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Spring craw caught my two biggest fish, ever, so I think it's pretty darn good

I am throwing it tomorrow at Eastman, so wish me luck.

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I've been fishing there a few times in the summer. Usually decent bites near dusk/nighttime. LMB, smallies, and some 'bows in the lake.

If you plan to park a boat trailer get a reservation.

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usabassguy wrote:can we get back to fishing subjects please...

Personally I think this thread should be a sticky

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For any troublesome mammal, be it cats, dogs, or raccoons, get a sample of some food they'll really like, such as tuna, salmon, bread - choose according to the species. Insert into the tasty dish an appropriate dose of hot sauce, such as Tabasco, Dave's Insanity Sauce, or Inner Beauty. The animal wi...

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Sold the boat, tried to delete the ad and it's not giving me the option to do so. Had the same problem a few day ago when I was trying to put up an ad.

I'm also trying to put up a trailer wanted ad, and it keeps bouncing me back to the forums as soon as I select the type of ad I want to post.

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A .300 Ruger #1. 180gr Fail Safes 75 gr of Reloader 22.

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Micropterus salmoides wrote:May be more than you are willing to spend but check out this company:

http://www.northforkoutdoors.com/

I'll second that, their Skykomish Sunrise model seems to be the best thought out model I've seen. With a standing platform, strong frame, and lots of capacity, I think I'll buy one myself.

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Greg_Cornish wrote:Is Cooch bringing his newest tow vehicle?

Good Lord it would have been less work to restore that vehicle than what they did....

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I think there are some lakes near the Kings River, a ways below Pine Flat dam. Of course the mountain lakes might be good bets, too, for trout.

I am getting ready to move down there, myself.

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If he did a competent job, and you had a good day, 10%. If he did a great job & you had a great day, 20% If he did a crappy job, zip. I went out salmon fishing on a party boat 7-8 years ago out of Half Moon Bay. It was slow, so only about 1/3 of the folks on board caught anything. That happens. ...

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Dang you weren't kidding Friday night when you said you were good with frogs

I knew I shoulda asked for tips.

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Thanks Opti - I wasnt looking for rattles just that one hard thump or knock rattle like the bomber - I think that dull thunck in the bomber is what sets it apart. I appreciate all who replied and PM me on this bait and alternatives. Oh and that list of baits - of course those would never work, that...

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I think the lack of rattles is partly what makes them work so well. Ever since Bill Lewis invented the Rat-L-Trap years ago I figure about every other bass in the Delta has been caught & released on rattling lures, and has learned not to bite them. To avoid causing distress, I will not post a ph...

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The hp on those keep going higher and higher and surprise there's not more accident out there. How about those out there SUPERCHARGE ??? How much more power do they need before there's a regulation ?? Careful, the same thing could be said for bass boats. Most tournament bass boats will outrun the f...

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CAMMANDO BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 EAISER TO LET THE BEAST ROAM FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 :shock: :shock: :shock: Ummmmmm about fishing this weekend...i don't think I'm gonna make it. :shock: glad I WENT fishing BEFORE seeing this thread. Reminds me of the online photo of the old guy who was proud of his ...

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Damn I can walk a frog pretty well but I don't have a clue how to walk one better from a tube.....that sounds downright tough kb Tubes would seem tough alright, but you can find the personal pontoon boats that have standing platforms, which allow you to get higher up and hold the rod at a more down...

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Cooch wrote:Very nice Aaron! Gotta Love Pilot Slough! HAR! HAR! HAR!

Hmmmm....those trees in the photo are starting to look familiar....

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TEN !?

that has to be a typo. Very sad for the families.

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I know lots of talented people who make a good living, that aren't particularly good writers. Their jobs and education just didn't require it. My Dad is one example, a very talented master mechanic who writes one or two pretty terse sentences when he e-mails the kids. As far as rednecks/white collar...

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These guys have some excellent trout spinners: http://www.wyldedge.com/index.html Kastmasters & Thomas Bouyants are popular lures. Powerbait under a float works, too - if you are fishing for dinner. Trout will swallow the bait and be difficult to release unharmed. There are trophy sized "bo...

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shifterpilot2001 wrote:Couldnt believe when I caught this toad on a frog....

http://s156.photobucket.com/albums/t22/ ... G_0237.jpg

Damn I'd be afraid to lip that sucker

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I have my late fathers favorite lure hanging on the wall in my den. My wife matted it and framed it and it looks real nice. It's an old yellow/red Sonic. My dad caught a ton of fish on that lure. i agree this photo should be banned for life. I found one of these baits on the delta hooked into a tul...

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I am offended.......Please delete this thread......... :shock: :shock: :shock: Me too ... :shock: :shock: Champ, least you can do is to tell us if it's a series 1, 2, 3 or 4! :) 8) Relax, I already bought all the ones in the East Bay. :twisted: It's a #4, spring craw color. But if you fish it wrong...

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Decided to retire it as the hooks were starting to wear into the body, which would turn it into a sinker pretty quick. Very successful lure for me, I expect other folks can add photo of their old favorites as well.

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Personally, I am just about done with government officials who make big blunders like this, cause inconvenience to the public, kill the jobs of average taxpayers like the salmon fisherman, and then ask for more tax money to fix their mistakes. If it's going to cost a Billion dollars to fix the ammon...

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Taint wrote:Absolutely! Check it out.

http://www.sanjosebass.com/photos/showphoto.php?id=334

And shortly after that photo was taken, the angler was eaten by the same Great White Shark that ate the helicopter and the Navy Seal, in another famous photo.

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The original box for any collectible item - be it watches, cameras, guns, or fishing stuff - is worth real money when you sell the item. I NEVER throw away any of the above boxes - depending on the value of the main item, you might add 5-10% to the final sales value of your item when you sell it. If...

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now how the heck does a LMB draw blood when all it's got for teeth is pretty much just coarse sandpaper? I'm not doubting the stories, just puzzled as to how they could do it. Do some of them have much more pronounced teeth than others? I guess I'll tell my novice buddy not to put his hand in their ...

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Okay, since frogs and other topwaters are starting to get hit, what do you guys think of these baby bird lures? I have one made by Persuader, haven't fished it much yet. I notice there are some other ones folks are starting to sell as well, although frogs are much more popular.

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Brian gave a much more technical answer than I can - so I'll just say for a trolling motor the best one you can afford, and also the biggest one that will fit in the battery compartment :) Minn Kota is now selling some chargers that connect to both batteries - when the starting battery is fully char...

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It would have been funny had they jumped in the saltwater tank with a few toothy, hungry fish

I did plenty of pranks and practical jokes when I was a kid, but it was usually directed at a specific person who deserved it.

They made a mess that some poor low paid guy had to clean up.

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While casting for stripers I have caught a LM west of Brannon Island on the Sac River, and I expect that gets even saltier than the San Joaquin. I think the big thing is between stripers, steelhead, salmon, and sea lions, the bass have more predators/competition than in the quieter lagoons and sloug...

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First thank you for showing us exactly the lure you used. I need to try some swim senkos on chatterbaits, myself.

Second, she looks a lot like the two 7 pounders I boated this spring, but being post spawn I'll guess 6 lbs.

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To update folks, I got home one day, pulled out my voltage meter and found 12.5 volts at the starting battery, without the main motor running. The Lowrance had about 9.9 showing on the display. I started checking and found the old main accessory power rocker switch would sometimes show a .75V voltag...

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Did you also notice that the wakeboard boats make a bigger wake when they slow down, as opposed to running at 30-40 mph? I especially loved it the other day in Hobo's Alley when the guy was running toward me SLOWED DOWN next to me, then sped back up once he was past - meaning I got the mximum wake h...

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The only one I have ever killed (it was in Texas, and legal) was about 4 feet long, and I had visions of making a belt out of it. I did cook it, and found the meat to taste okay, but so bony as to not be worth the trouble. The meat was more like crab in texture, maybe because I deep fried the hell o...

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I have thrown them occasionally, and had a good fish 3-4 lbs hit it but then throw the lure. I might try them again but so far haven't found the right color, trailer, or place to get a steady bite going. Somebody posted here a while back about putting a Swim Senko on a Chatterbait. The seems interes...

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I think that fish had more guys dreaming of her at night than half the starlets in Hollywood.

RIP Dottie

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No luck with stripers. Went over to the tules and got my friend fixed up with a spinning rod, and a Matsui crankbait. He sticks a 4lb 12 oz fish, then a 1 pounder a few minutes later. I try everything in the box, without success. It sure was tempting to pull out the crankbait, but I stuck to the wor...

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I'm taking a friend on Saturday, and we'll try for some stripers first, then head into the tules for the outgoing tide. I'm going to concentrate on three things on Saturday: drop shot Senkos, wacky Senkos, and Beavers. Try different colors & retrievals until I find a pattern. I'll report how I d...

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One year in deer camp we had a guy who owned a mail order spice company, and fancied himself a collector of hot sauces. One night it was his turn to make stew - and he and his best friend both had finished hunting and were hitting the Tekilya pretty hard before they started cooking. As they cooked b...

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In one older thread Cooch posted about "burning Carolina rigs" that is, reeling them in quick to let the weight and swivel kick up a fuss in front of the worm. Any one try that? Does anybody try wacky rigging a Senko on drop shot, or Carolina rigs? You guys are great :) I am starting to fe...

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....1 - senko. Without a doubt, if you whacky or texas rig this weightless, your gonna get bites and when its hot, your gonna get a lot of bites. i know it seems odd to say that throwing a plastic out and waiting for it to sink is reaction, but the fish hate this bait and react to it quick. 2 - dro...

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Great info guys, many thanks:) Rookie, In reading your post, it seemed to hit me fast that your style of fishing is REACTION. .... But, when going into plastics fishing, you gravitated and chose one of the slowest, and precise techniques to try. Thus your less than stellar success and natural tenden...

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I have a few odd gaps in my education. One of them is, I have never really been comfortable throwing any kind of plastic worm/critter. Except for a couple recently on Mission Fish, I think I've caught maybe one fish on plastic worms my entire life. Reaction baits - crankbaits, topwaters, buzzbaits, ...

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I'm still thinking, if humpbacks can swim up the Sac River surely someday an orca could find its way into the Delta and have a field day catching some fat lazy sea lions. :) From what I have read, orcas seem to understand that people are not normal prey for them, and attacks are very rare. Even so, ...

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baitfish wrote: I talked to someone who soaked a fish in Habanero hot sauce for 10 minutes and tossed it out to the sea lion. He said he never saw him again the rest of the day.

That technique also works well on stray dogs that get into trash cans, too. Tabasco is good enough, however

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Earlier this year I upgraded to a Lowrance 522 at the bow; I have the transducer on the trolling motor. Same as the previous sonar, it is connected to the starting battery/accessory circuits. Usually on the Delta I use the sonar when fishing, and then want the map and speed displayed when running wi...

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I sell a fair amount of stuff made here, and I sell a fair amount of stuff made elsewhere. We also export some product to China. Business is good enough that we're building a new plant. I have read of India in particular that as their standard of living grows, prices and expectations rise. One chap ...

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Guys all we need to do is bring in some great whites and the lions will leave in hurry... That would indeed be an effective solution. :twisted: After the lions head for the hills, it would be a tossup as to whether wakeboarders or float tubers would be next on the menu. :shock: In any case, if a GW...

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