What an amazing time. The bite was definitely not like what we have experienced in the past. This fluctuation of cold and warm weather definitely made the bite tough. I was hoping for warm sunny weather. Bikinis and large green bass.

When we arrived, it was defintely not what I expected. Driving through 20, we ran into rain! Our first night camping, it was 34 degrees outside and MAS didn’t bring a sleeping bag!!? Getting back out on that night bite was bad-ass though, even though I didn’t catch one our first night. But I sure caught a buzz. Icy cold buds on the lake at 1:00am can’t be beat(unless it is Coors Light).

We started a new tradition this year. A night tourney with a 3 fish limit. Our boat blew it, we only caught one. But it was a close match, The rat had a 8 lb 9 oz bag for two fish while Delta Matt and Josh came in with three fish weighing 8 lbs 11 oz. They are lucky I didn’t get to the rock wall first!

So here is the report I left on WesternBass.com(which was erased becasue I said go check it out on the bassturdz site!):

Date: 2008-04-26
Location: San Jose
E-Mail: suckit@bassturdz.com
Water Temp: 56-62
Water Clarity: Clear (4-6 feet visibility)
Report: We were there from 4/23-4/27. Tough bite, not too good but the night bite was the most fun. We were most successful on 1/2 oz Jigs, shakey head rigs, and senkos when the wind picked up in the day. Rock piles near spawning areas. No swimbait fish for us this trip, a few bites, but nothing big. Our bag on the boat Max, Friday night, went 8.3, 6.2, a few 4′s and a dink. Another boat we were with that night killed it, over 20 fish (YEAH MATT!). Other nights, dinks and a few 3′s maybe. Go to the keys at night. You’ll catch some. Clear lake is the sh*t, regardless whether the fishing is bad, great to get out there and fish, drink, drive in the dark, throw jigs in the rocks, wait until 1:00 am fro the moon to rise (bite turned on then), then sleep all day. As compared to other lakes around us, along with the crappy weather, the fishing was great. This dude is trippen(refferring to some guy complaining about tournament fishing affecting the bite). GO to the bassturdz website to see the detials, Be sure to grow a moustache, you’ll catch more fish! Oh, and get a cube of Coors light too, budweiser sucks.

Tips: Jig color does not matter at night. Just as long as it’s big and bulky. Move the jigs quick over the rocks. Shakey head when you’re bored and senkos with needle weights wacky rigged. It’s cold again so I would hit the lake when no one is out, AT NIGHT!!