2nd Day in October 2021 Fishing Fun

Hey fishing family. The bite was on! Today was the first time I've ever tried a dropshot with Zoom Flukes...I am happy to tell you that I was successful getting bit using this method today. 

This is the Zoom Tiny Fluke in the Baby Bass pattern that I was using today. Success! I caught several bass on this lure today. I also tried a white pearl colored Zoom Tiny Fluke but they were not biting the same way. They were definitely favoring the Baby Bass pattern. So, Bass definitely want to eat their young! 😉

Lil' Shaka was with me today as well. He was catching bass on his trusty weighted wacky worm rig. Again, the bass were preferring a color pattern matching their own species. Lil' Shaka was using the Yum Dinger in the Watermelon Pearl pattern. It looked like this one below.

We've both had a lot of luck catching bass with this specific stick bait this year. I am glad he is catching them. He has grown very much in the last couple of months as a fisherman. 

I am excited that I've figured out how to utilize the dropshot technique. It has given me a way to mimic the baitfish the bass are feeding on right now. It has opened up a new world of opportunities for things I can try.

I have some additional finesse plastics I will try. Gonna head back out tomorrow to try again. Stay Committed, Stay Driven my Ohana. 🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽🎣🪝

October 1st 2021 Fall Fishing Report

Hey Fishing Family! Look at what was getting it done today. It was the original Roboworm 4.5 inch straight tail worm in a drop shot configuration. When you catch a bass on the first cast, that is normally a pretty good sign that you might catch a few more. That is exactly what happened today. I caught three more bass in roughly an hour.

This Roboworm I was using was the purple back with the brown or beige belly side. Lil' Shaka and I call this one the P B and J. 

It was so fun to get the bite back today. These bass were aggressively hitting this bait, and now I have become a dropshot fan. Right now in the fall transition, there are thousands of minnows that I see on the banks. I can see the bass running the banks in groups, and they are feeding on these minnows and small baitfish.

The next thing I am going to try will be dropshotting some smaller flukes. I cannot wait the try this over the weekend. I will report back on if I have some success with this tactic. Have a great weekend!

End of September 2021 Fishing Session

All I can tell you is I had to fish really hard for this one bass today. 😆 I caught this one on a black zoom trick worm in a Texas Rig. I tried almost everything today! 

The list of things I tried:

-Swim Jig

-Multiple Swimbaits

-Spinnerbait

-Texas Rig Trick Worm

-Fluke

-Stickbait

Yes, I was absolutely tying on everything I had in the tackle bag. And listen, I knew better...This particular pond is going through the fall transition. The water is definitely colder. The water is definitely stained. The fish in this pond are notorious for not biting when the water is very stained. Or, I have yet to figure out what they will bite on in those situations.

I hope you are doing well today. Stay Committed, Stay Driven!

Rio Grande Cocina Alambre Tacos

Rio Grande Cocina in Fairview Heights, Illinois is one of the favorite family hangouts.  We dropped by there for some dinner.  We've known the owners for a couple of years now and they (and their staff) always take care of us. They've managed to work through the Covid Pandemic, and they are one of the few restaurants that seem to have their stuff together in terms of being able to serve people in a reasonable amount of time.

Alambre Tacos

I am highlighting the Alambre Tacos in this post because I enjoyed them so much last night. Grilled steak, onions, green peppers, bacon, and pineapple with cheese sitting on a bed of flour tortillas.  I think the key is the mix of spices they use. You can see in the picture their is a good amount of Paprika and other seasonings on the pineapple.  These were so good last night.  They also give you a side of rice and beans, so this is definitely a full meal. If you are ever in the area, check this place out!  

Beginning of September 2021 Fishing with ShakaOG

 

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 Hello my Ohana. I went fishing yesterday morning before the sun came up. This is the same pond I've gone to in the past which produced some wonderful poison ivy on my legs at least two times. LoL. I've been scolded over and over again by several members of my family about taking percautions against poison ivy. If it were up to me I would go fishing in shorts and sandals all the time, but after this last time of getting poison ivy I decided I am better off with long pants and long sleeve shirts when I go to this specific pond.

The main issue around this pond is that the park maintenance folks do not cut the grass right up to the edge of the pond every time.  They let the plants and grass grow near the edge or bank of the pond for awhile before they cut it all down.  This is where the poison ivy lurks.

The Cold Front

What was interesting around this fishing adventure was that it has been so hot out over the last couple of weeks (literally 110 heat index most days) that the water was still very warm compared to the outside temperature which had dropped significantly.  When I caught some of the bass, they were actually very warm to the touch. They were probably wanting me to put them back in right away! LoL.

What was I using this day?

The last time I fished the pond about a week before this session, I was having a ton of success with the Zoom Magnum Ol Monster worms in the red shad color.  I had these Texas Rigged. This time around, I was using some stick baits by Yum Dinger that put me on fish almost right away.  I had these Wacky Rigged. The only other bait I used in this morning session was the trusty Zoom 5 inch Super Flukes in the baby bass color. 

I hope you are all staying committed and driven today! Have a great Labor Day weekend!