Calico Bass Fishing

[steveooo]

I’ve never really been much of a bass fisherman. This is probably for a few reasons- the first being that I’ve never been very good at it. I’ve also never understood the amount of effort they put into catching relatively small fish, just to let it go, with the only reward being the hope of another patch or logo on their sponsor-laden shirts. Most of the bass guys I know, wear clothing that is just a step away from those recreational road bikers that think its perfectly ok to wear their ridiculous neon spandex outfits into restaurants and grocery stores. I just don’t get it, but maybe I’m missing something?

With that being said, I got into a pretty fun bass bite the other day. I went to La Jolla with the intentions of bigger game fish. I made about 8 pieces of bait, and made my way to the spot. When I got there I sent down a bait, and immediately hooked into a fish… a calico bass. I pinned on another bait, and it was gobbled by a nice calico bass within about 10 seconds. I did this 5 more times, and ended up with 5 insta-bass, most of them being pretty decent size. I guess bass fishing wouldn’t be that bad if it was always WFO like that. I turned the camera on and got some bass footage, and even put it to some decent music, because most of the videos I see the bass guys make all are pretty cookie cutter footage, with the same sucky soundtrack. Who knows, maybe I’ll become a bass fisherman someday…

Here you go, enjoy.


Don't forget to turn up the volume and watch in full screen :cool:

Steve


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[addicted2sp33d]

Hahahaha. That's some good bycatch - better than Lizardfish. The Governator narration is hilarious!

[roadx]

were you using a tranx?

[tunaseeker]

Awesome as always! Love the old Arnie clip....

[mtnbykr2]

I will take that bycatch any day...:reel:

[taggermike]

I'll take that by catch any day. I'm with you about the cali fixation, never understood it. Calis have become the sacred cows of so cal. If you keep a few you get flamed on the beach and online. I've caught big calicos but always while targeting other species. People looked at me funny when i landed an 8lber on the surface iron and was disapointed it wasnt a YT. Great vid, Auwwnald can rap. Mike

[DESTROYER]

Nice Stevoo! Us Calico Bass Fisherman don't all look like dweebs;)
This was last Saturday at SCI and I took a couple 3lbers for tablefare. :cheers1:

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[Gigafish]

Hilarious intro. Thanks for the laugh.

[FARRIER]

Rough day on the water. Good thing Arnie was there to coach you through it.

[kayakhunter]

Nice work dude. Looks like i picked the wrong shift that day.

[hiramehunter]

Sweet VID!!! :luxhello::luxhello:

[BASSturd child]

thanks for the video, i learned so much from the beginning.

[ratdog]

Hahahaha. That's some good bycatch - better than Lizardfish. The Governator narration is hilarious!

Better than sanddabs too!
Congrats Steve.

[October]

this was awesome!

[vincentek9]

the arnold exercise background was hilarious. my coworker was listening to it next to me and was like wtf..

[dmrides]

Nice pair of cookie cutter tails. Bad ass video Steve.

[MrM]

The Governator narration is hilarious!

+1 Gave me a great laugh! Nice fish porn.

[DanaPT]

:notworthy:

I want to learn to catch bass like you do.

[blitzburgh]

Damn fine bycatch!

[kobra]

Nice Stevoo! Us Calico Bass Fisherman don't all look like dweebs;)
This was last Saturday at SCI and I took a couple 3lbers for tablefare. :cheers1:

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:hmmmm::stupid::aetsch:

Great video Steve! Great bycatch.

[premo]

Nice work dude. Looks like i picked the wrong shift that day.
yup
good job Steve.

[StinkyMatt]

My name is Steve

and I'm here to pump you up!

That second Calico was at least 6 pounds.:D

[Old Man in the Sea]

Nice jig strike and video...and your curling has really improved - you have a good trainer...

[roby]

Great video Steveoo....

Arnold would be proud of the work you put in....

[bus kid]

Murder!!!!

great video thanks.

[Hellboy1500]

What reel is that for casting?

[steveooo]

Thanks Guys. I guess I could live with being a bass fisherman, if the bycatch was always that fun :cool:

For those that asked, the reel is a tranx. Look online and used, and eventually they pop up alot cheaper than retail. I still had to sell 3 used cheaper reels to get it though :doh: I thought the white knob was cheezy, so i switched the knob out to the grey one from a Stella 20000. As far as a review, I can't say I'm sold on the reel yet. I think I can cast my old saltist farther. There are a TON on little tiny parts on the reel, so I'm not sure how it will hold up. I'm also not sold on the idea of having that much coin out on the yak either. I never was a leash guy before, but now I'm thinking I'll start. The levelwind is nice though, particularly while using spectra and making multiple casts. I'll give it a few more runs to see what the verdict is, my guess is that I'll probably sell and go back to a saltist or seagate. If I decide to sell, I'll give BWE first dibs :reel:

The rod was built by Steve Frazier, who goes by forefrazier on BWE.

http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/member.php?u=1832

He's one of the best custom stick guys around, and does super clean work. For pretty close to the cost of a factory rod, I was able to have one built to my exact specifications and with the components I wanted on it. My first custom stick, and I will never get one off the rack again.

Here is a link to the rod he built me.

http://www.bdoutdoors.com/forums/rod-building/435159-back-black.html

Also from his profile, check out some of the other rods he's built. Ya, its a shameless plug for a friend, but check out his stuff.

The rod/reel combo was a bit overkill for the grade of fish I was catchng. I didn't have to edit out much, and even with the kelp I was well under 2 min start to finish.

Looks like the weather is staying good for the next few days, so hopefully the guys that are able to get out soon will get into some decent bass fishing. :cool:

[ashmoz]

By far one of the best vidz & music... Cheers dude!

[echo1er]

awesome video:jig:

[THE DARKHORSE]

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Now, that's "My kind of Bass fishing". :cheers1:

[Limits]

Sometimes the by-catch is the best-catch!

Congrats on the incidentals, x2!

[RobFish]

The burn in your forearms is progress! Classic for sure.
Nice by-catch too.