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RyanThoni

Dave,

I was not aware of that. And I think you're right, a limit aught to be set. My main focus was on any sort of commercial take, which has been banned. Here is an excerpt from the CBD petition: "Recent commercial fishery permits require release of hitch back into Clear Lake".

RyanThoni

Hey ya'll, I dont post or visit here much anymore, but I am finding myself particularly interested in this case as its unfolding. I have fished clearlake since the late 90's, and it has always been amongst my favorite bodies of water to spend time on. My grandfather built a cabin there in the 50's a...

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I was thinking there is some hybridization going on too. I knew at my first sight of the fish in the net that it was not just a spot. Like I said before, I have seen/caught/captured for research with UC Davis ####tons of spotted bass. What is not captured well in this picture, was its coloration. Th...

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Pretty bad for a fisheries guy to post this, but we cant all be perfect... I caught this in a lake that I know has redeyes in it. It definitely was not just a run of the mill spotted bass. I know my bass pretty well, and have caught zillions of spots. I am not as confident with redeye identification...

RyanThoni

Since it's been removed, hold onto it. There is a good chance they cost a pretty penny, and it will probably be very helpful to the Fisheries Biologist running the project. Plus, most biologists who are studying bass are fellow bass fishermen, so, you might make a friend :) I will shoot an e-mail to...

RyanThoni

Hey folks, I have been given the opportunity to spend the next 5 weeks in Bolivia and Peru! Mostly traveling around and I would love to get some peacock bass on the end of a line. Has anyone here fished in the rivers of Peru or Bolivia? If so, do you have any recommendations or suggestions of what t...

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Thanks Dan. Running into good guys like yourself while working the Booyah Demo was a pretty cool perk of the job. I also had the pleasure of meeting Johnny C, Sacto John (mostly a calfishing poster) and a few other guys. BTW, it' pretty amazing how accurate some of the kids (including yours Dan) wer...

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Thats a beast!

I think we are going to have a lot of big salmon this year. With the major decline in numbers recently, there are probably very low levels of competition amongst the individuals right now for food and other resources. Just a guess.

RyanThoni

Somehow an okuma/curado combo disappeared off my deck while fishing yesterday. dont know how it happened, and how I didnt hear it fall in, but it did. So if by some random chance someone fiinds/found a rod out there this weekend please let me know. Thanks

RyanThoni

Gracias

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Anyone know the current water clarity in mildred? How about Little Mandeville? How about Sherman?

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RyanThoni

I had a great time! and the BBQ - wow. It got to the point where I wasn't even hungry, but I didnt know how long it will be before I get food that good again, so I stuffed myself!

Thanks to all the folks who put it together.

RyanThoni

Anyone from Davis with extra space for my Champion? From tounge to prop its under 23ft. I just moved into a shady apt complex, its not very boat friendly. Does $30 a month sound decent?

rjthoni@ucdavis.edu

Thank you,
Ryan

RyanThoni

Can anyone second this for me? I want to be reeeaallly sure.

RyanThoni

I am having trouble finding Optimax oil in the susanville area. I called a boat repair shop today that said quicksilver is the exact samer thing just under a different label? I want to be 100% sure before I do that. I've heard switching oils after a long time of using one can cause problems. I'm on ...

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I just moved back up here. I'm living near Susanville at a forest service station. I towed th champ up here with me, so I got an empty backseat quite a bit. I work 4-10's so i got fri-sundays off. T-shoots, backseats, bass clubs...let me know. Used to be in quincy bass club, but it is no more.

RyanThoni

But where? I have to be in redding to do some paper work Monday morning before moving to the mountains to the east of redding. So I am heading up that direction from the Bay Area today. If you can think of a good lake at least half way to redding and can help me out with some boat gas I would be gla...

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Heres what I got - http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y81/ryeguy03/PICT0006.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y81/ryeguy03/PICT0007.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y81/ryeguy03/PICT0008.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y81/ryeguy03/PICT0009.jpg a tub of random plastics, a tub of dingers, a...

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Awesome! I'm moving up there for a research position on Monday!!

RyanThoni

I think I got everything I use in the boat. The hard part for me is currently I dont have storage room at my place so i keep it at a relatives across town. So I dotn get to toy with it a day. Another hard thing is i do a lot of different styles of fishing. I may do 2 days a week throwin swimbaits on...

RyanThoni

Anyone out there?

I need some ideas for a good tackle organization scheme. It used to not be a problem, but its getting tight now.

RyanThoni

Now Domestic Animal's and on ocassion Human's are being confronted by Mountain Lion's sometime's in Urban area's. Why....becouse the population has increased by a lot due to protection which is good......but to what degree. What population are you referring to? Because I agree, the human population...

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I got the pleasure of living with a herpetologists (that means he studies reptiles) for a year. He milked rattlesnakes for the venom to be made into anti-venom. It was truly an awesome experience. You learn to respect the creatures and learn that they, much like bass, and cats and dogs, have their o...

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Ok, so this is just barely fishing related, and I don't toot my horn much on touchy subjects, but I like this one. We buy so much stuff from other countries. Most of it is useless crap at wal-mart that is half the price of its american-made competitor. You see some cheap flashlight for 7 bucks so yo...

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I heard a story about a tournement guy in texas with a 7 and a 3 in the live well and when he went to weigh in he had a 10. I think he may have almost got dq'ed or something too! It was a long time ago I heard the story.

RyanThoni

Done,
thanks guys
I figured I should. And HOLY $^#* that opti oil got EXPENSIVE!. 43 bucks for 2 gallons! Luckily my 135 opti does great on oil.

Next question:

I poured the messed up oil into a jug and the water separated to the bottom. Should I still get rid of it all?

RyanThoni

Today I went to top off my optimax oil reservoir and my larger jug. The jug is semi-transparent and it looked liek there was still a little oil in it. I went to dump it in to the boat reservoir and about 1 or 2 ounces of nasty oily water dumped out into my reservoir. Hmmm, water must have gotten in ...

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Give me a call man.

RyanThoni

I stopped doing the cable rig after I lost a 500$ fish due to the cable breaking in a New Melones tourney a few years back. big fish was like 4.5 that day grrr.

RyanThoni

So does this mean go the long way around Franks tract? Or cut through just giving them space? I would prefer to give them space and go around, but if everyone else is running through the middle and that is not an issue, then I will too. Basically, If you were going to run to holland tract from Russo...

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So at my last Delta tournament the T.D. made an announcement at the begining of the day to stay clear of the duck blinds. Does this mean go around franks? Or can I still blast through the middle? I was going to just watch was other boats did, but the ones in front of me went the other direction. Tha...

RyanThoni

Yo Dan,

What do you do? Something fish related it seems? Lets hear your fisheries humor...

RyanThoni

Got one left. Im a big fish in a small pond in this class, so its smooth sailing from here on out (intro to fish and wildlife ecology). Got the boat gassed up guna fish sat, sun, mon, tues!

Steve, I think we are fishin monday eh? I didnt notice you hit up this bored.

RyanThoni

Tom, it sounds like you handled everything in a reasonable and timely manner, so thank you for that. As far as the anglers involved, it seems like these guys are making a habit of showing up in these lower division tournaments. It looks like they are searching for any loophole they can find in order...

RyanThoni

Join the club!

RyanThoni

I would if I could, but I don't think I even had enough money to fill my boat up at the last pro/teen

I'm a poor college student, but poor or not, we still had an awesome day catchin' fish!

Do we have all year up until the event? I might be able to scrounge up some cash.

RyanThoni

I have a 135 opti and its great with the oil. I think it is a 2 gallon reservoir and it gets down to half-full after about 6 trips i would guess. Maybe more? I keep a 3 gallon reservoir at home and top it off occasionally, but basically I never even have to worry about it.

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RyanThoni

I had my pb smallie right up to the boat ona hud. Bit it on the fall 2 casts in a row. I was out with a beginner who kinda botched up the net job and lost her. Probly around 5-5.5lbs

RyanThoni

Blue - Last I checked they raised there price to 20! I couldn't believe it. That **** is just crooked if you ask me.

RyanThoni

I dont get to take out my poor champion anymore unless I have a backseater! I looove fishing alone, but I just dont get to anymore. I need someone to split the costs. The most annoying part about increasing gas prices is that it is about damn near better to bite the bullet and pay 20 dollars at mark...

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Marty, You seem to be avoiding the already occurring symptoms of global warming. Why are the polar ice caps melting? Why have the 10 hottest years ever recorded occurred in the last 14 years? People also had a tough time believing Galileo when he said that the earth wasn't in the center of the solar...

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Marty, How many peer reviewed scientific articles have you read on the subject? I dont see why global waring is even placed in the politcal realm? Its not a matter of democrat vs. republican, its a matter or right vs. wrong. Its simply unethical to knowingly aid in the unnecessary destruction of the...

RyanThoni

I think Northern Ca. should become its own state!

RyanThoni

Dams, water diversions, lack of spawning habitat, lack of habitat for young, high water temps, poor water quality, too many predators in the delta/bay, over fishing, low genetic diversity due to hatchery practices, the list is endless. Another nice little kick in the *** is that for years the fine t...

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Elaborate Steve?

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Chris,

I think we will see some changes in the years to come. I know there is a lot of research being conducted through fish and game right now involving the POD (Palagic Organism Decline) and striped bass in the Bay/Delta Region.

Ryan

RyanThoni

Alright guys, Many of you know me, and know that I am a total bass fishing nut, but I feel that many of us in here our forgetting/ignoring some very important points due to what our personal values are. We all sit here and talk about the need for sustainable fisheries, but the fact is, the sustainab...

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There is a launch ramp right on Sandmound if right before the bethel island bridge. I haven't used it, but I have idled by it and used their bathroom a few times. It's 10 bucks. I think its called sunset or sun something. Seemed nice, but it puts you right into the heart of 5mph zone, for better or ...

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Are the photos taken at the weigh in up anywhere?

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