have a bass pull on the string!!

the one I caught there did the same thing hit that jig like a small train and ran! Deff an exciting change!

im hittin the spot tommorow with brent and one of my other boys. Hopefully either the bitsy jig or a grub will get 'em on.

and Im in a pic postin kinda mood and i got a good laugh out of Thai holding this hawg lol

Sweet picture! hard to believe that guy hit a 5" Senko!

That was a good day man, hopefully we get some fishing like that again soon!

This is gonna be a good year Thai. Fish like the one here wont even be worth me takin pics of anymore, I'll post this anyways since no one else been postin much for pics lately.

update on my trip to Arizona, I'm staying in my uncles pool house and I just found a scorpion next to the bed...the most venomous one in north america at that....

I bet it would make good bait  ;D

Alright Steve, how was the secret spot today? Almost was able to break away from work for a couple today and give it a shot.

Alright Steve, how was the secret spot today? Almost was able to break away from work for a couple today and give it a shot.

I did ok for the two hours I was out there. I spent more time cutting off one lure and retying another then actual fishing. I caught one as soon as I got there on a 4 inch white silver flake senko. Tried the spinnerbait, topwater popper and jig before finally the lucky craft pointer78. I must have missed 3 or 4 and ended up gettin 4 fish on it, so five total. One was a bluegill tho and one a crappie so those dont really count.

Woot Woot! Congrats on the fishhhhhhys scuba steve, who says theres no good fishing in nova right now hahah

Ya I have to think this jerkbait bite is gonna be deadly all winter so imma stick with it. Im all bout it now. I enjoy throwing jb's more then anything else right now. So is the best action for a jb rod fast ? I know loomis jb rods are all fast and I have a crucial I bought that just happens to be mh fast as well as an avid mh fast. Think I should give it a try ? Is there any need for a special jb rod ? Today was the first time I ever fished a jerkbait so I need to be schooled. I think I did ok for my first time tho. Wish that 4 pounder wouldnt have gotten off tho >

a popper? how warm is the water there?

I dunno how warm it was but alot of fish were jumping one after another the entire time I was there . So I figured I had nothing to lose tryin one. There must have been between 1-2 thousand fish there along a 300 foot stretch. I saw hundreds of bass between 1-2 pounds and tons of crappie and bluegill. I also saw maybe a dozen or so bigger bass between 3-6 pounds swimming around. I couldnt do anything to get their attention aside from one that got off 3 feet from shore. The water was clear all the way to the bottom. Tide was very low too.

a popper? how warm is the water there?

near the discharge about 60 near the bridge maybe 50? I felt it on the day I caught the 7 bass it it was not cold

Very nice!  I think catching them on the jerkbait is one of the most fun way to catch.  I prefer a 70/30 type of rod, somewhat fast. I prefer a rod with more of a parabolic action when throwing larger jb's but the smaller ones are fine on a fast action rod. Sounds like I need to get my big butt down there and chuck a jb!!

Nice fish! You are true fisheman Steve, found a spot that isn't frozen is huge!

I tried it out on Saturday.  Was that Steve there I saw?  I was the one with the kayak.

I had some monsters of unknown type on the line several times throughout the day.  I'll be going back with some heavier duty gear so I can muscle them in faster instead of giving them time to get off.  I really think these things would've busted my 12lb Trilene if I tried to force them in.

nah that wasnt me , i wasnt there saturday. What u had on your line was probably some of those monster catfish. Ppl catch 50 pounders down there all the time. Also could have been a huge carp. Not worth breakin a nice rod over tho. Im goin back down tommorow morning with my friend Brent. Brent and Thai are the two ppl that inspired me to shore fish this winter. So Im workin on my worm/jig game as well as learning the art of the jerkbait. I'll be a better angler as a result come spring time. I'll be out on my stratos 5 mornings a week come spring. Gonna be dividing my time between the Potomac as well as the Chickahominy and James river. I wanna do it all this year. I hear the buzzbait bite on the chick river is insane and I love my buzzbait fishing. If anyone wants to join us tommorow then lemme know. I plan on catchin a dozen bass tommorow in the few hours Im there.

Ill probably be back down there again tomorrow. I went today for a few hours and had 6 and a few crappie and bluegills