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I am going out to Lake Parris tomarrow.
Hi I fish Parris all the time, keep an eye out for me maybe we could hook up.
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[size 2][#000080][font "Arial"]This is the follow up fishing report to Perris Lake.[/font][/#000080][/size]
[size 2][#000080][font "Arial"]I caught about twenty three and four ponders.[/font][/#000080][/size]
[size 2][#000080][font "Arial"]A couple five and on six pound Bass[/font][/#000080][/size]
Two died so I brought them home to photograph.
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[cool]Hey, that sounds like a good day on the water. What was the hot lure, and what depth were the fish? Any special tricks or standard presentations?
Oh yeah. Did you get a chance to try out your new rod rack system yet?
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I stated off at 5:30 AM fishing with buzz baits on top, I was killing them and for no reason switched to a two inch Rapala, then as the bit slowed I went deep 10 to 14 feet deep with a blue metal flake plastic seeko by Gary Yakamoto. I hit the beds hard and pulled my share out. One time I had on a lizard and the big bass were bitting it and hanging on for dear life, as I got them up to my tube I looked down in horror, they only had the tail. I could almost reach out and touch them. Too funny.
The outrigger worked beautifully, I couldn't improve it.
I could move the rod racks apart a little so the rods don't tangle.
I had two seat flotation device's ready to put under the out rigger but It floated all on it's own.
The baskets I used were screwed down so they acted like a PFD.
Cool HuH!
Forgive my spelling I am very tired.
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[cool]You earned being tired. Hope you rest well so you can hit em again soon.
Glad your system worked well. Now that I think about it, by using a sealed PVC rack, you are creating some flotation with the unit itself. It is still heavy enough that I wouldn;t want to have to carry it a long distance from the car. But, if it works and it stays out of your way, then that's all thet matters.
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Like all things it has it's pro's and cons
For one it is heavy, But it is roomy.
Today I found out that you can't drive down to
the shore on the west side of Perris Lake.
So it was a bit of a hassle I had to make two or three trips.
I might make a smaller model,
and try to leave some of my tackle at home or in the truck.
That’s going to be the hardest for me as I like to take a lot of stuff.
I have to carry at least a gallon of water because I don't have any
Salivary Glands and need to sip water constantly.
I wish I had the strength to fish two days in a row I just don't.
I plan on stripping the Battery case and rewiring the two six volt
Batteries to help on room and weight.
Until I get hooked up with one of those batteries the size of a water bottle.
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This is to correct my spelling as
to what I used today at Perris lake today.
the following links should be of help.
I buy a lot from Fishing25; it is located on Perris and Ramona Expressway.
In that little shopping center on the Ramona side near the end.
the Ika jerks baits are my favorite , the Senko is next favorite ,
the 7 inches Lizard is right in there
[url "http://www.fishing25.com"]http://www.fishing25.com[/url] click on fresh water on the links to the left then you can brows from there.
I also buy a lot of Japan reels and lures, they are out of this wourld as far as quality,
I have the Scorpion Quickfire 2500 a reel from Japan,
[url "http://www.plat.co.jp/english/english_top.htm"]http://www.plat.co.jp/english/english_top.htm[/url]
and the Calcuta 25 and 100 both I ordered from Japan.
[url "http://www.plat.co.jp/english/bass/shimano/conquest100.htm"]http://www.plat.co.jp/english/bass/shimano/conquest100.htm[/url]
Just a few I like.
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[cool]Hey, Bro, I edited your links to make them hot links and then tried them. None of them will come up to see.
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Hey tubedude , I tried copy /paste and was able to see one . I have troubles on some links for some reason .Been fishing the senkos for the first time last week and I am now hooked on them . Great baits .
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I see that, I messed up the links.
Try going to [url "http://www.fishing25.com"]http://www.fishing25.com[/url]
click on Fresh water link on the left and
then look for the Ika, and Senko's, and the Lizard from there.
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[cool]Hey, HA69, you better not plan to hit the Phoenix area for awhile. With your handle you might get rounded up with all the HELLS ANGELS the feds just busted yesterday. Did that make the news up there? Here's a link to the article in the local paper.
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So, you and everybody else have discovered the Senko as your own new "go to" lure, huh? I don't know what there is about those things, but the bass sure like them. They also count for a few big cats and other species. I live in Chandler, about five minutes from Gary Yamamoto's place in Tempe. I have been a big fan of his plastic creations for a lot of years...going back to when he lived in Page and beat up on Lake Powell as a testing ground for a lot of his new stuff. He used to win or place in almost every tournament down there. Met him fishing on the lake several times.
Have you ever tried fishing any plastics "dropshot" style. When they go deeper and get more finicky, that can be a great technique from a tube.
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Just about every thing I rigged up yesterday was on a drop shot. The day before I got the tip from my LFS and went home and went to Goggle, I did a search and followed the links late into the night. Some Ika's are so heavy you don't need any weight. I was bouncing them in some heavy weed beds. I use eight pound line I Iron Silk) way to light for what I am doing. But I never got broke off.
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Yea , my biker days are over .No more bike . I'll stay hiding up here in happy valley till the heat dies down (pun) LOL .
Am I the last one to try senkos . I've been fishing the grubs for about 3 years know and find it hard to go back to the cheap stuff now . But some of my biggest browns have been caught on the cheap stuff . Now I want to see if I can get a muskie to hit a senko wacky style . Haven't tried drop shot yet , but will keep it in mind .What kind of hook is best for drop shot rig ? Would the eyelet be better straight with the shank ? Wont be long now before they go deep .
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[cool]I'm sure you realize that with Senkos it is not an "either-or" situtation. They are one more bullet in your ammunition belt. And, while there will be times, places and circumstances where Senkos will outperform other baits, there will still be those trips where your old friends will still work best.
That's one of the big appeals of fishing to me...to try to figure out in advance what the hot pattern for the day will be, and then have it hold up. But, the fish have a way of humbling me, just when I think I might be getting smarter than they are. I've been fooled more times than I would like to admit.
There will always be a place for twisters, tubes and other jigs in my tackle box. And, while I am sure there must be a muskie or two out there that will munch the "do-nothing" Senkos, I think you will do better with a lure that has some action. Unlike bass, muskies do not respond to offerings that ain't moving. Even the live bait boys, that chuck out live suckers and other fish for bait, will not keep fishing a bait that has died or become inactive. They know that a frisky bait gets more attention from the predatory muskie.
Northern pike, a relative of the muskie, can be readily taken on dead minnows, left suspended below a bobber or laying on the bottom. But not their more finicky big cousins. So, if you wanna score on tigers, throw big active hardbaits or plastics with some wiggle...like twisters or swimbaits.
There are whole new lines of special hooks and sinkers for dropshotting. The good news is that technique is more important than tackle. You can use a split shot (or two or three), a bell sinker or even a leadhead jig as the weight to help you maintain feel of the bottom and keep tension on the rod tip. The hooks can be anything from weedless worm hooks to plain old bait hooks, like you would use to fish a crawler.
Most experienced drop shotters seem to favor a thin wire hook with a super sharp point. And, unlike rigging Texas or Carolina rigs, you don't need the really big hooks. You will only be hooking the worm, Senko or other plastic lightly through the nose...or through the middle for wacky rigs. Since you aren't pitching into cover or dragging through weeds, you don't have much concern about snagging. But, a thin sharp hook, with an exposed point, will get more hookups without you having to "cross their eyes".
There are many good articles and websites that can give you the basics of tackle and rigging for dropshots. Be sure to check the articles available on the BFT main board. I seem to recall a couple on dropshotting.
I reiterate, that this is a very deadly technique...ideally suited for the stealthy approach of float tubing. You can fish it in much shallower water than from a boat, without spooking fish. If you haven't already experienced it, pay attention and you will...that sometimes fish will actually congregate under your tube, when you are not kicking and making a fuss.
On Willard Bay, I once harvested a large number of crappies from directly out of my shadow, where they were gathering in the shade of my tube. I just dropped a rod length of line and a small tube jig right straight down in my shadow and lifted out a fish every time. It was driving my fishing buddy nuts. He was a hundred yards away, casting frantically and not getting bit.
On the lakes I fish down here, most of the action is in water less than 15 feet deep. I have taken fish directly below me in water only six feet deep. Wait until you have a six pound largie snarf a jig and hit the surface right next to your tube, if you need a jump start on your heart.
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