rainbow trout swimbait for Chabot etc?

Big Rick KFOG · Post by **Big Rick KFOG** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 11:54 am

Wow those are expensive! I Was at Outdoor Pro Shop and wanted to buy one to fish Lake Chabot but thought I'd ask here first.

What brand does anybody like, or what to stay away from? What do you use to throw them? I think the closest thing I have to what might work is a salmon mooching rod!

tommypV2 · Post by **tommypV2** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 10:50 pm

OK - is this the real Big Rick? The one that I met working the door at DNA in between firings from KQAK?
If so, bro - I'll give you my trout bait (an osprey). I'll even take ya out on the Delta in a couple of weeks - in trade, all I ask is stories and answers to a few questions that I've always had about the old station. If ya wanna go, just drop me a PM.

p.s. The bait of choice these days is the Huddleston or Castaic. Some swear by the triple trout or generic trout - personally, i just can't see spending that kind of money. If you still live in San Leandro, you really should stop by Walton's on Washington and talk to him about swimbaits. He'll hook you up. And it's close to Chabot too. He knows Chabot like a tweaker knows the veins on their arms.

Big Rick KFOG · Post by **Big Rick KFOG** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 11:09 pm

tommypV2 wrote:OK - is this the real Big Rick? The one that I met working the door at DNA in between firings from KQAK?

Yes! Hey a mere 20 years ago that was!

tommypV2 wrote:If so, bro - I'll give you my trout bait (an osprey). I'll even take ya out on the Delta in a couple of weeks - in trade, all I ask is stories and answers to a few questions that I've always had about the old station. If ya wanna go, just drop me a PM.

ok will do

tommypV2 wrote:p.s. The bait of choice these days is the Huddleston or Castaic. Some swear by the triple trout or generic trout - personally, i just can't see spending that kind of money. If you still live in San Leandro, you really should stop by Walton's on Washington and talk to him about swimbaits. He'll hook you up. And it's close to Chabot too. He knows Chabot like a tweaker knows the veins on their arms.

I'm in Oakland, but close enough. Good tip I forgot about that place. How heavy of a rod do I need to throw those things?

basshunter4u · Post by **basshunter4u** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 7:17 am

Dont waste your time fishing swimbaits at Chabot. Go to the delta. Chabot is very disheartning unless you are a trout fisherman, and for now, as brown as the furniture in your living room. I dont expect to see clearing water there for months