I wanted to go kayak fishing in sheldon been there and fished around where you guys launched at and say I'd say a 7ft gator and kinda discouraged me.......
Looks like you're making the most of the retirement so far, and getting lots of fishing done. Gonna have to buy myself a Whopper Plopper and give it a try.
I was going to ask you, how did it go on your way back in thru the breaks in Padre Island? besides flipping and loosing a rod? any sea sickness in the open water?
Come up to Dallas I have a place that bad ass for top water me and 2 other buddy's cought over 60 bass all 19"-21inches was the biggest on whopper plopper
I'm only guessing....and not sure what size you are using but wouldn't a smaller size whopper plooper with the single hooks provide a better hook up ratio advantage? I've never caught a fish on the two sizes of plooper that I own.
Wtf brotatoe! I retired, my workload doubled and my fishing time got chopped in half! Lol glad you are getting out and killing them. Shout out to your guide. Subscribed to him for taking you out and his respect for the service. Gotta love Texas for their support of the military. Only place better is Florida! Man i gotta go fishing.
Check out videos by "Larry Dahlberg" here on YT. He's been making awesome lures (like the Whopper Plopper) for many a year, and when you try his Clackin' Crayfish or Diver Frog.... you'll thank me. It's just fricking amazing and I've even had catfish and a dang birds get fooled by it's crazy lifelike action. He's also got some great videos on making lures and how he selects components - yep nothing but the best for his creations!
I have fish salad Selden reservoir several times I stop fishing the reservoir because the locals wait and watch for fisherman to leave their vehicles and then they attempt to break in and steal things or sI have fish salad Selden reservoir several times I stop fishing the reservoir because the locals wait and watch for fisherman to leave their vehicles and then they attempt to break in and steal things or steal the vehicle another reason why I don't fish Sheldon reservoir is because of the large gator population and I am unfamiliar with gators and their behaviors.
Put a couple on your list for Santa..... or maybe a birthday. I'm not associated with them other than as a "believer". Larry designed them, over-engineered them, picked quality components selected, and tested how well they work - and brother do they ever work! I'm in the far north presently, and I watch Pike and Muskie come a Loooooong way to smack the heck out of them. My only problem was cut-offs, and thankfully I found a great ultra thin leader material that even those toothy turds can't chew in half! Look around for the best prices - I've found them for under $12. Best of Luck
I’m convinced this guy has a buddy in scuba gear jackin with his hooks just for the sake of the video haha
I wanted to go kayak fishing in sheldon been there and fished around where you guys launched at and say I'd say a 7ft gator and kinda discouraged me.......
did you try a frog ,seemed that would have worked great with all them pads/ thumbs up Mark
Looks like you're making the most of the retirement so far, and getting lots of fishing done.
Gonna have to buy myself a Whopper Plopper and give it a try.
Do it and be patient with it. It'll call in some big ones.
That treble hook doesn’t look too bad now huh?
Bro I didn't know you did freshwater fishing lol. Good video bro! Fish On Bros
Thanks
Perfect bait for that is the new(ish) Lunker Hunt Prop Fish or Prop frog.
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I was going to ask you, how did it go on your way back in thru the breaks in Padre Island?
besides flipping and loosing a rod?
any sea sickness in the open water?
I've never had any type of motion sickness. I'm one of the lucky ones I guess.
Nice video. Keep it rod lower or side way when u using something big and heavy.
Thanks for the tip.
np.. we all knew what to do. but is diff story when the fish on... i loss a 10 lb LMB sunday.. because the same thing. sucks.
Come up to Dallas I have a place that bad ass for top water me and 2 other buddy's cought over 60 bass all 19"-21inches was the biggest on whopper plopper
That's some great water you're fishing buddy. Those are some stout fish!
Good luck parking there. People's vehicles get broken into there all the time. Main reason i dont fish there. And im only 3 or 4 miles from it.
Sorry to hear that.
I'm only guessing....and not sure what size you are using but wouldn't a smaller size whopper plooper with the single hooks provide a better hook up ratio advantage? I've never caught a fish on the two sizes of plooper that I own.
I don't like using the small one as it doesn't float like the big one. It swims subsurface and it kinda defeats the purpose of a topwater.
The bigger the bait the bigger the fish.
TREBLE HOOKS!!!!!!!!
Get some teckle sprinker frogs or booyah toad runner frogs. Perfect for sheldon
isnt sheldon reservoir full of really big gators?
Where did you launch at?
What type of rod reel setup were you using
Wtf brotatoe! I retired, my workload doubled and my fishing time got chopped in half! Lol glad you are getting out and killing them. Shout out to your guide. Subscribed to him for taking you out and his respect for the service. Gotta love Texas for their support of the military. Only place better is Florida!
Man i gotta go fishing.
Get out there man!
What rod was that your were using with the plopper?
It's an old Bass Pro Qualifier Med/Hvy 7'
Check out videos by "Larry Dahlberg" here on YT. He's been making awesome lures (like the Whopper Plopper) for many a year, and when you try his Clackin' Crayfish or Diver Frog.... you'll thank me. It's just fricking amazing and I've even had catfish and a dang birds get fooled by it's crazy lifelike action. He's also got some great videos on making lures and how he selects components - yep nothing but the best for his creations!
Watching videos right now, I'll check them out.
Can you eat bass from sheldon???
I have fish salad Selden reservoir several times I stop fishing the reservoir because the locals wait and watch for fisherman to leave their vehicles and then they attempt to break in and steal things or sI have fish salad Selden reservoir several times I stop fishing the reservoir because the locals wait and watch for fisherman to leave their vehicles and then they attempt to break in and steal things or steal the vehicle another reason why I don't fish Sheldon reservoir is because of the large gator population and I am unfamiliar with gators and their behaviors.
That's what everyone keeps saying. Thankfully nothing happened.
Can you eat fish from sheldon?
Yeah but no bass. It is illegal to take the bass out
Bro, it’s your reel. It’s too slow. Get you a 7:2:1 ratio. You loosed them because you can really catch up
Thanks for the info 👍
Went to order a couple whopper ploppers, $16 each! Hell no. My but is poor. Aint no $16 lures in my box.
Put a couple on your list for Santa..... or maybe a birthday. I'm not associated with them other than as a "believer". Larry designed them, over-engineered them, picked quality components selected, and tested how well they work - and brother do they ever work! I'm in the far north presently, and I watch Pike and Muskie come a Loooooong way to smack the heck out of them. My only problem was cut-offs, and thankfully I found a great ultra thin leader material that even those toothy turds can't chew in half! Look around for the best prices - I've found them for under $12. Best of Luck
Berkley has the choppo for $9 and work great, third cast and had a strike on the MF Frog.