Podcast 12 Bass Opener W/Ray Esboldt

[Deitz Dittrich]

Ahhh, probably one of my fave days of the year. Bass Opener!.. This weeks podcast is with Ray Esboldt, We talked about some tips and techniques to help you put a few more fish in the boat this comming weekend! Enjoy!.

http://hotspotoutdoors.com/podcast/hsopodcast052007.mp3

[Matt Johnson]

Tough to beat Deitz and Ray talking about bass fishing! These two guys know their stuff! ...and they're decent dudes too

[Central Bassman]

Nice Job Ray and Dietz!!

[BassAkwards]

Beautiful...and i just got made fun of from my girlfriend for taking notes...and she thinks she is going to out fish me...she prolly will with her zebco, hehe

[beeflover]

How do you guys know the bass fishin tough? We haven't even fished bass yet in MN.

Just kiddin, your right on from what I saw last weekend in WI, I caught about 20 12-14 in fish. If that's as bad as it gets this weekend I say thats good for me!

How about smallmouth? If I were a smallmouth I'd just move in on a bed already made. There's millions of beds made now.

Amazing how much area these fish can scour off the bottom isn't it?

I'm goin on two new lakes (for me) this weekend. I'm fishin fast down shallow flats lookin for beds then goin right outside that with t-rigs an cranks. I'll definitely have on a small topwater too!

Water temps were up to 60 plus last weekend.

thank god the season in MN is finally opening!

OCF right?

Good luck and have some fun to everybody,

[beeflover]

OH yeah, talkin abt a fluke on the inside weedline, how abt the old stickbait, like a floatin rap, a great fish catchin pattern this time a year.

If you see green weeds, fish 'em. They're just starting to grow a little.

[Ray Esboldt]

Beef,

Stickbait or a fluke. Yep. If the fish are up and inside, there's lots of baits that will take them.

I actually found lots of green weeds in Wisconsin last weekend. Even some coontail that was more than just 6" tall.

I am going to retract my statement about this weekend being postspawn. The southern half of the state may be. But the way the weather has ping-ponged around for the last 7 days, I would say there will be lots of fish staging still. Monday and Tuesday of this week may have enticed lots of fish to spawn, but I bet there is a good portion in the northern half that didn't. It will be interesting to here from everyone on how things play out this weekend.

Good fishing skills to everyone (and a little luck as well).

[st.crioxfishin]

I'm thinking the same thing Ray. I will be heading up north about 3 1/2 hours from the cities. I hope I can still find them prespawn up there, I got them pretty good two years ago when they were in that stage all on flukes in shallow dark bottomed bays. Can not wait!