The Most Expensive Fish Release in Nacimiento History
It was Monday, and apparently Albert already had weekend plans, “Wanna roll with Compa and I to Naci on Saturday?” Does a hobo want a ham sandwich? And just like that, Saturday was spoken...
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Everything green and brown bass
The Colorado River Has Seen Some Shit – (Aside from Titties)
There’s a photogenic bend in the river at Parker where red rock cliffs launch themselves skyward from the water, an epic desert landscape billions of years in the making. The Colorado River has spent...
Man, Fish, and the Eternal Food Chain at Castaic
There’s something primal about catching a smaller fish, putting it on a hook, and trying to catch a larger fish with it. I’m sure back in our caveman days, there was that one caveman...
Well, Shit. We Won.
I was parked on the windy shoulder of the 138 freeway, probably not the most ideal spot for vehicles and trailers to be sitting in the dark. The main gate for the lake isn’t...
A Topwater Rod in 45 Feet of Water
There we were, IronMan Mendez and I, sitting over forty five feet of water on a beautiful Perris morning. Dave was glued to his Forward Facing Sonar while I stood there staring at the...
“Good Job Out There”
There’s a very specific kind of confidence you don’t talk about much in tournament fishing. It’s not the “we figured them out” confidence. It’s the quieter one. The “yep… we’re not winning this” confidence....
Lake Nacimiento — The Shoreline Got Bigger
The cabin sat above a stretch of shoreline that felt familiar in a way I couldn’t quite explain. That same shoreline ate everything we threw at it back in the day—Texas rigs, drop shots,...
The 15 Pounder
It was a random Saturday in April where my tournament partner and I actually had the day off. Normally Saturdays start with alarms going off at ungodly hours and us finishing our sleep in...
The First Stock of 2026
On most days, the city pond is just water and grass blending into East LA. But every so often, it hosts an event. You can tell because people start showing up early and standing...
2025, That’s a Wrap
We were crawling back home north on the 5, tail between our legs, dodging the usual San Diego Driving Academy graduates. You know the ones. Dudes trailering boats in the fast lane, brake-checkers, and...
