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American
American
By: Ocktane
Posted: 12/31/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/31/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to take the boat out one last time for 2011. I know I should be steelheadin since I'm probably leaving WA in a few months but I had the itch to go bassin' again! Spent most of the day findin...
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American
American
By: Ocktane
Posted: 12/18/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/18/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Figured I'd been striking out on the rivers so much in the last two months, might as well pull the boat out. Hit the lake about 8am, surface temp 45F and very little wind. Had a fairly steady perch ...
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Island
Island
By: Ocktane
Posted: 8/21/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/21/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to try Island Lake for the first time today. I'll definetely be back, but on a day that isn't as sunny. One wakeboarder turns that lake into a washing machine quickly! Anyhoo, I ended up bo...
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Wildcat
Wildcat
By: Ocktane
Posted: 8/21/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/20/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Hit Wildcat Sat. morn to avoid the inevitable fleet of pleasure boaters on every other lake. Started off doing very well, hooking 8 largemouth around docks and fallen timber. The magic lure was once...
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Wildcat
Wildcat
By: Ocktane
Posted: 8/10/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/9/2011
Hot Spots: 0
On the lake about 6pm. Headed straight to a favorite spot of mine. Threw a crankbait a few times with no luck. Switched to my trusty dropshot armed with a brown zoom catepillar. This was money. I...
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Long
Long
By: Ocktane
Posted: 8/7/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/7/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Boo! On the water at 630, off at about 2pm. Threw spinnerbaits and spooks early and tried skippin some docks. Worked all over the lake without a single bite. Once the sun came out I threw frogs an...
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Spanaway
Spanaway
By: Ocktane
Posted: 8/7/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/6/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Hit Spanaway for the first time ever with Ryan. I gotta say, I really like this lake! Reminds me of American, only smaller. We threw a whole mess of baits all day long from dropshot to frogs. Swit...
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Wildcat
Wildcat
By: Ocktane
Posted: 8/3/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/2/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Fished from around 6pm until dark. Threw frogs across the lilypads while the sun was beating down. Missed four fish on the frog (I need to get the hang of it!). Ended up catching two fish, one on a...
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Wildcat
Wildcat
By: Ocktane
Posted: 8/1/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/31/2011
Hot Spots: 0
On the lake around 6pm, fished till dark. Caught the first little guy on a junebug jig from under a log. My buddy caught four, one on a black and blue jig, and the others dropshotting sniper snubs. ...
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Mason
Mason
By: Ocktane
Posted: 7/30/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/30/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Hit Mason in the late afternoon, left at dark. Battled the fierce winds and wakes to find very little for fishing action. Pitched jigs to docks, dropshotted junebug plastics and gulp minnows along w...
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Long
Long
By: Ocktane
Posted: 7/12/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/12/2011
Hot Spots: 0
On the lake about 7am. Scanned for fry, saw several groups hanging around weeds and milfoil. Saw several bass surfacing so I cast a spinnerbait (bluegill color) to one of the schools of fry; fish on...
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American
American
By: Ocktane
Posted: 7/9/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/9/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the water around 730am. Dropshotted sniper snubs and panic minnows and threw tubes around docks for most of the day. Picked up 5 smallies myself on the d-shot, 2 for my buddy on tubes. Found th...
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Long
Long
By: Ocktane
Posted: 7/8/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/8/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the lake around 7 am. Started by throwing a chartreuse spinnerbait towards the lilypads and had a take on the second cast! Lost it by the boat unfortunately, prolly 1.5 lbs or so. Continued on ...
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Wildcat
Wildcat
By: Ocktane
Posted: 6/25/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/25/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Thought we'd see how Wildcat is for bass this year. Hit the water around 3pm, fished till dark. My buddy caught the first one around 6pm out of a log pile, didn't weigh it, prolly around 2(on a brow...
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Kitsap
Kitsap
By: Ocktane
Posted: 6/24/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/24/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Hit Kitsap around 7am. Wanted to test out the new fishfinder before the weekend. Flipped jigs and senkos to docks and fallen logs. No luck there so I switched to the dropshot around sunken logs and...
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Mason
Mason
By: Ocktane
Posted: 6/11/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/11/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Hit Mason Lake today for the first time in awhile. Cruised around several spots throwin' jigs, brush hogs, cranks, and even a swimbait (I think I got a bite on the swimmer?). Saw about 6 bass in sev...
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Long
Long
By: Ocktane
Posted: 6/9/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/9/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Long afternoon and evening on Long Lake today. Flipped jigs, senkos, shakey heads, the whole arsenal to docks and brush all along the lake with nothing! Finally moved to a spot on the west side that...
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American
American
By: Ocktane
Posted: 6/6/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/6/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Hit American about 6am. Motored north and flipped to docks. Caught the first smallie on a junebug colored tube. Threw a 3" shakey shad (Rainbow) colored on a 1/8 oz jighead as a search bait. Got a...
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American
American
By: Ocktane
Posted: 5/28/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/28/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Fished all day long, pitching mostly to docks. Found smallies everywhere! I caught 11, my buddy caught three, his first bass of the year! Also landed about 30 rock bass and one decent trout. Pitch...
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Long
Long
By: Ocktane
Posted: 5/26/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/26/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Fished the wind tunnel today! I tried a few spots on the main lake for the first couple hours (started around 0730) and was getting quite frustrated with the howling wind gusts! Almost called it a ...
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Long
Long
By: Ocktane
Posted: 5/23/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/23/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Another great day! Decided to be a glutton for punishment and wake up early for some fishing on a work day (I work swing shift). Got on the lake around 630, working the east bank south from the boat...
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American
American
By: Ocktane
Posted: 5/23/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/21/2011
Hot Spots: 0
WOW! Great day! Sorry I'm posting this report late. Hit the water about 7 am and headed to the northwest end. Fished the docks along the point and onward north. Water temp around 55, overcast in ...
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Long
Long
By: Ocktane
Posted: 5/7/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/7/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Still haven't caught the first 2011 bass... drat! Fished from 0700-1400 ish. Didn't have anything that I would label a bite all day. Threw jigs of various colors, senkos, shakey heads, and even a s...
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American
American
By: Ocktane
Posted: 5/1/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/1/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Started fishing around 1400. Got bit and had a trout follow the drop shot early on but then we spent a long 5 hours with nothing. Dropshot, football heads, shakey heads even crankbaits and nothin......
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American
American
By: Ocktane
Posted: 4/30/2011
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/30/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Hit American for the trial run of MaxumCory's boat now equipped with downriggers. Spent most of the afternoon-evening workin out the kinks of his boat and learning how to use the gear (those release ...
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