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2/24/2010

J.W. Peterson & George Hollow – TX & IL    A great day of fishing for J.W. & George.  They landed 100 bass including 11.2 and 13.4 pound trophies.  They fished 4+ ft deep with white spinnerbaits.  Guide Pedro

Joe Earney & Dave Riley – AR & TX   How about 175 bass for the day including one over 9 ponunds?  That is the kind of fishing day that Joe & Dave had.  They fished chrome/blue and chrome/black Rat-L-Traps in 3-12 ft of water.  Guide Armando, Sr.

Bruce Carter & Steve Guyton – TX   Bruce & Steve fished white flukes in 6+ ft of water.  They had 81 bass.  Their largest bass weighed in at 8.8 lbs.   Guide German

Anglers also fished using watermelon Senkos, 8″ watermelon red lizards, white Pop R’s, silver Chug Bugs, and green/white Rat-L-Taps.  Boat totals ranged from 44-175 bass for the day.

53 degrees at 5am warming to 80 at 1pm.

2/23/2010

Bryce Lander & Dan Hansen – AR    Bryce had the largest fish for the day.  He landed a 10.4 lb trophy.  He & Dan had a total of 72 bass.  They fished 1-10 ft deep using watermelon red Senkos.   Guide Sanchez

Hank Wallington & Tim Dooley – AR    Hank & Tim fished chartreuse spinnerbaits in 1-5 ft of water.  They landed 40 bass including two over 9 lbs.   Guide Armando, Jr.

Brandon Harrison & Amy Harrison – OK   Brandon & Amy had 65 bass including a nice 8.7 lber.  Their baits of choice were red Rat-L-Traps in 3-10 ft of water in the morning and chrome/blue Rat-L-Traps in 5+ ft of water in the afternoon.   Guide Armando, Sr.

Other anglers used 8″ watermelon red lizards, watermelon red brush hogs, white and white/chartreuse spinnerbaits, blue/white Yellow Magics, and rainbow Rat-L-Traps.  Boat totals ranged from 38-80 bass for the day.

56 degrees at 5am warming to 74 at 11:30am.

2/22/2010

Clyde & Brenda McAfee – TX    Fishing 8″ watermelon red/chartreuse, Clyde & Brenda had 35 bass including two 9 lbers.  Guide J. Manuel

Lynn Beatty & Dave Faulkinberry – LA   Fishing 18 ft deep with 8″ watermelon red lizards, Lynn & Dave had 42 bass with their largest weighing in at 8.3 lbs.  Guide Oscar

Mike & Cathy Wheatley – TX   Mike & Cathy fished black/blue jigs in 8-15 ft of water.  They had 39 bass.   Guide Jorge

Other anglers also fished using white/silver Pop R’s, white spinnerbaits, and Carolina rigged 12″ Siesta Buster worms.

52 degrees at 5am warming to 74 at 11:30am.

2/21/2010

Clyde & Brenda McAfee – TX    A great day of fishing for Clyde & Brenda as they each landed a 10.8 lb. trophy.  They had a total of 63 bass.  Their bait of choice was 8″ watermelon red lizards fished in 10-12 ft of water.   Guide J. Manuel

Mike Hicks & Rick Hutchinson – LA    Mike & Rick had 80 bass for the day including a nice 8.8 lber.  They fished pearl and blue/white crankbaits in 1-20 ft of water.   Guide German

Gary Bass & Randy Wood – LA    Fishing wacky rigged watermelon red Senkos in 1-15 ft of water, Gary & Randy had 68 bass including two 8 lbers.   Guide Sanchez

Other anglers fished white and white/chartreuse spinnerbaits, watermelon red flukes, pumpkin, and green/chartreuse jigs.

68 degrees at 5:30am warming to 76 at noon.  Cloudy in the morning and strong wind later in the day.

2/21/2010

Brenda & Clyde McAfee – TX      Brenda & Clyde both had 10.8 lbers fishing 8″ watermelon red lizards in 10-12 ft of water.  Their daily total was 63 bass.   Guide J. Manuel

Mike Hicks & Rick Hutchinson – LA     Mike & Rick had 83 bass for the day including a nice 8.8 lber.  They fished pearl, and blue/white crankbaits in 1-15 ft of water.   Guide German

Gary Bass & Randy Wood – LA    Gary & Randy fished watermelon red Senkos rigged wacky style in 1-15 ft of water.  They had 68 fish including two 8 lbers.   Guide Sanchez

Other anglers also fished white, white/chartreuse spinnerbaits, watermelon/green, green/chartreuse, pumpkin jigs, and watermelon flukes.

68 at 5:30am warming to 76 at 11:30am.  Cloudy in the morning and strong wind late in the day.

2/20/2010

Robert Johnson & Albert Moore – LA    Robert & Albert had 89 bass for the day.  They fished watermelon red Senkos rigged wacky style in 5-9 ft of water.   Guide German

Clyde McAfee & Brenda McAfee – TX      Clyde & Brenda  fished watermelon/chartreuse 8″ lizards and watermelon Senkos in 8-15 ft of water.  They had 60 bass.  Their largest weighed 6.8 lbs.   Guide Armando, Sr.

Scott Cooksey & Ricky Wood – LA    Scott & Ricky had the big bass for the day.  It weighed in at 9.2 lbs.  White spinnerbaits were their lure of choice.  They fished up to 14 ft deep.   Guide Sanchez

Other angelers fished using wacky rigged watermelon worms, Texas rigged 8″ watermelon candy lizards, black/blue jigs, and citrus Rat-L-Traps.  All anglers fished in water up to 15 ft.

60 degrees at 4am warming to 76 at noon.  Clear day with a little wind in the afternoon.

2/18/2010

Group 5 have 423 peacock as of lunch time today.  They are up to 52 over 10 lbs., 23 over 15, and still 4 that are 20 lbs. and over.  They still have a day and a half of fishing.

2/15/2010

Barry Matlack & Wendell Cook – AZ    Barry & Wendell found some big ones today.  They had 59 bass including 9.2, 9.6 and 10.8 pound beauties.  They fished in 5-15 ft of water using pumpkin and pumpkinseed jigs.  Guide Armando, Jr.

Jerry Smith & Richard Noble – CO & NE    Jerry & Richard also had a bass over 9 lbs. today.  They fished watermelon flukes and black/blue jigs in 5-10 ft of water.  Guide Victor

Roger & Clarence Harman – TX    Roger and Clarence fished white spinnerbaits in 8+ ft of water, and 8″ watermelon lizards in 6+ ft of water.  They landed a total of 67 bass.  Guide Pedro

56 degrees at 4:30am warming to 78 at 11:30am.  Sunny day with wind in the afternoon.

2/16/2010

Group 5 has 186 peacocks after only a day and a half of fishing.  They were unable to fish on Sunday due to baggage problems when they arrived in Manaus.  They have 25 over 10 lbs., 9 over 15 lbs. and two 20 pounders.