Hi Tom! Finally committed to drop shot and roboworms and have caught 2 Largemouth and 2 Smallmouth in the last 4 trips out from the dam and lagoon!! Thank you for all your comments and tips! Is drop shot effective all year? What do you focus on in Summer, Fall and Winter...from shore of course!!! Thanks!!
Glad to hear you've had some success. I love hearing about other people catching fish. Drop shot can be effective year round, but I've had the most luck with it in the spring and early summer. Once the fish start going deeper in the summer it gets really tough from shore. Summer through fall your best bet is to luck upon some early morning boils. In the last two weeks, the shore bite has really grinded to a halt. I get an occasional fish here and there but nothing consistent and nothing big. The bass are dialed in on the silversides and shad and don't seem to have much interest in anything else.
It's not easy. I use the motor, alternating between neutral and reverse as necessary. But typically once it gets windy I'll drift a split shot rig again alternating between neutral and reverse to control the speed of the drift.
The shad can be found up shallow if you know where to look. No stores will have them as it is illegal to transport them from the lake where they were caught and/or sale them.
Last month I went to castiac with my buddy we was dropshottn Lol there was tons of snag and lost lots hooks &weights .. how deep were you fishing at on the rental?
Most of the fish we caught were relatively shallow but near deeper water. It seems to vary a lot recently as they have been raising and lowering the water level a lot and I'm the sure the fish are all screwed up because of it.
So I'm fairly new to castaic lake.any recommendations on decent fishing spots to fish in a rental boat? Been here a couple of times but always shore fishing and it never worked for me.
This is a tough one to answer as it changes all the time. Last time I was out the fish were starting to move a little deeper but a week later and that could all change.
good video.
Thanks John!
Hi Tom! Finally committed to drop shot and roboworms and have caught 2 Largemouth and 2 Smallmouth in the last 4 trips out from the dam and lagoon!! Thank you for all your comments and tips! Is drop shot effective all year? What do you focus on in Summer, Fall and Winter...from shore of course!!! Thanks!!
Glad to hear you've had some success. I love hearing about other people catching fish.
Drop shot can be effective year round, but I've had the most luck with it in the spring and early summer. Once the fish start going deeper in the summer it gets really tough from shore. Summer through fall your best bet is to luck upon some early morning boils.
In the last two weeks, the shore bite has really grinded to a halt. I get an occasional fish here and there but nothing consistent and nothing big. The bass are dialed in on the silversides and shad and don't seem to have much interest in anything else.
Great to see the rentals open!
Yes it is. And it was just in time because the shore bite pretty much just died at the end of last week.
Tighten up the drag two clicks
Hey Tom, thanks for posting! Your knowledge is very helpful to a new angler like me. How do you keep the boat in the right position on windy day?
It's not easy. I use the motor, alternating between neutral and reverse as necessary. But typically once it gets windy I'll drift a split shot rig again alternating between neutral and reverse to control the speed of the drift.
@@TomGoesFishin thanks for replying! I'll try that the next time I'm out on the water. Keep up the great content
Thanks for heads up! I need to go check it out
You should!
How much people can be on the boat
They allow up to 4 people on the boat but I've found that any more than 2 gets pretty crowded
Where are the rentals located? Is this by the main ramp by Lake Hughes Dr?
Yes. The boat rental is right next to the main ramp off Lake Hughes Dr
Great video!
Thanks!
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Lake: 'eg outa heer🤪
nice! are the shad spawning there and is there any tackle store near there that has live shad?
The shad can be found up shallow if you know where to look. No stores will have them as it is illegal to transport them from the lake where they were caught and/or sale them.
@@TomGoesFishin Thanks!
hey buddy nice video, i wonder what type of line do you use, what size? thanks in advance.
I use 6lb seaguar invisx florocarbon
@@TomGoesFishin thank you my friend i appreciate your help. I follow you on youtube I watch all your videos
Thanks for posting the videos Tom. Looks like your rig of choice is the drop shot. Do you recommend that over other set ups while in a boat?
At the moment, yes. There are other rigs that are sometimes more effective for me but right now the drop shot has been the most effective.
Last month I went to castiac with my buddy we was dropshottn Lol there was tons of snag and lost lots hooks &weights .. how deep were you fishing at on the rental?
Most of the fish we caught were relatively shallow but near deeper water. It seems to vary a lot recently as they have been raising and lowering the water level a lot and I'm the sure the fish are all screwed up because of it.
So I'm fairly new to castaic lake.any recommendations on decent fishing spots to fish in a rental boat? Been here a couple of times but always shore fishing and it never worked for me.
This is a tough one to answer as it changes all the time. Last time I was out the fish were starting to move a little deeper but a week later and that could all change.
What size/action rod where you using on the boat? I’m thinking of heading to castaic soon
I use 7' medium light action rods for drop shot and ned rigs
Is there a map of what coves are good to fish at Castaic? Id love to go out on a boat with my son, but dont know where to navigate.
Not that I am aware of.
Awesome video! I watch your videos and like your technique, do you use circle hooks since I see you wind into them instead of a hard set? Thanks
I use gamakatsu drop shot hooks. They're pretty similar to circle hooks.
May I ask how much money it is to rent for the day?
It's $35 for the first two hours and $10 per hour after that with a max of $75 on weekends and holidays and $65 on weekdays
hey brother/ Will a size 4 hook work for real worms and robo worms?
A size 4 hook might be okay for night crawlers. For drop shotting a roboworm I wouldn't go smaller than a size 2, personally.
What kind of bait do you use ?
Tom you fishing a drop shot ?
Mostly. I caught one on a ned rig and one on a split shot rig but drop shot got most of them.
Do u ever go for stripped bass?
Only when they are boiling. Most of the striped bass I catch are incidental catches mixed in with largemouth that are boiling.
@@TomGoesFishin how do you get on bass that are boiling, i’ve seen but don’t know what to throw
@@TomGoesFishin also any tips for this time of year