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3/2/2010

Ed Newell & Ted Newell – IL    Ed & Ted had a total of 79 bass including a 10 1/2 pound trophy caught on a watermelon frog.  They also fished pumpkin jigs in 7-8 ft of water.  Guide Armando, Jr.

Gary Adler & Jeff Farley – CA    Fishing 8″ watermelon lizards, Gary & Jeff landed 59 bass including a nice 9 lber.  They fished 2-10 ft deep.  Guide Juan

Richard Smith & Larry Smith – CA    Richard & Larry had 80 bass for the day.  Their largest weighed in at 7.8 lbs.  They fished 8″ watermelon red lizards in 1-15 ft of water.  Guide Victor

Baits used by other anglers include white spinnerbaits, chrome & blue Rat-L-Traps, watermelon red Senkos, and 8″ green pumpkin lizards.  Anglers fished in the 1-15 ft range.

58 degrees at 5 am warming to 78 at 11:30am.

3/1/2010

Morrie Giaudrone & Brett Giaudrone – IL    Morrie & Brett fished white flukes in 6 ft of water.  They had 75 bass for the day.  Their largest weighed in at 7 lbs.  Guide J. Manuel

Tom Russell & Joseph Farrow – TN    Fishing white spinnerbaits and black/blue jigs in 3+ ft of waer, Tom & Joseph had 55 bass including a 9.9 lb beauty.  Guide Juan

Mike Spears & Scott Lomax – TX & OK    Mike & Scott fished 1/2 day and had 30 bass.  They used watermelon jigs in 15 ft of water.  Their biggest bass weighed in at 8.11 & 8.5 lbs.   Guide Hector

Other anglers also fished using chartreuse/white spinnerbaits, and watermelon Senkos.  Two of the three 9 lbers caught were caught on 8″ watermelon red lizards.

60 degrees at 4:30am warming to 76.

2/28/2010

Rodney Herndon & Richard Metcalf – AR   Rodney & Richard fished watermelon seed lizards in 4 ft of water.  They had 80 bass for the day.  Their largest weighed 6 1/2 pounds.   Guide Juan

Rory Herndon & Jeff Bogard – AR   Rory & Jeff continued to fish with white spinnerbaits in 6 ft of water.  They had 60 bass for the day.  Guide Manuel

Waayne Null & Elizabeth Evans – OK    Wayne & Elizabeth fished chrome Chug Bugs in 4 ft of water.  They had 40 bass.  Guide Arnoldo

60 degrees at 5am warming to 85 at 1pm.  Overcast in the morning and windy all day long.

2/27/2010

Wayne Null & Elizabeth Evans – OK     Wayne & Elizabeth  had 120 bass.  They fished green lizards in 8 ft of water.  Guide Manuel

Rory Herndon & Jeff Bogard – AR    Rory & Jeff fished white spinnerbaits in 10 ft of water.  They had 75 bass.   Guide Juan

Rodney Herndon & Richard Metcalf – AR   Fishing watermelon lizards in 12 ft of water, Rodney & Richard landed 73 bass.   Guide Manuel

60 degrees at 5 am warming to 90 at 1pm.  Clear morning but hot at noon.

2/28/2010

Mike Spears & Scott Lomax – TX & OK    Fishing watermelon red flukes and watermelon red 8″ lizards in 1-15 ft of water, Mike & Scott landed 60 bass including a 9.6 lb beauty.   Guide Victor

David Mendez & Anthonio Welty – OK & TX   David & Anthonio fished watermelon Senkos in 15-20 ft of water.  They had 42 bass with an 8 and 9.9 lbers.  Guide Sanchez

William Buffington & Edward LaRoche – MO & IL    William & Edward fished blue jigs and white spinnerbaits in 5-10 ft of water.  They had 30 bass including a 9.3 lber.    Guide Enrique

Other baits used included Carolina rigged 8″ watermelon red lizards, green crankbaits, white flukes, green black & blue jigs.

54 degrees at 4:30am warming to 76 at 11:30am.

2/27/2010

Tom Russell & Joseph Farrow – TN     Tom & Joseph had 65 bass with their largest weighing in at 8 lbs.  They fished white/chartreuse spinnerbaits, and watermelon lizards  in 10 ft of water.   Guide Victor

Ed Newell & Ted Newell – OK    Ed & Ted fished watermelon lizards in 8-10 ft of water, and white flukes in 5 ft of water.   They had 64 bass.  Guide Sanchez

Mike Spears & Scott Lomax – TX & OK    Fishing white spinnerbaits in 6-12 ft of water, Mike & Scott landed 27 bass including a nice 8 lber.  Guide Enrique

Other anglers fished using watermelon and watermelon red flukes, chrome/black Rat-L-Traps, blue spinnerbaits and white crankbaits.

54 degrees at 4:30am warming to 80 at 11:30am.

2/26/2010

Tony Cox & Rod Anthony – TX     Tony & Rod fished Carolina rigged 8″ watermelon and watermelon red lizards in 20 ft of water.  They had 50 including three trophies – a 9.8, an 11.5 and a 12.4.   Guide Armando, Sr.

Dan Henson & Bryce Lander – AR       Dan & Bryce fished white spinnerbaits and watermelon jigs in 1-20 ft of water.  They landed 67 bass including a nice 8.6 lber and an 11.4 lb trophy.   Gude Pedro

Pete & Theresa Hammond – TX     Pete & Theresa had 28 bass.  Theresa landed a 10 lber.  They fished watermelon flukes and watermelon Senkos in 10 ft of water.   Guide J. Manuel

Other anglers fished with watermelon red flukes, orange Rat-L-Traps, silver/blue Chug Bugs, and white crankbaits.  Largest boat total for the day was 92.

48 degrees at 5am warming to 78 at 11:30am.

2/25/2010

Dave Riley & Rod Anthony – TX     Dave & Rod fished white/red Pop R’s and watermelon jigs in 10 ft of water.  They landed 65 bass including 9 and 11.7 lb trophies.   Guide Armando, Jr.

Tim Dooley & Hank Watlington – AR    Fishing white spinnerbaits in 10 ft of water, and watermelon red/chartreuse tailed worms in 10+ ft of water, Tim & Hank had 56 bass.  Their largest was a 9.8 lb beauty.   Guide Jorge

Bruce Carter & Steve Guyton – TX    Bruce & Steve had 88 bass for the day including a nice 8 1/2 lber.  They fished in 1-6 ft of water with white Skiter Pops and fire tiger spinnerbaits.  Guide Oscar

Another day with good boat totals.  Other anglers used 8″ watermelon red and watermelon seed lizards, watermelon Senkos, watermelon flukes, and red Rat-L-Traps.

49 degrees at 4am warming to 80 at 12:30pm.

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.