January 3 Bass fishing

Second day on the water for 2016, back out a Lake Camanche. My brother wanted redemption and he is pre-fishing for a tournament on the 17th of this month. Still started the morning of with a late start 9:10 am launch. But much better weather, sunny, no fog and no wind. We went main body looking for more Rock walls that had most day sun. The water temp was much warmer and that seamed to be the key two days earlier. Having terminal tackle we could tie on some drop shots and my brother hooked his first fish at 11:42 am and a second at 11:58am.  Bang my bother got the monkey off this back. He hooked into a third fish a better fish that I helped him land so I just flipped my bail open and landed the fish and weighed him. 2lbs 10oz. As I pick up my rod to start fishing I am snagged on the bottom I work the boat back and try to free it as it come free on one of my pops. On slack line a fish hit it and I set. reel him in a another pounder. Four fish in one sport time to move when pre-fishing. I we moved to a new spot we fished two days before. a little more slower this time my brother hooked his fourth keeper.  We grinded the bank but could not get a second bite.  So we went to new main body bluff point.  I tossed a little more shallow and worked it to deep. I got bit, set the hook and bam just like that we caught our limit fish and last fish of the day.  A better day on the water than new years day, double the fish count, air temp was warmer and water almost got to 51*

January 1st 2016 Bass fishing

My brother and I went up to Lake Camanche, knowning it was going to be cold we waited to launch until 9am. As soon as my brother backed the boat in a jumped in he goes "shit! I don't have any terminal tackle it all at home". Well having just payed $28 bucks we were not going home to get it. So we tossed jigs, senko, and what ever was tied on to the rods we brought. We went up in the narrows along with what seemed like most everyone else.  The fog and wind came up, very unpredictable from the weather reports. I had to get more heavier gloves on. With no bites we made a move about 11:30 to main body to one of the few places we fish that were still covered by water. I caught my first fish deep on a plastic worm on dart head yeah he had some odds and ends stuff and we made it work. This fish had a weird broken back but we put it back no photos.  I snagged and re-tied the same thing moved down the bank and a second fish. Booyah, what looked like a crapshoot day was looking up.  Brother put it back in the water, and I turned the boat around. We made a second pass, no luck moved to our third honey hole. My brother had one bite, set and fought for a few seconds and then off.  Made one more stop at "spybait point" we named it that because last winter I would catch one off the point with a spybait. Well this time it was to cold for that. I pulled that dart head up slope...tick tick, set on my third fish of the day. Only three fish all a pound to pound 8.  Nothing too crazy but fish.

 

Water down 58 feet from spillway

Temp 48*-50*

Bass on the bottom

Tackle Unboxing #1 2016

Sophomore Sesion of kayak fishing

Lots of great things happened in my Sophomore season, of kayak bass fishing. 2 wins, 2 seconds, 1 third, and 3 more top 25's



 

November 15, 2015- December 15, 2015	KBF Thanksgiving,  online nationwide tournament, 32 anglers ·  Finished 10th, three fish 56.75
November 15, 2015- December 15, 2015	CA KBF RCS 1115, California anglers online tournament, 10 anglers ·  Finished tie for second, three fish 48”
November 6-8, 2015	KBF3:60 free-for-all challenge,  online Nationwide tournament 137 anglers ·  Finished 25th three fish for 43.25”
October 15, 2015-November, 15,2015	CA KBF RCS 1015,  online month long tournament 22 anglers ·  Finished in 1st place three fish 61.5”
September 14, 2015-November 15 2015	KBF Gear 360 Challenge,  online month long tournament 263 anglers ·  Finished in 64th  Five fish for 75.25”
September 14, 2015-November 15 2015	California – KBF State Challenge Series,  Online month long tournament 37 angles ·  Finished  in 11th  Three fish for 51”
August 1-31, 2016	Fishing For Chattanooga,  Online Month long 87 angles ·  Finished 46th   Five fish for 60.75”
June 1-30, 2015	College Kayak fishing 2015 National Championship Bass,  Final online event ·  Finished 3rd  place Six  fish for 97.25” ·  Tie for big fish 21.75”
April, 2-30 2015	·  College Kayak Bass Fishing,  Online Division April  ·  Second Place Four fish for 64”
April 26, 2015	Western Kayak Bass Series,  California Delta, Sugar Barge ·  Finished first place Three fish for 51”

Rigging my Kayak

So after my first session of fishing the delta kayak bass series now called the western kayak bass series I knew I had to get a little more competitive for the upcoming series. Last years series was held on the California Delta in two locations Tower Park twice and Tiki Lagoon once. I was able to finish in 13 overall for the series and placeing in the opening tournament.  Me being completely new to kayak bass fishing it was definitely a learning experience. Of course I made some mistakes but I'm learning from them and I'm trying to get myself ready for this upcoming season. I had an anchor trolley system to the kayak and purchased the stakeout pole. My second goal for rigging kayak is a depth finder I fished all last year without a fishfinder and I definitely know it hurt me at times. I am going to put in a Larawnce HDS 7 touch with sidescan.

California Reginal Kayak Bass Fishing 10/15

As a follow up tournament for the state challenge, KBF held a set of regionals California was its own region. I was ready and this was, as an opportunity to extend my 2015 fishing season. The event was hosted by TournyX.  I put in two, five hours days on the water at Rancho Seco, looking to a few giant bass to see if I can boost my chances on qualifying for the National championship in 2016 on Kentucky Lake TN. On my first day I landed three fish.  My fish came on the S waver, and dropshot. My last fish was a little 12.75 and I almost did not photo graph it thinking that I would most surely will be upgrade that fish that day but no more bites. I finished the day with 42.75. 

 

 

 I waited until the new moon and it was also a few days after a few nights of frost. I was hopeful the bite would be good, and on my second cast, I set the hook and I could tell it was a good fish, I landed the fish shortly and my great day of fishing started, as I put it on the hawg trough it went 21.25. I continued to work a weed line as I made my way out to the main body of the lake. I was watching my graph and saw a nice arch suspended in 12 feet of water I quickly make a toss behind the boat, and as the boat costed pass the line and rod loaded up and I set the look it felt like another solid fish, it spun the boat around and pulled drag I began to back reel the fish until I could get the boat in the correct position.  As it came up I grabbed the net and landed my second fish on my seventh cast and another 20”+ fish this one went 20.5”.  Wow! I have never had over 40” for two fish, could this be the day to get to 60”? I continued fishing the same bait, as I was working my way out to some offshore structure. I hooked up on a small fish and as it jumped the hook came out.  Not the size of fish I was hoping for, I position the boat on top of a rise I casted it deep and let it sink down to about 18’ before I began the retrieve. With about 10 rotations of the reel, I was setting on another fish. This could be the one to get me to 60, I was thinking it was fighting much more than the other two, and it had the advantage he took me into the weeds. I could feel my line rubbing against them and I could not fell the fish fighting any longer. I used the rod, reel to get over the fish and as I gave just a little bit of slack hoping the fish would free its self. Nope no pull back, it must have gotten off and my hook must have stuck in the weeds. I put my hand on the spool and began lifting the rod, I expected the line to brake but as the rod bent over, it came free, I was pulling up a big pile of weeds from the bottom as it came up slow I would pump the rod and reel down. When the weed were just visible I saw just a little white from the fish is lower jaw. I kept moving the weeds and fish up to the edge of the boat and netted the whole mess as I pulled the weed free, I was almost in shock that the line did not break. I put this fish on the board and 20” on the dot.  I got to 60” for the first time ever and it was in a tournament. I continued fishing, and has three more fish two 17” and a 15”. I went home an culled all the fish on TourneyX and posted these three to take the lead in the tournament and eventually win, clinching a sport in the Kayak Bass Fishing 2016 National Championship.

California Kayak Bass Fishing State Challenge: September

California Kayak Bass Fishing State Challenge

Hook 1 and Kayak Bass Fishing started to run some remote tournaments using TournyX.  The first event that I signed up for was the CA KBS State Challenge Series.  It was open for California kayakers to fish any body of water in California.  California had the largest turnout with 37 anglers, it ran for a month starting on September 15 till October 15^th.   I was able to finish in 11^th place with my top three fish.  I fished three days all at Rancho Seco my big fish came my very first day. In 35’ of water on pumpkin with red flake wacky rigged senko. The others came on drop shot on spybaits. Of course I brought a first mate with me to help hold the fish down on the board.