Here you go!

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Had two Mega 2's go out today, still have plenty of stock left.

Who said watch out for Jason Christie and Greg Hackney? I had to look. They each caught 2 baby bass.

Northeast Yankee bias rears its ugly head again. I don’t see how Goodell keeps his job.

Cowboys get jobbed meanwhile Giants, Commanders and Eagles have a cakewalk.

What official channels are available for the Cowboys to legally pursue overt collusion, prejudice with intent to maim, and Yankee mischief.

I almost shat just looking at that.somthin ain't right brother

Nothing about her says “American citizen”- I’d wager her parents were illegal.

And tomorrow when someone else in the top 50 catches a 4# they will be dominating

CLIENTS: This morning, Thursday, May 15, I fished with a returning group of three – – Brandon Griffith, and brothers Eli and Isaac Schlabach. Brandon is a US Army veteran having once served as a cavalry scout, and the three are now partners in a central Texas real estate business engaged in property management and buying and selling real estate.

This trip was a long time in the making, as these fellow specifically wanted to pursue hybrid striped bass. During their scheduled trip last year (booked after waiting 2022 and 2023 out as we attempted to rebuild the hybrid fishery), Belton and Stillhouse were shut down due to flooding, so I rebooked them for this spring window this year. I appreciate their patience!

DATE: Thursday, 15 May 2025 (AM)

NEXT OPEN DATE FOR FISHING: 12 June (AM)

NEXT OPEN DATES FOR SONAR TRAINING: 14 June (AM)






PHOTO CAPTION: From left: Eli Schlabach with a hybrid striped bass, Brandon Griffith with blue catfish, and Isaac Schlaback with a hybrid — all taken on live threadfin shad.








PHOTO CAPTION: Of course you just about can’t drop a shad in Lake Belton without attracting at least a few white bass — these all fell for live shad, as did largemouth bass, freshwater drum, blue cats, and hybrid stripers.






PHOTO CAPTION: These are the main components of the tight-line rig I had my crew using to fish their live shad with this morning — a trolling sinker to take the bait to bottom and to give a non-sliding connection point for the main line and leader, and a Kahle-style hook with mono tag to help keep the shad in place.



FIND LURES HERE: https://whitebasstools.com/

WHERE WE FISHED: Lake Belton

SUMMARY OF HOW WE FISHED:

Despite the ongoing unseasonably, hot weather, this morning was actually quite enjoyable thanks to a steady, southeasterly breeze and a thin deck of gray clouds, which kept it quite comfortable right up until about the last 30 minutes.

Encountering a morning bite on Belton that runs the full four hours is more of the exception than the rule, but that is what this trio got to enjoy today.

During their time on the water, these fellows landed five different species of fish, including white bass, hybrid striped bass, blue catfish, largemouth bass, and a single freshwater drum.

We fished tightlines with rods kept in rod holders so a quick tug could be distinguished from a steady pull down in the rod tip, even when the breeze started to create quite a chop on the water. We fished these baits anywhere from 1 to 10 feet off bottom based on what sonar was indicating. By the end of the trip, everyone had landed hybrid striped bass with a grand total of 111 fish for their efforts.

It has been quite some time since birds have been helpful in identifying fish location of any sort, but today, laughing gulls were responsible for helping us get close to the best concentration of fish we would find all morning.

RESULTS: 111 fish, all caught and released



OBSERVATIONS:

Threadfin shad spawn appears to be weakening.
We are in Day 3 of a forecast 8 day heat wave bringing record heat to the area for the month of May
Laughing gulls pointed the way to fish this morning.


LATEST WATER TEMPERATURE PROFILE:

This was the latest water temperature profile for Lake Belton measured with a FishHawk TD device around 6:30AM on Tuesday, 13 May…

0 feet 73.8F
5 feet 73.9F
10 feet 73.8F
15 feet 73.4F
20 feet 73.1F
25 feet 72.1F
30 feet 71.2F
35 feet 69.2F
40 feet 66.6F
45 feet 64.3F
50 feet 61.9F
55 feet 60.9F

WEATHER DATA:

Start Time: 7:00A

End Time: 11:00A

Air Temp. @ Trip’s Start: 72F

Elevation: 2.39′ low with a 0.03′ rise in the last 24 hours (thanks to water being released from Lake Proctor)

Water Surface Temp: 75.6F on the surface.

Wind Speed & Direction: SSE6 at trip’s start, gradually increasing to SSE13 by trip’s end

Sky Condition: 100% thin grey cloud cover

Moon Phase: Waning gibbous moon at 92% illumination.

GT = 85



Wx SNAPSHOT:






AREAS FISHED WITH SUCCESS:

Area 0363 -16 fish on live shad

Area B0078C – 25 fish on live shad

Area B0236G – 11 fish on live shad
Area 1298 – 14 fish on live shad
Area B149C – 45 fish on live shad


Bob Maindelle

Full-time, Professional Fishing Guide and Owner of Holding the Line Guide Service

Belton Lake Fishing Guide, Stillhouse Hollow Fishing Guide

254.368.7411 (call or text)

Website: www.HoldingTheLineGuideService.com

E-mail: Bob@HoldingTheLineGuideService.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/bobmaindelle

Twitter: www.twitter.com/bobmaindelle

I’d like to know more about the kid - drugs, trans, hormones, etc.

Yes

It's been 5 hours since I took ALLLLLL that stuff and no movement yet. I might take a Colonoscopy prep when I get home just for fun.

Thanks GT & Yesenia !

cut up some old folgers coffee cans and rivet into place... done that.. yep while living on the coast.

It isn't all about a rating.

Here's an example.

You retire from the military. Then you receive VA. To include SSI. (And you can continue to work for the DOD for a second retirement) Brand new 2025 Escalade. Property tax exempt. E6.

Honorable discharge required*


President Trump is gonna raise the pay.

No I was slow. Couldn't get one of my pics to show (wrong format) so I had to try and get things right.

Not you Crappie Guy but some on here need pics. Too much text and things just get lost.


Essentially one pic (1st one) shows difficulty of each team's 2025 schedule based on their opponents 2024 results/record (winnig percentage).

The 2nd pic shows each teams difficulty of schedule based on Vegas' projected team's strength.

I put links for those that want to read.

Basically the Fartywhiners have the easiest schedule (by far) while the NYG have the most difficult. This shows in both rating systems.

I would.
Herd of goats kept the liberty hill in proper order.
But turn into lizard lunch around here.

Through a screen door. 🥽

RIP .

After the Afghanistan fiasco the Army was medically discharging thousands with 100% ratings.

They did a feature on it and the expansion on The Texas Bucket List. My has it changed since I was there as a child.

No comment, I'll let you degenerates tear her apart.

I’m kinda slow today… what is your post say’n?

You're soul mate.

12 lbs. and change, he's dominating!