I arrived about 15 minutes before opening and then launched a little after that. I saw ToutOnly (from a different site) with his Crestliner at the gate, but didn't say hi or anything because I was in the car and he wasn't too close. I like how you can tell that he is TroutOnly by all the stickers on his truck advertising for his guide service, lol. Anyways, I went to my first spot looking for striper, but didn't see any boils for a long time so I decided to try and different cove for largemouth. My brother cast his line out and then got a bite in less than 5 minutes! It was a nice fish and his first largemouth! I tried to catch one too, in the same area and had no luck. I moved to a couple other spots and a different boat was in the spot I wanted to be in next, so I decided to go to an area that was pretty close. I was fishing a point for about 15 minutes and then got a nice strike and reeled him up. He was out of the water about half the time of the other fish, but his release did not go well. I put him back in the water and he tried to swim away, but he was on his side/back. I tried reviving him and everything, but I don't know what was wrong. Was his swim bladder inflated or something? I think he died, but I really hope he didn't. He was gone after I moved to my next spot and came back to where he was, but I'm not sure if a bigger fish got him, the birds got him, or if he survived. Any tips on dealing with this? After that I went and fished a couple more coves and then it was time to pick my mom and sister up for a boat ride. We picked them up and then went to a spot that I know bass like to hang around. I went there and dropped my lure down to scare the shad for fun because I hadn't caught anything for a while and a about a minute after that, while I was working the drop shot, I got a powerful strike! I set it and tried reeling him up, but after I got him half way to the surface, I felt weight come off the line! He was gone along with my Roboworm. I was determined to hook him again and then a hooked him again, this time he was hooked better and I brought him up to the surface. It was a nice size bass and I was so happy, but then he jump and I thought it was still alright until he was 3 feet out of the air!!!!! It was all in slow motion and I saw the hook come out of his mouth along with the Roboworm and the hook and Roboworm hit a dead tree! I lost him when he was only 5 feet from the boat! I was so mad! Not once, but twice had I lost this big fish! It would have been my personal best for largemouth! I tried again to hook him, but I got snagged on something and broke my line. After that my mom and sister wanted to drive around in the boat and I couldn't fish any more! I was so mad that they made me leave this fish!
My brother's first bass!
My smaller bass, lol.
Castaic 11/8
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swimbait101
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Castaic 11/8
nice man
did they let you drive that boat by yourself, your dad wasnt on board??? i wouldnt do that on the upper lake
did they let you drive that boat by yourself, your dad wasnt on board??? i wouldnt do that on the upper lake
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Fire Ball
Castaic 11/8
Originally Posted By: swimbait101nice man
did they let you drive that boat by yourself, your dad wasnt on board??? i wouldnt do that on the upper lake
When did I say my dad wasn't on the boat? He was, but I drove the boat for a while. I can definitely handle the boat by myself or with one other person as long as it isn't too windy.
did they let you drive that boat by yourself, your dad wasnt on board??? i wouldnt do that on the upper lake
When did I say my dad wasn't on the boat? He was, but I drove the boat for a while. I can definitely handle the boat by myself or with one other person as long as it isn't too windy.