Comments: This spinnerbait does get bit for sure. Excellent for small bass but when big momma bites and you set the hook it opens up faster than ole girl down behind the alley when you flash her a $100 bill.

From: High: USA 9/14/14

Randomly found this on TW yesterday. Laughter is so good for the heart. Merry Christmas!

Hi everyone!
I was fishing on Buchanan couple days ago on the 21st and did quite well with the whites/stripers. Easily 80+ fish caught. It was slightly windy, maybe 7-8mph. I then went again the next day on the 22nd, but this time the wind was blowing around 12mph with 20 mph gusts. It was whitecapping and made for a rough boat ride.
However, I had expected the fishing to still be good, since I hear that wind is good for fishing, as long as it isn't a north wind. However, when I tried the same regions, I either found no fish, or the fish were completely lockjawed. Caught maybe 3 fish the entire afternoon. Just wondering if anyone has any idea what is behind this phenomenon. Would be a good lesson to learn!
Thanks in advance! Merry Christmas!

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I caught this Golden Shiner while fly fishing for sunfish on the San Marcos Record. It the new State All Tackle record.

CLIENTS: This morning, Christmas Eve 2024, I fished with Serenity and Rose Applegate from Copperas Cove on what was the final SKIFF trip of 2024. The girls’ mom, Emerald, is a disabled veteran who served in the U.S. Army for 6 years in an administrative military occupational specialty (MOS).

Over the course of 2024, we conducted 24 SKIFF trips, putting 49 kids on the water. Those kids landed a total of 1,661 fish, or an average of just over 33 fish per child.

ABOUT SKIFF: SKIFF trips have been provided to military families at no charge since May of 2009. SKIFF is funded by donations from Austin Fly Fishers, The McBride Foundation, & Austin Subaru. S.K.I.F.F. provides kids of military members separated from their families by duty commitments with the opportunity to fish. SKIFF trips are also provided to Gold Star families who have lost their service member. In mid-2019, SKIFF began providing trips to kids of bona fide disabled veterans. I conduct these 3.5 hour adventures on Belton Lake and Stillhouse Hollow Reservoir year ’round. Call or text 254.368.7411.



DATE: Tuesday, 24 December 2024 (AM)

NEXT OPEN DATES: 1, 3, & 6 January (AM)






PHOTO CAPTION: From left: Rose and Serenity Applegate, each with a pair of healthy Stillhouse Hollow white bass they took “smoking” MAL Dense Lures up off the bottom in as much as 49 feet of water on a bit of a soggy Christmas Eve morning.






PHOTO CAPTION: Rose Applegate took our largest fish of the trip. This white bass measured 15.25 inches and came out of 34 feet of water on an MAL Dense Lure with silver body.

WHERE WE FISHED: Stillhouse Hollow Reservoir

SUMMARY OF HOW WE FISHED:

This morning’s weather hindered the bite quite a bit as we experienced thick, dark cloud cover, accompanied by intermittent, light rain over most of the first 2.5 hours of the trip. Although fish were not all that difficult to find, they were less than enthusiastic.

We’d typically find a small school of fish on side-imaging, Spot Lock on them, then present MAL Dense Lures vertically. The fish would respond aggressively for perhaps the first 3 or 4 vertical retrieves the girls made through the fish, but then they would quickly lose that enthusiasm and chase only half-heartedly, following the lures upward, but not overtaking them. A few minutes thereafter, the fish would lose interest altogether. After seeing this repeat itself twice, I just began moving us much more frequently to experience that “novelty bite”. In our final hour on the water, we hit several areas where we could not get a rise out of the fish at all and wound of leaving quickly without catching any fish.

All of the fish we did catch came on the MAL Dense with silver body and chartreuse tail, and most of the fish were taken as they followed the lure up off the bottom and overtook it (not by racing the lure past fish which were suspended).

The girls, despite their lack of prior experience with this method, adjusted “on the fly” very well whenever I asked them to modify their technique based on what I was interpreting on Garmin LiveScope. As a result, they enjoyed their best day on the water ever!

Here is a tutorial on vertically smoking the MAL Lure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDSvfXgrAUE

Here is a tutorial on horizontally “sawtoothing” with the MAL Lure or White Tornado: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC3FMEQHOMQ

RESULTS: 51 fish, all caught and released

LURES USED SUCCESSFULLY ON THIS TRIP: We used MAL Dense Lures (w/ chartreuse tails) for nearly 100% of our catch today. Find all MAL Lures and White Tornados here: https://whitebasstools.com/

OBSERVATIONS:

1) The thick, dark grey cloud cover we experience in the first 2.5 hours of this trip hindered the bite. Fish would get excited only briefly, then settle back down. We have to move routinely to encounter fish aggressive enough to match the girls’ experience level.



LATEST WATER TEMPERATURE PROFILE:

Here was the water temperature profile for Stillhouse Hollow, measured with a FishHawk TD device around 7:10 AM on Monday, 23 Dec …

0 feet 60.4F
5 feet 60.4F
10 feet 60.4F
15 feet 60.4F
20 feet 60.4F
25 feet 60.4F
30 feet 60.4F
35 feet 60.4F
40 feet 60.3F
45 feet 60.3F
50 feet 60.1F
55 feet 60.0F
60 feet 59.6F

WEATHER DATA:

Start Time: 7:30A

End Time: 11:30A

Air Temp. @ Trip’s Start: 65F

Elevation: 2.18′ low and falling slowly with a 1 cfs flow

Water Surface Temp: 59.3F on the surface.

Wind Speed & Direction: SSE4-7 all morning

Sky Condition: Grey skies at 100% coverage all morning with intermittent light rain in most of the first 2 hours

Moon Phase: Waning crescent moon at 33% illumination.

GT = N/A

Wx SNAPSHOT:






AREAS FISHED WITH SUCCESS:

Area 034 – 2 fish smoking MAL Dense Lures

Area 878 – 10 fish smoking MAL Dense Lures

Area SH0033G – 6 fish smoking MAL Dense Lures

Area vic 881 – 5 fish smoking MAL Dense Lures

Area vic SH0244G -6 fish smoking MAL Dense Lures

Area vic 1395 – 6 fish smoking MAL Dense Lures

Area 785 – 16 fish smoking MAL Dense Lures







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 made this cake for Leo's bday. It turned out pretty good.

This song always warms my heart ❤️ at Christmas

We have a Move 45" Display demo, Never Used. NO TAX
Free Installation $4500 installed.

New Orochi XX Launcher $250 TYD.

New in box Lew’s Mach Smash 7:5:1 reel. Won in tournament. $90 OBO. Will ship on your dime.

It’s actually a song:)
Bridget Kelly band.
Applicable!

𝟏𝟐/𝟐𝟑/𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬

𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨
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𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭:      5 fish catch, measure, and release
𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐭:  06:21 AM
𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐧:    02:00 PM
𝐖𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐈𝐧:   02:45 PM

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬!
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🥇:  Bill (Tracy) Davis with 3 fish for 15.41 lbs

𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡
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🐟:   Davis, Bill (Tracy) with a 6.28 lb 21 7/8" bass

𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐚𝐲𝐬
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🎣 𝐁𝐚𝐢𝐭:  Jig
🎨 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫:  Black Blue
📏 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐡:  2'-5'
🏞 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫/𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞:  Docks

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐬
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𝐓𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬:          6
𝟓 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐋𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐬:           2
𝐓𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭:  15
𝐓𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭:           36.36
𝐀𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭       2.42
𝟓+ 𝐥𝐛 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡:                 2
𝐒𝐤𝐮𝐧𝐤𝐬:                      2

𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐲
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Aluminum single axle trailer for 17/18 ft vhull 78 inches between fender new tires paper work in order made by Magic Tilt. 281 802 9151

Very clean low original hrs on 115 Hp Yamaha built for Mercury. Fuel injected new fuel pump new water pump and gear oil lake tested before listed never used in salt water 281 802 9151

Looking for an older gravity wagon for a project. If anybody has one or knows where one might be please let me know by PM. Thanks and yall have a Merry Xmas

Had a conversation with John Patton, Owner of Patton Christmas Tree. He’s willing to donate for free the remaining 200+ trees he has still wrapped up for aquatic use. He’s done this before and has a house on Cedar Creek Reservoir.

Come pick up any time.

If your interested here’s his info:
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Patton Christmas Trees
11000 Garland Road
Dallas, Texas 75218

John Patton
(469) 734-7500

3 with good tread, $150 205/75/14

2006 Skeeter ZX200 dual console
2004 Yamaha 200 OX66 oil injected 2 stroke (238 hrs) with cover
-Full engine service 6/2024 at Service Marine in Emory
-Yamaha 25M prop with spare
-Minn Kota Ultrex 52" w/ IPilot remote and recessed pedal tray
-Active target with foot controlled turret mount
-2 Lowrance HDS12 Carbon w/Ram mounts
-Lowrance 3D downscan
-Navionics South chip
-Lowrance GPS
-2 Skeeter butt seats w/ hydraulic pedestals
-2 regular seats with pedestals
-Factory travel cover
-EZ ladder boarding ladder
-4 Optima 12 volt blue top batteries
-Minn Kota on board chargers
-Optima charger
-Battery disconnect switch
-Tilt steering, Skeeter blinker trim, dual gas tanks, keel protector
-2 10' Talons with covers, 1 handheld remote, 1 foot control remote
-New bluetooth radio and speakers
-EZ loader trailer w/ swing away tounge
-New trailer wiring 6/2023
-3 step trailer steps by Ron Holt
Asking $23,000, located at Lake Fork in Emory, TX.

Hard to tell what happened to them. Maybe the "woke" management decided they were spending too much money on training ammo. But, I do know, that when I first went into the Border Patrol, (1980) and then to Customs (1983) Secret Service was known for their marksmanship. Nowadays, apparently not so much. Sad.

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Rainbow Plastics is Now Double X!

Years ago i modified a Rainbow Plastic Tough Bubble by using BB's instead of water. I theorized that the noise of the BB's would attract predators. I was right. On my very 1st cast i caught a Papi'o "Trevally Jack". I emailed Rainbow Plastics about what i did & the President of the company asked me if they could incorporate my modification into their line. No problem. Since then the NEW Rainbow Plastics which is now Double X will supply whatever i need. Thank you Double X!

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It’s Open Season! Here is the long awaited schedule for our very popular Open Series. We will be doing it up bigger and better than ever as we like to do. Can’t wait to see everyone at our events.

** reminder this series will be points accumulated With AOY awarded for you and your fishing partner. AOY will receive 2026 free entry fees on the opens and a plaque for your team. **

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Squaw Creek 01/18/25
Possum Kingdom 05/24/25
Eagle Mountain 07/26/25
Granbury 11/22/25

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It’s Open Season! Here is the long awaited schedule for our very popular Open Series. We will be doing it up bigger and better than ever as we like to do. Can’t wait to see everyone at our events.

** reminder this series will be points accumulated With AOY awarded for you and your fishing partner. AOY will receive 2026 free entry fees on the opens and a plaque for your team. **

NTX Elite Marine Inc. PRIDE RODS Slik Baits Gilchrist Outdoors Contractors Access Equipment It's Good Marketing Solutions EVOLV Fishing Filo Industries, LLC BassBoatWired.com Service Street Frisco

Squaw Creek 01/18/25
Possum Kingdom 05/24/25
Eagle Mountain 07/26/25
Granbury 11/22/25

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Who wants to get into reloading? I'm needing more room and I haven't used this in a while, so it all needs to go. Here is a picture of my setup while I was using it, everything you need to load 6 different calibers. I can take more pics of items if someone is interested. Ammo boxes shown under bench are not included, a list of all that is included follows. I am on the north edge of Waxahachie.

Lee Precision Challenger Kit:
Press, scale, powder thrower, primer, funnel, priming tool

Frankford Arsenal Perfect Seat Hand Primer
2 loading trays
MTMDS-750 digital scale
Scale check weights
Calipers
bullet puller
.45 dies - 4 carbide die set
.38/.357 dies - 4 carbide die set
9mm dies - 4 carbide die set
30-30 – 4 die set
30-06 – 4 die set
Hornady powder trickler
Decapper die
Extra lock rings
Lyman case prep multi tool
Wet tumbler with stainless steel pins

Powder
13 oz Reloder 15
1 lb 3oz Varget
1 lb 12oz Titegroup
6oz IMR 4064
1 lb 3oz HP-38
Primers
Large rifle – 732
Small rifle – 200
Large pistol 1,254
Small pistol – 14
Small pistol Magnum – 1,297
Bullets
130 rds Hornady ELD-M .308 168 gr.
120 rds - Nosler ballistic tip .308 Spitzer 125 grain
250 rds - 45acp 200gr. Lead bullets
775 rds - 9mm 115 gr. lead bullets
200 rds - 30-30 150 gr. flat nose fmj

Books
Lyman 50th Edition Reloading Handbook
Speer Reloading Manual #12
Lee’s Modern Reloading 2nd Edition
Bench w/shelves and bins and light and assorted brass casings thrown in if you want them.

$800.