Fishing

I’ve caught a lot of fish over the years. A 3lb smallie isn’t a record or a personal best or “special,” but I’ve blanked my last couple canal bank outings. I was beginning to think this was going to be another such trip. Then just past sunset with no direct sunlight on the water I…

Yes. We understand some of you guys struggle with spinning rods, but there’s no need to feel intimidated. It’s not that hard if you just try. Even Dave can do it. Yesterday’s canal bank adventure was half serious, and I totally failed to drag a single fish out of the water, but Dave managed to…

Somebody asked me the other day if I quit fishing. They commented that they hadn’t seen me at any tournaments, or seen me post much fishing content on YumaBassMan or on social media. Well I have to ask, does this look like I have quit fishing. These just arrived today, … and I am getting…

As you might have noticed the last several articles and write ups have been about shooting or tackle making. I’ve actually been out a couple times since the last fishing report, but they were nothing special. 5-6 fish. Average 2 pounders. Big fish at 2-1/2. I haven’t found an on-fire fall wolf pack, but I…

Of course when it goes right everybody is one big happy family. In my opinion there are several good reasons for Draw Team style Pro Am series’. 1. People can meet new people and make new friends. 2. You can always learn from everybody new you fish with either as a “Pro” or an “Am.”…

We headed out for a leisurely afternoon.  Rolling out from my shop around noon or a little after we didn’t plan on a fire morning topwater bite.  I had originally planned to fish all lower areas of the Imperial Division, and we did.  My preferred launch at Squaw Lake was closed.  We opted for a…

If your casting doesn’t feel right, sounds odd, or distance comes up short check your rig. I’ve quite often had a wrap where the line is around the rod behind the tip top. It really kills your casting distance. If you keep breaking off… you could have bad line, but you might not. I was…

If you only go fishing when everything is perfect, the tide is right, people confirm its going to be good for you, and the stars align you won’t go very often.  As a result you won’t have very many great days fishing. “Oh wah! Its hot!”  If you truly can not tolerate any heat for…

If you are fishing a competition then sure you are going to be comparing your catch, but finishing first or even in the money should be a goal.  Not a measure of a good day. I’ve seen people just crap on other people for no good reason.  Somebody might say, “Look at this picture of…

If you haven’t watch At One Of These Spots – THE TEST first.  Please do that and pair up the images with the facts.  Make your best guesses.  Then when you have your answers check out At One Of These Spots – ANSWER KEY and see how you did. At One Of These Spots –…

I have not been fishing much lately due to… well an abnormal number of adult responsibilities.  I complained recently to my doctor about a high level of irritability, and he said I should go fishing more.  I have an actual official medical recommendation to go fishing more.  I took my doctors advice and I went….

I was working all day in the shop yesterday trying to clear a path to bring in a new machine. I was tired, but when a buddy asked if I want to go fishing I said, “You Betcha!” I probably shouldn’t have. I was tired and it kind of lead to a bad attitude on…

The Arizona Game and Fish Department is seeking public input on proposed changes to the 2025-26 Arizona fishing regulations. A public forum webcast is scheduled for July 29 from 6 to 7 p.m. to further discuss the proposals and to take public comments. There are eight proposed changes: – Create unlimited daily bag and possession…

I got out the other day with a buddy of mine. We took his boat so I had to fish his pace. He caught five or six fish using various methods. I had a nip on a club-o And lost what felt like a pretty good fish on a curly buzz frog, but i only…

Yeah, its been longer than that since I posted anything about local fishing, but I got out last week.  It was just another day in our local fishing paradise, but nothing spectacular. I missed one flipping an RT45 creature bait, and then I missed one on a 4″ Club-O.  Finally I stuck a couple on…

Wow!  I think he might have fished a Club-O more ways than I have. Link:    How I Fish The Club-O ~~~

One of my fishing buddies called me up yesterday and wanted to hit the local water.  I finished up the CAD/CAM for a custom mold for one of my customers, and I was at a stopping point waiting on feedback from another before wrap up.  I wasn’t quite ready to take either to the machines…

Well, I’m on the big bass board for YVRGC.  Hopefully its good enough to stay on the board. I’ve hardly had any time to fish this year.  Even had a blank day a few weeks ago with one of my fishing buddies.  (Both of us).  Oh, well.  I guess just like, “fishing beats not fishing,”…

Okay, posts about my attitude on forward facing sonar, and personal trials and tribulations working on trailers I am sure are not what you are here for.  You visit this site for the fishing intel you can glean or scavenge.  Here it is.  My fishing report from the last weekend’s derby on Mittry Lake We…

I fished yesterday. My partner and I caught ten keepers. I never even turned on the electronics. We were about 5 pounds behind first place… did it matter. No. They were just better than we were. Its a fact, that a paper graph is better than a flasher… except when it isn’t. For me its…

Five Minutes On The Water seems to be all I can take most times I get to go at all.  I’m dealing with a lot, and any substantial time off usually has to be planned.  If do have a whole afternoon to just go get the water and I invite you, then you better go. …

Here are four of our five fish limit.  You aren’t missing anything.  The fifth fish looked about like the other four. Click for full size image.  I don’t know if we were actually 30th, but Dave Willhide and I made it out for the YVRGC derby yesterday (February 24th 2024).  There were 35 boats in…

More On Senko and Stick Worm Rigging Amazingly I didn’t start wacky rigging because I thought it got more bites. In some circumstances I believe it does, but that wasn’t the reason. I started wacky rigging because of the number either missed or gut hooked fish on texas rigged wide gap hooks. I watched senko…

The Stick Worm Phenomenon by Bob La Londe Gary Yamamoto probably wasn’t aware of the revolution he was going to start with the Senko. It’s a deceptively simple bait. Senko has become an almost generic term for describing this type of bait. With all respect for Mr Yamamoto since his version remains one of the…

Fishing Buddies      Nothing in life is worth as much as a good partner. Whether its the significant other you spend the rest of your life with, the best friend who gets up in the middle of the night to help you when you did something stupid, or that fishing partner that is always…

THE PERFECT TOPWATER MOMENT By Robert J La Londe III October13th 2003 The fish were magnificent. I had one hit were a beautiful smallie launched himself completely out of the water to kill my plug. And they say jumping fish aren’t biting fish. I had one really fat 1.5 lber give me a dance too….

Bob’s Tips For Anglers #1 Go When You Can If you only go fishing when everything is perfect, the tide is right, people confirm its going to be good for you, and the stars align you won’t go very often.  As a result you won’t have very many great days fishing. “Oh wah! Its hot!” …

A few days ago I shared my canal bank milk run with YumaBasser.  He’d made noise a few times that he’d like to learn to fish the canals, so we went.  Neither of us was up for a full day, so we headed out for a few hours in the afternoon/evening. The canal was moving…

I haven’t been fishing in a while.  Yesterday I decided to take the whole day off and go fishing.  I was up early took care of a few things, took care of a chore or two, and get some gear ready separate from the gear I plan to keep in the boat(s).  I was planning…

When I first wrote this comparison I mistakenly had it in my mind that the name of the braid was Beyond8.  It’s Beyond Braid, and the exact line name is 8x. First off the Beyond8 is significantly less expensive than the MaxCuatro.  I bought some a while back and hung it on the wall, but…

I have a job running on two CNC mills right now cutting a top secret swimbait mold for a customer, so I didn’t want to leave the shop and go hunt down some fluorocarbon line.  The mold cavities are secret, but I am working on a new-ish layout that I may apply to multiple swimbait…