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by Joe Bruce
Fri Mar 06, 2015 12:54 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Open backseat ABA team new melones 3/7
Replies: 2
Views: 1032

Re: Open backseat ABA team new melones 3/7

did you find anyone rich ? Andy is still on the fence
by Joe Bruce
Fri Feb 27, 2015 12:22 am
Forum: Swim Baits
Topic: Swimbait/glide bait help please
Replies: 8
Views: 8168

Re: Swimbait/glide bait help please

Ive broke two brand new okumas in the last few weeks, they stand behind them but the warrentee dosnt get your donky fish back. im looking at the Irods, good price and I here there a great rod.


by Joe Bruce
Fri May 02, 2014 4:31 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: launch ramps meleonies and don pedro
Replies: 3
Views: 964

Re: launch ramps meleonies and don pedro

Pedro is good, was told by a ranger that moccasin and blue oaks would be dri and closed by end of june. melones has open ramps at both tuttletown and glory hole.
by Joe Bruce
Sun Mar 02, 2014 7:15 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: MACHINE SHOP... YAMAHA
Replies: 5
Views: 1610

Re: MACHINE SHOP... YAMAHA

are you sure it needs a bore ? a little muratic acid will eat the aluminum out,take a dremal tool and clean any port damage then get a ball hone at any automotive store. Ive done half a dozen with %100 success.
by Joe Bruce
Sat Jan 04, 2014 6:16 pm
Forum: Marine Accessories
Topic: ***SOLD*** Prop assortment - CHEAP!
Replies: 5
Views: 1457

Re: Prop assortment - CHEAP!

hi Dan I will buy the $100 24 pitch merc prop.
can you ship it or meet half way, Im near new melones

Joe bruce
209-588-1127
Joecullina5@hotmail.com
by Joe Bruce
Mon Dec 09, 2013 2:24 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Thanks A-Hole. now I get a new boat lol
Replies: 1
Views: 1529

Thanks A-Hole. now I get a new boat lol

musta been at the ABA sign up at Melones. someone had to have loosened the nuts on both my T motor and big motor props, sense they both fell off with in a few hours of use. cost me an easy $1000 in lost wages, new props, tourney entry. ect but the good news is the camels back is broke. Im lookin for...
by Joe Bruce
Mon Dec 09, 2013 1:47 pm
Forum: Used Boats - Motors - Trailers
Topic: 1990 21ft Champion cheep
Replies: 3
Views: 2462

1990 21ft Champion cheep

hull, trailer, may or may not have 225 yamaha, lowrance x18.

trade or make offer Joecullina5@hotmail.com
by Joe Bruce
Mon Dec 09, 2013 1:41 pm
Forum: Used Boats - Motors - Trailers
Topic: parting out 1991 yamaha 225
Replies: 0
Views: 592

parting out 1991 yamaha 225

motor runs great. no prop. for the last two years I have run it with out the computer hooked up so it might need your rigging ie. oil injection, various sensors, good powerhead, lower unit,

trade or make offer Joecullina5@hotmail.com
by Joe Bruce
Thu Jul 25, 2013 11:58 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Anyone looking for a Team partner ?
Replies: 4
Views: 1636

Anyone looking for a Team partner ?

I have an old junky boat, hopeing to backseat for a while till I can upgrade. Looking to fish Manzors new circuit next year or anything else.
I would be willing to stay backseater if we are successful.

Joe Bruce
Joecullina5@hotmail.com
by Joe Bruce
Mon Jul 22, 2013 4:28 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: how hard is it to get a boat loan with not so great credit ?
Replies: 1
Views: 1291

how hard is it to get a boat loan with not so great credit ?

my credit score is 608 on credit carma, would like to buy a 25 to 30k boat, any lenders out there ?

joecullina5@hotmail.com
by Joe Bruce
Fri Jun 07, 2013 3:48 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Ambassadors classic ???????
Replies: 10
Views: 2421

Re: Ambassadors classic ???????

how much ? what time sign ? 1 or 2 weigh ins ? flemming ? Rafel ? 7 to 7 ?
by Joe Bruce
Thu May 30, 2013 4:23 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Where are the best places to stay near New Melones Lake?
Replies: 5
Views: 1253

Re: Where are the best places to stay near New Melones Lake?

Angels Inn is only 15 min from the lake and very fisherman friendly.
by Joe Bruce
Wed May 22, 2013 4:29 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Melones down 18ft in 30 days
Replies: 6
Views: 2202

Re: Melones down 18ft in 30 days

the water isnt dropping near as fast now. all we need is a little heat and the topwater bite will go off.
by Joe Bruce
Sun May 19, 2013 9:19 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Melones down 18ft in 30 days
Replies: 6
Views: 2202

Re: Melones down 18ft in 30 days

second half the water was way down. it was very tuff but managed a few

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by Joe Bruce
Fri Jan 18, 2013 6:36 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Stuck Trolling Motor in Freezing Conditions
Replies: 4
Views: 1377

Re: Stuck Trolling Motor in Freezing Conditions

let me just say, ill be purchasing a new hot foot and throttle cable real soon :(
by Joe Bruce
Wed Oct 24, 2012 3:57 pm
Forum: Hard Baits
Topic: BBZ-1 Swimbaits
Replies: 5
Views: 1477

Re: BBZ-1 Swimbaits

ill buy the 5 floater trouts

joe
209-768-5293
joecullina5@hotmail.com
by Joe Bruce
Sun Jun 03, 2012 7:12 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Can you stop to buy artificial bait during tourney?
Replies: 11
Views: 2588

Re: Can you stop to buy artificial bait during tourney?

I once used a ss relief at melones. saw a nice fish under the white ball it was attached to so i backed off and stuck a six lb spot. The next week in a tourney John and I hit every crapper on the lake.
by Joe Bruce
Mon Apr 09, 2012 4:34 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Selling a few things to fix my bass boat!!
Replies: 4
Views: 1381

Re: Selling a few things to fix my bass boat!!

i can usually fix um for $200 in parts and two 1/2 days of labor (or a new g loomis).1/2 day tear down and repair, order parts then a 1/2 day to put back together. depends on the condition of the sleeve. if you want to bring it up to sonora ill look at it .
by Joe Bruce
Fri Apr 06, 2012 6:27 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: New Melones hawg!
Replies: 3
Views: 1352

Re: New Melones hawg!

wow very nice John, congrats

was it a bedfish ?
by Joe Bruce
Mon Nov 21, 2011 4:51 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Baitsmith ?
Replies: 6
Views: 1944

Baitsmith ?

they still around ? anyone have a contact ?

thanks
by Joe Bruce
Thu Aug 25, 2011 4:16 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Who Catches The Fish, Guide or Client ????
Replies: 26
Views: 4531

Re: Who Catches The Fish, Guide or Client ????

since john is the only guide with pics in that thread i guess your talking about him. Id bet $100 not one of them pics was during a guide trip. John fishes by himself or with buddy's often, even prefishes for guidetrips. seems every time i tell him about a toad i catch he tells me how he doesn't get...
by Joe Bruce
Fri Aug 19, 2011 7:01 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Dose Don Pedro or New Melonie Put Out Bigger Bass ?
Replies: 15
Views: 3676

Re: Dose Don Pedro or New Melonie Put Out Bigger Bass ?

nothin sat turkeyman. left at 10. saw a couple does south of bear. u find any bucks ?
by Joe Bruce
Fri Aug 19, 2011 9:08 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Dose Don Pedro or New Melonie Put Out Bigger Bass ?
Replies: 15
Views: 3676

Re: Dose Don Pedro or New Melonie Put Out Bigger Bass ?

pedro has more giants but melones gets less pressure so its kinda a wash. 3 of my 5 teen fish came from melones including my best (15.3) but somewere around 25 of my 32 10+ came from pedro, all the others melones. I wont even start trying for 10+ers till late oct and give up around may. not even one...
by Joe Bruce
Tue Aug 09, 2011 4:35 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Im lookin for a 24pitch yamaha prop
Replies: 5
Views: 1161

Re: Im lookin for a 24pitch yamaha prop

great im in sonora, not to far and my prop is in good shape too. maybe we could meet in rio vista some time this weekend ?
by Joe Bruce
Mon Aug 08, 2011 4:09 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Im lookin for a 24pitch yamaha prop
Replies: 5
Views: 1161

Re: Im lookin for a 24pitch yamaha prop

were u live bob ? is it in good shape
by Joe Bruce
Sun Aug 07, 2011 9:35 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: U Ever loose a spook rod ? line break mid cast
Replies: 2
Views: 829

U Ever loose a spook rod ? line break mid cast

iv lost 4 now. the line breaks mid cast and the rod flops in the water right at the boat. twice i was shallow enough to snag it so almost 6 rods and reels. yesterday i dropped to the deck to tri and get it, gashed my chest on the t motor mount and still a $400 setup sank into woods creek. damit ! :o...
by Joe Bruce
Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:30 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Im lookin for a 24pitch yamaha prop
Replies: 5
Views: 1161

Im lookin for a 24pitch yamaha prop

will trade for a 25p or purchase

joecullina5@hotmail.com
by Joe Bruce
Mon Jul 11, 2011 6:43 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Trinity Lake Help?
Replies: 9
Views: 1671

Re: Trinity Lake Help?

i went for a week bunch of summers ago. record heat and 3 to 5 lb smallies everywhere on the south end. dropshotted a shad worm in 3 to 12 feet. one of the best fishin vacations iv ever had. every stump had a nice smallie on it
by Joe Bruce
Tue Feb 22, 2011 7:07 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Lowrance LCX-37C ****SOLD****
Replies: 2
Views: 1174

Re: Lowrance LCX-37C

Iv got $550. cash in my pocket
by Joe Bruce
Fri Jan 07, 2011 8:00 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Good luck at A1 Ty
Replies: 1
Views: 590

Good luck at A1 Ty

680 Ty Keenom Sonora Ca. Racing the big boys at the first supercross of the year.

fished against Ty and his dad a bunch up here in the motherlode. good people. hope the best for them
by Joe Bruce
Thu Jan 06, 2011 4:25 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: ""ABA MOTHERLODE""... ""MC CLURE""
Replies: 16
Views: 2661

Re: ""ABA MOTHERLODE""... ""MC CLURE""

blastin off from the south ramp or the marina ?
by Joe Bruce
Sun Dec 19, 2010 8:07 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Where are the largemounth bass??
Replies: 39
Views: 6451

Re: Where are the largemounth bass??

my opinion is falling water during the spawn creates spots. stable or rising water you get lm. 2 of the last 10 gave us lm thus the spot takeover. turkey man is right look deeper
by Joe Bruce
Wed Dec 15, 2010 6:33 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Open Invitation for Comments and Suggestions - AC Pro Teams
Replies: 82
Views: 9621

Re: Open Invitation for Comments and Suggestions - AC Pro Te

Bigger draws pay better. pick the best % payback and get everyone possible to go to that circuit. now that I can only fish 1 or 2 circuits I go for the best %. ABA & Nor-Cal are the best. not sure about the CBC % but the concept works. As for the numbers some went to the rookies others quit with...
by Joe Bruce
Thu Oct 14, 2010 2:56 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: What will it take to win the WON Bass Tri States
Replies: 50
Views: 5792

Re: What will it take to win the WON Bass Tri States

32.56

if it were one month later 65+
by Joe Bruce
Sun Sep 12, 2010 12:21 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Today is the last AMA Motocross National of the year..
Replies: 4
Views: 853

Re: Today is the last AMA Motocross National of the year..

sweet !!!! Canard pulled it off. congrats to him. wish I coulda went. track looked really cool.

watched um both last night.

cant wait for early jan. with everyone healthy again and a few 450 rookies mixin it up.
by Joe Bruce
Mon Aug 30, 2010 4:54 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Need New Compressor
Replies: 9
Views: 1791

Re: Need New Compressor

I had one break off at the mounts. welded, reinforced and epoxied it back together, ran fine for atleast a year that i know of
by Joe Bruce
Sun Apr 11, 2010 7:30 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: ok that was bull crap !
Replies: 5
Views: 2084

Re: ok that was bull crap !

opps didnt meen to sound that harsh. its a cool new idea and the guys runnin it are doing a great job. I was just stressed and let a few drinks get to me.

sorry
by Joe Bruce
Sat Apr 10, 2010 6:20 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: ok that was bull crap !
Replies: 5
Views: 2084

ok that was bull crap !

15 min of hitting the refresh button. tring to get into the CBC tourney at mcclure. just paid but not sure if im in or not. maybe my pc wasnt refreshing right. Why not just take everyone who wants in at the first round of qualifiers. only the top 10 make it threw anyway. wouldnt it just = more money...
by Joe Bruce
Sun Apr 04, 2010 6:51 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Getting organized
Replies: 8
Views: 1514

Re: Getting organized

very cool, I just moved and am setting up my shop, the peg board looks great. the only problem I see is the s waver to hud raito.
by Joe Bruce
Thu Apr 01, 2010 2:54 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: WHO CAN TELL ME WITH NEW BOYSEN REEDS WHY I KEEP....
Replies: 13
Views: 2466

Re: WHO CAN TELL ME WITH NEW BOYSEN REEDS WHY I KEEP....

Im purty sure your suposed to take the reed plate off with boyseens. I never liked them in bikes but there rad valve made it worth replaceing them every month or so.
by Joe Bruce
Sat Mar 20, 2010 6:58 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: cbc results?
Replies: 3
Views: 1070

Re: cbc results?

I didnt make it. had 8.17. caught 5 dropshot fish then threw down for a toad.

had 5 hud bites. 2 of um over 10 lbs. just couldnt make myself go back to the worm with um tackling the hud like they were.
by Joe Bruce
Sun Feb 21, 2010 7:36 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: ABA MOTHERLODE..37 TEAMS...
Replies: 6
Views: 1356

Re: ABA MOTHERLODE..37 TEAMS...

Robert please send those boat pics when you get a chance.

joecullina5@aol.com
by Joe Bruce
Tue Feb 16, 2010 4:16 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Spotted Bass ?
Replies: 10
Views: 2208

Re: Spotted Bass ?

the hardest fightin fish iv caught was a 7.3 spot out of melones. iv prolly caught atleast a hundred lgmouth that were bigger. but none stronger
by Joe Bruce
Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:33 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: im looking for a 90s fixer upper boat
Replies: 4
Views: 1108

im looking for a 90s fixer upper boat

3 to 6 thousand dollars.

blown up , major fiberglass ?

must be atleast 18 feet with a 150 or more hp

anyone have anything ?
by Joe Bruce
Sat Jan 30, 2010 8:39 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: ""MARXMILLER/COX""... ""SLUGGF
Replies: 6
Views: 1315

Re: ""MARXMILLER/COX""... ""SL

congrats guys, sorry I couldnt donate today. (moving)
by Joe Bruce
Sun Jan 17, 2010 7:14 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: What Culling System to buy?
Replies: 44
Views: 7553

Re: What Culling System to buy?

hang the cull um rite upside down after turning it on. should read in the .60's.

beam um if there within .2

oh yea replace the cull um right hook with a sharpened buoy hook
by Joe Bruce
Sun Jan 17, 2010 8:40 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Spotted bass in California: Was it a good idea, or bad?
Replies: 31
Views: 5060

Re: The problem - 5 fish limit.

sometimes I wish I had a fake Id on here
by Joe Bruce
Fri Jan 15, 2010 7:10 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Spotted bass in California: Was it a good idea, or bad?
Replies: 31
Views: 5060

Re: Spotted bass in California: Was it a good idea, or bad?

I blame the slot limit for our crappy spot lakes, whos gona take a 12 and under ? yet every meat hunter out there will keep a 15 +.

shoulda been cant keep a 15 or over. reduce the cookie cutter size

I love spots but hate the shasta, mcclure & oroville 50 fish not a 2 lber tourneys.
by Joe Bruce
Sun Jan 10, 2010 9:56 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: 7.56 spot caught in club event at melones yeasterday
Replies: 6
Views: 1828

Re: 7.56 spot caught in club event at melones yeasterday

wow! less than a tenth from the melones record.

way to go Rod.

nice right up in the UD to