Awesome video! I've been exploring lately myself and yeah, it's crazy how quickly the obstacles sneak up on you! Glad you made it out safe and with a bunch of fish! Cheers and tight lines brother!
Looks like you launched at Mosdale, then hit Turtle Beach . A lot of Sandbars and Boulders in that area . Also, vary Shallow, too. Can be vary dangerous after that . Try going North next time . 👌👍🐟
That’s my home water homie so I’d be foolish to give my secrets away. Unfortunately it’s been beat up heavily over the past few years. I will say that the river does indeed hold giants! Stay safe.
I've hit and been stuck in every sand bar from stockton to where you are and learned to run it fast... when tide is high I got into some good skinny water plates but when tide went down I wasn't going anywhere so do take that inmined
Wow does this video resonate with me. I moved to Discovery Bay last November and I can’t tell you how many exploration trips I have been on. I have bass fished strictly lakes for the last 45 years and thought I knew the sport. The Delta has been a challenge. Every spot looks fishy. It has revitalized my fishing energy. Thanks for a great video….maybe I will see you out there.
So since you dnt like it ,please tell us the exact location please. I’ve got the right boat for waters exactly like that ! Thanks again for the tour ! New spots and water are so exciting! Love the stripper action ! I’m a fan of anything out of the ordinary and out of the way ! The harder certain water is to access the better it usually is . Less people . Less pressure: so much better!!! I’m a fan of striped bass fishing! They are a lot stronger and will fight unfortunately sometimes to the death ! I dnt want any fish to die Dnt get me wrong I just wanted to tell it like it is ! Also the trifecta: spot , large, and striped ! What a great day ! You go !
You’ve never gone through the gills to get the hook out when they swallow it ? I learned to do that a couple years ago it’s pretty easy after you do it a couple times.
Your not wrong, North of Mossdale I know like the back of my hand from working on the river, south was a completely different story, hence taking it slow.
You know that fish you broke your line on didn’t wrap you around a tree, let’s guess, hadn’t retied that knot in say two months 😂 seriously that was a big fish
I'm not saying run into the sand bars at full speed but you are doing the right thing by going slow to find the sand bars after you know where they are you can jam
How far did you go before you turn back ? I’ve gone down that way but got worried when I started hitting the sand bar. Hwy5 was still in view when I turned back.
Back in the seventies around that area a lot of people water skied you can get anywhere around there with no problem after all the sans started drifting in The sound bars and it was difficult to get through those areas the last time we fished was probably around 2011 1 tournament out of there went back the next weekend and it was a little shocked with highest and then we can get into where we wanted to go but still went back around turtle Beach and did real good should have won that one but we dumped to fours or I should say I dumped you four s I did lose a lower unit out there one time though😂
Gotta ask ... why not say where you launched if the episode is about exploring ? Just wondering... my feelings ain't hurt. Also ... Active Target not Live Scope ;)
( before even watching the whole video ) Once I seen the Ramp I went OH S**T there goes his Lower Unit !! 35-40 is WAY TOO FAST .especially going further south more like 10-15mph... i went I'd say 5 yrs in between times fishing in that area (and I went towards Stockton) # dan's Mossdale back story ... (15 yrs ago or so) first boat had a flat tire before leaving ..12' 1966' sears boat 15hp McCulloch... anchored on a rocky bend near pump house... after a 10-15min fight ( boats stopping to watch ) I broke off a #25lb live bait leader..never seen what it was ( fought like a big Catfish)...go to pick up my anchor to leave... wth.. pulled with trolling motor.. then pulled with big motor NOPE !! had to cut the rope !! flying back to the ramp Lower Tide _wide open all the sudden BAMM !!-- hit a submerged log motor gets knocked of the transom an into the water .. knocked me to the deck ... ( but I had it chained to the back hand hold ) so yeah save it .... got towed to dos rios left boat there ..then they took me back by boat to mossdale got my tuck .. got home un hooked the boat looked back at the truck seen something dangeling ?? WTH someone stole my spare tire !! never went back until I got my 2nd Alum 14' Valco ....BUT since i got my 2021 Tracker Classic that can float in a foot of water .. I am STILL SUPER leary of even launching there !! ... glad you made it out safe out of the BACK WATER DELTA BYOU LoL ...
That Striper ate that jig!!!! 🔥
Awesome video! I've been exploring lately myself and yeah, it's crazy how quickly the obstacles sneak up on you! Glad you made it out safe and with a bunch of fish! Cheers and tight lines brother!
That smallmouth looked like A spot. Caught tons of them that size and bigger at Naci. Great videos
That was a spotted bass
Thats what i was thinkin. Didn't look like a smallie to me.
This was a cool video. I like seeing you fish when there's no pressure to win. Have a good weekend Caleb.
Appreciate it!!!
I never understood trying to rip the fish lips off and then reeling it in at mach 5 speed . I always enjoyed fighting the fish.
Cool video. I got stuck on a sandbar out there last week with my jet. I gotta give it to ya though, taking the bass cat out there!
Looks like you launched at Mosdale, then hit Turtle Beach . A lot of Sandbars and Boulders in that area . Also, vary Shallow, too. Can be vary dangerous after that . Try going North next time . 👌👍🐟
You’re not kidding. Fished plenty north of there, this trip was about hitting waters I’ve never fished.
A Crome and Blue Rattle trap works on the rock wall
What do you think about paradise point? It sounds like you know the lake pretty well if you have any pointers?
That’s my home water homie so I’d be foolish to give my secrets away. Unfortunately it’s been beat up heavily over the past few years. I will say that the river does indeed hold giants! Stay safe.
we were the first ones in the beaver dam, 2005...... only if we had a camera back in those days.
I’ve been wanting to launch there for some time glad you went first!
I’m sure the locals there in title beach really enjoyed your video
They sure did. 👌🏼
Gotta love a grand slam fishing day!
I've hit and been stuck in every sand bar from stockton to where you are and learned to run it fast... when tide is high I got into some good skinny water plates but when tide went down I wasn't going anywhere so do take that inmined
Wow does this video resonate with me. I moved to Discovery Bay last November and I can’t tell you how many exploration trips I have been on. I have bass fished strictly lakes for the last 45 years and thought I knew the sport. The Delta has been a challenge. Every spot looks fishy. It has revitalized my fishing energy. Thanks for a great video….maybe I will see you out there.
It’s definitely a puzzle out here, sometimes you’ve got to challenge the brain and push outside the box to keep things fresh.
That’s one of them og heads!! Need to get my casting jigs in your hands!! Comes through that wood way better!!
I threw both, but lost too many 😭😭😭
Pretty sure pops has a good idea about sandbars.
Yup and I know how to avoid them. Let’s just say the butthole was puckered.
So since you dnt like it ,please tell us the exact location please. I’ve got the right boat for waters exactly like that ! Thanks again for the tour ! New spots and water are so exciting! Love the stripper action ! I’m a fan of anything out of the ordinary and out of the way ! The harder certain water is to access the better it usually is . Less people . Less pressure: so much better!!! I’m a fan of striped bass fishing! They are a lot stronger and will fight unfortunately sometimes to the death ! I dnt want any fish to die Dnt get me wrong I just wanted to tell it like it is ! Also the trifecta: spot , large, and striped ! What a great day ! You go !
Caleb you have to wait until it is a high water year. The biggest bass I have gotten on the Delta was close to where were fishing.
There was definitely no water down there!!! Literally running through 2ft on pad. 😬😬😬
You’ve never gone through the gills to get the hook out when they swallow it ? I learned to do that a couple years ago it’s pretty easy after you do it a couple times.
Absolutely normally do, I could barely see the eye of the hook on this one.
Watch out for the sandbars down there. They roam and move from year to year down there.
Your not wrong, North of Mossdale I know like the back of my hand from working on the river, south was a completely different story, hence taking it slow.
You know that fish you broke your line on didn’t wrap you around a tree, let’s guess, hadn’t retied that knot in say two months 😂 seriously that was a big fish
yeaaaah i hit that sandbar LOL
I'm not saying run into the sand bars at full speed but you are doing the right thing by going slow to find the sand bars after you know where they are you can jam
I hear yah, on pad is the safest option there is a very fine line running that skinny water.
Frey knows that water well
Yup and now I know why he always brings the jet boat. Never Again.
How far did you go before you turn back ?
I’ve gone down that way but got worried when I started hitting the sand bar. Hwy5 was still in view when I turned back.
I got down there pretty far, a good 5-6 miles.
Water water looked really green down South. How was the visibility?
Not very green more of a darker tannic brown. About a ft of visibility. Which is pretty good for the south.
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That was not a smallmouth.... that was a spotted bass
What launch is that?
Mossdale?
Mossdale
Let’s see you run out for some big striper on glides
Already planning on it, got the bug last year when chasing em with slyguylures. 👌🏼
I/we fished it in the mid 80"s. A lot of $$ was won in that area. Running into the Delta OG's was not uncommon.
I remember pops telling me about all the 30lb bags he used to catch down here. 👌🏼
Back in the seventies around that area a lot of people water skied you can get anywhere around there with no problem after all the sans started drifting in The sound bars and it was difficult to get through those areas the last time we fished was probably around 2011 1 tournament out of there went back the next weekend and it was a little shocked with highest and then we can get into where we wanted to go but still went back around turtle Beach and did real good should have won that one but we dumped to fours or I should say I dumped you four s I did lose a lower unit out there one time though😂
Gotta ask ... why not say where you launched if the episode is about exploring ? Just wondering... my feelings ain't hurt. Also ... Active Target not Live Scope ;)
Does he not know how to unhook a gut hooked bass without cutting the line?
Be careful parking there people break into cars there I stripped bass they with live blue gill
I haven’t had any issues myself, I launch the work boat once a week there myself.
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Anytime you need a non-boater fishing partner, let me know.
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**EXTREME DANGER**
I hope none of your viewers gets hurt trying to follow you!!
Maybe just show the fishing and not the location?
Please be careful!!!
( before even watching the whole video ) Once I seen the Ramp I went OH S**T there goes his Lower Unit !! 35-40 is WAY TOO FAST .especially going further south more like 10-15mph... i went I'd say 5 yrs in between times fishing in that area (and I went towards Stockton) # dan's Mossdale back story ... (15 yrs ago or so) first boat had a flat tire before leaving ..12' 1966' sears boat 15hp McCulloch... anchored on a rocky bend near pump house... after a 10-15min fight ( boats stopping to watch ) I broke off a #25lb live bait leader..never seen what it was ( fought like a big Catfish)...go to pick up my anchor to leave... wth.. pulled with trolling motor.. then pulled with big motor NOPE !! had to cut the rope !! flying back to the ramp Lower Tide _wide open all the sudden BAMM !!-- hit a submerged log motor gets knocked of the transom an into the water .. knocked me to the deck ... ( but I had it chained to the back hand hold ) so yeah save it .... got towed to dos rios left boat there ..then they took me back by boat to mossdale got my tuck .. got home un hooked the boat looked back at the truck seen something dangeling ?? WTH someone stole my spare tire !! never went back until I got my 2nd Alum 14' Valco ....BUT since i got my 2021 Tracker Classic that can float in a foot of water .. I am STILL SUPER leary of even launching there !! ... glad you made it out safe out of the BACK WATER DELTA BYOU LoL ...
That was a spotted bass.