Unexpected weather

The weather the last few weeks up here has been pretty horrible, it rained every day for over a week. Needless to say I didn't think I would be fishing, especially since it's getting down to the wire with school and finals before I take off for the South Pacific for a few months. Anyways, Erik and I decided to go hit Berryessa. We got on the water, and within a few minutes of stopping to fish we stripped out of all of our foul weather gear. We were unsure of how warm it actually got, but it was definitely over 70*. The fishing itself was tough, the water had clearly risen very fast, this was apparent from the amount of fresh, green vegetation as deep as 7' (that was the best visibility we found). I mostly threw a 6" Huddelston swimbait, looking for that bigger bite and Erik threw various plastics and cranks. I got my first bite at around 1400, but it didn't stick. Erik stuck our first fish of the day (a small LMB) at about 1700 on a crank, so I played follow the leader. I put a pair of bass on the boat in about 6 casts. Erik finished up with another and we called it a day. 

Its kind of embarrassing for me to admit this, but I am unsure of whether my fish were spots or smallies. Anyone got any feedback?


Edit- a buddy helped me out. The fish from left to right are a mean mouth (smallie/spot hybrid), a smallie, LMB, and another smallie.

Well...

I was hoping to post a new report to add something to my blog, but today was ( as we SoCal sportboat guys call) a hate mission. We (Erik and I) dumped his Whaler in at around 0930 at Orwood and went to fish the Discovery Bay area. Well, bad idea. we pulled the boat outta the water at 1300, it was 46 degrees and we had sideways rain. My hands were numb to the point where i couldn't flip or skip a bait. So much for the good topwater bite Erik was having earlier in the week. Hoping to have a better post or report later in the week. Take care.

Oh Vixen, how I miss thee

When most people think of the word "vixen" they think of it as a term used to describe women. I, on the other hand, think of a topwater bait named the Vixen made by Reaction Innovations. The Vixen was made in two sizes, a 3.5" and a 4.5". I currently own five of these beautiful baits (one 4.5" and four 3.5'"s), but like any angler would prefer to have more.



 The bait easily walked the dog with the greatest of ease, in a tight, seductive action. This bait has accounted for tons of largemouth and striper for me personally, including this striper taken at DVL during a foamer:



Sadly, Reaction Innovations stopped making this bait a few years ago. Paycheck baits did acquire the mold though, and now produces the bait under the name "Repo Man." The originals are hard to come by, and when they are found usually go for $30 or more.

A little love from Jeffy

Heres a video Jeff put together from various footage from last summer. It includes Newport Bay, Diamond Valley, and some other salty bass. Enjoy, I recommend in HD.

First post

So after having my mom and tons of friends tell me that I needed to start a blog, I decided to finally do it. Obviously this blog will about bass fishing, I'm hoping to post a report here and there and to put up some dope on new baits and stuff like that. If you want to request anything, just let me know.