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Mar 21, 2024 19:20:41   #
OldBassGuy Loc: Temecula, CA
 
Unlike most of the country where the fish are pre-spawn or spawning. they are not here in So.Cal. No fish on beds just yet. Went to try DVL today and managed a few fish, all caught on drop shot. Got to the lake and tried all the normal prespawn techniques to no avail. Finally decided to try a drop shot at about 10:30am and caught one on the first cast. Caught a few more and then hooked a nice one around noon. Would have probably caught a lot more if I started with a drop shot earlier. Oh well, my season has started, and I am a happy camper!!

Nice little 4.6 to start my year!!
Nice little 4.6 to start my year!!...

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Mar 21, 2024 19:46:12   #
Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.
 
OldBassGuy wrote:
Unlike most of the country where the fish are pre-spawn or spawning. they are not here in So.Cal. No fish on beds just yet. Went to try DVL today and managed a few fish, all caught on drop shot. Got to the lake and tried all the normal prespawn techniques to no avail. Finally decided to try a drop shot at about 10:30am and caught one on the first cast. Caught a few more and then hooked a nice one around noon. Would have probably caught a lot more if I started with a drop shot earlier. Oh well, my season has started, and I am a happy camper!!
Unlike most of the country where the fish are pre-... (show quote)


Nice pig Garey. I wish we had your weather brother. Good job figuring them out, and now you know where they're at. Thanks for the picture. πŸ‘πŸ»

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Mar 21, 2024 20:03:29   #
OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin
 
Great start, congrats!

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Mar 21, 2024 20:21:46   #
saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor
 
OldBassGuy wrote:
Unlike most of the country where the fish are pre-spawn or spawning. they are not here in So.Cal. No fish on beds just yet. Went to try DVL today and managed a few fish, all caught on drop shot. Got to the lake and tried all the normal prespawn techniques to no avail. Finally decided to try a drop shot at about 10:30am and caught one on the first cast. Caught a few more and then hooked a nice one around noon. Would have probably caught a lot more if I started with a drop shot earlier. Oh well, my season has started, and I am a happy camper!!
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Alright Garey, great way to start your season.πŸ€ πŸ‘

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Mar 21, 2024 21:42:25   #
Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina
 
OldBassGuy wrote:
Unlike most of the country where the fish are pre-spawn or spawning. they are not here in So.Cal. No fish on beds just yet. Went to try DVL today and managed a few fish, all caught on drop shot. Got to the lake and tried all the normal prespawn techniques to no avail. Finally decided to try a drop shot at about 10:30am and caught one on the first cast. Caught a few more and then hooked a nice one around noon. Would have probably caught a lot more if I started with a drop shot earlier. Oh well, my season has started, and I am a happy camper!!
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Well that's a nice start OBG

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Mar 21, 2024 21:45:09   #
PaulFish Loc: Southern California
 
That's a nice fish for sure. We saw you at the lake today. Right ss you were leaving. We talked for a bit and then you headed in.
I caught a good one also.
Pictures later

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Mar 22, 2024 00:26:37   #
NJ219bands Loc: New Jersey
 
Nice one ☝️

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Mar 22, 2024 05:13:37   #
1Oldboat42 Loc: Kearney, Nebraska
 
Congrats Oldbassguy and Paulfish. Looks like Southern California is heating up!!

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Mar 22, 2024 09:14:08   #
Wv mike Loc: Parkersburg area. Wv
 
That’s a good one for a starter

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Mar 22, 2024 10:43:44   #
OldBassGuy Loc: Temecula, CA
 
Thank you all for the kind replies. Hoping for a great season!

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Mar 22, 2024 10:44:41   #
OldBassGuy Loc: Temecula, CA
 
PaulFish wrote:
That's a nice fish for sure. We saw you at the lake today. Right ss you were leaving. We talked for a bit and then you headed in.
I caught a good one also.
Pictures later


Wish I had known it was you, we could have chatted for awhile longer. Did you have three people in your boat?

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Mar 22, 2024 12:05:29   #
PaulFish Loc: Southern California
 
Yes my wife Pam and friend Eric

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Mar 22, 2024 12:34:11   #
OldBassGuy Loc: Temecula, CA
 
Wish I had known so I could have spent a little more time chatting. Where you saw me was not too far from where I caught the big one.

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Mar 22, 2024 16:13:48   #
DonB707 Loc: Corning california
 
OldBassGuy wrote:
Unlike most of the country where the fish are pre-spawn or spawning. they are not here in So.Cal. No fish on beds just yet. Went to try DVL today and managed a few fish, all caught on drop shot. Got to the lake and tried all the normal prespawn techniques to no avail. Finally decided to try a drop shot at about 10:30am and caught one on the first cast. Caught a few more and then hooked a nice one around noon. Would have probably caught a lot more if I started with a drop shot earlier. Oh well, my season has started, and I am a happy camper!!
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Nice catch! What were you using for the drop shot?

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Mar 22, 2024 16:29:16   #
OldBassGuy Loc: Temecula, CA
 
DonB707 wrote:
Nice catch! What were you using for the drop shot?


Caught the big one on a Yamamoto 5" Thin Grn Pumpkin worm. Couple were caught on the same but Natural Shad color. All wacky rigged. Good Luck

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