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I got tired of the politically charged rants on forums and started my own bass fishing blog away from all of that. I post fishing reports, techniques, tips, secrets, product reviews, and anything else related to bass fishing to help out fellow bass angler
Recent Posts Tagged With 'fishing reports 2009'
• Baits that did the most damage in 2009
Well, 2009 has been a fun year in terms of fishing. Granted, the bite has not been phenomenal, but a lot has been learned and my skills related to pattern fishing have become much more refined. This post is the first of its kind here on my blog and i...
• Caddo Report 11-27-2009: 3 Little Ones
With the holiday, I had a fishing partner in town, so I opted to take him out on Caddo this afternoon. We didn't hit the water until around noon. Headed west to boat row E, south of row C and idled up to a spot near a fallen cypress tree. From that s...
• Off The Pier 11-19-2009: Didn\'t even feel it bite.
This all started on Twitter of all places. Jason Sealock, the editor for FLW Outdoors Magazine, aka @FLW_Magazine asked followers about using pink baits. Seeing as how I had plenty of time this afternoon, I responded. My tacklebox has two lures in it...
• Off the pier 11-8-2009: Three more fall victim to the Scumfrog
An opportunity to fish off the pier resulted in three more fish on the Trophy Series Scumfrog this evening. It all started when I heard lots of splashing out in the deeper water. Bass were schooling and chasing. I could see the silver sides of shad s...
• Off the pier 11-7-2009: One bass didn\'t take the hint
I didn't do a lot of fishing this evening, but I did catch one bass. I guess word never got out that the Scumfrog bobbing up and down had hooks. I also acquired a little bit of knowledge about bass behavior.I actually started fishing from the bank. S...
• Cross Lake Report 10-23-2009
What a rough day! I started fishing around 8:30am and didn't quit until around 4pm. Not much to report. Water temps started out at 61 degrees at the launch. Most of the spots I hit hovered around the 63 degree mark. The entire lake was a giant bowl o...
• Off The Pier 9-22-2009: One Fish Makes All The Difference
They say it only takes one good fish to win a tournament. For me, it only takes one good fish to make my day, or evening in this case. That one fish makes all the difference in the world. No, I didn't break any records or land anything in the double ...
• Off The Pier 8-27-2009: Good With The Bad
Cross Lake. Shreveport, Louisiana.I had some extra time this evening, so I decided to wet a line one more time. Went with a different color Trophy Series Scumfrog and worked over the same spots. Ended up catching six again. Two best fish were 2lbs 8o...
• Off The Pier 8-24-2009 - Picked Off 2 More
Cross Lake. Shreveport, Louisiana.Last night, I caught six on a black Trophy Series Scumfrog. Tonight, I wondered if the bite was still on, so I tried again. I love topwater bites in rapid succession. I was only able to land two, but it was still fun...
• Off The Pier 8-23-2009 - Another Fun One!
Cross Lake. Shreveport, Louisiana.Tonight was a fun one. Caught six on my black Trophy Series Scumfrog in the span of about 30 minutes. One of them was a solid 3lber. I haven't been fishing off the pier much. In fact, I haven't been fishing much at a...
• Off the Pier 7-28-2009
In between the rain yesterday, a gap in the clouds gave me a quick opportunity to fish off the pier. Armed with the Patriarch, two pairs of hemostats, and a black Trophy Series Scumfrog, I set out to see what the rain stirred up. The surge from the t...
• Caddo Report 7-23-2009...goose egged
It's been a while since I've fished on Caddo Lake. The last time I was out there, the pads had hardly come in at all. Running across the lake today, I discovered most spots are filled with pads and hydrilla. I'm not sure I could even get the boat thr...
• Off The Pier 6-27-2009 - Rinse & Repeat
Started fishing off the pier this evening around 8pm. Yes, the mosquitoes were already out and about. Fished the same technique that has been working for me the last couple of weeks. Like the post title says, rinse and repeat. My Patriarch was ready ...
• Off the Pier 6-25-2009
The only gear I had with me this evening was a Patriarch on a 7' rod, two pairs of hemostats, my license, a black Scumfrog, and a black Bronzeye frog as a back up just in case. I should have brought my scale, but I did bring my phone for taking photo...
• Off the Pier 6-19-2009
By now, you probably know that whenever I fish off the pier, I only catch one or two bass. I call that a good day by pier standards. If I happen to catch more than that, I consider it a spectacular day. The area around the pier offers only so many ca...
• Off the Pier 6-11 & 6-13 2009
Over the last two months, I have been trying to get the topwater bite going. Horny Toads, Rage Toads, Zara Spooks, and Torpedoes haven't worked. Best I could do was draw a strike by burning a spinnerbait so that the blades broke the surface. During m...
• Cross Lake Report 6-5-2009
Started fishing around 4:30pm today. The goal this evening was to get some use out of my new Curado E5. Tried cranking and slow rolling a spinnerbait with it and I think I got the hang of the braking system. Water temps ranged between 81 and 83 degre...
• Cross Lake Report 5-22-2009
Cross Lake. Shreveport, LouisianaSo I gave Cross another chance today. I was out the door a little later than the last two days and did not get on the water until about 9am. Water temps were already 76 degrees by then. Only a few boats at the Fleming...
• Cross Lake 5-20-2009
Cross Lake. Shreveport, LouisianaToday was another tough one. I started a bit later than yesterday and did not get on the water until around 8:30am. Once I got to the end of Fourtney Bayou, I put the trolling motor down and went along the cat tails a...
• Cross Lake Report 5-19-2009
Cross Lake. Shreveport, LouisianaWhat a rough day! Started fishing around 8am, took a break at 2pm, and quit around 6pm. Only two fish to show for all my work. Water temps this morning were around 69 degrees and warmed up to 75 at noon and 77 in the ...
• Cross Report 4-28-2009
Cross Lake. Shreveport, Louisiana.Caught six tonight. Lost one. Played around with a couple of gar too. Here's how it all went down.With the rain from last night and this morning, I hadn't really been all that tempted to fish today. The water was fai...
• Cross Report 4-21-2009
Cross LakeShreveport, LouisianaHit the water around 5pm. Fished until a little after 8pm. Caught 3. My goal this evening was to catch a few and not lose any of them. That's been the story the last few weeks and this time, I planned on strong-arming t...
• Cross Report 4-14-09 & 4-15-09
Not much to say. Fished this evening for a short while. Tossed the finesse jig again and picked up two bites. The first came off after the third jump. Looked like a 2lb in the slot. I could not keep that one from jumping. Picked up the other about te...
• Cross Report 4-8-2009
Fished out of the little boat again this evening. Started around 4:45pm and worked cypress trees in one small area with a finesse jig for about three hours. Hooked into three, but only landed two of them. Also had a crappie nip at my jig. Water temp ...
• Cross Report 4-3-09
Tried fishing off the pier early on. The thing is, the second I grabbed my gear and looked out back, there was a boat fishing along the trees working its way toward the pier. I went ahead and walked out, had a word with him, and gave the subtle hint ...
• Off The Pier 4-1-2009
After a long day outside, I finally had a chance to relax, so I fished a while off the pier. I tried to get out there before too many boats made the evening run through this area. With the Thursday Night Tourney tomorrow, I knew people would be prefi...
• Cross Lake Report 3-28 & 3-29
If you follow me on Twitter, you'll know that I caught a couple fish over the past two days. They were not very big. Both came on a green/chartreuse 1/4oz Walmart spinnerbait. The first came off the pier on Saturday and the second came off some trees...
• Cross 3-21-09: Lost a nice one
Cross Lake. Shreveport, LouisianaSo as you can tell from the post title, I had a frustrating evening. I started out around 6pm in the little boat again. Headed out into the thicker stands of cypress trees casting a black/blue flake Big Bite Baits Tri...
• Cross Lake 3-18-2009
I fished today to see if I could find out where the bass went. The shallow stuff in the trees hasn't been all that productive or even active aside from a few gar and shad. With the rain last week, I thought the bass might make the drive to shallow wa...
• Caddo 3-8-09, A Fun One
Lots to tell, so here we go. Fished from 9am to 4pm. Water temps ranged from 62 to 65 degrees. Wind was blowing pretty good, but not quite as strong as the other day. Mostly cloudy in the morning, but the sunshine warmed things up in the afternoon.S...
