new convert to catfishing.

[desertcatrat]

im new to ccats have fished whole life avid bass fisherma bat met some flathead guys out in palo verde and ever since cant stop thinkin bout a big kittie live in low desert lookin for some info on canals or main river i bought a 7000 and a 9ft glowstik and just got a qantum clw20 nice!!! lookin to set up on catmaxx 20-59 7'9 or maybe team cat 1 ton any other ideas i run 50 cajun only gone once but have read and studied up circles or octo hooks i only catch n rekease so want to ensure good releases

[Lngbo]

Welcome to the BOC Brian always glad to see new people come on board. We have some people from out your way and I am sure that you will get some information soon. If you ever get to Arkansas, look me up.

Buster

[desertcatrat]

thanx hope to get on the scene i have been once on my own there is a lot to learn and i want to i dont know how this site works hope i dont cross any lines

[bluehunter]

Welcome to the BOC Brian. You will learn a lot here just ask.

[rrssmith]

welcome to the BOC.

[Catpaw]

Brian welcome to the BOC

[Snagged2]

Hi Brian,
Sounds like you're getting rigged up nicely..
In the river, I prefer Kahles 7/0-10/0 or Octapus 7/0's, Depends on baitsize..and, personal preference..
Otherwise, just find a place you can access water, hopefully, a shallow to deep transition, inlet, structure, like boulders, wood, ,,anything the fish can hide around or in.
Live bait caught or bought, fresh cut, even nightcrawlers.. will get you a Flathead.
You can catch them in the main channel, eddies, backwaters, canals, drains, just about anywhere you can get a line cast into the water.. of course, some spots are better than others, and, you may end up with channel cats, or even a bass occasionally.
Bring your bugspray, and a bunch of water,, and Good Fishin'
Welcome to the BOC:big_smile:

[janzaldo]

:0a25:Welcome to the BOC Brian! There alot of cool people. Hope to get to meet you some day. I live in Los Angeles County.

Jaime

[janzaldo]

Hey guys did you all feel the Earth Quake we just had? it must have been about 20 seconds!:crazy:


Jaime

[tofish]

my grandson just called me about earthquake. (he's 6) first one he's felt and he thinks a alligator is under the ground. since he get epileptic seisures, i had to explain it wasn't a live animal that wasn't gonna come out and get him or he would of gone into a seisure tonight again. was cute kinda convincing him.
gary

[shania]

:0a25: Brian to the B.O.C. - You will get a lot of Fishing Information here - if you don't know, Just ask & and you will in no time. :0a23:
:wink:

[daystarchis]

Welcome to the BOC Brian from Fresno

[desertcatrat]

thanx to all esp snagged 2 thinkin of goin wed or thurs nite to palo verde canals i appreciate the info i have fished my whole life but i goota know what a 30+ flat feels like dont really want to go alone i have fished that area for years for bass palo pretty water cibola etc so i know a few spots from some locs i talked to

[jagdoctor1]

Hey Brian.. If you fish in current your going to cross lines hehe.

If your fishing in that area make sure you cover up. The spray doesn't really do the whole job. I noticed last time I fished the lagoon that I got more runs on my poles that were out in the channel. I still place them all over but it is something I noted in my head. Good luck with those circles.. I find their better for release than catch and release lol. If you come through Blythe drop me a message ahead of time and we can do a meet and greet.

Oh another thing for the lagoons and drainage ditches. If you get pick ups but miss everytime even though they run off with it switch to some smaller baits. Remember if you have a line across the water from you or out in the middle they may very well come towards you or just move a little off to the side. You may just get a thump and some slack and never get the clicker going off. Not sure how to make cirlces work in that situation but I'm sure you'll figure it out.

[desertcatrat]

thanx cris i know the skeets r bad i was out at cibola sat bassin n they wewre there thanx for the tips ill fish the outfall south of palo verde try to get get sum gills but ill go by b&b for sure back up yea i prefer to release w photos

[riverbud55]

Welcome to the board Brian guess you got a boat so i would spend your time on the river,going to have to spend your nights on the water, dusk to dawn, just get your gills out in some slow moving water next to the tulle's, most of them places the SMB hang out there's flats , Dude head out to the Gathering in Blythe the 1st weekend in June, link is under my name

[CatMan(Cali)]

Remember if you have a line across the water from you or out in the middle they may very well come towards you or just move a little off to the side. You may just get a thump and some slack and never get the clicker going off. Not sure how to make cirlces work in that situation but I'm sure you'll figure it out.[/QUOTE]

You have a good point there Jag. The times I've used circles they've taken off with the bait, and hooked themselves. If they come in toward you with the bait I can see how that can be a problem. I like the circle hooks and have had some decent success with them, but they do have to run away with it to get em. I normally use kahles, but I like circles as well. I will bring both when I come down.

Sean!

[CatMan(Cali)]

Welcome to BOC Brian!

[daystarchis]

I heard a lot of good things about them thermacells. Let me know how they work out there:wink:

[CatMan(Cali)]

who knows if they work !! sometimes the dogg is a sucker on some of those info commercials on t.v. ..... i was telling Ray yesterday that i am pretty well set ! for this road trip ! now karen is starting to think that i won't be able to with-stand the 105 plus degree heat... for 4 days... she is going down to blythe tomorrow to her albertson's store....and she is going to stop by the holiday inn express and reserve me a room for friday & sat night....just in case the old bulldog can't hang.. i told her that was fine with me.... but just make sure you get the one with the jacuzzi tub in it. because i will probably need it !! hehehe
That is a good idea. Don't know if I'll get a room or not, but if it is 105+ the whole time I might. Hopefully dippin in the river and a couple cool showers will do the trick. I'm pretty much set to go too. Went out yesterday and got most everything I need. I have a couple minor things to iron out, but other than that ready to go "Do the Damn Th@ng"! :wink: Hopefully time flies the next two weeks. Time always seems to slow down when you're waitin on somethin.:sad2:

[jagdoctor1]

I heard so many good things about the thermacell here on the BOC mine is on the way. The BOC is unique. Guys call it like it is here. It's rare to only hear good things about an item. That's all I've heard, good stuff.

Just so you know Brian you can get goldfish in Palo Verde.

[plumbertom1]

Welcome to the BOC, Brian.

[CatMan(Cali)]

yea i hear ya bro.....it's like when i go to vegas.. i just don't sleep !...it's one big adrenalin rush...your excited & pumped up your on an natural high for a couple of days...but when you come down...... ya come down hard !!! at least i do... so for me having a room.... it's more for safety more then anything...ya got to do what ya got to do..... then when it's over......you still have to drive home...... think about it !!
That drive home is the killer. But sometimes that's part of having a good time. Ya gotta take the good with the bad. A room sounds good too. Either that or a good bar where I can go watch the playoffs(I'll be po'd if the Lakers aren't still in it) and have a couple cold ones or maybe a couple glasses of ice water.:smile2:

Oh yeah, change of plans. My buddy can't take off Thursday so I am not leaving here until 8:00pm Thurs, yes 8:00pm.:sad2: Won't arrive in Blythe until about 3:00am. Don't know where I'm going, hopefully I'll find your campsite. If I feel up to it I may stop and throw a line on the way down the 95 somewhere. I'll keep you posted on that. Will be there for Friday night and Saturday night fishin though.

[riverbud55]

Not a bad idea to have a room:wink: fish all night and sleep the day/morning away. Them thermacell's seem to work pretty good w/ some good bug spray:wink:. I will tell you something the skeeters are not near so bad fishing up by the dam away from the backwaters, skeeters are not that bad even at the Mayflower and north to the dam, not much of any stagnate water until your south/downriver of the I-10 bridge

[tofish]

gee dale, thought we all could come over and visit you during day. :smile2:
now you're gonna run.
gary

[desertcatrat]

thanx for all the good info would like to go to the gathering but do not know how it worx -invite or what- i love to fish bottom line 115 heat skeeters im there a few beers a fish or two n all is good wlook forward to meetin some of u some day i will fish anywhere any time if anyone needs a partner in crime hit me up i live 90 mins from blythe hell yea ill get my redneck on

[tofish]

invite??? don't need no invite!!!! invite was when it was posted the gathering was gonna happen. just show up and welcome. all is welcome. come on down.
gary

[desertcatrat]

djust got on site two days ago dont know all the ins n outs yet where at in blythe

[desertcatrat]

RITE BDOG I KNOW MAYFLOWER I LL SHOW UP HOPE THERESA KITTY OR TWO BY THE TIME I GET THERE I KNOW A FEW CANAL SPOTS THOUGH THANX

[tofish]

yea, that bulldog will leave a trail. none of the rest of us would ever think of that. :wink:
hope to see you. the more, the better.
we feed ourselves, share the beer and the BS. probably more BS than anything else. LOL
gary

[gilmafam]

RITE BDOG I KNOW MAYFLOWER I LL SHOW UP HOPE THERESA KITTY OR TWO BY THE TIME I GET THERE I KNOW A FEW CANAL SPOTS THOUGH THANX

Brian... not sure if I said hello and welcome to the BOC.... I live at the beach in LA.... spent my high school days at the river north of blythe....be good to see a newby at the Az/Ca gathering in June... Lots of nice folks and shared infor....Tofish,Billyjo and myself are the "ole farts" that will be attending...


Bayrunner Ray

[tofish]

just remember i'm the youngest of us old farts. LOL. least i think i'm younger than billyjo.
is it time to go yet????
gary

[desertcatrat]

look forward to meetin the oldtimers i ll have my daughter so i may not be able to fish well see but i want to come at least say hey and meet a few of ya right now i called in sick today ntomoro got catfish fever its 1030 am loadin my truck right now headin out to fish the outfall so of pv wish me luck will post when i get back gonna do bait at back end of oxbow tryin out my new quantum clw20 on a catmax 7'9 20-50 live bait feels good in the livin room
never heard if anyone has fished the alamo river out by niland and brawley? looks muddy
takin my outboard to blythe marine on hobson way anyone been there?

have a good one will be drinkin one for yas tonite and catchin one too gettin my redneck on ssssssssssssss

[CatMan(Cali)]

look forward to meetin the oldtimers i ll have my daughter so i may not be able to fish well see but i want to come at least say hey and meet a few of ya right now i called in sick today ntomoro got catfish fever its 1030 am loadin my truck right now headin out to fish the outfall so of pv wish me luck will post when i get back gonna do bait at back end of oxbow tryin out my new quantum clw20 on a catmax 7'9 20-50 live bait feels good in the livin room
never heard if anyone has fished the alamo river out by niland and brawley? looks muddy
takin my outboard to blythe marine on hobson way anyone been there?

have a good one will be drinkin one for yas tonite and catchin one too gettin my redneck on ssssssssssssss
Good luck, bring back a few pics for us.

[desertcatrat]

will do

[tofish]

Ray, russ said no problem on running you around thursday.
gary

[desertcatrat]

how do i subscribe to forum

[tofish]

what forum? you're confusing this old fart. LOL
gary

[jagdoctor1]

I callled you Brian, and went looking for you. No luck, you weren't at the usuall outfall spots I know of. It was fun driving around anyways. Hope you were catching.

[desertcatrat]

so sorry cris get crappy reception so i shut off phone yeah i got there late but went to outfall south of palo verde towards pretty water past oxbow on the 78
i caught a nice bass and a decent flattie small though maybe 3 or 4 my buddy caght 2 small ones bait was crummy smalll g fish no time to go gillin
ill post a pic of my better one all 3 had good releases used wide gap circles
i dropped off my boat motor at blythe marine it was a quickie trip could have prepared better lost a few baits and missed a few good strikes slept through my bait gettin dragged 100 yds down stream in early morn my bait was gone n my rig was way down and burried in the tullies i wonder
clicker sucks on my 7000 doo u know of anyone who can give my 7000 the once overdrags all that if so ill mail it out n pay well just want to get it buttoned down used my new quantum clw20 for 1st time im in love w/ that reel super stoked on it thasnx for callin bro

[jagdoctor1]

Snagged2 does Reel modifications on those. He made me a nice 5500 that has a clicker like the big reels. It's real loud and sounds different than my other poles too. It also has the smooth drag washers. He loves doing that stuff and he's an honest guy as well so no worries mailing him stuff.

[tigger_tat_55]

welcome!!

im just up the hill from you. hope you make it to the gathering. Im heading out to blyth tomorrow. look forward to meeting you.

[desertcatrat]

hope to meet u tig is the blythe gathering the 6 and 7
also does anyone out there want to meet up and fish imperial valley on tues or wed nite maybe alamo river around niland up for any ideas that would be may 26 or 27 does any one have the fever i prefer not to go alone le tme know n ill shoot my number im about an hour out to get there

[bluehunter]

so sorry cris get crappy reception so i shut off phone yeah i got there late but went to outfall south of palo verde towards pretty water past oxbow on the 78
i caught a nice bass and a decent flattie small though maybe 3 or 4 my buddy caght 2 small ones bait was crummy smalll g fish no time to go gillin
ill post a pic of my better one all 3 had good releases used wide gap circles
i dropped off my boat motor at blythe marine it was a quickie trip could have prepared better lost a few baits and missed a few good strikes slept through my bait gettin dragged 100 yds down stream in early morn my bait was gone n my rig was way down and burried in the tullies i wonder
clicker sucks on my 7000 doo u know of anyone who can give my 7000 the once overdrags all that if so ill mail it out n pay well just want to get it buttoned down used my new quantum clw20 for 1st time im in love w/ that reel super stoked on it thasnx for callin bro

It seems as the season progresses at the Blythe and Palo Verde area the crummier the gold fish gets in the local shops. It always best to at least get the Tilapia from the local holes if you can not get the gills. The tilapia normally is a easy catch in certain zones.

Sometimes if you arrive to the shops shortly after they get in a shipment you can get in on some decent goldies like on a Friday. As people buy them later through the week we are left with the leftovers others did not want. Good thing though is when we are holding an event we can contact B&B and special order a good shipment in. He comes thru in those endeavours.

[desertcatrat]

thanx brian i have caght gils but never tilapia i hear they are hearty
do u hook bait down by the anal fin bottom or top have u used a two hook rig

[bluehunter]

I hook them just like the gills anal fin top. They are hearty. Some of the ditches have good size ones almost like a gill. They are fiesty too. Last year all my good catches was made with a tilapia even the 42 pounder which I found out later hit a tilapia after looking thru its stomach contents - I do that sometimes to see what they been eating.

My 36 pounder last season also came on a tilapia. But dont get me wrong I caught a lot of flats on gills too last year. Last May with some past era associates we ran out of gills in a hr they were biting so well.

But when it comes to dinky goldfish and even the small Tilapia, I would take the small Tilapia because even most of them are bigger than the goldfish.

[bluehunter]

hay brian..... how much do these goldfish cost ? i got my two areators the cheep one's from wal-mart !

thanks scott

B&B has a dozen at 10 dollars. Palo Verde has a dozen at 11 dollars. Not so bad for a back up plan. I always get goldfish as a back up even if I am day fishing I would use those and leave the bluegill and tilapia for the night bite.

B

[desertcatrat]

thanx how bout craws i know they will eat if theyre hungry ever tried em

[bluehunter]

Yes they work. I seen some in their bellies on the canals. A few years ago I caught about 4 of them that had them in their bellies. I have not used them yet but know of people that have. I basically stick to the gills and tilapia and goldfish.

[desertcatrat]

im gonna get a few next time n try it makes sense
thanx for your info good lookin out have u seen or ussed the quantum cabo clw20 pt level wind what do u think i have one and just ordered another i think theyre bitchin any pros /cons

[desertcatrat]

i heard u can raaise goldies in your bathtub

[bluehunter]

Yaah scott that is how they do it. Palo Verde is more. :smile2: Some other places are more right like at petsmart? I dont know maybe someone can chime in on that for the petshops. I just go on and by them anyway unless I have a load of tipapia and gills, than I reallly dont need them.

[shania]

10 bones..... for 12 fish......you got to be kidding me...... those darn things cost more then a box of donuts !!!

Hey Bulldog - That can turn into the best 10 bones that you will ever spend - ("Trust Me - I have been there"):0a23:
:wink:

[desertcatrat]

im buyin a 12 or 14 ft lowe jon boat i have a 8 hp johnson 2 str that was given to me its gettin tuned up rite now just a simple little boat i want to take it an the river i will have a 54lb trolling motar and the basic i just want to keep it light and simple probably get a top for it w the 8 hp is 14 too big it is only 100 bucks more and can a little jon run the river i think it can i like the old skool and the basic any feeedbak would b stoked

[jagdoctor1]

Yes the little one can run the river just fine. I have a similar rig that I was worried about the horsepower being to low. It did just fine.

[desertcatrat]

i like the adventure ill shoot it maybe drop in down by cibola i found a semi ramp a little rough but workable down the outfall past palo verde u can get a small boat in that canal

[bluehunter]

Look into that with the horsepower especially when going up river it may take you forever when the current is flowing. Jon boat are great river boats, but the hp is key on the boat. I fished with one guy a few years ago and it took us almost an hr to get to a spot that normally took 10 minutes in a 75hp boat. His HP was low as well.

[desertcatrat]

thanx blue i make gd $ at my job but i dont want a payment i could finance as i am in flooring trade work is unsteady so i am goin to opt for jon boat motor was free i could buy a bigger ob motor if need be im a laid back guy so a few extra mins is nuthin i know i wont be runnin 20 miles up river in this thing but i will be fishin from a boat its not the size of the boat its the size of the cat its like golf clubs an expensive set doesnt make u a good golfer slow goins though first boat thanx for the input
still tryin to find a fishin buddy for next tues or wed

[bluehunter]

I hear you. Motors are really expensive. If you are fishing areas not far from the launch or backwaters or areas away from the main current you will be cool. I was also looking into getting a Jon boat as I could fish the canal areas too in it and they can get to and out of spots that the average V boat can not do.

As far as the outfall I seen a few boats going up and down that stretch. Some bass fisherman and some flathead fisherman. You can get to some might good areas on that jon boat there thats not fished often or at all.

[desertcatrat]

thanx looks like u have a nice setup im startin small no payments but in the future illget a rig
just got back from calipatria lookin for spots for tues nite i found twogood ones on the alamo river good accesss and good lookin water it may be shallow anywhere from 2 to 4 or 5 feet it is muddy water with lots of snags is the depth something i should worry about
it is also about 40 ft accross
sny feedback is appreciated

[desertcatrat]

hey jags ,snagged how was it out there did u get any thing of size shoot some photos up
i guess i had my resolution too high on my cam so my pic files were too big to upload
i set it back to norm so i should be able to upload my nest trip tues nite hope to get some sick piggies meow meow

[bluehunter]

thanx looks like u have a nice setup im startin small no payments but in the future illget a rig
just got back from calipatria lookin for spots for tues nite i found twogood ones on the alamo river good accesss and good lookin water it may be shallow anywhere from 2 to 4 or 5 feet it is muddy water with lots of snags is the depth something i should worry about
it is also about 40 ft accross
sny feedback is appreciated

Thanks B. Take your time on the set ups no need of getting in a grind to get a boat. I know how it is and a lot of times I think I went overboard on the expenses that I ran into lately like spending 3300 lately on boat issues like getting the trailor fixed, boat seviced, new fish finder, new prop, gas pumped redone, bimini top, boat cover. Do it when you have the ability to do it because its no fun having a boat and not being able to take it out when you want to. Starting small is the right thing to do.

I got a report yesterday from the Alamo around the Calipatria area and the bite was on after a few minutes of soaking some bait so you may have a good spot there. 4-5 feet is deep enough my biggest came from about 5 feet of water. Just be careful no to spook the fish in that depth loud music, noise, and bright lights can affect the bite.

[jagdoctor1]

Yeah Brian I had fished Fri night with the family and had a good one.
http://www.catfish1.com/forums/showthread.php?t=111791

Then Saturday Snagged2 came to town and I took care of some things. We met up Sat night at a drainage spot. Lots of runs no pick ups. Greg caught a 1.4 lb talapia before the sun went down and he was excited about that. I caught a channel maybe 5 lbs that I let go in the middle of the night. Then in the morning when reeling in Greg had a small flathead on. Sunday when I called you we had been hitting the drainage pipes and were really wooped from no sleep and the heat. We got one 9 lbr out and it has an adventure story attached to it that I'll post later. He fished last night and left me a message that he did decent.

P.S. For some reason I am missing the pics I took of greg in the morning. He should have some on his camera. The pics posted here are of both of us with the same fish because of the way it happened. Story later.

[tigger_tat_55]

hey brian,

im not really free durring the week...got this job thing that gets in the way.

look forward to meeting you in june

[Snagged2]

Had an interesting weekend,,,
Didn't get out Friday, But, Saturday, I drove over to the river,,, had been about a month since I'd been..
Set up on a drainage, and as Jag said, lots of clicks, no sets,, maybe little ones,, they seemed to be nervous about committing to eating the bait,, maybe, they were just taste testing..
I caught the biggest Tilapia I've ever seen,,, Decided he had work to do, so let him go.
Reeled in a 5# Flat in the morning,, Shown here with one of the Rods I build!
Then, we started doing tunnels,, we worked a couple of them to no avail,, and I do mean work,,The third Pic is Chris-JagDoctor, using a machete to clear a path down to a place that we can hopefully launch a "Tube Rat" into the conduit...He's in the picture,, has on a Red shirt..
Continued in next post,....

[Snagged2]

We hit the third Tube, and , while we didn't have to clear a path,, the water was way up, and there was lot of current, creating quite a Whirlpool effect, and making it near impossible to position a bait to be pulled into the tube..
I was on one side of the bank, and Chris was on the other,, I'm not very good at pitching baits,, and ,, so, Chris launched his rig to my side, I attached my hook to that, and he reeled my stuff over , and tossed it into the right place in the whirlpool, and It went into the pipe..
I ended up hooking "something" and could not get it out,, so, having a dilema,, we conjured up a plan, and what we did was let the current carry the slack line out the other side of the tube, about 100 yards at least.. I went over to the outlet and dragged the line up,, then we rigged everything so as not to lose the fish, and went to the downstream side and got the fish end of the line, and cut it and tied it onto the reel we had just emptied, and pulled this Flathead IN..
So, this Flathead took- 2 Anglers, 3 rods and reels, and about 2+ hours to get him out!!!
The first pic is the upstream-launch side, the 2nd pic is Chris on the inlet side
It took both of us in concert to get this fish in...

The 3rd pic is the Outlet -downstream ,, where we pulled this fish out of...I just turned around and shot the pic,,

[Snagged2]

Memorial Day weekend, Sunday night,
I had some luck,, Set up on the Main channel,, and sent out some baits..
Caught the little channel on Cut bait, and the Flathead on a Goldfish!!
Got another little Flat, but, no pic..
The first night, the mosqitos weren't bad...
Sunday night, I couldn't keep them off me, and finally gave it up about 3 AM. Got in the truck and took a nap..

[desertcatrat]

love it guys puttin in work ,half the effort gets u nuthin sounds like a good mission
also thanx blue i have the motor it was given to me and im dealin w a shop on o lowe jon w trailer new good price and im on a big job right now so the coin is there but like i said i dont want to get carried awy simple n practical for now
so i worked today isnt it some sort of holidaylol but tomorrow...
went down to imperial sunday lookin around found some good stuff thanx to blue i decided it was worth a look
goin out there in mornin gonna hit a few spots on the alamo i found i got the cam ready hope to get into some decent fish lots of MUDDY water and snags ie trees bushesetc it looks good comin back wed morn got my thermacell yester c how it works
jags i will b out for the blythe deal have no idea what im doin just gonna show up
greg i will send my poor poor abu out wed if it survives the trip
much love thanx for the input

[desertcatrat]

what do u use for bait systems
i have four 10$bubble boxes and a air head floating pumpw bubbles i run a lawn n tractor battery on it but it runs out quick i think i should only kick that one on once an hour for a few mins bubble boxes seem ok for goldies i just wonder when it gets hotter

[jagdoctor1]

lol Your sneaky with that camera Greg. I didn't know you took that pic of me clearing that ditch.

You ought to see the high tech stuff we use to keep bait alive brian...

Well. it's complicated. First a 5 gallon bucket. Then a drill. Then another 5 gallon bucket.
Put the first bucket together with the drill and you get a holy bucket. Fill the other bucket with water put the holy bucket in the water... when you get to your spot take the holy bucket out put it on a rope and put it in the water... If your going to be in the vehicle for long use a bubbler and some ice. Oh... I'll give you the real neat part that we eventually came up with... if you only put holes in one side of the bucket you can pull it out withought getting your shoes and pants all soaked lol. Took us a year to get to that one lol. I also have a bucket lid with 1/4 inch hardware cloth (mesh screen) that allows the bucket to sink faster.

[desertcatrat]

u ll have to show me sounds tite
so if your at a spot where u can u put your bait in the water[current/canal] u do
i am y=trying to get a good system never had bait die yet
i mostly fish one spt once i get settled but it seem s like u guys move often after seein what you go through i feel like a p@^%$y for settin up at a nice open spot
i am down to get dirty i will get in the S##t no probleem
ne ways ready for tomoro got a good feelin i got that fire maybe im jus a rookie i put bass on the back burner im on it though ill put in my work

[desertcatrat]

chris what setupds do u use if u dont mind me askin \i have a 9ft glowstik w/ abu 7000 and also a 7'9 catmaxx20-50 w anew quantum cabo pts clw20 i run 30 on the glow and 50 cajun an the maxx got a new clw20 in route i will set up w 85 cajun braid

[Snagged2]

Hi Brian,
Sounds like you've got some good tackle... I'm sue it will do a fine job..

[Nightstalker 424]

Brian, thanks for asking a question that I have been wanting to ask. My stepdad is giving me a 12 ft jonboat and I have been thinking that it was too small for the river. I was just planning on using it in the Sierra's butI am rethinking that. Now I just got to go pick it up in Colorado.:big_smile:

[Snagged2]

Hi Nightstalker,,
The boat will work fine in some areas,, and might make you nervous in others...:wink:
I've got a 16' v-hull aluminum fishing boat, with a 15 hp motor, and , have been ,,,,,,,,,, concerned, a couple of times...
But, I'm not real experienced with boats..

And, Welcome to the BOC!!:smile2:

[Nightstalker 424]

Thanks Snagged! The jonboat will be an adventure for sure!!

[jagdoctor1]

By the way .. Brian. I didn't jump right on answering your post because I fish with such a motely crue of equipment. Alot of guys have alot of new gear and are very particular about what they use. Personally I find cheap/free stuff people arent' using and turn it into good gear. My latest and most awesome setup is an abu garcia 5600 that snagged2 built from the ground up for me with roller bearings and a clicker and smooth drag washers... he almost went poo when he saw how far and accurate I can cast with it. It's attached to a medium action ugly stick with 80 lb power pro braid. I have what I call the big rig. It's basically a solid fiberglass tuna stick with a deep sea penn reel on it. It's for putting out the largest bait I can find when they get real active. It has 50 lb big game on it.. which has impressed me alot. My other rig is a long flexible rod with a spincast reel... no idea on the brands it has 80 pd spiderwire stealth on it. I love that rig for versatillity. Then I have a channel cat setup and many light rigs for bluegill and such. Almost all came my way free. I use 2-6 ounce flat no roll sinkers and 7/0 or 10/0 king khales for hooks.

[desertcatrat]

its wed night just woke up got back from alamo this morn i dont know but i think i killed it i got 10 flats and a 8 1/2 lb channel i got 3 that were 20lbs a 9 1/2 and 6 from 6lbs to 4 lbs good nite working on pics now hers a few quickies62884

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[tofish]

nice catch. gotta love it.
gary

[bluehunter]

Nice going on the Alamo. Great fishing out that way now and little pressure.

[Snagged2]

Sounds like you,, had a GREAT night!! Congrats:smile2:

Oh, yea, where is Alamo,,LOL:wink:

[jagdoctor1]

Damn nice night man. I geuss that good feeling you had was right on the money. That must have been a blast. That look on your face says sheer excitement. Did you have anyone with you? Bet you can't shut up right now telling everyone about it.

[diamonddave04]

welcome to boc ...

[shania]

its wed night just woke up got back from alamo this morn i dont know but i think i killed it i got 10 flats and a 8 1/2 lb channel i got 3 that were 20lbs a 9 1/2 and 6 from 6lbs to 4 lbs good nite working on pics now hers a few quickies62884

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"WTG" Brian"!
Getting me all pumped up about hitting the River & the Blythe Gathering. :0a23:
:wink:

[jagdoctor1]

Tell us the story man!

[desertcatrat]

so thanx to brians info on his iv fishoff i remembered some places when i was out bass fishing remember the alamo i looked at that a while ago and i just got a good feelimg an itch so i went out tues tried to make bait but got frustrated i wont go into it now so i opted for gfish and went off to a spot to fish a few hours and go to another for the nite the flats were there so we never left all nite i got 12 or 13 runs and 11 fish 10 flats and a nice channel got all on one rod nothing on my other setup and my buddy had two runs and no fish this rod has some mojo second timew out i caught a 9.5 in the aftrnoon along w some othr small ones and at dusk i got my first of three 20s i was fired up hootin n a hollerin got two more 20lb class fish and a 8lb channel all on g fish and 9/0 octo circles bigr hooks w circlesincrease hookups i released all fish the pics on my prior post were of the last flat all the same fish go to my profile album alamo to see the rest went put in morn and explored rest of the alamo and found a few good spots no people anywhere good fishin also irrigation canals and small drains in the area my buddy did have a 5lb carp on an ultralite spincast while we were tryin to make bait but it ripp him a new one on that setup fun though i would like to know peoples takes on catchin gills where how long to spend at a spot drop shot a worm or bobber when i was little i slayed gils i caouldnt save my life w one now idont mind buyin g fish but free bait is better and funner a ..remember the alamo...

[desertcatrat]

sorry bout the runon sentence wow!!!! illl clarify later

[desertcatrat]

are the fish in the alamo more yellow than river fish or is it just me

[tofish]

nope, it's not you.
gary

[bluehunter]

A lot of times its the bottom climate, flatheads are great camaflouge fish. Also it can be just the different shades of flats like you see with other cats. I seen flats out of the Palo verde canal like that and also the All American Canal. At the last event we had one flathead that was yellow(from the AAC) pretty much while the Alamo flathead was dark. I dont think there is much too it. You can see that all over were flatheads roam some being darker shades and some lighter. There may be a science to that between males and female or even spawning season flats as far as I am concerned. Some research has to develop with that. It may occur more during the spring the most often with the lighter shades.

[desertcatrat]

so do i need reserations at the gatherin or just show up is mayflowewr the best spot
i want to load up the truck right now
also is there a contest or anything
got the fire is anyone with me

[CatMan(Cali)]

so do i need reserations at the gatherin or just show up is mayflowewr the best spot
i want to load up the truck right now
also is there a contest or anything
got the fire is anyone with me
I'm with ya:wink:

[tofish]

mayflower doesn't do reservations. just first come, choosing spot, and so on.
gary

[gilmafam]

Like Gary says... no reservations needed... go into the campground and look to the right as you come to the check in ranger thing... the boys should be on the right so to speek....


Bayrunner Ray

[tofish]

don't be afraid to ask people if they are with the BOC group either. worst you'll hear is nope.
gary

[desertcatrat]

ill b there fri nite or sat morn dpends on how my job goes

[plumbertom1]

Right now it looks like I may not get there until sometime Friday.
The young man that is going to ride with me says he should work Thursday although he's tells me they have very little work to split among all the plumbers.
When I was working there I always told them to let me know when things got slack and I'd take a day or two to go fishing.
There are certain advantages to not having any debts or responsibilities.

[desertcatrat]

i hear that im a floorcovering installer and i work piece work so i can run my own program i have a lot of freedom im busy but a lot of giys are slow the hacks if you will
so its lookin good to get out fri morn even look forward to meetin the boc family and put faces to all the good info thats been posted thanks to all who post there opinions and experieence you guys keep the fire goin now lets go put the hammer to them kitties

[Snagged2]

Hi Brian,
Hope you made it home OK, Good fishin' w/ you..
ltr, G

[desertcatrat]

guess u maade it home greg , good to meet you ,hope we can fish again soon
i want to hit the main river down by oxbow ie the fingers
im goin back to alamo on friday c if it was a fluke or if i have the mojo there
was thinkin and i remember a few tubes down there
you know what im thinkin