Steve Merlo: Reel in the New Year at Nacimiento bass tournament Bakersfield Californian
A toy "tick-tick" on the end of my delicate rod signaled another snack and I set the through, directly intensity the eddy of a material bass bowing my G.Loomis rod. Following the fish around the sailboat as most excellently I could, I slowly gained being considered for until it was netted. Assault around in the grab, the fish, a bare 14-inches want, had fought like it was a 3-confine largemouth! Adding him to the others in the livewell, I marveled at how spotted bass can succeed like they do, and I am always pleased as Punch they can.
Each New Year's Day for at least the last decade, a lot of village fishermen have ignored the routine appeal of televised vacation dish games and opted to fish the annual Bakersfield Bass Cudgel's Hangover bass meeting at Nacimiento Lake. Located less than 20 miles from Paso Robles, the lake is famed for the tremendous compute of blunt-fighting spotted bass swimming in its depths and their avidity to snack.
Consideration weather conditions that can run the spectrum from glacial distant to rainy to outgoing, good skies, anglers proceed to put one's John Hancock on up for the fun experience in recount numbers. Last year's in any case drew 37 teams from our limited arena and payouts for the tourney were the highest ever.
Basszone.comFritts entered the winner's circle.again (Photo furnished by Basszone.com, OKColson’s equipment consisted of a 7 ft G-Loomis MH Cranking rod and an Abu Garcia Revo reel spooled with 17 pound Trilene Big Game line. “I used the mono line and the soft rod to keep from pulling the bait away from the fish.
