RB Bass Outdoors angler and American Bass Association Northern California Region Tournament Director Clara Ricabal will be at the 5th street ramp around 5:30 AM this Saturday March 23rd. Cash sign ups. They are waiving the membership if you fished the Lake County Chamber Of Commerce Tournament this past weekend March 16th and 17th. All […]
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Winter fishing with the 6” Optimum Boom Boom! By RB Bass Outdoors Angler Rick Novotny
With so many options out there how do you pick a Swimbait to throw this year? I look at many factors like the overall action of the bait, colors available and price. The Optimum Baits 6” Boom Boom rises to the top of my list immediately with its quivering head action, tight body roll and […]
Underspins by Sean Wayman
Underspins??? Perhaps one of the best fish catching baits available today. Underspins can be fished just about anywhere. Grass, tules, cat tails, wood, rocks, you name it there is an underspin available to fish this structure. There is also a variety of baits you can fish on them. From smaller swim baits, to worms. even […]
Costa FLW Series – Lake Champlain with Gary Haraguchi
I was blessed with a 2nd place finish as a co-angler at the Costa FLW Series event at Lake Champlain. The fish were done spawning but not yet in a full summer pattern. The smallmouths were not grouped up and the Largemouths seemed to be behind also. About the Lake; Champlain is more then 100 […]
Clearlake, CA Fishing Report by Sean Wayman
10-24-19 thru 10-26-19 Wild West Bass Trail Championship Water Temps-65 deg Air Temps 47-85 I spent several days fishing Clearlake this past week. What we found was one of the best fall fishing bites ever. October can be a volatile time at Clearlake, and in the past we have found very tough fishing. Currently […]
Clear Lake Fishing Report – 9/22/2019 by Chris Perez
Water Temps 72-76 Water Clarity 1-4ft Weather Low was 59 High 86 winds 10-15WNW Cloudy in the morning with afternoon sun We launched out of Clear Lake Oaks on Sunday right at day break figured we would try and get on a top water bite first thing. We started out throwing walking baits and whopper […]
Chris Perez and Ryan Hall take the win at the BBT Delta event
CA Delta 8/24/2019 Water Temps-75-78 Water Clarity- 2-7ft Tides- Falling till 8am then rising till 3 This is the last regular season event for the Best Bass Tournaments Delta/Wine Division for the 2019 season, Ryan Hall and myself are sitting 5th in points for AOY and are needing a good finish to hold on to […]
Fishing Rock Piles and Ledges by Sean Wayman
One of my favorite ways to target aggressive bass in the summer time is on Rock Piles and Ledges. One and the same or different? To me they are drastically different and so is the approach I take at fishing them. In California we don’t have a ton of typical ledges in the sense […]
Clear Lake Fishing Report by Sean Wayman
Clearlake California May 16th and 17th Rain and wind Thursday Lots of Wind and Clearing Friday Water Temps 64-66 deg Lake Level-Full RB Bass angler Michael Birch and myself headed to Clearlake for a couple of days of fun fishing and the plan to do some video. While the weather didn’t cooperate for doing […]
Do you Chatter?
Chatterbaits have been a key player for me for several years. They are a great tool for covering water and locating feeding fish. Its a jig for covering water in a sense. Also known as a vibrating jig, this bait catches all sizes of bass as well as all species. If you pay attention to […]