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Robert Dont let BASS-N-COP get you down he is never happy about anything, he will bash you for late fees, he will bash you for results not being posted fast enough (he is in too big a hurry to stay for the awards ) I have fished all of the motherlode circuits and this one was right up there with 100...

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You got me John! I still have not figured out how to fairy troll with 30# mono, I will have to go out with you a couple times to brush up on my skills!!

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When they are digging for crawdads the sores are on the underside of the jaw. The fish we caught were covered from head to tail on both sides with large sores. Really sick looking fish, but they bit, so they must look worse than they feel.

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Nothing is ever expected, I am fishing anyway, if someone wants to offer something great, I will take it if I feel they can afford it. Some of you guys 50 - 60 bucks! WOW! Team events sometimes we take my boat and I pay, sometimes we take his boat and he pays.

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Caught three very ugly spots at McClure Sunday as well, they were all covered with sores, very nasty looking! Not sure if it is related, but I have not seen this before! just FYI.

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Pizza, hmmm, Hey Don part of your presentation could be how to make your own lure retriever!

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I really do not mind sharing a spot or area sometimes, but it depends on the situation. If we are on a bank, but just fishing one specific spot, I do not care if someone fishes through and keeps going, but if your working down a bank and some jackass flys in 300' in front of you, that is just incons...

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I had one last month at pedro on a swimbait that was easily over twenty pounds and probably 36 - 40 " long, we were fishing a tournament though, so I did not take the time to snap a picture or measure it, but I did hold it, while getting my bait back, in hindsight I wish I would have pulled out...

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I am not sure how he feels about stotted bass, but I pretty sure he has issues with spots! I used to hate them too, but I have to say they are ten times more fun to catch than largemouth, and theytaste better too!!

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We love "split-shotters" at Pedro!! With out them nobody would make any money!!

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A spark plug socket and bailig wire!!

Sorry Don, I could not resist!!

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We will be there!! Where is the best place to park for check in?

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Sorry Phil - I would stock the ROF 5 and ROF 12 in Rainbow trout, or the "new" Hitch color. The reaction strike is a cheaper bait no doubt, but remember most of the times you get what you pay for, and it is indeed the subtle things like kick and motion during the fall that make the differe...

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Phil - I have caught them on all four, and color means more to the guy in the boat than it does to the fish, as some of my oldest huds have almost no paint on them, and the fish do not seem to care. What makes a difference is some of the modifications that some of us make to the bait, so we can pres...

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D None of the above

McClure and New Melones smoke all three of these lakes.

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He had coffee brewing, but he had already closed up, and left, saw me coming in his rear view mirror, and Re-Opened just for the one day license that he makes NOTHING on!! Nice to have someone close like that!! If any of you guys are up there stop by and support him! PS Joe you need to start throwin...

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I would like to thank Phil at Jigs Bait and Tackle for opening the store up for me at 5:00 am to sell me a one day license, so we could donate to Joe and John :shock: Sorry we could not hang around for the awards we had to get back to town for an X-Mas party, and we thought we were bumped out! Bret ...

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Phil - Turkey shoots are alot like office football pools, they are illegal but seldom busted. If money is collected and paid back at the lake, it requires a permit, now if the money is paid back at a neutral location after the event, I think it is a "contest" and no permit is required, I a...

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DELTA

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Pedro is not the dead sea, and until Joe and Matt tore up Melones last weekend, I thought it was the best BIG fish lake around, looks like I have to start driving further! Toads AND spots in one lake is way too much to pass up!

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Joe -

It is nice to see they finally ate for you when it counted! Very, very impressive!

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100% BASS is the BEST!! It is not even close. Next is Anglers Choice who has added a 40.00 option to close the payout gap some at the top, and they run a great show. ABA does a good job as well WON BASS is pretty expensive, and in the past they only paid back about 63%, but they pay back good for th...

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Gotta love the comment about the guy that buys the Z06 Corvette and the brand new boat with a Mercury Optimax 250 XS "Racing" setup!! Too funny, I think I have seen this guy!! :shock: :shock: Seriously up here in the motherlode, Kyle Rassmussen and Joe Menzes fish out of Kyles old Ranger w...

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1. Guys who constantly bash the backseater. 2. Guys who think because they are fishing a bank 250 yards in every direction is reserved for them, and anybody who fishes with-in this self imposed "no fly zone" is an inconsiderate jerk, with no common sense. 3. Gas Prices 4. Jet skiers 5. Wak...

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Big Jim Davis?? And Hair stylist in the same post! Now that is funny!!

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for when your wife does not let you back in and you cant go to your mom's to sleep. Bad choice of weekends for a tourney, very few times do you have the opportunity to piss of both your mom, and your wife! OUCH! I am not touching this one! Have fun!

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Matt is 100% Right, not all big fish come on swimbaits, the jig is still right up there as far as catching good numbers of large fish. A swimbait is just one more tool to use! Unless we are going for it, like the 100 percent tourney, I always have a jig and a carolina rig in my boat.

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Before you decide to go for it with big baits, you must be OK with blanking! Swimbaits exclusivly are all or nothing. During the first part of the 2005 season at Don Pedro my partner and I experienced some of the "All" part of it, and 2006 we have most definatly experienced the "Nothi...

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Those guys in Texas just have a BAD case of BASS ENVY!

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I think calling it cheating is a bit over the top, but it is totally unethical. Funny thing, before I started fishing tournaments it never happend to me and I was catching the same fish, now after winning a couple with big limits, it happens occasionally, but it is no big deal, trying to catch someo...

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I can vouch for Don! He has been on them good, and beleive it or not he does not post ALL of his pictures!

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Rob - I have been fishing Don Pedro for thirty years ( Ouch ) and we did catch a few even when I was growing up, but they were isolated in the center part of the lake around Hatch creek, and they were usually pretty good ones three pounds or so. In the last few years I have been catching a ton of li...

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LMB -
Who is that young guy holding the smallmouth?

As soon as I know something, I will give you a call, right now everyone is fishing!

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Rod -

Nice Fish! I usually just pull in very close to the bank, or take the picture at an angle that shows nothing but water in the background.

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Don -

It worked out ok, we had one jerk move in about 5 yards from us, but they were just trying to get a look at what we were doing!! As long as you are patient and comunicate it is not a big deal at all!

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Kevin came through with two last hour 4+ spots to win the tournament for them, and this was his first ever WIN!! Great Job Kevin!!

P.S.

Bryan nice job with the net!!

Robert

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Sorry, Ummmmm I meant Woodward!

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What is a Swimbait?

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New Hogan

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It has been going on up here for quite some time, a couple of years ago we started finding two liter soda bottles with fish attached to them and last year some of us caught fish with stringer hooks and braid, then we had the cage that Rob is talking about, snaggers are always a threat in the spring!...

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After reading this whole thread, it appears that if common sense were actually "common" we would not have any problems on the water or off. I was going to try and count how many times the phrases "my", "I", "my spot", "my water" came up in this threa...

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12" Huddleston??

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SORRY! I SEE THEM

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Don't Forget 1st Home Mortgage!

Robert

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Thanks Jigs!

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who won?

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Thanks CV, we are looking forward to seeing you guys!

Robert

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Scott - Sorry to be a little evasive, but if you want the BEST basic information available on swimbait fishing, visit Rob Belloni's site www.calfishing.com, he has forgotten more about swimbaits and how to fish them than I know! Robert P.S. www.swimbaitnation.com is a new site and pretty good as wel...

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Scott - Thanks! Yes I caught it last Saturday at Pedro!! On a 2" shad colored dropshot worm in sixty feet of water, on 4 pound flourocarbon! :wink: :wink: :D Does that even sound believable! Yes, I caught it on a swimbait, It beat my personal best by two pounds, and it was released unharmed, bu...

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Hey - Those work best on 6 pound line also!!

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