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I frequently read posts with comments about the aquatic vegetation being killed off on the lake. I wanted to provide a few comments. First, with regards to the dead fish, there are a few although they appear to be scattered and nothing in mass numbers (Soda Bay area down through Henderson Point). T...

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You know' I wonder what it would be like if CL was a pristine,prime destination for water sports enthusiasts ! say like Lake Guntersville! except in Cali ? it would end up being so crowded' high priced' basically a "ZOO"!!!!!...right now ' the CL is fishing great that's all I care about !...

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Local realtors can't be happy with this. It's hard to sell a property when there is a dead fish stink, and dead fish floating on the lake, which is supposed to be the major selling point for homes there If I were a Clear Lake homeowner, I'd be pretty upset about the dead fish and the stink they wil...

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I got a nice one on my first afternoon. I have the rest of the week to try to better it.

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clearlakeoutdoors wrote:No rice flies right now and algae is not bad midlake, Ive seen it way thicker.i went out this morning for a quick topwater fix.Caught some frog and buzzbait fish and off the water at 9am.

Nice. The algae is fine as long as it doesn't clog my levelwind.

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You don't really need a buff to protect your neck if you have dreads. :wink: I've got a red, gold, and green ragga muffin with dreads from a 90's Halloween costume, but I'm not sure that I could pull that look off at DVL when I'm out there tomorrow. :D I'll had better stick with my Simms Solar Sombr...

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185vsfrog wrote:Yes they are pelleting. Apparently people are saying there's more algae this year than years prior. Fishing is still really good though!

Thanks. I just hope that the rice flies that stick to your boat aren't as bad as they were several years back.

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Clarity is horrible and algae bloom is horrible. Rattle snake and keys areas are really bad along with red bud. Mid lake is best clarity. With that in mind fish are still biting good. Wide open shallow bite on 2 lb fish in the cleaner water spots. Flipping tullies and weed clumps will get better, b...

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How's the water clarity, algae, and weed conditions vs. last year at this time? I'll be up on Sunday for at least a week and I would like to know what to expect so that I can rig some rods. Thanks.

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The Tatsu has a softer outer core, not the other way around as suggested in the video.

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Thanks for the video Matt. The 90 does become useless once the grass gets near the surface in the warmer months. A swivel helps the twist when the bait stops turning, but it doesn't remove the grass from the prop. The 90 is also a little small for most night fishing. The 110 looks like the right siz...

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Thanks for the report. It's great to have regular reports to have an idea of what to expect. I'll be up for the first half of August. Have they started to use the pellets on the grass like they did last year?

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Todd , don't take this the wrong way , but California's educational system has failed us. We have generated a bunch of bad kids raised by stupid parents --- it shouldn't be a surprise our country is in such disarray. The single most important job an adult will ever do is create a child and raise it...

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Douchebaggery is all around us. The "ouch" is appropriately placed in the middle because everyone is hurt by it. It's not just fishing. Look at the way young people protest today. As soon as they don't get their way, they think it's okay to break and steal. Look at roadrage. Today's societ...

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I just bought a fortrex 80 for my boat and am hoping Minn Kota will come out with a new Ultrex with auto stow and deploy. There has been a TM , I think auto gator mount before. I see no reason a Ultrex cannot be made with auto deploy and a way to adjust depth of the motor. Maybe they will after the...

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Go with an ultrex. Doesnt have auto deploy but does have gas shock assist. Best of all worlds....cable steer and ipilot all in one I didn't realize that the Ultrex has cable steer. This does look like the deal. I'd like to try one. I have a Helix 10 on the bow, but I don't know if the I-link would ...

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Wow. I thought the electronic steering had gotten better. It's too bad to hear that it is still slow. Do any of the users find the electronic steering to be acceptable? I guess that I need to try it before I buy it.

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I love MinnKota products and have two talons, a 4-bank charger and a maxxum 101 on my bass boat right now. But I would be a bit cautious and wait a while if you are considering the ultrex and let a little time go by. MinnKota sends products out that are not always fully battle tested. I had the Gen...

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It looks like you have more than new Daiwa reels Tony. I see a TDZ here and a 50th Zillion in another recent video. I'll stop you at DVL the next time that I see you to show you a few of my JDM tuned beauties. They've got plenty of bling!

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M&M camp grounds out of Clear Lake Oaks or my preference would be to call the Limit Out and see if they have bungalows available. The launch ramp near M&M is free and is the same ramp if you stay at the limit less then a 1/2mile from either spot. Fishing should be great at Clear Lake in the...

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The Edgewater Resort is probably the best for tent camping. It has electrical, showers, and a nice ramp. I was on the the State Park site and it looks like the State Park may not be open for camping yet due to flooding. It is pretty minimal. I don't think it has electrical. It didn't when I checked ...

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What type of camping? Are you in an RV? Do you need an electrical hook-up? Do you need showers?

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Duo Egg Snap Size #2. Available at the Tackle Warehouse and elsewhere.

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Who does maintenance & repairs on these hubs. Mine are past the 5year no service period Where are you located? Any dealer that sells trailers with these hubs should be able to service them. I had one side of my single axle brakes on my 2008 Champion 188 trailer that was dragging and it ran a lo...

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I'm a 47 year old Caucasian that has spent way too much time in the sun also. I had a cancerous mole removed from my back a few years ago that required about 7cm of stitches also. It is a really disgusting feeling when the melon scooper type tool digs in your flesh to remove the cancerous area. The ...

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I teach Government/Economics in high school and I make my students aware of this water scam. We have done a few assignments that require them to read articles about who the main consumers of our water are. On a side note, my wife came home with a jug of Calafia almond milk last week and she got a s...

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I teach Government/Economics in high school and I make my students aware of this water scam. We have done a few assignments that require them to read articles about who the main consumers of our water are. On a side note, my wife came home with a jug of Calafia almond milk last week and she got a se...

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What's up David. A couple of these guys get a Ranger to use and market out of virtually for free, then they have to sell it before the next free boat comes, they are very biased to Ranger. Rangers run close to $20K more than Nitro and $10K more than BassCat, around $5K more than all others. Call Ri...

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Gary is right in that there isn't that much difference once you option any boat. The hulls of most brands have gotten better and most brands are respectable today. But, the Rangers will have a little better resale because they are still the Cadillac of boats. I can never stand when I don't buy the b...

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I think the record is an 18.55 pound bass caught out of Castaic in an ABA tournament in the early 90's. I can't remember if it was Gary Southern or one of his partners that caught it. I was fishing the tournament in the next cove over when it was caught. That was back when Castaic was in its prime. ...

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"We shearly have a problem captain!"

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I was expecting a shootout with a single man left standing with that title!

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I've had good luck with the Centenial maintenance free batteries. I run three 31 size for my 36v trolling motor and a 27 cranking size for my 200hp Optimax and Helix 10/360 Imaging electronics. Both sets that I have owned have been replaced after three years and about 150 cycles. I'm sure that I cou...

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I was driving up to the lake from Williams on August 1st about 6 p.m and it looked like there were two intentional fires set on the right of the roadside a few hundred yards apart. A small lone fire truck was putting out the first one and the second one was being put out by a few families with water...

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If they can take the time to worry about quagga mussels then they sure can take the time to keep idiots from spraying all the grass in the lake. Hahahahah, they don't care about the mussels one bit. Just pay $10 a month and launch your boat. They should just call it a $10 monthly launch permit. The...

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I wasted money on a couple versions of the non-piercing clips. They always seem to come off. It's better to use nothing than the clips. The big holes created by the piercing culling tags are avoidable though. I have had no dead fish when I put the metal tags through the bottom of the last gill close...

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I can't wrap my head around why the hydrilla has been eradicated everywhere in the south end of the lake. After spending the last week on Clearlake, there didn't look like there was a single area in the south end of the lake that had been spared. All that was left is a few brown stalks here and ther...

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All of the dead fish that I saw today from one end of the lake to the other were around weeds that had been sprayed. Coincidence? I think not! I caught a few donkeys out of the rare fresh weeds that somehow were spared.

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Where can I get a quagga inspection sticker if I get to Konocti Vista Casino about 5p.m. on Monday? I have a Diamond Valley Lake clean inspection tag on my boat from fishing today. Does Clearlake Outdoors up the road or even Konocti do the inspections?

toddmc · Re: Clear Lake this week 7/26/2016 Thanks guys.

Thanks guys.

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What size line are you using on your jigs Dan? I'm getting ready to spool up a few rods. I'm heading up from SoCal on Monday for a week at the Konocti RV sites. Also, is the 101 Highway a no no. I've always come in from the west end of the lake and stayed in the Redbud area?

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Are the Konocti Vista Casino RV sites a paved, convenient, and safe option? I've stayed at the Edgewater Resort and it's okay, but I get tired of the dirt. I'm going to be sleeping in the back of my truck when I head up to Clearlake in early August. I want to keep my boat attached to my truck and re...

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How bad is the algae and the bugs? I'm contemplating making the 11.5 hour trip from SoCal at the beginning of August. I fished Clear Lake in the middle of August for many of the years from 2003 to 2009, but I haven't fished there in August for about six years because the algae stunk and the bugs stu...

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The water is still coming up several feet a week. It's a different lake every week.

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This topic seems to come up every few months. The two consistencies every time that it comes up are to keep your tires inflated to 50psi and to replace them regularly. It seems like every brand has issues if you try to get more than three years out of them or you don't keep them inflated. I prefer t...

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That is a great boat. My 2008 188 CX has been near flawless. It is a little wider and longer. I can afford to replace it, but there is no same size modern boat that is any better. My friends that have boats built by Champion over the last few years of production have been solid.

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Many people expect the fish to jump in the boat when they use a HydroWave. It's just a tool. It works many times, but not always. It's pretty cool to see the baitfish swim up and look at the speaker and, yes, it can really fire a school of bait up. It requires time on the water to figure it out and ...

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Fishing was tough for me and everyone that I talked to yesterday. That's probably why people aren't talking it up. They put the water in very fast and there is only about 4 foot of visibility in the clearest areas. The heavy winds and the algae bloom over the last few days haven't helped. There appe...

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I agree that bassboatcentral.com is a great source for boat problems. There always seems to be someone on the forums that is in the same boat as you (pun intended). There is always discussions on the pros and cons of everything bass boat related. The 1997 200hp Mercury engines are talked about regul...

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I had a 1997 200 EFI that bogged when I tried to get on plane. A tune-up didn't fix it. I had new injectors installed next for $2400 and that didn't fix it. Lastly, I had a new throttle body sensor installed for $500 and that didn't fix it. The technician said the next step was a new computer for $1...

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