So Yall Want To Learn Toledo Bend?

[Catt]

22 minutes ago, JAWS said:

Once heard that top water isn't any good until the water hits 70°. Well that's been proven wrong. Nice fish man. 

 

File the with bass don't spawn until 60° ?

[JMW]

I will be there Thursday morning, I can't wait. The weather looks like it will cooperate. Hopefully can catch some fish this time. 

[A5BLASTER]

1 hour ago, Catt said:

 

File the with bass don't spawn until 60° ?

Right next to the one that says bass finish spawning in March and don't spawn until February lmao.

 

Too touch on the pic. First bass I ever caught over 8 pounds I caught in less then 2 foot of water in January on a ribbet frog and the air temp was 30 degress. Caught the buck and then the female and she was 8.74 pounds 

1 hour ago, JAWS said:

Once heard that top water isn't any good until the water hits 70°. Well that's been proven wrong. Nice fish man. 

Your not going to get a lot of bites, but the ones you get will most likely be good to great.

 

But it's the technique that's important, let's just say it's not anything like what you would think of how to work a ribbet frog.

[RCCA]

Of course we’re catching ? 9 here, 5 there, 14 on Rayburn today. The people are thick so kinda not reporting too good. I think I flooded Six Mile with my last report ?

[A5BLASTER]

17 minutes ago, Lil Joe The Grinder said:

Of course we’re catching ? 9 here, 5 there, 14 on Rayburn today. The people are thick so kinda not reporting too good. I think I flooded Six Mile with my last report ?

That's why I'm not talking. San Miguel is over run with people right now. What few fish are on the banks look like they have PTSD.

 

 

 

 

[operationgrass]

That’s why I’m not getting out of my yak till may. My eyes are opened up to all the fish I was missing out on that I have by myself. It’s like they’ve never seen a bait and this isn’t just on Toledo it’s been everywhere I’ve gone lately. 

[Catt]

10 hours ago, operationgrass said:

That’s why I’m not getting out of my yak till may. My eyes are opened up to all the fish I was missing out on that I have by myself. It’s like they’ve never seen a bait and this isn’t just on Toledo it’s been everywhere I’ve gone lately. 

 

While like the excitement of pre-spawn, I love summer nights!

 

 

[bachelorpads]

I usually make a trip to the bend around this time of year and also noticed the talk of "bluelake".  Is this just someone trying to push people to the north or is that section of the lake doing well this year?  Just curious as during my previous visits i hadn't seen this area as being a "hotspot".  

[A5BLASTER]

49 minutes ago, bachelorpads said:

I usually make a trip to the bend around this time of year and also noticed the talk of "bluelake".  Is this just someone trying to push people to the north or is that section of the lake doing well this year?  Just curious as during my previous visits i hadn't seen this area as being a "hotspot".  

Nope blue lake is a gar hole don't come here ?

1 hour ago, Catt said:

 

While like the excitement of pre-spawn, I love summer nights!

 

 

I'm glad most people and I'm talking 98% think the spawn is over by the last weekend of March.

[A5BLASTER]

Biggest of the 27 I landed today.

 

And nope I wasn't in San Miguel or blue lake/1215.

 

Went hit a creek on the Texas side I haven't fished in probably 4 years.

 

Sure glad I brought my chainsaw with me this morning. Once I had the 2 trees trimmed so I could pass, I got right down too burning them down.

[A5BLASTER]

You baw's just keep pitching plastics ?

 

1 to 1 1/2 foot of water.

 

2 of the 14 I landed this morning, had 5 throw the hook and missed like 7 more.

 

I love me some 65 pound power pro but dang I'm wearing out all my hooks, even the thick wire style I'm useing now, I keep bending them on hookset.

 

Just to give y'all an idea of how hard they are hitting that frog, normally I get as many as 4 fish to a frog, today it was one fish to one frog.

[Catt]

@A5BLASTER ya try throwing a buzzbait?

 

[A5BLASTER]

3 hours ago, Catt said:

@A5BLASTER ya try throwing a buzzbait?

 

I did but it keep hanging up. They are back in the jungle.

[Catt]

36 minutes ago, A5BLASTER said:

They are back in the jungle.

 

Love me some jungle!

 

Going up Monday, may have to add jon boat to the list of tackle.

[A5BLASTER]

4 hours ago, Catt said:

 

Love me some jungle!

 

Going up Monday, may have to add jon boat to the list of tackle.

I think they are so far back trying to get away from the fishing pressure.

 

Most of the females I caught yesterday had very lil to no eggs in them.

 

One of them I could see her back in there and her back was almost out the water, I had to lay the boat against the brush, pull the trolling motor and lay down and pitch cast my frog up in there to get the bait to her. Had about a 2 foot wide by 1 foot high hole to cast through to get to her.

[RonnieF]

Glimmer blue fluke in the jungle with 50 lb braid, 4/0 trokar hook to yank ‘em out. Like blaster said, gotta hit those tight spots in the thick stuff. 

[A5BLASTER]

Think I'm going to trailer the boat and park it till the end of March are till mid next month.

 

The attitude of the people on the lake right now is so disgusting and their behavior is worse then a 3 year olds.

 

 

[Catt]

Well!

 

My boater for next week is retired USAF & still works for them.

 

Upper brass has decided to restrict travel which may blow up our plans.

 

 

[RSemmes]

Catt,

 

I’ll be up next week for almost 2 weeks. I have a boat with space in it if you want to come. I need to learn from the pro anyway. If interested let me know. 

[Catt]

@RSemmes thanks for the offer ?

 

From my friend Mikey 

 

As far as work knows, I've already departed and am at my destination

 

It's on!

 

[RSemmes]

Awesome! I’ll be out there trying to snag a few. 

[Hammer 4]

7 hours ago, A5BLASTER said:

Think I'm going to trailer the boat and park it till the end of March are till mid next month.

 

The attitude of the people on the lake right now is so disgusting and their behavior is worse then a 3 year olds.

 

 

That's pretty dang sad. And I thought people here in so. Cali were bad..

[A5BLASTER]

27 minutes ago, Hammer 4 said:

That's pretty dang sad. And I thought people here in so. Cali were bad..

It gets bad here but this is the worse I have ever seen it. Think it's because the spawn started when the water was down and the water didn't come up till right when the tourny's started for the year.

 

Thankfully they don't last long and the fishing is better after this month anyways.

[A5BLASTER]

Well decided to put some slack in the throttle and just relax this evening.

 

Took dad to the hump for a lil fun fishing.

 

He struck first with a 1 1/2 pound white perch on a trap.

 

Then I went 3 for 3 on bass landing 2 14 1/8 inch large mouths and a 14 1/2 Kentucky.

 

Then we got on a roll me and dad had probably 45 mints of back to back hook up's on 10 to 13 inch dinks on square bills. We lost some, we missed a ton too.

 

But it was nice too relax and even more so since it was Sunday afternoon and the crowds were gone.

[Catt]

And away we go! ?