hit up casitas this morning for the first time this year. its starting to look more like a swimming pool than a real lake. but fish is fish and full moon is full moon and hitting both at the same time with a popper is usually quite good. all my usual spots are about a hundred feet (or so it seems) out of the water, but there is a new weed line around a lot of the lake. Took about an hour to figure out where and how to fish this situation but when I did, so did the fish. had a few short biters (read: SWING!..... and a miss) before getting my aim settled in to just inside pockets at the edge of the grass. brought back a bunch of grass numerous times before my first fish caused me to realize the value of fishing 20# braid. strongest fish I've caught in socal. this fish dragged the boat into the weeds and i had to use the electric to back us all out while still hooked up. My usual 8# mono would never have held. when I first saw it, I thought that it was a carp...seriously. it was that big. after over 5 minutes fighting with this thing, it finally laid up nice at the surface for a full view, lip, remove the hooks, hoot'n holler and back in the water she went. Definitely 10# class. yay for me (andy must not have gotten my text? :dunno: cuz mah bro didnt reply) half hour later came a solid 5#er and another 'no reply'. Whats up with that, bro? fished til 10AM for another 3 in the 3-4# class. I'll be back early next week. Next time, I'll be taking a calico rod along for dunkin' plastics back in holes in the weeds cuz thats where the fishies are hanging out Sorry, Joey. My office and my camera were moved up to Oregon last week ... so no pics. :crying:
Great job Bill... I have fished Casitas a few hundred times and realize what kind of day that is at that lake! I have only had one day with similar results and will never forget it. June 16, 1985, kind of foggy/drizzle and throwing a Spook (clear) into the cabbage at superpoint. Got a 10 and 5 before moving to the Airport for another 3 in the 3-4# class (split shot). You're making me want to go back to fresh water! Congrats!!!
Ditto!!!!!!!!!!!!! No Pics, I also say bulls&*t................................................. Big-D
no. but i am going to try a weedless frog on top of the patches of heavy grass on thursday if and when the sun comes out
