Month: August 2009

Finally Some Underwater Footage

When I first started this blog I promised to bring you some underwater footage. Well after a year or so of getting our act together, we finally got our hands on some Liquid Image cameras and away we go.

I'm not going to name the lake, however there are some spotted bass up to 10 pounds that roam these waters. The ones in the video above are in the 5-7 pound class.

We will have more to come soon, so stay posted. My friend Paul is the one doing the diving. Follow it over to YouTube and check out the others.

We intend to bring some underwater footage of Bass getting caught it will just be a matter of time.

You can see all 12 of Paul's videos on his YouTube Channel

Enjoy.

Update on the Possible Japanese World Record Bass

I just came across this blog that had Matt Paino do some Japanese translation work to get some answers on that bass world record possibility from Lake Biwa in Japan. It's pretty interesting. Looks like they have not made a decision yet, and that there may be some questions about off limit areas of the lake.

I also thought this was interesting, about how the fish on Lake Biwa can get so big:

"There is trout called Biwako Masu. The spawning period is from
October through November where they head upriver. Besides this time
frame, they are found in the depths of 20 meters (60 feet) to 50 meters
(150 feet). The Masu are not considered to be a factor in helping the
bass grow large at Lake Biwa. Rather the staple forage for assisting
the bass grow large are bluegill, crawfish, Ayu and Ketabasu. (The last
two are native Japanese baitfish. The Ayu are commercially fished and
because the population of these baitfish are being depleted, the bass
get a bad rap throughout Japan)."

Also interesting: a previous record holder bass at the lake was caught on a 12" swimbait called "mother".

Here's the article on Kramer Gone Fishing

JSJ Hell Bird “Updated”

I recently reached bait number 666 in my Trout line and figured I would do a short run of baits called the Hell Bird.

JSJ Hell bird

This is what I came up with, It is a Snack Size Trout painted up like a red headed black bird. The fins are  trimmed down slightly and it has a 4 prop buzz blade in place of the normal tail. The bait will sit tail down at a stand still and the buzz blade will turn at the slightest movment. All of the Hell Birds will come with 1/0 Owners, one size bigger than the normal Snack Size. This helps balance the bait a little better with the Buzz blade, and will increase hook ups will the extra bulk in the tail.

JSJ Baits Hell fish

This swimbait-buzzbait bait is awsome, it can be direct retrieved or popped in short birsts to spit up a ton of water. I have killed them on the Delta and Clear Lake on this bait so far.

The Hell Bird is best fished near reeds and trees where our little bird friends like to hang out.

Here is a custom Painted Hell Fish in Bluegill

JSJ Hell bird bass wake bait

 I Just delivered a batch of these baits to Delta Outdoors in Oakley Ca.

I have a couple new baits that are nearing the end of the testing phase and are back in for final detail, I may post photos soon so keep posted.

Both of the new baits will probably be available this coming show season.