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try this product - I used it on my neoprene waders and it works great

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These are sad times when someone has to resort to schemes like this, but I suppose it's really nothing new. Sadder still if someone actually falls for them. Too bad craigslist and ebay don't (can't?) do anything about it. Thanks again to all that responded. This is what DOESN'T SUCK about this site!...

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Again, thanks to all. It seems he was looking at the same post on Craigslist that a couple of you mentioned. I'll let him know to pass on this.

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Thank you! If it gets to the point that he wants to have a pro look at it, any recommendations in the Folsom/Roseville area? What can he expect to pay for an inspection?

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One of my fishing buddies found an incredible offer on a 2003 bass boat. Knowing that if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is, so I thought I'd seek advice from the many experts on this forum. Thomas wants me to go with him to look at it and take it for a test ride. Unfortunately, this week ...

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Yeah, once I saw the diameter of this 80# stuff, I started thinking "overkill" too. I think it's simply for the abrasion resistance to the teeth - my biggest muskie, 48", was caught on 10# mono. I tried some 30# last year and even the small pike shredded it (my fingers, too). One of t...

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Western Arm of Eagle Lake. Our camp is Stanley's, about 3-4 miles west of Vermillion Bay. I highly recommend it if you ever are going for pike, muskie, lake trout, walleye and smallies. The smallie fishing really isn't targeted by most and it's the only place I've ever been that comes close to what ...

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Headed to Pike & Muskie country - Ontario - on Tuesday. After reading some articles on using 80# fluoro instead of steel or titanium leaders, I thought I'd give it a try. This stuff is just like what I use in my weed eater. Any suggestions on knots? Braid to leader, or terminal tackle in between?

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mp & gofish - thanks for your input! I'll do what we all do - experiment and let you know when I get back. Can't wait to go and what's really cool is the NHL playoffs are on while we're there. The guys that work the docks at our camp love hockey (no sh!+) and always come up to our cabin to watch...

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Getting ready for my annual Canadian trip and gearing up - hard! A thought came to mind while putting new hooks on my hardbaits. Some of my suspending (or even floating for that matter) jerkbaits have a feathered treble on the tail. On the pause, the hook sinks. I was thinking that a more natural pr...

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I just used the last of a certain color of senko that were given to me. It's a dark chocolate brown - I call it my tootsie roll bait. Of all the senkos I've tried, this color, by a landslide, outcatches the others I've tried. Anybody know what the color code or name is? The next time I reload w/ Cab...

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This may sound a little crazy, but hear me out. Hereâ€™s a suggestion for tournament organizations to consider. Have one or more â€œweigh-in/videoâ€

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Greg giving punctuation and spelling lessons? That's pretty funny!!!

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I was up there Monday and stopped in at Turtle Rock after fishing. Talking to one of the bartenders, I learned that the "local knowledge" seems to think Pensas is in bed with the operators of Pleasure Cove. Hence, I would expect that there will be a certain amount of price fixing involved ...

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Thanks! He's got an iphone so I'll recommend that.

Any opinions on Color vs B/W display?

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My boat owning fishing partner is looking to replace the old meter that came with the boat. He emailed me a link to this Hummingbird - http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0075168&type=pod&cmCat=cat601812_feat He's not looking for the top of the line and trying to ke...

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Nessie? I don't know, maybe it was Catfish Hunter. If I had an aqua view, that would be nice, but unfortunately... Thanks to all who've responded. Next time out, maybe we'll take a little TNT and blast those suckers just to end said mystery. Just kidding - I'll use a weighted treble and try snagging...

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I sure don't know, but we definitely got excited for a little while. Very strange....

As always, I would love to know what it (they) was!!!

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Fishing Berry on Friday and coming out of Pleasure Cove after a pit stop, we hit an extended, exposed point on the east side of Wragg Cove that we've caught a lot of bass on. No luck this time, but as we drifted out over the middle to retie some new baits to try in our next spot, we saw fish arcs on...

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Wrong screen name - s/b bassersfishwithartificials only.

Sorry! Oh yeah - Happy New Year to all!

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Check out his 12/23/2009 post on the Clear Lake reports thread - http://www.westernbass.com/ncalifornia/reports/view.html?id=7 I'm sure fly fisherman would have plenty to say about hardbaits, plastics, etc. I know from first hand experience when fishing in some locations - some try to make you feel ...

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Does anyone still use these? I was cleaning out my garage and came across my first sonar unit - a portable Hummingbird Tom Mann Bird Trap flasher with the yellow box. Also came across my old Hummingbird WideOne - also portable LCD. Are these worth trying to move on ebay, Craigs List or the classifie...

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Most units will show suspended shad schools when traveling 15 to 20 mph on plane, with shoot through hull mounted TD's. You need to manually set you ping speed to 75 for a starting point and adjust the sensitivety to where you have some light clutter on the screen. I have a Lowrance X-97. It's a pr...

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It's your transducer that limits what speed you can graph... if you have a through-hull 'ducer glassed in, you can read up to WOT.

The boat's a Boston Whaler. I don't think you can shoot through those hulls can you?

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When you're searching, do you adjust the sensitivity and screen speed on your meter or just leave it on Auto?

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I've been lucky on a few occasions to find bait exploding on the surface near the boat or seeing birds on the attack and reaped the rewards of some fast action. It's the bait below the surface that has puzzled me. Do you guys find these bait balls running full speed or do you search out the likely a...

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I used to hear that the Russian River had a decent smallmouth fishery a few years back, but I haven't seen anything in the last few. My buddy may have his boat up in the Healdsburg/Cloverdale area around Thanksgiving and he asked me to meet him up there. Never fished the Russian before and don't kno...

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Oh yeah, I forgot to mention - with the spinning rig, it's really easy to skip these baits under overhanging trees and docks, once you get the hang of it. (Sometimes it's too easy and the bait will skip into the branches or over the dock if you're not careful.)

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jazz depending on the depth you are trying to fish, you can use weighted hooks, but most are too heavy and affect the action. I like braided line because it floats, then use different weights inside the bait to find the right drop. You can buy weights, but i find its much cheaper to take penny nails...

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Thanks, slogin. I talked with my host today and he said we will be up around the Napa "Southern Crossing" bridge casting and trolling. I've got a bunch of stickbaits that I use for bass and walleye fishing when I go to Canada. I'm assuming natural shad type colors are the norm. Do you thin...

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I think I ordered a couple of replacements from a link on the sospenders web site. I've got an older model, and they've changed the size of the threaded end since then, but they did mention that on the site. I'm glad they did - I was able to pick up a couple of the older models that they still had i...

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Interesting technique - I've never heard of this before. I used to use blood knots until I finally figured out how to tie a uni to uni. I use power pro, but never noticed it being hollow. Is that a specific kind of PP? I didn't know there are different varieties.

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Got an invite to go out on the Napa River next week for some stripers. Never fished it before. We'll be on his Whaler, not sure where we're gonna put in, but I think it's either in Vallejo or maybe Cuttings wharf. Any reports and/or suggestions on rigs, lures, or locations is greatly - I MEAN GREATL...

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Thanks to all who commented. I guess I'll give it a try and see how it goes.

Great weekend to all!

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tracker, about 5 years ago, I "retired" for 18 months and thought I'd learn how to make rods in my spare time. I bought a kit from Cabela's which included a Loomis GLX blank. I also bought a video - "Custom Rod Building & Wrapping with Doc Ski" - which, at the time, was suppo...

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Anyone have any reviews on this line? I found a gift card in my wallet for Big 5 yesterday that was just begging to be spent. When I was running errands, I wanted to get a couple of filler spools, so I stopped in the local Big 5 to see what they had in the way of string (and gear in general) which w...

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Dan,

Thanks for your quick turnaround!

I shipped the reels on Thursday, UPS delivered them on Friday. When I got home from work on Monday, the package was on my doorstep. (Did you pull an all-nighter Friday?).

Thanks again,

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Does anyone know how early they open in the morning?

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Here's a hypothetical - what does one do if they catch what they think might be a Lake/State/World record bass? What is considered a "certified" scale? What can and can't you do? What sportsman ethics are involved? I doubt this will ever happen to me - my biggest is 12#, but you never know...

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Thanks guys! My wife has four sisters and all of them have plenty of drama to go with their baggage so I'm going to appreciate my alone time.

Joe, I've heard the Stan has a good smallie population, but I figured that was at lower elevations. What does Kennedy hold?

Thanks again.

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I'm going up to the Sierras over Labor Day weekend and need an escape from family for a few hours. Has anyone fished Lyons (which is pretty close to where I'm staying)? I found some reports that said there are LM, SM and spotted bass in the lake, but it seems like it should be more of a trout fisher...

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offduty- thanks for the input. the lure is approx. 5" in length and a rainbow trout pattern so I'm going to try it out on some of the lakes I fish for bass around here where they stock 'bows. Somebody told me if you pause and lower your rod tip, the bait turns 180 degrees, but I haven't heard t...

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I was given one of the subject lures as a gift but I haven't had a chance to try it out yet.

Has anyone used one of these and if so, can you offer any tips on best line, rod action and retrieve to use with it?

Thanks for your help!

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So this guy with a speech impediment (enunciationally challenged for those PC's out there) walks into a hardware store and asks the clerk "exkooth me, do you thell bird theed?" The clerk replies "no this is a hardware store, we don't sell bird seed here" The next day he walks in ...

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I've been fishing Lake Hennessey in Napa County for years and I've noticed an infestation of maroon/purple crawdads for about the last 4-5 years, which seems to coincide with the fall off in fishing. Hennessey is not managed, other than the trout they plant periodically, but it used to hold some awe...

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