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About 60% of US Anglers practice catch and release.
Women make up about 33% of fresh water anglers and
about 85% of fresh water anglers begin fishing at 12 years old. |
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Jul 9, 2020; 08:15PM
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Category: Fishing Tackle For Sale
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Name for Contacts: 2 Catchfish
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E-mail: tocatchfish@gmail.com
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City: Costa Mesa
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State: California
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Country: United States
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Shane Jasprizza 20 lb Murray Cod |
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Aug 5, 2003; 11:53AM - Muddy Water Baits
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Category: Freshwater Bass Fishing Tips
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Author Name: Steve vonBrandt/S&K Guide Service
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Author E-mail: swvbbass@aol.com
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Tip&Trick Description 1:
Muddy Water Baits
By Steve VonBrandt
Nothing ruins the occasional fishing trip more than driving a long distance to your favorite spot, only to find out it’s been raining for the last few weeks and the water is the color of Chocolate milk! Many years ago, I was like most weekend anglers, and would immediately try to find another lake or river that might be a little more clear, or just turn around and go home. But I found over the last 20 years, that it isn’t necessary to give up so quickly on muddy water.
There are many times when a creek arm, or a certain portion of the lake or river isn’t as muddy, or there is a transition zone where it goes from muddy to stained, which can be a good area, but, even if there is no clearer water, there are many things you can do. Most gamefish react the same way to muddy water, they go shallow and they move closer to structure. This could mean a lot of different types of structure, such as brushpiles, laydowns, rocks, stump fields, pads on shallow flats, anything! When the bas are holding tight to cover, because of low visibility, the lure presentations sometimes need to be precise, such as when flipping a log or tree roots with a jig. Bellow are the 6 basic choices you should have rigged for fishing muddy waters.
Plastic Worms: I know this sounds like a strange choice, but a lot of times when bass are holding real tight to cover, a larger, bulkier worm, with some rattle inserted, possibly with a paddle tail, worked real close in the cover, can work well. I used a black or a black/red combination in muddy water. I also use the new Big 7 inch Senko that is out now, and drop it right into heavier cover. I have been using the new Cut-Tail worm for this also.
Vibrating Rattlers: These baits such as the Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap, Cotton Bordell, Diamond Shad, or the Rattlin’ Rapalas, are excellent choices for probing different depths of muddy water, and where muddy changes to stained. The noise and vibrations of these baits, along with a realistic shad shape, make these great baits and stained to muddy water.
Crankbaits: I use a lot of the real fat bodied crankbaits in muddy water. I choose different baits with a wide wobble, and sometimes rattles. I usually stay with darker colors with red in muddy water. These colors with a wide wobble, are easier for bass to find.
Spinnerbaits: The bass will be using their lateral line more in the muddy water, so a spinnerbait with a heavy pulse such as a Terminator night bait, with a black skirt, and Colorado blade, is a perfect choice. You could even add rattles to this bait, which I have had success with in the muddy rivers and lakes in the Northeast. I always use a single Colorado blade on the spinner baits in muddy water, but in stained, or warmer stained water, I do go to an Oklahoma Blade sometimes with good results.
Topwaters: These are my favorite baits to use in muddy water. There are so many baits that shallow, muddy water bass will hit! The buzzbait worked slowly around cover will draw tremendous strikes. The walking type baits, such as a Zara Spook, and Fenwick walking baits, Jitterbugs, Crazy Crawlers, and a variety of other topwaters, including poppers with rattles, are excellent and exciting choices for muddy water bass. The bass will all be in water that is 1-4 feet deep, eliminating a lot of the water, making them easier to catch!
Jigs: Jigs in Brown/Black or Blue/Black with a Zoom or uncle Josh trailer, with some rattles, are an excellent choice to flip into laydowns, and shallow stump fields, and of course on docks. Make repeated casts to give them a good look and provoke them.
If you stick with these baits and methods the next time you run into muddy water, you will never be afraid to see it again. It will become a friend, as it has become to me.
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Jun 23, 2003; 04:03PM - Stainless Steel Ballistic Prop
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Category: [other]
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Price: 200.
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Name for Contacts: Barbara
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Phone: 918-342-5158
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City: Claremore
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State: OK
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Country: USA
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E-mail: bhhargrave@cox.net
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May 12, 2019; 04:39PM - GORDO BANKS PANGAS San Jose del Cabo
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: Eric
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Author E-mail: ericgordobanks@yahoo.com
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Report Description:
GORDO BANKS PANGAS
San Jose del Cabo
Anglers –
January 13, 2019
There were more numbers of tourists
arriving, despite that this is the time
school semesters resume and holiday
vacation time is over. The weather
patterns seemed to have stabilized
some, warmer conditions, at least the
lows were not in the mid-50s like they
were previous week. Scattered cloud
cover, highs of 80 degrees. Ocean
swells were moderate and winds from the
norther finally laid down, water
clarity improved and ocean temperature
was in the
72 to 75 degree range.
Bait options remained much the same,
live caballito being netted in the
marina area, no sardinas to be found,
ballyhoo and slabs of squid also
available. Another option was to try
and catch chihuil on the Inner Gordo
Bank, this proved the hot ticket the
first half of the week.
Billfish still have been more active on
the Pacific, but they are now being
found off the San Jose del Cabo grounds
as well, as mackerel and sardineta
baitfish schools are now shifting in
this direction. The striped marlin were
striking on various lures as well as
baits, averaging 70 to 100 lb.
The highlight of the week was the wide
open wahoo action encountered on Monday
and Tuesday off of Punta Gorda. Of
course with so many people in the area,
the word gets outs in a hurry and no
secret bite can be sustained, everyone
and their brother was out trying to get
in on this action. Water also turned
off a bit on Wednesday, tuning greenish
and between that and all of the
pressure the bite tapered off. The best
bet for these wahoo was on slow trolled
live chihuil, which more often are not
a guarantee to obtain. This was a new
group of wahoo, appeared to be a
spawning run, many of these fish were
in the 40 to 50 lb. range, some over 50
lb. Many charters were landing two to
four or more wahoo, losing at least as
many other strikes. Dorado were found
on these same inshore grounds, but were
not as numerous as were the wahoo,
though once found they were a higher
percentage of actually landing, dorado
weighed in the 10 to 20 lb. class.
Bottom action was scare, more
triggerfish than anything else, an
occasional cabrilla or pargo. The
currents were strong and most anglers
were preferring to target more
glamorous surface species as long as
they were still prevalent.
The yellowfin tuna action has dropped
way off, only action reported has been
by the local commercial pangeros
fishing late in the afternoon on the
Gordo Banks, they have had yellowfin in
the 60 to 90 lb. range practically
every day, no huge numbers, but enough
to keep them working at, all of this
action was on various baits, chihuil,
chunk of caballito, skipjack or squid.
Very little action reported for sierra
or roosterfish, once again, just not
many people trying that now, especially
without live sardinas available, limits
inshore options during the winter
season. We are optimistic that if
weather allows, that the wahoo will be
in the region through this month.
The combined sportfishing fleet out of
the panga area from Puerto Los Cabos
Marina reported an estimated 78
charters for the week and anglers
reported an approximate fish count of:
19 striped marlin, 72 dorado, 3
yellowfin tuna, 76 wahoo, 14 bonito, 12
red snapper, 5 cabrilla (leopard
grouper), 8 yellow snapper, 15
tijareta, 5 sierra and 65 triggerfish.
Good Fishing, Eric
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GORDO BANKS PANGAS
Eric Brictson / Operator
619 488-1859
Los Cabos (624) 142-1147
e-mail:gordobanks@yahoo.com |
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