tlombardozzi

Sounds like I was more lucky than good

Fished East of the bay from 6 AM til 10:30 AM, lots of debris making it hard to deal with so we only ran 2 flat lines long ways back (160+) and fished the whole time in water 8 to 12 FOW. We went 8 for 13 with one king and the rest browns. ALL on Firetiger, couldn't get anything else to work so just stuck with what worked. Since my brother's boat is smaller it was difficult with the waves so we didn't do anything more than that. Saw a lot more boats West.... Tomy

yeah, i went on a charter last weekend and the captain was using them and showing me them. definitely perked my interest.

Nice!

I am debating buying some, with having the standard size dipsies, I think the size #5 would be more beneficial as they dive the deepest, any thoughts?

i fished with a charter this past weekend and he showed them to me and we had a dipsy rod set with it, pretty nice set-up. i really like the fact that you don't need to let out a ton of line to achieve the depths.

Trident Marina - East Lake Rd

Agreed

What's strange about the bass fishing is we used to KILL the smallies with very little largie action, now in the past years, can't buy a smallie out there. Seems all related to when we started seeing Zebra mussels followed by the algae blooms. The one thing that has stayed constant has been the bluegill fishing, right off our dock with a bobber and jig with a wax worm catching slobs that you cannot get your hand around them to grab them.

It's good to hear good reports, my parents have a place on the East side right directly across from where the California Ranch used to be, I grew up fishing there and have some great memories. Lately though, fishing has seemed to die off, terrible algae blooms during the summer. My parents have the place for sale so it will be sad to see that come to an end. We used to murder the Walleyes in front of his place this time of year.

Nice job

Nice fish. Thanks for the report

Headed out this afternoon with Erupprecht for a shakedown on his boat, we fished back and forth in front of Shipbuilders. Most productive depth was 16 fow but we didn't really venture out as the wind and waves were blowing us all over the place. We just ran flat lines with Smithwicks and J-9's. Caught 3 browns and got one 15# King. Fire Tiger and Orange caught the fish. Truly a bonus to catch the King. Fished from 5 to 7:30 PM

Thanks, wasn't sure as they do have a different profile

What is the difference with running a 'slasher' style paddle for meat rigs compared to the standard style? Are these better for running these rigs? It seems like from past posts and pics, the standard paddles are used in a larger (11") size, just wondering what this slasher paddle has for benefits in using them. Thanks!

Thanks. I wasn't sure what the difference was with the profile.