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Steve

2014 Phoenix 721 PRO XP for sale at $33,900. This boat is in excellent shape, is very clean, runs great, and is a joy to drive. The trailer is also in great shape. I have credible references for the boat and engine. Please feel free to contact Steve at (916) 715-5929 with any questions. • 2014 Phoen...

Steve

I fish extensively at night year round. Ive kept great records for moon phase when Ive caught "big fish". For me and the way I fish, there is no doubt that the best moon phase for night fishing is from the last quarter through 3 days after the new moon. I cant stand fishing at night during...

Steve

Two gauges and a connector cable, all brand new and still in box. Both are compatible with Mercury and Yamaha. $160

Steve

Unit is used, works perfect, and is in good condition, $175

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Steve

Used Lowrance HDS12 Gen2 Touch for sale, works perfectly and is in good condition, $300

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Steve

Used Minn Kota PowerDrive V2 12v trolling motor 55 lbs thrust and 54" shaft. Its in great shape and works perfectly. It does not come with a foot pedal.

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Steve

The cover is in good shape with no tears and the ratchets are perfect. However, the ratchet protectors need to be fixed a little. This cover is for a 721 which is 20' 11". Local pickup in the Sacramento area; I can ship but shipper pays the cost. $300

Steve

Sunnys Electric, Citrus Heights area

Steve

It’s common knowledge that certain groups want ALL non native fish species eradicated from Clear Lake due to the current status of the Clear Lake Hitch population ! it doesn’t take a degree in fisheries biology to know a seine net does not discriminate on what it catches and kills ! Apparently you ...

Steve

Its about time CDFW did this, they should do this at most lakes in CA. The number of tourneys at all lakes is out of control. Clear Lake is dying and the number of tourneys is a huge contributor to that. I also want to thank CDFW for completely ruining Trinity Lake, you should be proud of yourself (...

Steve

That's a long-tailed weasel. Ive seen a bunch of them in the South Delta but nowhere else in the Delta. Mink are all over the place throughout the Delta and CA, like everywhere. Generally speaking there are no ferrets in the wild unless one escapes or somebody lets one go, and those usually don't la...

Steve

You must have been sweating balls with all that gear on in this 100+ degree weather.

Steve

If I remember correctly, that fish was caught on a minnow while fishing for crappie.

Steve

The concept of "if I let it grow it will get bigger" is untrue, sort of. Every system is different, and "one size doesnt fit all". The biggest problem facing warmwater fisheries managers and quality fisheries these days across the country is stunted populations. This is the direc...

Steve

Keep posting pics like this and all ramps on the Delta will be closed soon. This is one of the only fisheries still open to fishing.

Steve

I concur, there are entirely too many tournaments on ALL of our lakes. I support multi-use fisheries, and this means providing for those types of experiences that all user groups are interested in. This means some lakes should be set aside where those that are looking for a "quiet" experie...

Steve

Technically Ash the reintroduced fish would not be part of the protected population, and I believe that humans would be allowed to catch and eat them as well. I suppose the only benefit to these reintroduction's above a migration barrier is to preserve the gene pool for future management efforts. Re...

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Mark:

The Sacramento River Winter-run Chinook Salmon ESU is anadromous. Fish reintroduced above Shasta dam, or any dam for that matter, would not contribute to the anadromous population. So Im just wondering how this reintroduction would contribute to the population and help save the ESU?

Steve

Mark, what would be the benefit of stocking Sacramento River Winter-run Chinook above Shasta Dam?

Steve

Thanks Edd. I was staring at that option hard, but thought if I turned it off then the units would not share waypoints, which I need them to do. I remember this now, its completely not intuitive and makes no sense, but its what needs to be done. Ill do this tomorrow to confirm thats what it was.

Steve

I have a Carbon 12 at the console, and a Gen 3 12 up front. I have a through hull for the Carbon, and an HDI Skimmer on the trolling motor for the Gen 3. Here is the problem. When in the Sonar page, on the menu bar at the bottom, when I select "This Unit" both of them switch to the same tr...

Steve

LOL, I respectfully disagree. Ive held my share of giants vertically and it causes zero damage. Ive also seen photos of fish that clearly have a hand mark on them because somebody took a picture holding horizontal with one hand near the tail. Regardless of how you are holding them, the potential for...

Steve

Congrats! And BTW, you are holding your fish just fine. Holding it vertically like you are is fine, the trouble starts when you start curling your hand under the jaw and causing the bass's body to become more horizontal. Holding with two hands isnt a good idea because you may remove some of the slim...

Steve

Several things here Ash. Please read what was written carefully, your interpretation is very off. First, this is not an argument, its simply conveying to this website what decisions fisheries professionals and organizations have made since 2013 as it relates to Spotted Bass and its former subspecies...

Steve

Biteme, you are looking at this all wrong. This issue has nothing to do with how these non-native bass are treated in CA or what they are eating in CA. Has to do with genetics, the lumpers and splitters in the world (you wont understand that statement ha), and the American Fisheries Society. And sin...

Steve

I would take the information in that article with a grain of salt, some of what they said just isnt true. For example, Dullecks fish was released so there is no way that Steve Sammons from Auburn University could confirm that Dullecks fish was indeed an Alabama Bass based on a lateral-line scale cou...

Steve

Too bad none of those fish caught in Bullards were actually spotted bass

Steve

When you factor in logistics, costs, and what boats would be available, you are much better off asking friends to borrow their boat. Maybe even ask some local bass clubs if they could lend you a hand and that you would be more than glad to pay a daily rental amount. I pretty positive you will not fi...

Steve

Mike: Somehow I think theres more to this story. Hard to tell exactly what the problem was based on your description. Not saying you did this, but at no point should any boat prevent another boat from launching, theres always something you can do with your launched boat to get it out of the way of o...

Steve

I pull a 21 footer with a 2018 Laramie 5.7 Hemi and I dont even know its back there. This truck is a 4x2 and its the first vehicle Ive owned that was not 4x4. I chose not to go with a 4x4 because I could no longer rationalize the added cost for 4x4, reduced mileage, and added insurance cost of a 4x4...

Steve

Anybody have any experience with these people? If so what are your thoughts?

Steve

I dont see the picture

Steve

The problem at Oroville is very straight forward. Its a stunted population, always has been, and its getting worse as indicated by "skinnier fish", i.e., poorer condition. This has nothing to do with water levels, competition with other species, rearing habitat, or prey base. The problem i...

Steve

Fair enough Mark, everybody sees things through different eyes.

Steve

There is alot to be said here, but I wanted to just point of a few things out as it relates to us as fishermen. Upfront I want to say that I have no opinions, wouldnt matter anyway since nobody cares what my opinions are! The CA bass fishing community has many members who are on the inside. However,...

Steve

Mark: Get on the internet and search for the permits. You will get frustrated because they are buried, but you will find them. DWR has a WaterFix website, thats a good place to start. I only point this stuff out because if the fishing community wants to have leverage as a group, we have to do a bett...

Steve

I think if you do your online homework, instead of believing what your read as factual on blind faith, you will find that indeed the WaterFix has received multiple permits.

Steve

Just playing the devils advocate here.

Did you do your homework? What makes you, or anybody else, think that the WaterFix has not received permits?

Steve

DanIsaac wrote:
toddmc wrote:
Steve wrote: Perhaps someday, someone will stand up and say enough, the lake needs to come first, not the County grant projects, vineyards or other AG business... I doubt it will ever happen, but one can always hope. It's all about the $$$$ fellas, nothing more, nothing less?

And this....

Steve

Clear lake's water quality problems are MUCH more complex and bigger than spraying weeds. The aquatic macrophytes being sprayed are going to die off eventually at some point regardless making a fish kill an annual possibility even if spraying didn't occur. I seem to recall a series of huge wildfire...

Steve

I just called the Tax Assessor about this Thursday. He said they use NADA and Buck to determine what your boat is worth, and then use a standard depreciation value (not sure what it is or how its calculated) to determine current value of boat and what your tax would be. They told me that when your b...

Steve

3.5 lbs? LOL, u lucky if that one goes 1.2 lbs.

Steve

One major reason why the resorts were "destroyed" is because the resorts grossly violated the conditions of their permits. The biggest violation was that the resorts allowed "permanent trailers" at the permitted locations.

Steve

Larry: CA never received pure Florida strain bass, so the only thing any of us can ask ourselves about our Largemouth Bass these days is what percentage of the genetics is actually Florida strain. As it relates to Alabama vs Spotted Bass, Alabamas are the ones that get much bigger. We could go back ...

Steve

Cooch, this stuff can be complicated but heres a simplified version. Spotted Bass always had two subspecies, northern and Alabama. IFGA only recognizes records for species (to my knowledge). In 2013 AFS (American Fisheries Society) elevated the two spotted bass subspecies to species (based on geneti...

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As well they should be. Ive never believed they were Spotted Bass. Have tissue samples from the Ferrante fish but problem is finding a geneticist that can find base samples of Alabama Bass, and the people that did the regional genetics work in the SouthEast that led to the elevation of the two subsp...

Steve

Steve, i'm just going to put this out there.....STFU. It's obvious your biased. You must have an almond orchard. I realized I would likely get this type of response from the the post I made. Many of you on here know who I am and know what I do, so I see no need to explain where Im coming from. I wi...

Steve

Im just going to put this out there. None of you know whats going on and more importantly you do not know why its going on as it relates to what water purveyors are required to do, permit wise. You are all barking up the wrong tree. Relax, what is going on will never affect your catch rates, never. ...

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