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Big Rick KFOG

Nice rod, Rick. I myself have built a few Batson Rainshadow rods 12 total from the SW967 that my friend and I use for swimbaits down to the IMB822.5 that I use for dartheading. Had a club tournament this past weekend in the delta and used my 905 Rainshadow flipp'n rod I built to take second on sund...

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I built my first rod when I was in my teens. I was in my teens a long long time ago. 8-) So skip about 30 years and I had done a few guide repairs for friends and myself on our bigger saltwater rods. It never looked all that good really, but the guides were in line with the others and they stayed th...

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Monday I had a great day on the water with guide Bob Myskey. I love those Dobyns Rods he had for us to use. They are so balanced you don't even feel them in your hand. It is like they disappear. My friend is a big time outdoors guy, horse pack elk hunting trips, float plane fly fishing trips etc but...

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I just saw the the new H3 Alpha has a V8 and a 6000 pound tow rating and 320 pounds-feet of torque. Don't know how many it seats. "The Alpha is expected to account for 30 percent of H3 sales. H3 advertising begins in late summer or early fall and will focus on the Alpha. The base 2008 H3 sticke...

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I've got some a friend sent me from Japan. Kevin's page seems to be down but I saved that video. He skips them under docks, and in weeds. He shows 2 ways to rig them. He uses a hook, a weight and a stop above the weight. Then a 2/0 hook in the tail or head, bury tip to be weedless. It looks like a T...

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Here's an article on Lake County Real Estate comparing this years sales to last.

http://lakeconews.com/content/view/1110/554/

and a PDF link to listings by area and average prices:

http://lakeconews.com/images/stories/MayHomeSales.pdf

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Are you talking about burning the fishes mouth? Har! I am just thinking of the most natural presentation. I think a worm that came from the deepest water and the ground down there would be much cooler than one from the bag on your boat in the sun on a 100 degree day. Those are -really- hot. I even ...

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2 simple questions: 1) Do you guys ever worry about putting on a really hot plastic that has been sitting in the sun in a bag on you boat for a few hours? Those worms get pretty hot to the touch by mid day. Do the fish think that as well? If you think that is a problem how do you solve it? Is just k...

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Try calling Skip at Lakebed Management. He should be able to tell you who had the permit to do that. (707) 263-2341 http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Page384.aspx Lakebed Management is responsible for maintaining the public trust lands below the highwater mark (7.79 Rumsey) in Clear Lake in accordance with L...

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Creative has lots of good bass flys. Plus they are really bass fly fishing friendly. Hey don't forget you can toss some "regular" bass stuff like a Rico and even worms on a fly set up.

A good read on the topic is the book Bassin with a Fly Rod

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Some traffic, but not much. Coming up 80 I think I have hit more traffic in Fairfield on a Saturday morning. I am almost always doing the speed even with traffic on Silverado, 29 is really busy, it can be stop and go. Coming home late Sunday afternoon is ok, everyone is heading out the same way. The...

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2:15 from Clearlake (city of) to 680 and Hy. 4 leaving at 4pm this afternoon towing a boat. Not pushing it at all, just a nice drive back. I took 29 south to Butts Canyon road, then left, right at Pope Valley Garage, past Angwin to Silverado Trail then left on 29 Then 29 to 37 to 780 to 680. Kind of...

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Any thoughts on these Spot Remover shaky heads??? I like them, but you have to watch the plastic you use with the ones that have a post not a spring. I use it with Zoom trick worms, and they can come off the post pretty easy. I bite some of the head of the worm off to get the fatter part on the pos...

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My fishing buddy is a middle school teacher in Pleasanton. He knows a kid that is crazy for bass fishing, and crazy for the boats. When Rob comes back from trips to Clear Lake and tells him about our day fishing in a "bass fishing boat" the kid just goes nuts! So when Terry Knight at the R...

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I like to hit 29 to Silverado Trail to Deer Park Road, then turn right to Angwin, keep going down the hill, (some slow curves at the end) and turn left on Pope Valley Road. Go past the hubcap ranch then that turns into Butts Canyon Road and hits 29 just north of Middletown. It is the same time as go...

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A "Stren" knot that is really a Uni and Improved Clinch for me when putting braid (Berkeley Crystal) to Fluorocarbon (Seaguar) on my reel.

http://www.saltwatersportsman.com/saltw ... 07,00.html

and Palomar knot carefully tied to the hook

Big Rick KFOG

A rod with a soft tip but good backbone. Size 2 Gamma G Lock hooks. Swing on anything with a HARD hookset. Works on Clear Lake.

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Here's some ideas:

http://www.lakecounty.com/things/activity.html

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It is a really light solid body fly, you could probably use it with regular tackle on light line and a split shot maybe. It looks great and works really well. Redding Fly Shop has that fly plus lots of other bass flies, worm flies, topwater etc, you can also use striper flies like a Clouser Minnow. ...

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185vsfrog wrote:Can you say summertime at Clearlake

Yes! Here is a Threadfin Shad - Size 5/0 fly I toss in the summer on a 5 weight sinking tip. (please excuse the fly fishing mumbo jumbo!)

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I passed my Hunter Education class yesterday at the Chabot Gun Club. It was a 13 hour day, 6 am to 7pm. They do it the first Saturday of every month. Good instructors. About 20 people were there including 5 or so kids with dads. Now I get to go gun shopping, and I am hoping for some pheasant hunting...

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I don't know what other guys think but I think the blue Clear Lake Fish N Map is pretty good. The "good for bass" marked sections are a pretty good place to start. The maps even have GPS numbers on them. Most tackle stores around should have them. I think both the places in Clearlake do. E...

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we are a lucky bunch to have so many great guides to choose from. I hope people realize the resource and use it. I think bob took you to his "dink" spots! he is saving his good water to exterminate us all next week. I was more comfortable when he was working in private industry! HAR! Well...

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I used a big green Spot Remover with a green pumpkin something (can't remember) Zoom Tick worm fished deep, worked well for me Sunday.

Big Rick KFOG

Short answer: I did what Bob said! Shorter answer: Drop Shot! (almost dead stick)

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I had a 1/2 day with Bob Myskey Monday and fished with my buddy Rob "Mr. P" a middle school teacher from Pleasanton. As you might know teachers get a little buggy late in the year. Rob said it has been a pretty stressful year for him. A few weeks ago when beautiful Spring left and winter c...

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Nice fish Rick. I'll be there on Friday but I stay away during the actual weekend. See you there if you bug out of the Bay Area early. NoCAL I think I'll be up this weekend, but not early. One problem with my job is I can't be late, and I can never leave early. :roll: Try the back 1/3rd of the cove...

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All this year I've been drop shotting at Clear Lake with the new Fireline Crystal in 10 lb (size of 4 lb mono) with about 10 feet of 8 lb fluorocarbon tied with a uni to uni knot. The Fireline Crystal is kind of slick stuff, you have to have a good knot. I don't know about the claim about how stealt...

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I have a set of Roll's that are on there 11th season. It's not years that makes a good battery, it's cycles. In other words how many times you discharge and then recharge your batteries. I get out about 50 times a year, so I have over 500 cycles on my Roll's. And that is all river fishing on the Co...

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I gave up t-shirts a few years ago. Now I buy these when I see them on sale. Columbia Bahamaâ„¢ II Long Sleeve Shirt or Boneheadâ„¢ Long Sleeve Shirt Great protection, cool in the hottest weather (Loreto Baja late summer!) and you can wash them in a sink and they dry really fast if you are on a road...

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Powerstride Marine Deep Cycle American Battery in Hayward always has really good deals on them at the Oakland Boat shows every year. The guy that runs the place is a big boater. They are a great value, and last as long as other name batteries I've used. I also use a Flow-Rite gizmo to easily add wat...

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So how much wind is lots of wind at Clear Lake?

Gusts recorded over 20 almost every hour all weekend. It never turned off.

Here's the last 7 days of hourly wx info from a station off Hy. 29 above Lower Lake.

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I kept it Nor Cal, and did a "get you some of dat!" mixed in with a little Florida "oh son, oh son!"

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You want a little vacation house on a lake so you can go up and fish all the time?! Sometimes you gotta do some work as well to keep things up! So when the wind blows sometimes I just have to get stuff done. Saturday I decided to not put the boat in and 1) get things done, and 2) fish off the dock. ...

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I saw the rods in good supply at Walton's Pond today. Wow they looked nice and felt really balanced. I just picked up a lower priced spinning rod for a bit. I love that they are mostly flat black. No shiny sparkle-y hardware or wraps on them. I hate having some guide sparkle and distract me when I a...

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Wow, someone remembers the ole Vega besides myself, that's why I brought it up. :lol: :lol: I had one, it was a gas saver but had engine problems after a while. :cry: It had automatic oil changes. You added a quart of oil every 100 miles from warped heads. Oh the Vega memories! But there was a spec...

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Clouser Minnow, Dahlberg Diver and Lefty's Deceiver on a WF-8-F/S

Hah!

Seriously I'm throwing that this weekend at C to the L.

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Here's the hourly observations last 7 days at a weather station west of 29 between Lower Lake and Soda Bay Road. http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mesowest/getobext.php?wfo=mtr&sid=KELC1&num=168&raw=0&dbn=m A good Lake County WX forecast page http://www.westernwx.com/lakeco/data/LakeCofcst.htm...

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Carp Free!

http://www.sawshopbistro.com/tokyotuesday.html

If someone asks about a hair and bolt rig we're in trouble!

Big Rick KFOG

No food at Ceago yet.

Saw Shop is my Lake Co. fave spot.

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These are really good for dinner, you ought to try both while there. Kelseyville The Saw Shop Bitro http://www.sawshopbistro.com/ Upper Lake The Blue Wing Saloon http://www.bluewingsaloon.com/ I've never been but my neighbors up there go to the Robinson Rancheria Casino in Upper Lake http://www.robi...

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I'd say rent a guide and their boat and their tackle and their gas and their knowledge. You'll catch fish and have fun. :D I think I saw Ferndale Resort in Soda Bay had some boats for rent when I was at their fuel dock last week. They have some ski boats and I think a small bass boat as well. I don'...

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Got a letter from Merc offering me "product protection" on my 150 Optimax. It costs 871 for 1 year, 1306 for 2, and 1921 for 3. (USA dollar dollar bills y'all) Do you guys get it these? I remember reading about Merc 2 stroke problems in the past. My motor is 1 year old. Light use, 15 to 20...

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I like to count my shake time, then at least double that for the wait time. That forces me to let it sit, that's when you catch fish. I also run about 6 inches below the hook to the sinker, and will wacky rig the worm. And a cast with a spinning rod is how I fish it. That's at Clear Lake, not the De...

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USCG Aux does some great work. I have taken classes at Yerba Buena and always found them to be very helpful. Here's an online version of what their safety check is all about. http://www.safetyseal.net/what_is_vsc.asp Here's the form they use. http://forms.cgaux.org/archive/a7012.pdf Here's a bunch o...

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this was in the Wall Street Journal last week, it is reprinted here (the text is the link)

'Fantasy fishing' leagues reeling in fans

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Here's a link to Konocti's shows

If you can find a good time with a band people like sounds like a winner trip for everybody.

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The craziest thing I have ever seen is a hot bite for salmon in Monterey Bay and the Moss Landing ramp on a weekend. The boats and trailers line up on Highway 1 at least 1/2 a mile away. That is if you get there around dawn. That would be getting there late. Then you wait forever (1 hour + easy) and...

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Good job firefighters. 29 reopened early this evening.

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It's just after 4 pm and I saw this on the CHP dispatch site I monitor for traffic problems. Click on the link and refresh for more info as it gets posted. http://cad.chp.ca.gov/IIqr.asp?Center=GGCC&LogNumber=1278D0717 here's the link to the chp dispatch site on the web http://cad.chp.ca.gov/ (i...

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