Thanks Phil! Not by James Roberts either. He is 67 350lbs. I got a -150lbs on him. Eric
Thanks Chris, Thanks John, I have been to Amistad… We rolled down there about two weeks ago with my boys from AustinBassfishing.com Here is the result… I guess ya got to copy and paste to your browser… ? EricLast edited by BasserTX on November 5th, 2007, 2:52 am, edited 1 time in total.
That is a pretty good vid. Funny, I just posted that I own Jamess 04 BassCat.. Kinda cool for me.. EA
John, Hmmm.. Possibly. I am new to a boat of this performance level also. I would have thought for Maximum speed, Maximun trim ( to get the most boat out of the water ) Handing the boat at this trim ( 10.0 ) takes some practice, but I got it down. The problem is making a long sweeping turn, that is when I begin to loose control. I will check next time out if a lower trim will run as fast, but turn better. Thanks, Eric
This is great for Basscat. Even being from Texas my whole life, I really like Ike. His passion and antics make bass fishing what it should be,, FUN. I wish IKE the best of luck in 2008. ! I am proud that he fishes from the same great boat as me. Eric
I have only had my Cougar for a few months, so have not put a Toad in it yet. This one was just shy of 5 lbs on Lake Austin, Austin Tx. This year best was 9. 8 lbs on Lake Austin, but not in my Cat. That will change soon Great Post Topic !
Hey John, That was me! Please also check out Austinbassfishing.com for the latest Lake Austin reports. Fishing has been sporadic out there for sure. Water is stained from City Park south to the Dam, pretty clear around Quinland and North. As typical, best to start shallow in the morning. Target isolated grass around docks. ( A lot of the grass is gone now. Still unsure if it had to due with flooding, or the $1,000,000 worth of Grass Carp the City of Austin put in) Later, target bluff walls and deeper docks to 18. ( Also, Deeper side of grass lines, just past Quinland on the right about 1/2 miles Good luck! Wife is out of town so I am watching all three boys, still might see me out there though. ( Will be easy to spot if so.. ) A good bite will easily give you 15 lbs – 18 lbs , however if they are shut down, it can be really tough. Keep at it though, any cast on that Lake can yield a Slob. Here is this year Haul, from the boys at ABF. Last edited by BasserTX on December 8th, 2007, 2:14 am, edited 3 times in total.
John, That sucks you did not get a bite, but that is Lake Austin. Feast or Famine…. Still a bad day on that lake is still a good day.. Just to show you what I mean, this a guy I know named Paul. He caught this one today 12/9/07… 11.01 LBS.. You know it is Toad when it takes two hands to lip her !! Another Lake Austin Slob .. ! Will be out there Wed, Thurs, Friday. Red, black and white BCB… Say hello if you come out. Eric
Gotta Love Austin Tx ! 10 mins from Lake Austin 8 mins from Lake Travis 40 mins from Lake Bastrop 1.5 hrs from Fayette Lake 3.5 hrs from Choke Canyon Lake 4.5 hrs from Lake Amistad 4.0 hrs to Falcon Lake the list goes on and on…… The best year round fishing is found right here in the great state of TEXAS…. ( yea, other states are ok too
Nice Fish, Is that Fayette Co Lake ??
Sweet.. That is a great lake. About 1 hour or so away from my house. My buddy caught this one about 1 year ago. He had never been on the lake before. 11.04 LBS
Chris, This specific lake ” Fayette Co ” is not really know for producing 10 #ers very often. However, if you like to catch 3- 6lbs all day long sometimes, this is a great lake. If your goal is to have the best chance at a 10 #er, come down to Lake Amistad, Choke Canyon, or Falcon, any of these can produce a DD. Eric PS. The bass pictures above was less than 1 lb from the Lake Record,, I think from like 10 years ago.
Extend Your TRIP !! Lake Casitas is famous for having produced 2 of the top 15 heaviest largemouth bass ever caught. In the spring of 1980 Raymond Easley weighed a bass at an astonishing 21 pounds 3.5 ounces. The mammoth largemouth was just 1 pound shy of the current world record, 22 pounds 4 ounces, held by George Perry since 1932. In the spring of 2002, Randy Crabtree caught another giant that weighed 19 pounds 8 ounces. Lake Casitas is a widely considered by experts a contender to produce the next world record bass. Unlike other potential world record lakes, Casitas yields hundreds of double digit catches each year. Trophy bass fishing does not stop in California when the season changes and the weather is cold. Winter is prime time for trophy hunters. The three reasons that I love winter bass fishing in Southern California is because of the mild weather the small crowds and the trout plants. The Department of Fish and Game delivers approximately 30,000 pounds of Fillmore hatchery trout to Casitas each year. The plants are just about every two weeks beginning in October and ending in April. That means one thing to a big bass, dinner time. Big bass are essentially lazy and opportunistic, meaning they will do the least amount of work for the largest offering of food. Trout are the favored forage of big Casitas bass. Giant artificial trout impersonating lures. “swim baits” make up for the majority of double digit fish caught at lake Casitas each year. My 2 day swim baits 101 class at Casitas runs from October to April. (more info on swim baits 101) If you are interested in having a realistic shot at a trophy size large mouth and you like to chuck and wind, this is the trip to book!
Be sure to check out the new Hot Foot Pro with Top connecting cable. It is really clean looking the cable can go up under the console. Use very short screws! I have one installed on my boat. Can post a pic if you would like. Good luck, you will love it.
MegaBass makes the finest hard baits available. I got tons of em. This was my suitcase a few weeks ago coming back from Japan. He is the lute laid out on the boat when I got back. ! That is about half of what I now own. Oh Yea, MegaBass bait are WAY cheaper in Japan. The store I was in also had them marked 20% off, that is why I went a little nuts! Eric
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