I met RickyDBasser at the Pierce County North launch and we terrorized the SMB for the morning. Between the two of us we caught 52 SMB and only about 5 were dinks. The largest was 3 lbs and we had seven or 8 that went over two pounds. All were caught on soft plastics with the exception of three that were caught on crank baits. The new Strike King 3XD is a killer crankbait on Tapps. For the soft plastics we used a mixture of Grubs and Senkos. All fish were caught in about 16 to 22 ft of water along grass lines near drop offs. It was a very good day of fishing. We left the lake at noon. The boat traffic was getting pretty bad and both of us had things to do for the afternoon.

rickydbasser

8/20/2013 3:21:00 PM

You forgot to tell them about my Lake Tapps first. I caught a 12 inch catfish on a grub. Surprised the heck out of me. Anyway, it was a great day fish wise, and a great day with my favorite fishing buddy. Thanks Wayne.

nx7k

8/20/2013 3:35:00 PM

Yes I did forget, or maybe I was ignoring it. LOL. Dont brag about that too loud. Someone might hear you.

arniejl

8/20/2013 7:00:00 PM

Were you fella's in a boat that said "Bee Line" on the side? if so, I seen ya.

nx7k

8/21/2013 7:45:00 AM

Yes we were. It was pretty good fishing.

Slacktime

8/21/2013 4:46:00 PM

Rick knows that lake well, congrats on the catfish !!! I bet that was weird. great report guys

rickydbasser

8/21/2013 8:04:00 PM

I learned most of what I know about Lake Tapps from a guy who was kind enough to invited me to fish with him, a total stranger. If I've said it once, I'll say it a hundred time. Thank you, Wayne Bailey, AKA nx7k, for giving me an invitation to fish in your boat. I will always remember it.

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