Live Stoner Chat January 2019

[Weed Warrior]

Pound for pound smallies are brawlers!

That spot in july to mid august is insane....several dozen 2-4 pound bass each day per man, with a handful of 5-6 pounders(20-23") over the course of a weekend. Its awesome.....catch so many smallies that your arms hurt and thumbs are like raw sandpaper from all the lipping! Lots of other species in that area as well..ample pike, sometimes lots of walleye and occasionally giant muskie haunt those waters!

 

[MordecaiAlliVanAllenOshea]

If I dig i still have a few prints I can snap and transfer... same deal though, ones whoever took back in the day cause it was the photo op moment. I also had an Olympus waterproof camera for years and took lots of underwater pics with it tailing steelhead and letting them go, or feeding the brood stock trout at the hatchery, so much fun. GoPro's rule the world now of course.

 

[Weed Warrior]

I am a die hard cold water game fish fan, but will hit the warm water lurks for small mouth any time. My dad gave me a case of 6" Paddle Tail Slider worms that he saved from his old tourney days in the 80's, we caught hundreds of fish on them in the 90's and into the early 2000's lol someone bought the molds too I believe, so you can still track them down. Weightless they are like a Sluggo but slim profile and fall slower in the water, wicked little worms!

Use a fair bit of large paddle tails for large pike...pike in the 36"+ size sure do like em!!

 

[Weed Warrior]

underwater pics with it tailing steelhead and letting them go

Too bad, i would dig seeing those pics!

 

[Weed Warrior]

Smallies tend to prefer smaller baits around here....a simple 1/4oz ball jig head with a berkley finesse minnow, or a custom fuzz-e-grub seals the deal. Also get lots of the big bass on terminator spinnerbaits(1/2oz)

 

[Weed Warrior]

I also use alot of crankbaits for all 3 species(bass, pike and walleye). Rapala clacking minnow in the 5" size rocks around here.(so do alot of other crankbaits too though!! Lucky craft pointer, megabass, rapala husky jerks, and on, and on...lol)

 

[MordecaiAlliVanAllenOshea]

Alright, so I dug out those pics... The first one is non-fishing, but one of the best days ever. My sleep was induced by one of the frostiest nugs I have ever smoked, I found it in a brass container in the sand with a friend digging out a fire pit. 45.759867, -123.964924

March in Oregon is pretty nice! 45.466763, -123.754118

Just a young buck, so was the fish. Sis went to UCLA, otherwise I'm a Duck... 46.234605, -123.872079

Those aren't Corona's, North Shore baby, thanks Nathan! 45.511652, -122.986335 close enough

My first Brown Trout selfie with a 110 camera... oh to be a kid! 43.673596, -121.544295

More March chrome... 45.466870, -123.754423

February can be a good month too... 45.523000, -123.615534

And the same day in February... 45.520121, -123.828554

My biggest steelhead... on 4/20 none the less! It's 40.5" to the first guide on that Lamiglas and it was almost spot on with a quick measure and off he went. Probably went 22lbs before spawning, maybe 23-24 nickel plated still with all them sea lice lol 45.576707, -123.560042

And I never claimed to be a Chinook slayer, but my dad died at the end of this week, and that's not him because he was too sick to go, but I caught over 50 fish that week, those four were a dream come true in about 12 minutes. My leg was broke in three spots if you look close, tragic painting accident lol 45.209499, -123.948415

I guess you could say I'm just a...

 

[MordecaiAlliVanAllenOshea]

I just grow weed on the side ha ha ha

 

[Weed Warrior]

Alright, so I dug out those pics... The first one is non-fishing, but one of the best days ever. My sleep was induced by one of the frostiest nugs I have ever smoked, I found it in a brass container in the sand with a friend digging out a fire pit. 45.759867, -123.964924

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March in Oregon is pretty nice! 45.466763, -123.754118
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Just a young buck, so was the fish. Sis went to UCLA, otherwise I'm a Duck... 46.234605, -123.872079
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Those aren't Corona's, North Shore baby, thanks Nathan! 45.511652, -122.986335 close enough
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My first Brown Trout selfie with a 110 camera... oh to be a kid! 43.673596, -121.544295
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More March chrome... 45.466870, -123.754423
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February can be a good month too... 45.523000, -123.615534View attachment 1006419

And the same day in February... 45.520121, -123.828554
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My biggest steelhead... on 4/20 none the less! It's 40.5" to the first guide on that Lamiglas and it was almost spot on with a quick measure and off he went. Probably went 22lbs before spawning, maybe 23-24 nickel plated still with all them sea lice lol 45.576707, -123.560042
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And I never claimed to be a Chinook slayer, but my dad died at the end of this week, and that's not him because he was too sick to go, but I caught over 50 fish that week, those four were a dream come true in about 12 minutes. My leg was broke in three spots if you look close, tragic painting accident lol 45.209499, -123.948415
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I guess you could say I'm just a...

Shit yeah man!! Right on! Sorry to hear of the loss of you dad, thanks for sharing the memories

 

[MordecaiAlliVanAllenOshea]

I always view stuff like him snapping that pic as a blessing of having had him in my life. It was hard for a long time, but I was young, now I know shit happens you just have to grin and bear it! Thank you though, he is/was/always will be a cool dude! Even had a cool name...