Fall boating sucks…….

[ONE-A-DAY]

 

[Bowtiepower00]

Probably about time to winterize it, temps have fallen below 80 degrees.

 

[rivermobster]

A few more posts like this, and it really Will suck.

 

[Bpracing1127]

Aren’t you supposed to be in Glamis?

 

[Desert Whaler]

Yeah… Mojave sucked last week.

 

[Riverryder]

@Desert Whaler no way that’s lake mochoppy
Where about is that? Cotton or Katherine’s?

 

[Desert Whaler]

@Desert Whaler no way that’s lake mochoppy
Where about is that? Cotton or Katherine’s?

Leaving Cottonwood heading down-lake . . . that was the sunrise last Thurs. looking east.
Was w/ my Pops striper fishing.

 

[Riverryder]

@Desert Whaler catch anythin?

 

[Desert Whaler]

@Desert Whaler catch anythin?

Yeah, it was actually pretty good . . . caught some largemouth to about 4 lbs. . . . but the boiling stripers stole the show eating the topwater lures . . . fun watching them explode on your lure. Pops said the morning after we got back, "So when we going back"? LOL

 

[Riverryder]

@Desert Whaler i have no idea what the boiling comment means but sounds awesome to be out on the water with your dad catchin stuff. Dads taken me fishing slot but we have never really caught anything for it to be memorable

 

[MPHSystems]

@Desert Whaler i have no idea what the boiling comment means

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

Probably about time to winterize it, temps have fallen below 80 degrees.

Aren’t you supposed to be in Glamis?

Moving out there last week of this month

 

[the510]

o baby I miss those days

 

[CLdrinker]

Moving out there last week of this month

What did you end up with for a car?

 

[was thatguy]

81* tomorrow.
Think I might drag the squirt boat out.
I’ll be home for 2 days and hip is healed up enough I think.

 

[HB2Havasu]

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Is that a 21’ Daytona? It’s gorgeous!!

 

[FreeBird236]

Mid to hi 80's the next two weeks, probably try to get out a couple times.

 

[HNL2LHC]

The temps the last couple of days have been so nice. Being able to have the house open and no A/C running. What’s the water temp like?

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

What did you end up with for a car?

Got a Funco at the end of last season

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

Is that a 21’ Daytona? It’s gorgeous!!

22, it’s an 89 with 74 hours I found

The temps the last couple of days have been so nice. Being able to have the house open and no A/C running. What’s the water temp like?

Surprisingly warm, far from uncomfortable, saw a few folks swimming at the beach on the south end of the island

 

[OCMerrill]

A few more posts like this, and it really Will suck.

You remember getting in a fight back in the day? Fight club does not talk about fight club.


Winter Boating Club...STFU. Its cold and dreary. These pics are photo-shopped.

 

[rivermobster]

You remember getting in a fight back in the day? Fight club does not talk about fight club.


Winter Boating Club...STFU. Its cold and dreary. This pics are photo-shopped.

Agree.

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

Yeah… Mojave sucked last week. View attachment 1058428

No way in hell thats Mojave, thats hard to believe.

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

Agree.

True, I was drunk when I posted, and I'm old and get confused often, photo is from this summer. Move on everyone.

 

[Duramax]

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Are you loving your new ride? Looks great!

 

[PlanB]

The temps the last couple of days have been so nice. Being able to have the house open and no A/C running. What’s the water temp like?

10 days ago I was seeing 75-77 for water temps, but the daily air temp was much warmer than it is now. I would guess low 70's for water temp right now.

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

Are you loving your new ride? Looks great!

Its fun, big enough yet small enough to use solo. Needs some more power though, it maxes out right in the middle of the daytona hop around 70, cant get through it, thinking pro charger this winter.

 

[stephenkatsea]

Yeah, it was actually pretty good . . . caught some largemouth to about 4 lbs. . . . but the boiling stripers stole the show eating the topwater lures . . . fun watching them explode on your lure. Pops said the morning after we got back, "So when we going back"? LOL

Sounds great. Were the striper boils above or below Cottonwood? What size fish?

 

[Desert Whaler]

Sounds great. Were the striper boils above or below Cottonwood? What size fish?

The 'Volume' of fish we saw were below cottonwood. I think we were a week too early . . . they'd come up boiling one's & two's . . . I'd sneak up on them by shutting down 200-300 yards away and throw spooks/ sammy's etc. . . . they'd slap at them but not commit. I'd switch to a Lucky Craft 112 MR in 'ghost minnow' and bomb it out on 12# fluro to get bit. The fish averaged 4-6 lbs. but I saw several in that 8-10 lb. range following a hooked fish, or just cruising.

The day prior we took a scenic trip up to Willow Beach in the am . . . we saw a wolf-pack of fish that had pushed a school of shad into a small cove on the AZ side (this was just below the 1st set of powerlines) . . . they were going bonkers right along the shade-line of the bluff . . . it was every 3rd cast or so till the sun crept over the bluff then they sunk-out.

All the fish were jugged with quarter-sized shad when we cleaned them.
I'm chomping to get back out there . . . 'm bringing binoculars next time to hopefully spot the breaking fish from further away.

 

[Javajoe]

This thread actually came across my Google news feed right now

 

[brgrcru]

Love the 22’ Daytona

 

[stephenkatsea]

The 'Volume' of fish we saw were below cottonwood. I think we were a week too early . . . they'd come up boiling one's & two's . . . I'd sneak up on them by shutting down 200-300 yards away and throw spooks/ sammy's etc. . . . they'd slap at them but not commit. I'd switch to a Lucky Craft 112 MR in 'ghost minnow' and bomb it out on 12# fluro to get bit. The fish averaged 4-6 lbs. but I saw several in that 8-10 lb. range following a hooked fish, or just cruising.

The day prior we took a scenic trip up to Willow Beach in the am . . . we saw a wolf-pack of fish that had pushed a school of shad into a small cove on the AZ side (this was just below the 1st set of powerlines) . . . they were going bonkers right along the shade-line of the bluff . . . it was every 3rd cast or so till the sun crept over the bluff then they sunk-out.

All the fish were jugged with quarter-sized shad when we cleaned them.
I'm chomping to get back out there . . . 'm bringing binoculars next time to hopefully spot the breaking fish from further away.

Thanks for the detailed report. That’s some outstanding fishing and 4-6 lbs is a perfect catching size. When the terns hover and pick over the boiling fish it helps finding them. Doing all this with your Dad makes it even better. Enjoy!