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by davet.
Tue Feb 11, 2014 9:16 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: ASPCA
Replies: 15
Views: 3834

Re: ASPCA

.....as the black helicopters buzz my house to spy on me at night. I know they want to take all my guns, give the mexicans all our jobs (I missed out on a great landscaping gig). Good thing I have on a tin foil helmet or my thoughts would be intercepted and downloaded on a hard drive by the TSA, FAA...
by davet.
Sat Feb 08, 2014 10:03 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: ASPCA
Replies: 15
Views: 3834

Re: ASPCA

You're confusing the ASPCA with PETA. ASPCA rescues and places animals with caring homes. One of my labs came from there. They are good people, we support them, attend their fund raisers, etc. So if you like dogs, cats, horses, etc., then help support them. Now for PETA, these are the wack nuts that...
by davet.
Wed Jan 01, 2014 7:18 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Farewell.....Montana Bound
Replies: 20
Views: 4387

Re: Farewell.....Montana Bound

what is NCBF? :shock: (new generation) It's what this site originally started out as, "Norther California Bass Fishing". We just called it NCBF and everybody knew what you were talking about. As for California, I would LOVE to relocate and do occasionally look for opportunities. I've got ...
by davet.
Wed Jan 01, 2014 7:04 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: So I was bored and curious
Replies: 9
Views: 2182

Re: So I was bored and curious

Now that's some funny shiite :lol:
by davet.
Wed Jan 01, 2014 6:59 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: So I was bored and curious
Replies: 9
Views: 2182

Re: So I was bored and curious

I lived in the mountains for a few years. Not as cold as you, but... The first few times, it's cool and pretty and all that. But, after sliding my car off the driveway a few times or waking up after an unexpected snowfall, to find you have to shovel your 100 yd uphill driveway to get your car out AG...
by davet.
Wed Jan 01, 2014 6:23 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Looking for bass boat alarm while I'm in hotel room?
Replies: 8
Views: 6541

Re: Looking for bass boat alarm while I'm in hotel room?

You can get a wireless motion detector at home depot (cheap, round $50) that triggers a light and alarm that plugs into your room socket. It was originally made to mount at the end of your driveway and light up your porch lights when you drove up. Then I saw they came with audible alarm, good idea. ...
by davet.
Mon Dec 23, 2013 7:59 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: non boater etiquette?
Replies: 9
Views: 2947

Re: non boater etiquette?

One that sticks with me is, don't bring pop top soda cans. Only bottles with screw tops. I don't know how many cans of soda have been kicked over on my deck. :evil:
by davet.
Tue Dec 10, 2013 9:22 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: hook sharpening
Replies: 3
Views: 1155

Re: hook sharpening

I check my points often during game day. Just dragging across a rock will curl your tip over. Run your finger up the side of the point to feel the curl-over. I found what I think is the finest hook sharpener out there from D&M Custom Baits. just a few swipes from this diamond stone brings em bac...
by davet.
Tue Dec 03, 2013 6:57 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Optimax 250 Pro XS Questions
Replies: 10
Views: 10186

Re: Optimax 250 Pro XS Questions

Ok, I think I'll go opti oil and 89 NON ethanol.
Also, I've heard good things about Lucas gas additive to reduce carbon buildup.
I just assumed it was a PRO XS when it's got a custom paint job that just says Optimax XS. Not sure what the difference is yet.
by davet.
Mon Dec 02, 2013 10:13 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Optimax 250 Pro XS Questions
Replies: 10
Views: 10186

Optimax 250 Pro XS Questions

My new boat has an Opti 250 Pro XS and I'm getting mixed info on the right fuel and oil to use in it. Some say 87 octane, a tech said 89 and the previous owner only used premium. And the oil. Some say Merc Premium Plus, others say opti oil and add an ounce per gallon into the tank, etc., etc. What i...
by davet.
Fri Nov 29, 2013 9:16 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Bullards Bar Res.
Replies: 5
Views: 2216

Re: Bullards Bar Res.

Would they mind if you camped out in the parking lot above?
by davet.
Fri Nov 29, 2013 9:13 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Two dead bodies in Delta houseboat
Replies: 10
Views: 3285

Re: Two dead bodies in Delta houseboat

Natural selection at work.
And one more thing, where do you suppose all those used up chemicals went when they were done (if they got done)?
Yup, overboard, right into our delta....shiit heads.
Bon Voyage azzholes!
by davet.
Sun Nov 17, 2013 5:57 pm
Forum: Used Boats - Motors - Trailers
Topic: 95 Viper 200 Horse Mariner Super Magnum SOLD
Replies: 3
Views: 1432

Re: 95 Viper 200 Horse Mariner Super Magnum SOLD

Y'all missed out on one slick rocket ship.
I'll miss her.
by davet.
Mon Oct 28, 2013 10:15 pm
Forum: Used Boats - Motors - Trailers
Topic: 95 Viper 200 Horse Mariner Super Magnum SOLD
Replies: 3
Views: 1432

95 Viper 200 Horse Mariner Super Magnum SOLD

Second person to see it bought it. It was that nice.
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by davet.
Fri Oct 04, 2013 4:48 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Volunteers for FLW Clear Lake College Event
Replies: 2
Views: 1020

Re: Volunteers for FLW Clear Lake College Event

Yes, please support these guys if you're not doing anything. It's a blast. I did oroville, had a blast and have been in touch with that team since.
I wish I could, but I have committed to a tourney on that same day
Please support these kids. It's good for everybody.
by davet.
Mon Sep 30, 2013 9:16 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Lake Mendocino
Replies: 2
Views: 801

Re: Lake Mendocino

Yeah, I drove by it yesterday. I did not actually see the ramp, but it looked EXTREMELY low.
by davet.
Wed Sep 11, 2013 5:45 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Graphics Help Needed
Replies: 10
Views: 2088

Re: Graphics Help Needed

I have emailed him and his prices are great. But, he's in Miami. How does that work. I put it on myself?
No biggy, I can do it, I just thought you guys had a local shop in mind.
by davet.
Sun Sep 08, 2013 5:58 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Graphics Help Needed
Replies: 10
Views: 2088

Re: Graphics Help Needed

I'll look em up, thanks
by davet.
Sun Sep 08, 2013 2:46 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Graphics Help Needed
Replies: 10
Views: 2088

Re: Graphics Help Needed

I'll give em a call,
thanks.
by davet.
Sun Sep 08, 2013 7:09 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Graphics Help Needed
Replies: 10
Views: 2088

Re: Graphics Help Needed

Thanks, but I can't get any cooperation from him. Sorry to say.
by davet.
Sat Sep 07, 2013 2:26 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: DIY wake bait?
Replies: 3
Views: 2123

Re: DIY wake bait?

Look on the alumalite website. It's the resin you make the lures out of. There's also an additive to regulate the flotation qualities of the baits. Check also makelure.com, they have lots of instructional videos on fishing lures by Larry Dahlberg. Do a search on youtube for Larry Dahlberg. Lots of h...
by davet.
Sat Sep 07, 2013 8:13 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Graphics Help Needed
Replies: 10
Views: 2088

Graphics Help Needed

I need company graphics applied to the back window of my camper shell. I have been in touch with 2 local (Sac.) graphics shops, even sent them files and designs, only to be ignored over and over. Customer service at it's worst. I have cash and want to get it done right away. I don't understand why t...
by davet.
Sun Sep 01, 2013 7:52 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Rod building classes?
Replies: 3
Views: 940

Re: Rod building classes?

I think if we could generate enough interest around Sac, we could get Alan Fong to do one as a seminar.
I'd be in.
by davet.
Thu Aug 22, 2013 7:14 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Delta - Driving in the dark
Replies: 10
Views: 2721

Re: Delta - Driving in the dark

There's also a BIG tree right below the highway 12 bridge in the middle of the channel, out front of perry's that's pretty new.
Or, follow someone else out and when they crash....don't go that way!!
by davet.
Sat Aug 03, 2013 6:31 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Not a Bass fishing question.........
Replies: 6
Views: 1837

Not kayak related...

wait, wait, wait! I'm missing the middle part. House on St Croix? Holy crap that's awesome. Just wondering, how did you manage that? Are you retired? Do you run a business there (dive shop, etc.)?
What's the secret? if it's smart money management, I'm screwed.
by davet.
Fri Aug 02, 2013 9:06 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: WANTED, ALIEN COWLING
Replies: 0
Views: 627

WANTED, ALIEN COWLING

Does anybody know where I can buy a new or used Alien cowling, pan and skirt for a 200 horse, 1995 Mariner Super Mag, or 2.5 Mercury ProMax.
I found one on the east coast, but if I can find one local, that would be great.
Thanks,
Dave.
by davet.
Wed Jul 10, 2013 5:32 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Disabling surge brakes
Replies: 11
Views: 6960

Re: Disabling surge brakes

The problem with mine was, something kinked my brake line and broke the seal at the wheel cylinder and all the fluid drained out. So, every time I started from a stop, i got a "clunk". By the time I figured it out, my master cylinder reservoir was completely rusted on the inside. The trail...
by davet.
Tue Jul 09, 2013 8:02 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Disabling surge brakes
Replies: 11
Views: 6960

Re: Disabling surge brakes

Don't just drain it. The reservoir will rust immediately and reduce the value, should you decide to sell someday. And, if you drain, you still get the back and forth slop play and you'll always get a clunk when you start and stop. What I did was just put a small tack weld on it. Smaller than a dime....
by davet.
Fri Jun 28, 2013 5:00 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Stolen HDS9 Touch Returned
Replies: 3
Views: 1382

Re: Stolen HDS9 Touch Returned

Never a wrong time for a lynching!
by davet.
Fri Jun 21, 2013 5:06 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Do you KNOW your lakes in Nor Cal? Win a Free Navionics App!
Replies: 4
Views: 1036

Re: Do you KNOW your lakes in Nor Cal? Win a Free Navionics

If you just clicked the back button on the map, it showed berryessa!
Yeah, let's do another one :)
Hmmm, won't do it now.
by davet.
Wed Jun 12, 2013 6:41 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Cast4Kids needs boaters for this weekends Delta event!
Replies: 1
Views: 669

Re: Cast4Kids needs boaters for this weekends Delta event!

Back to the top. Please help support this great cause. Seriously, if you have nothing better going on this day, how can you possibly leave these kids on the dock. Anthony is a great example of the up and coming next generation, fishing the FLW teams. He volunteered to organize this event and bring i...
by davet.
Wed Jun 05, 2013 9:24 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: How do I avoid water skiers/wakeboarders in the Delta?
Replies: 13
Views: 3140

Re: How do I avoid water skiers/wakeboarders in the Delta?

Avoid them?? Are you kidding? If you take out just five, you're considered an Ace.
On a good day, I'm sure I could take out at least 25 as there is no limit :)
by davet.
Sat Jun 01, 2013 7:32 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Animal Planet Casting Fishermen/Women For Competition Series
Replies: 2
Views: 982

Re: Animal Planet Casting Fishermen/Women For Competition Se

What's the limit on Mermaids? How do you put one on a stringer? Do they smell like bad tuna? Do you carry them like a bowling ball?
by davet.
Wed May 29, 2013 8:41 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: "WON CLEARLAKE OPEN" R U KIDDING ME!
Replies: 5
Views: 3054

Re: "WON CLEARLAKE OPEN" R U KIDDING ME!

Come on, seriously!! Please, everybody that can needs to sign up for this. We've been whining about no big shows up here for years. This is a gig that could put you on the map. If you want them to come back every year, we gotta show em what we got. This is your chance, put up or shut up...or at leas...
by davet.
Wed May 29, 2013 5:05 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Perry's open again to fishing....
Replies: 18
Views: 3468

Re: Perry's open again to fishing....

Really? Really? Don't hijack the post Andy started about the victory of getting perry's boat harbor open to the public.
Give Andy a big pat on the back for doing you a favor and start another thread about the other place.
by davet.
Tue May 28, 2013 6:27 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Is blocking public water illegal?
Replies: 26
Views: 6734

Re: Is blocking public water illegal?

Andy, you don't know how happy this makes me. Thank you for your persistence and concern. I was by no means done with this issue and was planning my next move, but what a great surprise from Andy. We could not have accomplished this without Andy's knowledge and expertise. We all owe Andy a huge than...
by davet.
Tue May 28, 2013 6:18 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Perry's open again to fishing....
Replies: 18
Views: 3468

Re: Perry's open again to fishing....

WE WON, WE WON, HA HA HA!! I love it. Anonymous my arse. The name's Dave Thompson and damn proud of it. I will not stand for people trampling on my rights, period. I got the ball rolling thru several channels of Boating and Waterways, got shuffled around the Coast Guard for awhile until I got to a c...
by davet.
Sat May 25, 2013 3:26 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Bass Club Classic
Replies: 5
Views: 1235

Re: Bass Club Classic

And "No" Folsom Bass Team has a "To Be Decided" or "Open date" the day of the Club Classic per their website. That is not an "open date". That means our TOC is that weekend, the location is TBD (to be determined). I would love to have our best out there. But ...
by davet.
Sat May 25, 2013 8:46 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Bass Club Classic
Replies: 5
Views: 1235

Re: Bass Club Classic

I'm not "dogging" it. You're confusing dogging with concern . You missed the part where I repeated that I'm sure your hearts are in the right place and I'm sure it's gonna be a great event. If I do any "dogging", I won't hide it with niceness, as many here already know. K, you've...
by davet.
Fri May 24, 2013 3:06 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Bass Club Classic
Replies: 5
Views: 1235

Bass Club Classic

Our club recently received an invite to The Bass Club Classic on the California Delta. At first it looked like a great event. Very generous and well put together, with the idea of crowning the best bass club in the area or state or whatever. I know their hearts are in the right place, with 100% payb...
by davet.
Mon May 06, 2013 4:31 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Calif. Elite WINS West Point Final Day
Replies: 3
Views: 930

Re: Calif. Elite WINS West Point Final Day

Awesome job, great to see Skeet on top again.
by davet.
Mon Apr 29, 2013 4:56 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Is blocking public water illegal?
Replies: 26
Views: 6734

Re: Is blocking public water illegal?

Nope, it's hopeless. I'm just gonna give up and go away :wink:
by davet.
Sun Apr 28, 2013 1:04 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Moto-Stop Transom Saver - How do you guys like it ?
Replies: 15
Views: 5138

Re: Moto-Stop Transom Saver - How do you guys like it ?

One more vote for the Moto-Stop. Local made, top quality components throughout, rock solid durability. Individually inspected by people who care to offer the best product on the market.....period.
by davet.
Sun Apr 21, 2013 10:37 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Is blocking public water illegal?
Replies: 26
Views: 6734

Re: Is blocking public water illegal?

I think we can all do better when in these sensitive areas. Give more space to boats, don't bounce your jigs off someones $80K sailboat, don't snag boat covers and snap your line off, be extra cautious about under water ropes, don't bounce your boat off anything when maneuvering around private prope...
by davet.
Fri Apr 19, 2013 5:19 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Is blocking public water illegal?
Replies: 26
Views: 6734

Re: Is blocking public water illegal?

• CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION • ARTICLE 10 WATER • • • SEC. 4. No individual, partnership, or corporation, claiming or • possessing the frontage or tidal lands of a harbor, bay, inlet, • estuary, or other navigable water in this State, shall be permitted • to exclude the right of way to such water whene...
by davet.
Thu Apr 18, 2013 8:19 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Is blocking public water illegal?
Replies: 26
Views: 6734

Re: Is blocking public water illegal?

I believe that since perry's also added hundreds of metal spikes to their southern barricade, it creates a safety hazard to man and wildlife. I also believe that if you scratched the crap outta your boat you could hold them accountable, since they are negligent in constructing the barricade in the f...
by davet.
Tue Apr 16, 2013 6:49 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Is blocking public water illegal?
Replies: 26
Views: 6734

Re: Is blocking public water illegal?

Yes, I have filed a complaint with the US Army Corp of Engineers and they have directed me to the Sac sheriff's department and coast guard.
I'm still working on it. Will file complaints to each.
by davet.
Mon Apr 15, 2013 12:00 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Is blocking public water illegal?
Replies: 26
Views: 6734

Re: Is blocking public water illegal?

If the property is private not state owned they can do what ever they want to, unfortunately there is a lot land locked property in this state. Been on this fight before its sad but not much can be done. If they don't give permission to pass you have to find another launch ramp No, you're not getti...