The Shellcrackers

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Comment by dick tabbert on March 18, 2012 at 2:50pm

Nice

Comment by Vic Tankersley on March 18, 2012 at 1:03pm

Ok guys I missed the week, but it is now the 18th of march and my fishing buddy and me smoked them thar Shellcrackin stumpnockers. It's kinda like when Rooster Cogburn looked into that sack of corn dodgers and said there must be about a hundred fifty or so of um in there. Not really but close to 75 My last count..3 little basses and several Big Bluegill.

Comment by Steve Crowder on March 5, 2012 at 11:55am

The wind is the only thing (and my job) that keeps me off the water. No matter what kind of water craft you are in, the wind will always cause you problems. You can always read or hear of someone being rescued from being capsized in windy conditions. There will ALWAYS be other, better days to fish.

Comment by Leo Nguyen on March 5, 2012 at 9:50am

Steve, I know exactly the feeling about the white caps. Same guy took a nice cold bath starting at 0800hrs. He gave up at 0930hrs after the wind kicked up from 15mph to 20mph. Luckily, my pontoon was high off the water just enough to prevent the white caps from drenching me. Rather than cutting through the water, I was an inflatable balloon blowing the wind the second I stop rowing.

Comment by Leo Nguyen on March 5, 2012 at 9:32am

Went out on Saturday morning. I searched the shallow beds, and surely enough, there were plenty of beds made. However, all of them were snatched off by aliens (bass chasers). For those who hunt the Perris ground, they're hiding the submerged tules, right next to the outcrops of sunken branches and bushes. If you're on boat, you'll get a paint job scratch up. If you're on floats, well, better wear that PFD and ready for a bail out. If not, head to the shallow east side. The water temp went up in the low 60 there. It's a massive spawning ground now.

Comment by Steve Crowder on March 5, 2012 at 9:32am

Really wanted to get out this weekend Vic. Had the weekend off from work and time to go fishing. But the wind was really howling this weekend. Saw a photo of a guy out on a local lake in his kayak. 2' waves and white caps everywhere. Not a pretty picture. Hopefully the weather will warm and the winds will die down.

Comment by Vic Tankersley on March 5, 2012 at 8:12am

It is early spring but the Bluegill and shellcracker should be on the move toward the shallows. The first full moon will be this week the eight of March and they should be on the shallows looking for bedding spots here in the south. Especially the Shellcracker..Good luck guys and gals have a great spring

Comment by Jack Kline on February 29, 2012 at 12:35pm

Don't know if you've seen this report from Diamond Valley lake here in So. Calif.  New lake record for a Reddear @ 4.48 Lbs caught Feb 22nd..  Here is link: 

http://www.sportfishingreport.com/pages/detail_fresh.php?id=43238

Comment by DAVID L EITUTIS on February 29, 2012 at 11:27am

HEY DICK , your stories paint all the pictures we need and you put em down so well I for one don't have anyyyyyy trouble visualizing them at all.
 YEP DICK and the more you guys tell stories it has brought back some memories for me to that I had'nt thought about or told in years either.

  TOOTSTER

Comment by dick tabbert on February 29, 2012 at 11:23am

You know I'm really not good at putting things into words. One thing I realize is the more I do write more old memories appear. I'm really kind of amazed at how often I really went and old memories are there, I'm just sorry that I don't have pictures to put with the memories but in the 50's we didn't take many picture's

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