re: Sacalait in California

Might sound like bs, but there's a lake called Bell Cow Lake in central Oklahoma where you can routinely knock down big slabs like that from shore during the spawn and from boat the rest of the year along channel edges. The whole lake is really woody. I only fish there during the spawn but 14-17 inch females are not uncommon. I watched an old (probably mid 80s) lady catch a 4.8 pound slab there three springs ago. It was ridiculous.