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Otay Michael

happy anniv. and great report, you're the best! ;/)

Otay Michael

Fished Bolsena a couple of times, and hung with the Croatia team there during the 2015 World Championship, as I'd met them during my Croatia trip a couple of years earlier while bass fishing (and photographing) there. The US did not have representation until recently. Photos of my Croatia series: ht...

Otay Michael

I had a great time, and learned quite a bit from you. That's the blessing of going out with someone new, other anglers have skills you may not. Expand your horizons. Mucho blessings for stepping up and taking me out! MS PS Reference to 'nut case' is from the 'Nut Case' Rallys WB used to host, origin...

Otay Michael

so sad...

https://rumble.com/v5h0e8d-make-it-vira ... e-in-.html

Otay Michael

great report, thanks for posting (this is part III of a three part report), and thanks for the backseat today, had a blast and learned a lot.

Otay Michael

Forgive Photos looking goofy. Don’t see how I could turn them.

Otay Michael

Cool. WB comes through again, and not a minute too soon. I was just headed back to San Diego. Thank you, Lord! PS Napa/sonoma workshop went well. Found a new winery to photograph. Buena Vista and old favs- Clos Pagase, Domaine Caneros and Artesa Cellars. Also found a cool Sculpture Ranch out in Fair...

Otay Michael

Plus, I’ll show you all my honey holes spots!!!

Otay Michael

Looking for a Delta backseat for this upcoming Mon., the 30th. Left my boat in San Diego, and teaching a three day photo workshop in Napa. BUT brought a few Dobby's rods, with frogs, super spooks, chatterbaits, Punkers, etc. ready to rip lips. Anyone? Ciao. Michael Seewald 858245.0485. www.seewald.c...

Otay Michael

JJ's on a roll. He's got FFS down pat. Congrats JJ.

Otay Michael

sweet!

Picking up down here too!

Barrett Lake, opener.

Otay Michael

So the lake never flooded... yet?

Otay Michael

Another storm next two days. Flood stage yet?

Otay Michael

Charles wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 3:10 pm Reports are coming in that some ramps are being closed , apparently I’m preparation for the lake level continuing to rise. Let’s hope it doesn’t flood.

From Friday on, 7 days of rain there.

Otay Michael

Praise the Lord, frog fishing in the summer and fall should be epic!

Otay Michael

any photos of this 'binky bug', don't see anything on the web.

Never mind, found it (unless it's not called the BITSY bug): https://www.strikeking.com/en/shop/jigs--spoons/bbj18

Otay Michael · Re: BPS Order Brian D. wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 8:18 pm #FirstWorldProblems

Brian D. wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 8:18 pm #FirstWorldProblems

Otay Michael

Glad you guys figured it out, makes for a funner day overall. ;/)

Otay Michael

Nice Video. I caught a few fish in some of those places. Heck we first fished together all over that lake, and did darn well too... way back in the nutcase rally days there, huh? Was super low four months ago, but figured out the bite anyways. Ran north, but could not get close to getting up there ...

Otay Michael

Thanks Ash. I changed out my hooks. The Stunna runs nice, I took of the middle hook, as I usually do with larger lure w/ three hooks, no need as I'm not fishing tournaments. But the 112 (the only size it comes in I believe) was a bit large for these pressured lakes down in San Diego, went back to th...

Otay Michael

A few guys fishing the Redcrest MLF did well with the new Berkley Stunna 112's, ordered one to check it out. Anyone throwing it yet? Thoughts?

Otay Michael

Thanks Whoopbass but I quit wearing masks after I got boosted. Medical science indicates that even if I get COVID the chance of serious illness is extremely low after vaccination and boosting. Damn straight I'm gonna get a 4th dose, as I would rather not get sick if I don't have to. I get the flu v...

Otay Michael

Blame the almond farmers now where have I heard that before :lol: Psssst. Mark, that's your cue. :lol: Oh, water? Ten gallons is used/needed by Newsome's 'buddies' ( ie rich farmers) for EACH almond, which they then sell to China. Trillions of almonds. 95% of water used in Calif. is for Almonds. ;/(

Otay Michael

Thanks Whoopbass but I quit wearing masks after I got boosted. Medical science indicates that even if I get COVID the chance of serious illness is extremely low after vaccination and boosting. Damn straight I'm gonna get a 4th dose, as I would rather not get sick if I don't have to. I get the flu v...

Otay Michael

Hey, lost two lunkers on first jump each yesterday, whereas getting smaller ones landed does not seem to be a problem (3 and under). Heartbreak to see 5's and 6's get off with that headshake, I dread them coming up when I can tell they're large. You? Using about a 5", about 7' diver. Thinking a...

Otay Michael

yipee, we beat city hall for once! ;/)
Petitions CAN work, thank to all of you that did.
Over and out.
MS

Otay Michael

MY THMarine one just busted while fishing 50 mph winds at El Cap today, bummer. After searching and reading all this, went for the Viking Marine Ripcord. It's more now, what, 7 years later- some $24 thru Tackle Warehouse. You almost go overboard when they break 1/2 way up, glad I didn't.

Otay Michael

Great stories. Once I drew him as a partner on a Clear Lake Nutcase rally. I showed up with a milk crate jammed full of baits. He took one look and said "What's all that?". "Some of my gear" I replied, not even having the large 'regular' tackle box still in the car... everything ...

Otay Michael

Wherever you are fishing in the next few days, the upcoming heat spell will change something about the bite. These may be the hottest few days ever in Nor Cal. Time will tell. Maybe 112-113? Wow!! Find the coolest water or depth you can as the bass will need to be there. Wow. Glad I had to postpone...

Otay Michael

Funny, just after posting this, and doing a search for 'forums, Calif Delta' to see if another site with Delta info might be out there besides this one, Cooch's name came up in a forum from back east. Some guy posted a pic of him and a monster he got in 2012!?!? What's the odds? Here it is: https://...

Otay Michael

Headed up to the Delta in a few days, was thinking about the many trips I've already made, and the good times I've been blessed to have, all the Nutcase rallies, etc.. Then Cooch came to mind, and a big hole in my heart opened up again! Anybody else miss him, I sure do. He's was one of a kind, so ge...

Otay Michael

Delta ranked #2!

Headed up there again next week. Delta or Clearlake, which is fishing better?

Otay Michael

Cool.

Otay Michael

https://sdfish.com/forums/attachments/1487_lakescape_423-jpg.154222/ After the stripe at Otay last Wed., couldn't wait to get out to El Capitan for redemption. Met new backseater buddy William Campbel at the ramp, and we ran to the back to start. For some reason, an old post popped up on some socia...

Otay Michael

AS Cooch would have agreed, this would have qualified you to fish the Nutcase rally with us on the Delta, usually held on the first week of Jan.

Otay Michael

Totally awesome session, thanks for posting.

Otay Michael

Cool. Looks stained. Yes, support small businesses.

Otay Michael

Rick G wrote:As a fellow tackle shop owner I am pretty sure Wayne is glad to be able to support his family, employees and customers by being open even if limited. My guess is his bills did not stop while closed. Support your local mom and pop business. Good luck Wayne and staff hope you kick butt. Rick G.

amen

Otay Michael

Went to DVL yesterday, first time in a couple of years (as nothing in San Diego county open) and found out it's closed on Mondays. :oops: Elsinore two weeks ago, water is way up, looks so good, all the flooded trees. Threw lots of various top, then went to live bait- the Senko, for more Nada. Ran ac...

Otay Michael

As I said, I don't really want to get into this again because it doesn't go anywhere (so this will be my last post on the subject). I have co-workers who are domain experts and who do statistics and data analysis on multi-billion dollar properties (not an exaggeration). And those co-workers got gen...

Otay Michael

Recent Stanford study: the few states in the USA that did not 'quarantine' everyone ended up with the same death rate per thousand as the ones in complete lockdown!!!! Then this new study, same results, about countries. "...Yitzhak Ben Israel of Tel Aviv University, who is on the research and a...

Otay Michael

The TRUTH is slowly getting out, even though the MSM and libs don't want it to (Dem. Gov. and mayors are going crazy with POWER)!

New Studies Tell The Truth About Fatality Rates, 'a 10 minute course in what's real'

Otay Michael

Otay Michael

It's mostly fear tactics to advance the Dems socialist agenda. So sad, and they don't care to bankrupt millions us small business folk. 70 of 70 folks that died here in San Diego 'all had underlying medical conditions'. HELLO!

Otay Michael

Florida beaches will start reopening THIS EVENING: Jacksonville becomes first county to start easing restrictions... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8229933/Beaches-Florida-start-reopening-EVENING.html?ito=social-facebook&fbclid=IwAR1m-Fjr9_-OFJ_2dEgv7_vcgp9TE-ubwl2OsIYGvCuL7p223j80K3Fl...

Otay Michael

Otay Michael

fish

Otay Michael

Quite often they say 'moments ago', when they go to an angler that then catches one, I'm fine with it. In fact, I'm usually watching the recorded version anyway, don't have eight hours to sit and watch daily (we'll, I didn't, that's changed now).

Otay Michael

I did a search as suggested, just to see if this was true. Seems to be no doubt, lots of ripped off folks, as recent as 5 years ago or so:

jared-kiernan-aka-ripdlip-t82079.html

Jared, if you want to clear your name you should start paying folks BACK!

Otay Michael

That's super scary. You'd think they could put some 'DANGER' buoys there.

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