Today was one of those days. One of those days with patchy clouds and a slight breeze. Unsettled winter time weather. One of the kind of days I look for at Margarita because when it's like it was today you can bet the big dogs will be a stirring. I was on the water at 1pm and after motoring down the lake and making 2 casts with a certain new bait that I picked up recently stuck a beautiful toad bass and was on my way back to the marina for photos and the scale. The fish went 7-0 even and was my best bass to date. Austin, one of the other Margarita locals, was at the marina so I invited him out and we proceeded to get into a ferocious bite on big fish. I had three more weighing 3-4, 3-7, and another one about the same size I didn't weigh. Austin had 3 fish with two over 3lb's and late in the day stuck another big female at 6lb's 2oz. Our best 5 were somewhere around 23 pounds. Phenomenal. Below are the pictures, from which you should be able to infer what I was throwing. <P>The 7 pounder<BR><img src="http://www.calfishing.com/images/daily_reports/2_8_00_rob_7lb.jpg"><P>Austin's 6-2<BR><img src="http://www.calfishing.com/images/daily_reports/2_8_00_austin6-2_fromside.jpg"><P>A mere 3-7 (har har)<BR><img src="http://www.calfishing.com/images/daily_reports/2_8_00_rob_3-7_slammer.jpg">

good job on the toads guys. two personal records in one day, not bad. rob- i'll let you know about bass-n-tubes.

Rob-<P>You picked a good day there! Nice toads buddy! Makes me want to *cough cough* leave work feeling "ill" to see what else is lurking beneath the murky depths of Margarita!<P>Mick

Mickster,<BR>Have you cough cough, made it to the lake lately? I'd imagine it's up even more than it was last thursday. The more trees and brushpiles to flip, the merrier. <P><BR>-Rob