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Fishing Decker and Catching SLABS!
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07/21/19 01:55 PM
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IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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Re: Fishing Decker and Catching SLABS!
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07/21/19 03:44 PM
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Vogey
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Great report & fish ! Were the fish bunched up where if you caught one you caught several, or scattered where you caught a few everywhere ? Also, were you guys fishing the southwest arm or northeast arm of the lake ? I have never been there but want to go in a few weeks...Thanks...
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07/21/19 04:53 PM
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J-Moe
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It was a great time Chuck. I was thrilled to get a chance to fish with the legend, Rionator. Thanks for inviting me along Fred. I learned a lot about Decker.
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Re: Fishing Decker and Catching SLABS!
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07/21/19 05:02 PM
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Great report & fish ! Were the fish bunched up where if you caught one you caught several, or scattered where you caught a few everywhere ? Also, were you guys fishing the southwest arm or northeast arm of the lake ? I have never been there but want to go in a few weeks...Thanks... Steve: We caught the fish in bunches. Mainly in one area! Thanks for the reply! Jamie: Did your Hybrid make the records book?
IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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Re: Fishing Decker and Catching SLABS!
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07/21/19 07:04 PM
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J-Moe
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No it didn't Chuck. I look forward to fall fishing out there though.
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Re: Fishing Decker and Catching SLABS!
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07/21/19 07:42 PM
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No it didn't Chuck. I look forward to fall fishing out there though. There will be some "Mighty Big" fish being caught this fall!
IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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07/21/19 08:17 PM
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Catyakker
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Wow, you fellas busted a bunch of monsters. Great report and great pics. (o'l Fred has got your game face down pretty good)
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Re: Fishing Decker and Catching SLABS!
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07/21/19 10:46 PM
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Thanks Rick! Yes Sir Fred has his game face on for sure! He knows how to find those BIG fish!
IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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07/22/19 12:03 PM
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SenkoSam
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You guys gotta smile more - you got a lot to smile about ! Thanks for the report.
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Re: Fishing Decker and Catching SLABS!
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07/22/19 01:30 PM
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Haha haha thanks for the comments . But that is my happy face, really!
Last edited by Rionator; 07/22/19 01:33 PM.
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07/22/19 01:59 PM
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chascat
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Nice fish . Just does not get any better!
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Re: Fishing Decker and Catching SLABS!
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07/22/19 02:15 PM
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Gnab2
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I was planning at fishing this last Friday on Decker. However bad luck struck and I was not able to get the boat off the trailer. Trim motor went out and could not get the transom saver off. Wasted two hours of drive time and the $10 for the electronic entrance fee. Got a new motor coming and will be on the lake this coming Friday Lord willing. I am ready to boat some big ones like this. Thanks for the report and tight lines guys.
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Re: Fishing Decker and Catching SLABS!
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07/22/19 05:12 PM
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gar1970
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Nice hogs! Good job guys
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Re: Fishing Decker and Catching SLABS!
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08/04/19 10:01 AM
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Thanks Yesenia!
IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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08/13/19 04:22 PM
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Gitter Done
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Nice post and fish. Good job guys. Judging by all of the post seems that Decker and Fayette are both on fire for catching some very BIG SLABS!
Side Note: During the HOT time of the year,does the sunfish bite seem to slow down some?
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Re: Fishing Decker and Catching SLABS!
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08/18/19 11:46 AM
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Thanks Gitter for the reply! On some water bodies the bite does slow down during the hot summer time. So far this year the bite is staying consistently good on some of the water bodies I fish!
IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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08/18/19 12:49 PM
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Vogey
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Gitter...Based on last year & so far this year, on Fayette the Bite is best in August & September...so, the hotter the better.
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08/19/19 02:32 PM
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Gitter...Based on last year & so far this year, on Fayette the Bite is best in August & September...so, the hotter the better. Thanks Chuck and Vogey! I kind of figured the bite was staying pretty good based on the post! Looks like this upcoming fall should be fantastic!
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Re: Fishing Decker and Catching SLABS!
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08/19/19 03:09 PM
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in the fall both lakes take a dump. when they stop generating and the temps go under 70-75 (about October) the fishing is super hard, I have been there and catch only a hand full of dinks
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08/19/19 03:31 PM
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in the fall both lakes take a dump. when they stop generating and the temps go under 70-75 (about October) the fishing is super hard, I have been there and catch only a hand full of dinks Maybe being power plant lakes plays a factor in the fall bite. I think that Decker's power plant has not been used over the past two to three years? Seems to me that the sunnies along with the Rios would want to fatten up before winter. Just goes to show that the bites are different on different water bodies and areas of the State.
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Re: Fishing Decker and Catching SLABS!
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08/19/19 08:50 PM
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I know, Decker is still at 92 right now Fayette was 94 last time. I like you would think the fish would be more active at 75 than 95 but that doesn't hold true for this 2 lakes
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08/23/19 09:28 PM
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jsinn01
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Great post and nice catch! J-Moe is a beast with the fly rod.
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Re: Fishing Decker and Catching SLABS!
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08/28/19 10:14 AM
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Thanks SenkoSam, Chascat,Gnab2,Leo,Jared, and jsinn01 for the replies!
IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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09/01/19 02:04 PM
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Laker One
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Nice post as always Chuck. Also some solid fish! Good job guys. Now that the river lakes will be a thing of the past I plan on fishing the Austin area lakes a lot! What are your plans?
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09/10/19 02:45 AM
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Thanks Curtis for the reply! Plan on fishing a lot more in the Hill Country and both the Nueces Canyon and the Sabinal Valley! I also plan on fishing the Guadalupe River Channels and will determine how much fishing time I will give as time goes on!
IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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09/18/19 11:28 AM
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Laker One
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Thanks Chuck. I personally am going to try to fish Fayette more. I am also going to fish the Austin area a lot more. Love that Colorado River! Of course my hill country spots and a few ponds will always be in the plans. Side Note: Will also be fishing the Guadalupe River and like you I will determine how much time I spend on the Guadalupe River by the results of the trips I make there.
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09/18/19 12:28 PM
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Osbornfishing
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Three anglers of this quality should not be allowed to fish together. It is way to stressful on the fish.
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Re: Fishing Decker and Catching SLABS!
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09/22/19 04:38 PM
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Thanks Osbornfishing for the reply! Yes Sir those anglers have caught their fair share of BIG sunfish! Curtis: While the river lakes remain in "Limbo" I know just like me,that you will have no problem at all finding good fish!
IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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10/01/19 12:26 PM
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Laker One
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Hey Chuck or anyone else. How is the winter sunfish bite on Decker?
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Re: Fishing Decker and Catching SLABS!
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10/01/19 05:34 PM
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Same as Fayette, it slows down a lot. I was just there on saturday from 7 to 12 and caught about 50 fish but only 15 big ones over 10. they have already taken out about 3 feet of water off the lake and the water temp was 84. Caught a lot of pure red ear (10) which you don't really see a lot of in Decker or Fayette biggest was 11.25
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10/06/19 07:09 PM
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Same as Fayette, it slows down a lot. I was just there on saturday from 7 to 12 and caught about 50 fish but only 15 big ones over 10. they have already taken out about 3 feet of water off the lake and the water temp was 84. Caught a lot of pure red ear (10) which you don't really see a lot of in Decker or Fayette biggest was 11.25 Plus #1.
IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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