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 Re: Going fishing, but where?
[Re: 1963Wade]
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05/08/24 12:40 AM
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Rayzor
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We headed over to Clear Lake in LBJ Grasslands yesterday and caught a few TINY bluegills. Was kind of cool though since my wife caught most of them and it was her first time ever to catch a fish of any kind  After a while, we went over to Lake Bridgeport and she hooked a few but didn't manage to get any into the boat. She had one 7-8 incher out of the water, so we can be sure she wasn't just snagging weeds. I only managed to snag a stick or rock on the bottom, lol. Also found out that the boat tops out at 22 mph, which I thought was pretty decent, lol. We decided to just stick to Ray Roberts in the future since it's close to home. Makes it easy to go frequently and learn what we're doing and maybe find a good spot or two. We'll probably try out a guide service sooner or later and hopefully pick up some useful pointers to get us going on our home lake. Appreciate the input from you all =) DEFINITELY check the wind before you go to Ray Roberts. That lake is the only body of water I have ever been on in my boat where I was worried about making it to shore.
Be safe, Rayzor ![[Linked Image]](http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp267/JLedbetter/th_Boatpics036.jpg) 2001 Triton Tx-21/225 Mercury EFI
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Re: Going fishing, but where?
[Re: 1963Wade]
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05/08/24 10:55 AM
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Bandit 200 XP
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Unload at Ray Roberts Marina and fish there , sand bass come in there a lot , caught 19 there yesterday by 8:15 am , home by 9
I don't keep them , Green Valley Cafe is 7 miles , on 455 , they got a killer catfish basket , and they have great service .
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Re: Going fishing, but where?
[Re: 1963Wade]
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05/09/24 04:48 PM
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Bayou Burner
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Put those little sunfish on a hook and hang on 
"Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway."
John Wayne
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Re: Going fishing, but where?
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05/10/24 09:46 AM
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1963Wade
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Green Horn
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Unload at Ray Roberts Marina and fish there , sand bass come in there a lot , caught 19 there yesterday by 8:15 am , home by 9
I don't keep them , Green Valley Cafe is 7 miles , on 455 , they got a killer catfish basket , and they have great service .
Thanks much all you guys! We're going to try it again tomorrow, and this sounds highly interesting to us right now. It's only 20 minutes from home, that's hard to beat. Sadly, no catfish baskets for me right now, trying to lose a few lbs! Also, the Buck Creek idea sounds nice, we'll try that one another time. We'll probably pick up some worms tonight and may try some bobber fishing up there. We might also like to pick up some minnows if we can. Where can we get minnows?
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Re: Going fishing, but where?
[Re: 1963Wade]
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05/11/24 10:22 PM
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1963Wade
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Ray Roberts Marina was a hit for us! We got in a little late, around 9:30 I think. Puttered around over here and there for a while, then maybe around noon we went right into the marina. I didn't catch anything at all, but my wife managed to haul in a couple so it was a good day for us! Channel cat was 19", buffalo 18". At least I think I've got em ID'd properly... ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2024/05/full-121838-224139-img_6338.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2024/05/full-121838-224140-img_0477.jpg)
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Re: Going fishing, but where?
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05/11/24 11:01 PM
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Jim Ford
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Your buffalo looks like a fresh water drum, commonly known as a gaspergou. Glad y'all caught fish!
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Re: Going fishing, but where?
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05/14/24 03:08 PM
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1963Wade
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Thanks, Jim, I believe you are correct! The eating experience lines right up with what I read about drum. Not one of my favorites, heh
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