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Nice size meanmouth in the pic with the firetiger crankbait. Lotta non-believers on here but the lake is full of them...

Sorry....But I call baloney on the need rig as a small fish catcher ! I throw it almost exclusively over any other bait nearly year round on Stockton. My first point last Saturday yielded 4 solid keepers out of 8 fish. The other 4 we're 14-141/2". Had 7 good keepers by days end including 2 big white sows. Maybe....Maybe....1 was hooked a fuzz deep but as the norm they are hooked at the front of the mouth or lips. Depends on retrieve. I fish it like a Shakey worm. Always in contact and slowly moving along the bottom. I would suggest a deep hooked fish is fisherman error and cheap rods that aren't very sensitive. Just my opinion. And for what it's worth....This doesn't look like a little ned rig fish to me !

Mike.... Little Sac is still too low to get my boat up past the old pylons so I've no idea where in this area they are concentrated right now. It was last spring at this time we could get through there and on into May we were slamming the sows clear to Taylor Bridge. We did catch a few at cedar ridge Saturday while fishing for blacks.

The white bass fishing will last clear to middle of May ! All you gotta do is follow them from now til then clear up to Taylor Bridge.....

Walcrabass is absolutely correct. While I personally have not had such an encounter with anyone, I am a CCW fisherman and always armed at the lake. There are times when no one is around where you are launching a boat and the lake or ramp seems very isolated. Unfortunately we are living in a different time now where you just can't trust everyone is a good 'ol boy ! And walcrabass....Hats off to you in how you protected your son and stood your ground. Had I been there... I'da had your back. Those goons would've been in deep monkey dodo !!

Sounds like a good day fishing. Surprised you could paddle in that stiff wind all day. You've proofed it doesn't take a fancy fast glass boat to catch fish. Congrats.

ewlech...Thanks for sharing the info. I am a Ned rig junkie. I was hoping that was the bait you were throwing. It's a great technique and does well for me...Always my go to lure.

ewlech....You mind sharing what peticular bait you were using on that honeyhole bank ?

Haven't been able to get up to the lake last 3 weekends. Bitter temps 1 weekend and a first grandchild born 2 weeks ago. Not complaint about that at all !!! Was catching bass shallow with low 50's water temps. Coming up Monday and wondering if there's be a big shift on the bass location now. Figure they've moved deeper by now. Any thoughts guys ?

Good day Skeeter !! Thinking of going Sunday but not too thrilled with the wind forecast. Guess you handled today's wind OK then.

Caught several on blades down near the dam late afternoon yesterday. Couldn't get a spook bite for nothin' !

Kramr...it's a sight to see when there's 100's of them. Best trick is get up wind and drift through them if you can....they spook too easy.

We got into them today (Sat) big time ! They were South of Hartley on the east side down at the ext small cove. It's been years since I've seen surfacing action like we saw today. Unreal !

That was buried good ! Hats off to your wife...she's a trooper and a keeper to want to keep on fish loopin' !

Haha....love the dog trapshot ! He is right up in there too !

Here's my boat. See ain't a fast glass one but it fishes just the same.

Thanks for the replies. I'll pass it on.

I appreciate the input from each of you. Every one has good opinions. I am up for the sharing boats every other trip too. My boat only has a 6 gallon tank so I wouldn't even consider taking money for gas...I was going fishing anyway....and invited you. If we click...we'll take your boat sometime. One trip and a body will know if he wants to fish with that person again or not...lol. As long as someone wants to go along and enjoy a day fishing hard and can make conversation that all I would ask. We all surely go fishing for the same basic reasons. I go to Stockton every weekend but will miss the next two...so let me know if anyone wants to make a new fishing partner to fill in when your "regular" can't go.

Friend of mine has an 1990 60 HP evinrude that won't pee water with the thermostat mounted but it will when thermostat is removed. Thermostat is brand new and water pump/impeller new last summer ( maybe 5 hrs. run time). Any suggestions on why it's not peeing water ? And also...anybody know someone that is an evinrude mechanic ?

Friend of mine has an 1990 60 HP evinrude that won't pee water with the thermostat mounted but it will when thermostat is removed. Thermostat is brand new and water pump/impeller new last summer ( maybe 5 hrs. run time). Any suggestions on why it's not peeing water ? And also...anybody know someone that is an evinrude mechanic ?

Just curious if there is anyone else that bass fishes Stockton solo because their regular partners are generally tied up or busy lately. I find myself going alone which is fine but it's more fun to spend the day whipping the banks with someone else in the boat. Seems you stay focused better and "feed" off each other when 2 guys are fishing hard and throwing different lures. Anyone looking to pair up sometime with another bass fisherman ?

No topwater bites for me either hammer.

That's an awesome catch !!!

Wow !!!

Fished Saturday and found it to have really changed since last week. Fish were not as prevalent on the same banks and if any thing had moved out a little deeper. Still a shakeyhead bite for me though.