05-11-2004, 07:54 AM
Hi Guys...I finally got to visit El Dorado for the second time...the first time was last summer...I live up in Los angeles area so its a pretty far drive...we were gonna go to Long John's Silver on Katella and Knott...but when we got there....found out they shut down sometime ago...so...off we went to the lake...got there around 3pm...my son and I fished the area right by the rangers station...I caught a 8 inch shellcracker within a couple of minutes of fishing...and after that...the bite was off...I didnt catch any big ones till later around 6-8pm...I manage to catch a 10inch Shellcracker...and man that thing fought HARD!!!...I was using a 10 foot graphite telescopic pole with 2 lbs test on it...and man that really made it hard to pull it in...took me like almost a minute to pull it in...all while I wa shearing funny vibration noises something like when you pluck a guitar....it was the vibration transmitted to my line and rod everytime the fish makes a hard lunge....also caught a couple of 8 inch bluegills...I saw that the had signs stating that they close at 8pm...but at 7pm the rangers started making their rounds announcing that the lake is about to close...lol...
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