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So.....non moto here on vital has always been my go to place for off the wall type subjects. It's been a long time since I've been into the fishing thing ( actually never been a hard core fisherman ). But the Bass fishing has kind of gotten my attention as of late. When I started back up I was using my dad's old spinning reals. Super easy to use , especially from a dock doing drop shot and random casting. But I discovered these newer baitcaster reels....and holy hell!
One thing I'm learning real quick , is that the old spinning reels were a lot easier to use.....but sloppy on precise casting , and kinda weak for retrieving. These batcaster reels ( although a pain in the ass! ).....so much smoother , more precise , and stronger then the spinning reels.
I'm trying to teach myself the proper way to cast " precisely " for bass fishing. I don't need to cast it out half way across the river for the bass , but I need to be precise on 30' - 75' casts , and set it in a small pocket. THIS.....is something new to me.......extremely fun , and very challenging! I have an old antifreeze jug setup about 60' away , and using it as a bullseye for my casting.
Tonight........I spent 3 hours strait doing this , and setting up my brakes ( from both sides....this is important! ) , and slinging that practice weight across my yard until I was smacking that bastard right in the middle! I find this extremely tough to do , without getting the rats nest / backlash from hell going on! But holy hell.....I'm getting better! I nailed the jug quite a few times , and even had one shot go through the handle on the jug! I was like " Hell yeah!! "
Anyways......you guys have any practice with the baitcaster reels? Bass fishing at all?
P.S.......never mind the dead spots in my yard. I got drunk a few weeks ago and went crazy with the weed kill.
One thing I'm learning real quick , is that the old spinning reels were a lot easier to use.....but sloppy on precise casting , and kinda weak for retrieving. These batcaster reels ( although a pain in the ass! ).....so much smoother , more precise , and stronger then the spinning reels.
I'm trying to teach myself the proper way to cast " precisely " for bass fishing. I don't need to cast it out half way across the river for the bass , but I need to be precise on 30' - 75' casts , and set it in a small pocket. THIS.....is something new to me.......extremely fun , and very challenging! I have an old antifreeze jug setup about 60' away , and using it as a bullseye for my casting.
Tonight........I spent 3 hours strait doing this , and setting up my brakes ( from both sides....this is important! ) , and slinging that practice weight across my yard until I was smacking that bastard right in the middle! I find this extremely tough to do , without getting the rats nest / backlash from hell going on! But holy hell.....I'm getting better! I nailed the jug quite a few times , and even had one shot go through the handle on the jug! I was like " Hell yeah!! "
Anyways......you guys have any practice with the baitcaster reels? Bass fishing at all?
P.S.......never mind the dead spots in my yard. I got drunk a few weeks ago and went crazy with the weed kill.
Looking forward to some fish tales.
By the way, is that your burn pile next to the garage? I used to have a friend who had a burn pile next to his garage. Did I mention he used to have a garage?
I've been fishing on and off for years , but never really put much thought into it. And I know of a few areas where the bass are strong , so I wanted to learn how to catch them , more specifically in tough to reach areas. I went to a spot this past weekend , out in the middle of no where ( big marsh ). I had this super shallow part of the lake where these huge bass where just hanging out , like 10' in front of me eating bugs off the surface. And bass are super picky on what you use for bait / lure's and so forth......so I really wanted to learn how to get them.
Bass fishing is a fun sport.
If you ever have any questions hit me up.
I started bass fishing up that way back in the late 80's.
Used to do a lot tournament fishing too.
There's some good water up that way...everything from Small Mouth to Spotted Bass and even some Large mouth.
I've fished everything from all the Columbia pools from the lower Columbia up to the Handford Reach area.
Also the Willamette up & below the dam.
In Washington...Moses Lake & Potholes,Banks Lake,Lake Washington,Lacamas,Silver lake,Riffe lake.
In Oregon the John Day Res. to the coastal lakes like Ten Mile & Siltcoos.
Another good little fun practice lake about 45 minutes or so from the PDX area Moto Smith & I were hitting up back in 2016 in my old skeeter was Hagg Lake.
Hammering them on ned rigs & drop-shotting little gulp worms & minnows.
Now I live about an hour away from Kentucky Lake & Barkley.
Lot's of world class iconic lakes in this region within 8 to 10 hours from me too.
I still have all my gear - tons of tackle and about 30 G. Loomis rods lol.
Eventually I want to get another boat...
If you ever decide to buy a bass boat up that way Nixons Marine is the way to go.
The owner Jeff is a former MX'er from back in the 1970's I believe.
He's got a location in Walla Walla and another up I5 in Lakewood.
They've always got a lot of boats used & new.
The Shop
Side arm, is more difficult to get accurate but works well for going under stuff. As a rule, I like to start releasing the spool roughly 50% between my backswing and where the target is.
The trick to keeping the backlash out (besides setting your drag properly) is to feather your thumb off the spool as you cast. When you drop your finger off real quick, it allows the spool to spin faster than the line which is what causes the backlash.
We caught a lot on drop shot too.
Crazy story...
Remember when I marinated those little Berkley twitch tail minnows in that Gulp marinade shad flavor.
You tried one and casted it out near lake river and a 4 and a half foot sturgeon hammered it.
I think you were using that light little loomis imx rod a I had ,it only had like 5lb Sugoi on it lol and little 2500 series reel lol. Took us close to 45 minutes or so to land it.
You still got the photo of it? That was pretty impressive.
Same old pics but good ones.
You can suck at it and still have a good time no matter your experience level.
I LOVE to fish and have pretty much novice level knowledge of it as a sport. But I sure do enjoy the hell out of it. I catch my fair share. Some days don't even get a bite. Prefer river fishing over lake fishing. But will fish anywhere.
Wish I had more time with it.
The wife cooked up the walleye she caught on Sunday with her dad.
Pit Row
Nice fish there FLmxer!!
Most everything here is tossed from the side , it's about all I can do. I am going to try and practice some of the more advanced type casts later , but for now I don't have much room here at the house. I thought this video below was really cool to watch. The guy does a really good job on explaining different techniques.
Thinking later this summer about getting a boat of some type , but it has to be an inflatable. I have no room for a boat and trailer here. And an inflatable would also serve me well in those smaller streams , and lakes with no boat ramp. We'll see how things go and I just follow my instinct.
I went over to Kentucky Lake just the other night for an hour and caught a few from the bank - best one was 3lbs.
If you ever make it down this way let me know - or if I ever make it back up that way I'll get in touch.
As for bass fishing up that way from a small boat like you were thinking.
Kayak bass fishing is becoming a very popular & competitive sport.
Here's some events up that way https://oregonkayakbassfishing.com/events/
It's worth checking out.
Some of the guys setup those kayaks up pretty cool with electronics,rod holders and Panther King Pin Shallow Water Anchors. They deck them out and the neat thing is you can get into areas that you are not able to get into with a regular bass boat. No motor zones and areas where you need a boat with a super skinny draft.
A good little practice lake up that way like I was saying with a large no wake zone - perfect for kayaking or a small inflatable boat is that Henry Hagg lake - there's LMB's in Spotted Bass & Smallmouth in there.
Another area I forgot to mention by where you grew up at is Scapoose bay & also the Multnomah channel.
Both used to hold a decent amount of fish.
The live-streams & weigh-ins are pretty neat to watch.
I think it starts back up in 45 minutes or so.
https://www.bassmaster.com/video/bassmaster-live-mississippi-river-0
Then the weigh-ins start live at 4pm Est.
https://www.bassmaster.com/video/mississippi-river-weigh-0
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