YA RIGHT! That humble pie tasted like sweet victory! First I gotta say thank you to Jon for taking me out on his boat and beinga  great captain.  He put US on the fish, but only one of us really got into 'em.

We started fishing the banks and docks with little success.  Jon finally got a largemouth that disappeared when you turned it sideways on a senko in some pads.  After that we ran back to some rocky bottom banks.  Jon pitched under docks, and I used some SoCal skillz to crank my jerkbait through a little deeper water and picked up a smallie.  Later on did the same in some shallower water for another smallie.  Jon later lost his jerkbait to a musky in a really nice area that surprisingly didnt produce. 

We ran back for some lunch and being the only hardcore fishermen, haha, we went back out while everyone else went hope to nap and rest up, haha.  We went back out to some docks that were recomended at lunch and going through them i cast ahead of the boat on a nice dock corner.  Jons line snagged mine and by the time we got it off I had a nice smallie on my hulla grub.  It was under the boat and i flew from the back to the front and got it out and threw him over.  Im sending pics of this one to Jim to see if he can post 'em.  Next dock over, Jon missed a spot by a boat and i crawled my hulla grub through and, bam, another smallie.  Topped off with this wierd creature you folks call rock bass and we called it a day. 

I warned you guys, but you just didnt listen.... and poor Jon had to be the inncoent bystander.  But I gotta thank him again for his captaining.  Now everyone who wants some of this form a single file line right here.  Im going back to Cali this weekend to do some actual, i mean salt fishing, but after that Im free any weekend, both days, and sometimes fridays depending on the 9-80.  Who's next?

In the words of my beloved governor, "Asta-laveesta....baby."

PLEASE SPARE US!!

I see you have forgotten who explained where to fish this lake for you first timers.I have been known to fish this lake once or twice.At the brake at lunch time who told you to fish docks and was questioned. Oh ya it was the Champ 206 that had 5 fish in the am with 2 fish of 3+lbs in the am.
I have seen alot of realy good fisherman fish this lake without a bite.
I am sure you will use your Cali know how and show us how to catch fish, That,s right I and from Cali.
Please remember this is all in fun.
Champ 206

Champ 206 is John Holland

Its got such great shallow water cover and structure, but we didnt see much if any life. I did see one fat 5# cruising but that was it. In about 5-15ft is when the dropshot excels.

btw, what where you dropshotting? You guys use Roboworms much? Seems you guys love the Yammies, ever tried the flattail, or have any idea if anyone around carries 'em?

Ya, I have, but I, personally, find it as an awesome shallow water bait/technique and I just about never use it as a vertical presentation like it was first designed for.  Plus our lakes are a little different in contour and what not.  Dropshot works great a few feet out from some of the walls and drop offs we have. And it works great when you have a nice channel forming at the end of a cove.  Id give you examples but Ive only fished Tapps so not much I can compare it to, but Ill tell you that its just as good if not better as a completely horizontal presentation...

Nevermind, I just remembered that you had said a while back you had lived in SoCal. Im talkin bout Castaic, but mostly Pyramid Lakes. Thats where you can really put the dropshot to work in some creatibe ways.

Dropshotting... Dang, asian commercial fishermen were using that rig for bottom fish in Washington decades ago!!!

HAR HAR. LOL.   

Chris

Love Robo's!!