05-21-2012, 04:47 PM
I went to 33 hole Saturday morning and all I caught was a tree in the water and lost my new KVD 1.5 on the third cast 
but it's ok because I went to Bass Pro later that day and bought the KVD 1.5 Rattlin' in Sexy Ghost color 
so it all worked out.
Anyway, the hike down to 33 hole isn't what I thought it would be. I was thinking it was going to be a relatively flat hike down to the water and then regular shore fishing. What I found was primarily uneven grades, with some pretty steep and large steps, as very narrow walkways near shore. Think less like a Red Rock hike and more like a goat trail. When you get down to the waters edge you only have about 2' os path that usable. Too close to the water and you're standing in quick sand-esqe silt clay and the side opposite the water is very steep cliff walls. Walking near the shore was more Tomb Raider than Travel Channel if that makes any sense.
I make a (somewhat crappy) video of the hike back to the truck from the point where I was fishing. I had my phone in a case on my suspenders and since I'm a fat guy (6' 3", 400lbs) the suspenders were going to the side when I walked so rather than seeing in front of me, it's a 13 minute hike looking off to my right. However, there is a lot of commentary from me and the things that go though my head when I'm talking to my self and hiking out of a hole.
I'd like to make a point to point this out. From my observation Saturday morning, most of the bass in the area were still on their beds. It was possible to get a couple small ones to take a wacky rig, pumpkin / black flake 4' Senko; and another guy got a small bass to take a jigged night crawler. I even tried using anchovies and chumming with the head and tails for striper, but no dice.
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but it's ok because I went to Bass Pro later that day and bought the KVD 1.5 Rattlin' in Sexy Ghost color so it all worked out.Anyway, the hike down to 33 hole isn't what I thought it would be. I was thinking it was going to be a relatively flat hike down to the water and then regular shore fishing. What I found was primarily uneven grades, with some pretty steep and large steps, as very narrow walkways near shore. Think less like a Red Rock hike and more like a goat trail. When you get down to the waters edge you only have about 2' os path that usable. Too close to the water and you're standing in quick sand-esqe silt clay and the side opposite the water is very steep cliff walls. Walking near the shore was more Tomb Raider than Travel Channel if that makes any sense.
I make a (somewhat crappy) video of the hike back to the truck from the point where I was fishing. I had my phone in a case on my suspenders and since I'm a fat guy (6' 3", 400lbs) the suspenders were going to the side when I walked so rather than seeing in front of me, it's a 13 minute hike looking off to my right. However, there is a lot of commentary from me and the things that go though my head when I'm talking to my self and hiking out of a hole.
I'd like to make a point to point this out. From my observation Saturday morning, most of the bass in the area were still on their beds. It was possible to get a couple small ones to take a wacky rig, pumpkin / black flake 4' Senko; and another guy got a small bass to take a jigged night crawler. I even tried using anchovies and chumming with the head and tails for striper, but no dice.
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