Sarl 2/28/04 - California Fishing

Bryan · 02-29-2004, 01:41 PM

Met up with Joe and Jon yesterday afternoon looking for a toad.
Didnt end up catching any of those but still a fun day out on the water..

I ended up with 1 trout on an orange Lip RipperZ trout worm and 1 more on green powerbait. Joes first time trout fishing yielded 1 trout on a orange Lip RipperZ. It was his first time jigging and he had a total of four hits. He later realized that you have to set the hook when you feel a bite and finally nailed one. Jon ended up with 1 trout casting about 5 miles out on powerbait.

Overall was pretty slow for most but still a lot of fun. Saw some anglers with a steady pick throughout the day in the typical spots. We mostly targeted the big fish but didnt catch any.

Ill be back.

DementedFish · 02-29-2004, 01:58 PM

well, at least you still had fun. Its kinda hard for me to have fun when i dont catch anything!

Indo-angler · 02-29-2004, 11:14 PM

Hey Bryan,
What size is the most productive when you cut your Lip Ripperz 1/3, 1/2, 1/4, whole? And what size jighead do you fish them with? The 1/32 ball jighead most of the time ? Does it seem to matter when you go for the big ones? How are the new colors working?

DementedFish · 03-01-2004, 04:45 PM

I'm kinda new to jig fishing, but everyone i have asked says they use a 1/32 jig head. As for the size, i would start off with half, and if you are being bit short, shorten up your worm. As for colors, personally i would use either chartruese or orange, but its varies at different lakes. As for the big ones, im not quite sure.

Well, this is about all i know. Im looking forward to see what Bryan is going to say.