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Flew in on Wednesday night and got to fish Thursday Friday and some on Saturday(too hungover for Sunday). What a trip.....the fishing was way tougher than last time I went(spawn in April 2017) but just being on the delta is like fishing on Mars compared to where I live. It was a brutal bite as the tourney weights showed but I managed a decent one on the floater balam. Wouldn't of mattered if the fish was less than a pound, it absolutely crushed it close to the boat. Had a few other smacks and slaps, but didn't get any hooks in em. Sometimes you remember the fish, sometimes you remember the bite. I'll always remember the sound that fish made when it crushed the bait. Thanks again to Ceaser and his fam for letting me fish such an amazing fishery. I can't wait to get back out there again and try it again! Also, thanks to everyone at Toxic Day 2, such a crazy event. If I missed anyone at the event, I apologize, I was way too hungover to do much lol

Had a blast and met a ton of cool people. Can't thank Ceaser and his family enough for the accommodations. If you ever doubt how much work Ceaser puts into his work/this event/life.....just go hang with the guy for a day, he'll change your mind real fast.

Pretty sure they are mostly hybrids in this area where STE was filmed.

My toxic og wood rats

I can't comment too much on an 807, I have one, but it's an old school cork handle 807. It is nothing like any other dobyns I have, much faster tip and stiffer rod than my other dobyns and even the spiralites. It's more of a 2-6oz walking bait/soft bait jig hook rod for me and I usually pick it up over an 867 or spiralite for walking top waters or use it for braided top water stuff. I'm not sure if the newer 807s are the same style blank or not but I would never throw a deps 250 on it, just because I prefer a rod that bends much more than what it does to keep them pinned with the 250. I'd throw a deps 250 on my fury 806 before the 807 that I own, like I said, the one I have is just completely different to me than any other rod I own. I think if you are looking for that in between range, it would be hard to beat the mav 83. I typically throw a wnc, wade hoggs, and 8" rising son on it. I prefer the mav 86 or deps 867 for the deps 250, but the mav 83 will handle one fine if you have something bigger tied on your heavier rod and need to use the 83. The fish in the pic were all caught on toxics and 83 mav telescopic the first day I used it. I was mainly cranking a wnc down in shallow 50ish degree water and trying to make contact with whatever I could(think pre spawn crank bite but with a wnc). It was sensitive enough to detect when I made contact with the bottom and also handled the 7lber in the pic just fine. Hard to beat beat both the mavs and fury series for the price in my opinion.

Well said! Wish I could be there! If I'm going to Cali though, I'd have to cast at a tooooolie and talk myself into a toxic or 4 lol I'll never forget seeing the fish wake behind my toxics like a shark stalking it's prey, yet to see that again!!! Toxic day 2020 at La Costa: Toxics, Tacos, and Tequila for everyone!?!?!?!?!?!

I agree with Mossy, 806 fury can throw a bait like a deps 250 but its at the absolute max top end and it will possibly screw you over with a big fish. I've got the 83 mav telescopic and its legit. I prefer the 86 but 83 for that 3-7oz range is hard to beat for the price. If you're looking more for a deps 250 and up rod, I'd try to find a 867 in the post apocalyptic shipping hell world but the 86 maverick telescopic is legit for the price too. I like both but its hard for me to get too far away from a dobyns 867 for 2-9oz baits.

Congrats! Glad to finally see it won outside of Cali!

One thing I've learned from fishing docks that have seen a lot of swimbaits is: get away from them. Not too far, but cast around them and find a sweet spot. Fish will get conditioned to seeing baits swim down the side of a dock, especially if you're fishing the best dock on a lake. They will follow your bait, but won't commit. The sweet spot may be 5 ft in front of it or 50 ft to the right or left, but the best dock on the lake is going to still hold fish, they just won't eat there because it is targeted constantly. If you can find the sweet spot close to it, you're going to be able to get them to bite again and again because you are fishing water that is overlooked by most. I actually found this situation by accident, not only the first catch, but the second as well until I put the pieces together. My only guess is that the big ones are still attracted to the best dock, but they have learned that they cannot feed there and instead setup close by and feed.

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So awesome to of been a part of this and see that it's still going almost 5 years later!!

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