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 Re: Nueces Sand Bass Run!
[Re: Southtxangler22]
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01/14/17 02:43 PM
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Jimbo
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Be safe!
Heard that the Game Wardens will be out so be aware!
Just one more cast!
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Re: Nueces Sand Bass Run!
[Re: Riotex]
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01/16/17 07:42 PM
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snookered
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A few of us old Timers are so happy that the river keeps on producing  Ive been fishing this river for the past 25 plus years. There have been good years and really bad years on the spawn  Ive seen us get so excited with everyone catching limits then a good heavy rain comes and turns the river to Chocolate milk shutting the catch down !! Jimbo - Knows the ups and downs as well as Myself. Ive been sharing this fishing forum with him and his knowledge for many years. Anyhow- Im excited 'once again' for this season which is shaping up to be a really good one !! Im headed to the Deer Camp where I keep (STUMP JUMPER) My flat bottom boat! I use Valentines Day as my peak of the Spawn in the shallows way up river !! The catch thats going on now is typical with different groups of whites scattering in the river from the mouth to the north shallows. Right now any day can produce on the river as the fish load up ! Hope everyone has a great season with full Stringers  Rio Hey Riotex, is your boat the Stump Jumper, or the Stump Jumper II? if it's the latter, then that was me you were talking to up river....and if so, I'll reiterate that it's a really pretty skiff! snookered
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Re: Nueces Sand Bass Run!
[Re: Jimbo]
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01/16/17 07:44 PM
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snookered
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Be safe!
Heard that the Game Wardens will be out so be aware! yup, they've been there the past two times we've gone, and they were checking everyone...better have everything square if you show up there! snookered
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Re: Nueces Sand Bass Run!
[Re: Southtxangler22]
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01/17/17 12:03 AM
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Riotex
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That was'nt me ! My little ol Stump Jumper is a 14 ft. John boat that got its name when we would run the river from 59 Bridge all the way to the shallows This was back in the early 80s before they built the Airport Ramp. We would get way upriver having so much fun that we would forget the time of day  Late evening would creep up on us and we would run back to 59 bridge in the dark holding a little spotlight !! We would hit stumps that we could'nt see--- But the little john boat always got us back  SO we named the boat " Stump Jumper " I havnt been down to river yet this season. Had to put my Mom in a skilled Nursing faclilty. Mom comes 1st ! I should be down there in a few weeks so you guys save me a few !  RIO
My stringer is getting there!!
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Re: Nueces Sand Bass Run!
[Re: Riotex]
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01/17/17 12:24 PM
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Jimbo
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That was'nt me ! My little ol Stump Jumper is a 14 ft. John boat that got its name when we would run the river from 59 Bridge all the way to the shallows This was back in the early 80s before they built the Airport Ramp. We would get way upriver having so much fun that we would forget the time of day Late evening would creep up on us and we would run back to 59 bridge in the dark holding a little spotlight !! We would hit stumps that we could'nt see--- But the little john boat always got us back SO we named the boat " Stump Jumper " I havnt been down to river yet this season. Had to put my Mom in a skilled Nursing faclilty. Mom comes 1st ! I should be down there in a few weeks so you guys save me a few ! RIO I always dreaded that run and I helped keep a local prop repair shop in business, and knew of at least one lower unit that got ripped off making that haul back to hwy 59. Best wishes for you and your Mom, and hope you get to make it soon!
Last edited by Jimbo; 01/17/17 12:31 PM.
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Re: Nueces Sand Bass Run!
[Re: Riotex]
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01/17/17 03:01 PM
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snookered
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That was'nt me ! My little ol Stump Jumper is a 14 ft. John boat that got its name when we would run the river from 59 Bridge all the way to the shallows RIO gotcha...we ran into a nice guy who had a boat load of kids with him, and they were in a pretty fiberglass skiff, maybe 17ft, reminded me of my first boat on the coast...V to flat, nice and wide, with a 40hp yamahammer on the back....great all around skiff, and he had "Stump Jumper II" printed on the side rear....I asked what happened to "Stump Jumper I" and he just said that he sold it and upgraded... I suppose it's a common term... snookered
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Re: Nueces Sand Bass Run!
[Re: Jimbo]
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01/17/17 03:04 PM
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snookered
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I always dreaded that run and I helped keep a local prop repair shop in business, and knew of at least one lower unit that got ripped off making that haul back to hwy 59. Best wishes for you and your Mom, and hope you get to make it soon! yup, we've been twice this season, and we've towed someone in both times....first one was a lower unit, but these guys just ran out of gas though.... (hope I don't embarrass anyone on this board if it's you we towed, it was all good, I've needed a tow in my life before too...it happens to the best of us)... snookered http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb192...BA8BB0CEA80.jpg
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Re: Nueces Sand Bass Run!
[Re: Riotex]
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01/18/17 02:56 PM
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Jimbo
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This was back in the early 80s before they built the Airport Ramp. We would get way upriver having so much fun that we would forget the time of day RIO Also back in the day there wasn't a limit on white bass!....Yep, no limit! And bringing back 300 fish was fairly common and most the time you stopped at that number or less because you dreaded cleaning that many fish. So not only did it take you until way after dark to get back to the ramp, but then you didn't get to bed until after midnight because of the work that had to be done afterward. You younsters don't know what fun is! 
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Re: Nueces Sand Bass Run!
[Re: Southtxangler22]
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01/18/17 03:15 PM
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rob valle
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Any word on the recent rains mudding up the Nueces?
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Re: Nueces Sand Bass Run!
[Re: rob valle]
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01/18/17 03:57 PM
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snookered
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just looking at the radar, I'm sure there is a slug of dirty water headed down stream right now...
but you never know unless you go...as they say
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Re: Nueces Sand Bass Run!
[Re: Southtxangler22]
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01/24/17 03:54 PM
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medinaD
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Any updates? Did the river end up getting muddy from rains? Is the bite still good?
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Re: Nueces Sand Bass Run!
[Re: Southtxangler22]
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01/24/17 03:59 PM
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Jimbo
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What I heard was it didn't have too much an effect as far as clarity. There is a ton of people down there and boat trailers parked all the way past the Airport entrance on both sides of the road. That was this last Friday. Too many people and not enough river for me. You could probably walk all the way from the launch to the riffles walking from boat to boat.
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Re: Nueces Sand Bass Run!
[Re: Southtxangler22]
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01/24/17 07:53 PM
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medinaD
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Thanks Jimbo, may try Wednesday or Thursday to beat the crowds. Does anyone know if Medina Lake has whites left for a run this year?
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Re: Nueces Sand Bass Run!
[Re: Southtxangler22]
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01/25/17 02:01 PM
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jvela
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Went out yesterday with my buddy and caught 32!! Not exactly a limit for each but certainly enough. First time on the Nueces. The weather was ideal, the water clarity was pretty good, but the bite was awesome! It was hit and miss throughout in the beginning but we reached what some were calling the rapids and it was on!! Boat traffic I would assume was med-hey maybe? About 25-30 boats/kayaks all altogether. 
Last edited by jvela; 01/25/17 02:02 PM.
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Re: Nueces Sand Bass Run!
[Re: Southtxangler22]
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01/27/17 03:54 PM
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crazyal
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What kind of baits/lures are you guys using?
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