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Scott L

Bass Pro spinning rods have worked well for me over the years, but Shimano's Clarus rod with the lifetime warranty is what I have purchased in the last year or so and been very happy with their value and performance. The Clarus line fills a great niche actually better then the BPS. You get a great p...

Scott L

Scott L

Rudy (DOG) has been around a long time. I knew him back about 6-7 years ago when I was a member of Castro Valley Bass Classics. He may still be active in the club ( wish I had the time), none the less he has been at this game a long time. When I knew him he made a lot of jigs the guys in the club wo...

Scott L

Joe, I don't know why, but the live bait ban may have had to do with catch and release. Back then they felt using live bait meant gut hooked bass that you could not cull or release after weigh-in. I am not positive the first tourneys were c& r, but you could cull. At that time they also felt it ...

Scott L

As others have said, the kids don't need a license 'til 16, but some of the lakes that plant trout require all anglers to purchase their daily fishing access pass for $3-$4/ person. To rant a bit, I would really like to see them change the age to 18 for kids or at least a more affordable license. I ...

Scott L

I have been happy with the X-tools scale w/out the culling system.

Scott L

I don't think a poacher cares much about the extra fine for the license infraction. The fine for exceeding a limit or size restrictions would be much higher. Heck, they could just wear the holder with a piece of paper the same color and say it was a necklace! Imagine if you had to wear your DL above...

Scott L

If the reason for the law is to allow a ranger to view it from afar ( say more than a few feet) it is out of touch with the times. Most license holders show only a partial view of the license and even if they did show the whole license, how hard would it be to slap it on a little color copier and cu...

Scott L

Hopefully, it is something as simple as the motor not being in neutral as Billy mentioned. You didn't mention the type of boat, motor, year, etc...if you have a blinker style trim switch on the steering column, the trim on the throttle won't work. Both of these are easy to miss on a new to you boat ...

Scott L

Pil, Let me say that Gene knows a lot more than I do since he services them. I have had a MK Maxxum 74 on a 21' glass boat since 2000 and love it. Many will want the 36 volt, but I have always been happy with mine on the delta. Prior to that I had a 16' tin boat that had decks added by yours truly s...

Scott L

The flyer they handed out at Calero showed photos of the zebra/quagga attached to native mussels, crawfish, baitbuckets, pipes, outboards...per the flyer the zebra and quagga are the only bivalves in North America that attach to hard surfaces, ie. pipes, pumps, machinery. As of Jan. '07 the map show...

Scott L

Comcast in Newark has Versus on channel 76. Currently, Bass Pros is on several times per week. I think it is on early to mid morning Friday, and once or twice on the weekend as well as during the week. They seem to go heavy with their fishing lineup in Jan til maybe early summer then it seems to be ...

Scott L

I have been throwing my 5" and up senkos on Sugoi flouro for several years on baitcasting. The 5" senkos have enough weight by themselves for pitching or casting on baitcasters. The flouro is great for sinking with the senko and sensitivity. When throwing the 3" senkos I usually go to...

Scott L

There are a couple of ways to get him on some fish. If you have a boat: Try dropshotting for bluegill with wax worms or 1/2-1" pieces of nightcrawlers on a long shank hook, but make sure to make the hook barbless. Flatten the barb with pliers. When you are on the bluegills it is much easier to ...

Scott L

The guide I went out with for redfish in Florida 3 years ago had one and it was a very slick unit. As others have said, its usefulness on most of our waters would be limited. The coangler would like it when the boater is site fishing a bed and wouldn't have to hold onto a tree or dock for an hour. F...

Scott L

Scott L

I went the same route as Joe on my bow. You can't beat the deal cabelas has on that unit. When I have the funds or a good sale comes along, I will add the 520 with gps on the console and link them. Even if you don't, it is a great sonar unit. I replaced my old pinpoint and the color is a big improve...

Scott L

If you do get one, do a search on lock bumping here or on the net to purchase the right pad lock.

The pad lock you secure it with would be your weakest link. Apparently, lock bumping takes anywhere from less than a minute to a few minutes to learn for many locks.

Scott

Scott L

I think g-man might have your problem pegged. If that tube is 3" a 5/0 is too big.

When rigging tubes I usually have the eye of the hook flush or a bit inside the head of the tube. From looking at your photo, I think the hook would be too long if the eye was flush to the top of the tube.

Scott L

If that is a RI boom boom tube +/-5" a 5/0 hook sounds about right. I have not used the weighted tube rattle you are using, but have used the tube weights that are flat with a hole at the top. I insert the weight up to the top of the tube then insert the point of the hook right through the top ...

Scott L

Prior to the shower ring, I had my hooks in a Plano box about 1/2 the size of a 3600. Even went to the extent of cutting magnetic tape and sticking it to the bottom of each compartment to prevent the inevitable dropping of the open box on the deck. The other problem I encountered with the box I used...

Scott L

Was wondering how everyone else stores their hooks? Currently, my hooks stay in the mfgrs pkg on a shower curtain ring and my weighted hooks (falcon) are on a separate ring. The metal ring doesn't seem to rust (it shouldn't since it is used in the shower), but I am always open to better ideas. Thank...

Scott L

I would agree with planted trout from shore being a good bet in Jan. You might try Collins Lake outside of Marysville. They have a very heavy stocking program. You can go to their website at www.collinslake.com. They usually update their fishing report on Monday. I believe they start stocking in Jan...

Scott L

Late last winter my buddy and I took started taken our kids out to one of the south bay lakes and had one of our spinning rods rigged up with a circle hook and split shot to drag behind the boat while we fished and the kids threw whatever was on their snoopy rods in the lake, boat, back of our head....

Scott L

I am sure that my fueling habits are different than others, but rarely do I fill my tank. Unless I am going on a houseboat for a week, a multiday trip on a large body of water or the like, I usually figure how much gas I will be using and put that much in with a little cushion. Prior to fueling I po...

Scott L

With that much rust it is a good idea to have the trailer checked out. I don't know what they throw on the roads for snow anymore, but if it has any salt and the trailer has been going on those roads it may have picked some up. I would think the use of salt has been cut back, but when I lived in Uta...

Scott L

Rod, IMHO you can probably get more for your current bass boat here then in Florida. In the south the bass, bay and flats boats are everywhere. Per capita there are few bass boats in CA. We pay a lot more for our boats then back east. You should be able to find a very nice bay/flats boat to fit in y...

Scott L

There is/was some cables you could order or possibly make your self along with some software that could be loaded onto a laptop and I could access that info from my '99 FICHT 225. I never got around to it and when I take my engine in for servicing I request a printout showing my hours. The printout ...

Scott L

Boatmasters II in Dublin (925) 828-5775. They have been servicing my FICHT for years.

Scott L

Boatmasters II in Dublin (925) 828-5775. They have been servicing my FICHT for years.

Scott L

Go to www.menditglue.com and click on the video. It will answer your questions.

Scott L

I was able to add the 9" lunker punker to my collection yesterday and have a question regarding attachment. My LP did not come with a snap like the shellcracker. For those of you that have both baits that came with a snap, does the LP and SC use the same snap? If I direct tie the LP what knots ...

Scott L

I like the hulas for spots (shasta, oroville & folsom) on a football jig. Not much luck on the delta or clear lake. The beaver has been a good bait on the delta for me. Now that I think about it I don't fish it much anymore, but if I had to pick only one creature bait in one size that I had to f...

Scott L

If you were planning on picking up your boat today or tomorrow and did not have time to locate a place to do the work, you may still be able to pick up your new boat. First, call the owner and see if the trailer has a manual solenoid deactivation switch on the trailer. Some have them and all you hav...

Scott L

I will take a stab at this (electrically challenged). Assuming from your post that you do not have the round plug that most newer GM & Fords come with ( if you do, there is an adapter you plug in for $19 at a dealer or auto store), there are a couple of places to go. If you are buying your boat ...

Scott L

If you go to Michigan and count the number of fords and chevys on the road compared to Toyotas, I quess Toyotas suck and you should only consider a Ford or Chevy. In the grand scheme of things the west coast sees a small percentage of the bass boats made. We have a lot of Rangers because they are a ...

Scott L

Scott I completely agree with your statement about the stopping. As I mentioned in my previous post, I could tow my boat everywhere with my old explorer because of the tow pkg it came with. I think in some ways it has more torque than my Yukon XL (it has a 3.73 or something in the rear). But the lon...

Scott L

I will preface this by saying I don't own a diesel (my father in-law does. A Chevy duramax with the allison transmission.) He does get better mpg and does not see the drop off in mpg when towing. Unfortunately I can't remember the exact numbers, but they are in the high teens. He did not buy it for ...

Scott L

I have a '99 TR21 (purchased in '00) w/ a 225 FICHT. The '00 you are considering didn't have too many changes if my memory serves me correctly. Mainly cosmetic such as the carpet in the back went to the gunnels where on the '99 there was 2" of gelcoat. The TR21 is a great boat. I don't know how...

Scott L

Check with Gene at the Hook. He may still stock them, but should be able to order if not.

Scott L

Thanks for the replies. I believe they were quoting me the available "deluxe" rooms that run $129 nonconcert weekends ($119 for the tournament). The standard rate for a nonconcert double bed is $99 for the Vista Cloud economy rooms and apparenty they are all reserved.

Thanks again.

Scott L

Does anyone know the discount on rooms for the Triton tourney? The room they quoted me was $119. From what they told me it was a $10 discount. Does that sound about right?

Thanks,

Scott

Scott L

Darby, do a search for Stan Fagerstrom. He is a trick caster, writer etc. He has done articles in mags and come to the Sportsmens Expo many times putting on demos on his trick casting. I believe he has a cd or video on casting. In the mean time I will give you a few tips I have picked up over the ye...

Scott L

You mentioned canvas, but if you meant a good inexpensive canopy I would buy the costco canopy. They run $150-160 include four removable walls and I think they have two doors. The one I have is 3-4 years old and is just starting to rip at some stress points, but I have had to pull the whole thing ou...

Scott L

You mentioned canvas, but if you meant a good inexpensive canopy I would buy the costco canopy. They run $150-160 include four removable walls and I think they have two doors. The one I have is 3-4 years old and is just starting to rip at some stress points, but I have had to pull the whole thing ou...

Scott L

I was up last week with my family and my buddy's family from Michigan. You probably already know this, but be forewarned the lake is really low. When we got off the lake last Saturday it was almost 90' down and still dropping 8-12" a day. Most of the arms have restricitons in place prohibiting ...

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Scott L

I have been out with Jim Munk a few times over the years and he has always put us on fish and taught me more. I don't judge a guide by the fish as much as how he works to teach techniques and a body of water. If you are not catching fish you can usually tell if the guide is working to put you on fis...

Scott L

I think you can get by with a 12 volt system and possibly carry a second battery as backup. My previous boat was a 16' flat bottom bass boat with a 40 hp merc. The boat originally came with an old 18# thrust (they didn't rate them by thrust back in '77) and was replaced with a 52# thrust motorguide ...

Scott L

My family of six and a dog recommend the Yukon XL (suburban). I used to tow my 21 footer with an Explorer that had a 4.10 rear end. It would pull the boat anywhere great, but seating was limited. The other thing to consider is the stopping. My trailer has brakes, but I was a bit leery of having to s...

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