Goals for 2010

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Permalink Reply by David Parnicky on January 2, 2010 at 1:39pm

Hey P.J.,
Make sure to have a TW swimmer 475 tied on every time you are smallmouth fishing in Western Washington from late spring through early fall. You will catch one on it for sure next year if you do. If you really want to make sure to catch fish on it, plan a trip to Lake Whatcom in Bellingham next summer during stable weather. You can load the boat on the 475 in Kokanee on a 1/2 oz Blue Shad Revenge Swimbait head. Fish it around all of your typical summertime structure (points, flats, humps, dropoffs, etc.). One thing I like to do is to start a ways back from the structure I am going to be fishing and fan cast my way into it. Then once I have throroughly fished the structure, I will turn around and fancast out as far as I can into open water again. You will get a lot of fish chasing bait that will suspend surprising distances away from the summertime structure they use. I got a couple last year that were suspended say 10 feet down over 100 feet of water. The real key is to fish that bait around structure, cover open water adjacent to structure, and to keep an eye open for fish chasing bait at the surface. I got my first TW swimmer fish ever in May last year and once you get that first fish out of the way, it will become one of your favorite summertime smallmouth baits in a a hurry. Hope this helps!


P.J. Koshi said:

1. Catch my first bass on a TW Swimmer!

Permalink Reply by Joel Alinen on January 2, 2010 at 5:25pm

1) Fish the Delta as a Co-Angler.
2) Focus on the Largies this year, and gain more confidence in catching largemouth.
3) Catch at least 6 Largemouth over 5lbs on six different baits.
4) Catch a 5 lb largemouth on an 8" Hudd.
5) Catch a 5lb Largemouth on a 6" Punker.
6) Catch a 5lb Largemouth on a Frog.
7) Catch a 5 lb Largemouth on a large jig and pig
8) Catch a 5lb Largemouth on a large spinnerbait.
9) Catch a 5lb Largemouth on a 7" Senko

I would also like to fish with and learn from more bass fisherman, that has helped me so much this year.

Permalink Reply by Joel Alinen on January 2, 2010 at 5:32pm

I can second that PJ, Dave put me on this bait this year and it flat out catches BIG smallies!!!! Stay with it, some days you may only get one bite, but when they want it you will fill the boat!

David Parnicky said:

Hey P.J.,
Make sure to have a TW swimmer 475 tied on every time you are smallmouth fishing in Western Washington from late spring through early fall. You will catch one on it for sure next year if you do. If you really want to make sure to catch fish on it, plan a trip to Lake Whatcom in Bellingham next summer during stable weather. You can load the boat on the 475 in Kokanee on a 1/2 oz Blue Shad Revenge Swimbait head. Fish it around all of your typical summertime structure (points, flats, humps, dropoffs, etc.). One thing I like to do is to start a ways back from the structure I am going to be fishing and fan cast my way into it. Then once I have throroughly fished the structure, I will turn around and fancast out as far as I can into open water again. You will get a lot of fish chasing bait that will suspend surprising distances away from the summertime structure they use. I got a couple last year that were suspended say 10 feet down over 100 feet of water. The real key is to fish that bait around structure, cover open water adjacent to structure, and to keep an eye open for fish chasing bait at the surface. I got my first TW swimmer fish ever in May last year and once you get that first fish out of the way, it will become one of your favorite summertime smallmouth baits in a a hurry. Hope this helps!


P.J. Koshi said:

1. Catch my first bass on a TW Swimmer!

Permalink Reply by David on January 2, 2010 at 6:59pm

1. Purchase a boat.
2. Catch a bass on that $8 frog I purchased last year that didnt work LOL.
3. Fish at least three tournaments, never fished in a tourney before.
4. Continue to learn as a fisherman, what works for me.
5. Teach my kids patience on the water, something I even have trouble with.
6. Travel to a lake more than two hours away camp and fish in unknown water.

Permalink Reply by cody hampton on January 2, 2010 at 7:04pm

Ya im going to put them back into my aresnal of baits this year, they seem to always produce fish, and quality ones as well.

David Parnicky said:

Same thing happened to me. I used to fish with tubes all the time and do real well on them. Then for some reason I just stopped using them as much over the last couple of years. A couple people that were fishing with me in my boat though whooped up on me pretty bad last year using tubes.

cody hampton said:

I agree with fishing tubes more, i used to use them alot for smallies but idk, just started using other baits.

David Parnicky said:

1) Force myself to keep a DETAILED journal entry for every day I am on the water in 2010!!! I start this every year and only actually do it for a month or two.
2) Make more trips to Washington and Sammamish this year.
3) Catch a largemouth on an 8" + swimbait.
4) Catch a smallmouth on the King Craw. (I failed at this this fall)
5) Gain more confidence in frogs for summer largemouth.
6) Gain more confidence in punching the slop for summer largemouth.
7) Add 5 new baits I have never caught a fish on to the "confidence list" of dropshot lures for smallmouth.
7) Get in a habit of fishing tubes more frequently again.

Permalink Reply by Larry Sullivan on January 2, 2010 at 7:15pm

My 1st priority is to get my truck fixed as the head gasket has blown two months out of warranty on an 04 turbo diesel to the tune of $4.800.00!!!
After that its try to recover enough from the overtime blitz to fish this season!

Permalink Reply by P.J. Koshi on January 2, 2010 at 7:56pm

Thanks David and Joel for the tips and encouragement! That is the only Swimbait I am going to try this year. I really want to make it happen since I hear so many amazing things about that bait. David I will have to come up to Whatcom for sure I'll look you up!

Permalink Reply by David Parnicky on January 2, 2010 at 8:23pm

Yeah let me know P.J. I could put you on fish out there for sure. I could show you a couple other swimmers I did well on out there too last summer. Talk to Tag before you come up too. He is the master of Lake Whatcom and swimbait smallmouth!

P.J. Koshi said:

Thanks David and Joel for the tips and encouragement! That is the only Swimbait I am going to try this year. I really want to make it happen since I hear so many amazing things about that bait. David I will have to come up to Whatcom for sure I'll look you up!

Permalink Reply by Willie Parsons on January 3, 2010 at 12:53pm

Jon, it is the plastic swimbait made by KGM in the Kokanee color, the TW came by way of Tag being the field tester and refiner of the bait I believe.

Jon Sessler said:

David,

Which one is the TW Swimmer?

David Parnicky said:

Hey P.J.,
Make sure to have a TW swimmer 475 tied on every time you are smallmouth fishing in Western Washington from late spring through early fall. You will catch one on it for sure next year if you do. If you really want to make sure to catch fish on it, plan a trip to Lake Whatcom in Bellingham next summer during stable weather. You can load the boat on the 475 in Kokanee on a 1/2 oz Blue Shad Revenge Swimbait head. Fish it around all of your typical summertime structure (points, flats, humps, dropoffs, etc.). One thing I like to do is to start a ways back from the structure I am going to be fishing and fan cast my way into it. Then once I have throroughly fished the structure, I will turn around and fancast out as far as I can into open water again. You will get a lot of fish chasing bait that will suspend surprising distances away from the summertime structure they use. I got a couple last year that were suspended say 10 feet down over 100 feet of water. The real key is to fish that bait around structure, cover open water adjacent to structure, and to keep an eye open for fish chasing bait at the surface. I got my first TW swimmer fish ever in May last year and once you get that first fish out of the way, it will become one of your favorite summertime smallmouth baits in a a hurry. Hope this helps!


P.J. Koshi said:

1. Catch my first bass on a TW Swimmer!

Permalink Reply by David Parnicky on January 3, 2010 at 2:14pm

Yeah, Willie hit it on the nose! I took a picture of it rigged on a 1/2 oz Blue Shad Revenge Head with and without a trailer hook I will post in a new thread.

Willie Parsons said:

Jon, it is the plastic swimbait made by KGM in the Kokanee color, the TW came by way of Tag being the field tester and refiner of the bait I believe.

Jon Sessler said:

David,

Which one is the TW Swimmer?

David Parnicky said:

Hey P.J.,
Make sure to have a TW swimmer 475 tied on every time you are smallmouth fishing in Western Washington from late spring through early fall. You will catch one on it for sure next year if you do. If you really want to make sure to catch fish on it, plan a trip to Lake Whatcom in Bellingham next summer during stable weather. You can load the boat on the 475 in Kokanee on a 1/2 oz Blue Shad Revenge Swimbait head. Fish it around all of your typical summertime structure (points, flats, humps, dropoffs, etc.). One thing I like to do is to start a ways back from the structure I am going to be fishing and fan cast my way into it. Then once I have throroughly fished the structure, I will turn around and fancast out as far as I can into open water again. You will get a lot of fish chasing bait that will suspend surprising distances away from the summertime structure they use. I got a couple last year that were suspended say 10 feet down over 100 feet of water. The real key is to fish that bait around structure, cover open water adjacent to structure, and to keep an eye open for fish chasing bait at the surface. I got my first TW swimmer fish ever in May last year and once you get that first fish out of the way, it will become one of your favorite summertime smallmouth baits in a a hurry. Hope this helps!


P.J. Koshi said:

1. Catch my first bass on a TW Swimmer!

Permalink Reply by Josh Potter on January 4, 2010 at 1:25pm

Don't bother putting the tubes back in the boat. They suck!

cody hampton said:

Ya im going to put them back into my aresnal of baits this year, they seem to always produce fish, and quality ones as well.

David Parnicky said:

Same thing happened to me. I used to fish with tubes all the time and do real well on them. Then for some reason I just stopped using them as much over the last couple of years. A couple people that were fishing with me in my boat though whooped up on me pretty bad last year using tubes.

cody hampton said:

I agree with fishing tubes more, i used to use them alot for smallies but idk, just started using other baits.

David Parnicky said:

1) Force myself to keep a DETAILED journal entry for every day I am on the water in 2010!!! I start this every year and only actually do it for a month or two.
2) Make more trips to Washington and Sammamish this year.
3) Catch a largemouth on an 8" + swimbait.
4) Catch a smallmouth on the King Craw. (I failed at this this fall)
5) Gain more confidence in frogs for summer largemouth.
6) Gain more confidence in punching the slop for summer largemouth.
7) Add 5 new baits I have never caught a fish on to the "confidence list" of dropshot lures for smallmouth.
7) Get in a habit of fishing tubes more frequently again.

Permalink Reply by Jake Anderson on January 4, 2010 at 2:49pm

Join a bass club.

Get proficient at the drop shot.

Catch a fish on a swimbait.

Catch a 6lb Smallmouth.

Experience a club tournament.

Learn to better locate fish on The Columbia River.

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