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by Drakestar
Sun Nov 19, 2023 11:29 am
Forum: Rods & Reels
Topic: Black Friday Rod Sale: Shimano PAs & More
Replies: 0
Views: 330

Black Friday Rod Sale: Shimano PAs & More

Putting on a small Black Friday sale. Shipped insured, payment via Venmo or PP "friends & family". Pickup is in Bay Area Marin (North Bay). Multiple rods combine shipment. All rods are competitively priced to even beat used rod sales by a couple of stores. Message for questions, email ...
by Drakestar
Fri Aug 28, 2020 12:21 pm
Forum: Rods & Reels
Topic: Daiwa / abu carbon handles
Replies: 12
Views: 2101

Re: Daiwa / abu carbon handles

ulysi wrote:
Drakestar wrote:What length are the handles? (if not sold yet.)
90 mm
Thanks, I got those :) Was hoping for 100.
by Drakestar
Fri Aug 28, 2020 12:16 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: How to keep NewJen off Clear Lake… #toosoon?
Replies: 40
Views: 7048

Re: How to keep Clear Lake #1

Sounds like BBT is experiencing fewer mortalities than other tournaments. What gives? Maybe stricter oversight and better infrastructure? NewJen had 12 times that number and WON was just as high. Once again what did won bass or newjen do wrong other than hold a tourney in the summer? These masses o...
by Drakestar
Fri Aug 28, 2020 12:10 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: How to keep NewJen off Clear Lake… #toosoon?
Replies: 40
Views: 7048

Re: How to keep Clear Lake #1

Big topic, complex topic and not trying to be too reductionist about it, but... A good immediate step all tournaments could take is to penalize dead fish much more heavily. You take the CDWF out of it, you evenly split responsibility between the tournament organizer (who has to make an unpopular cha...
by Drakestar
Wed Aug 26, 2020 5:25 pm
Forum: Rods & Reels
Topic: Daiwa / abu carbon handles
Replies: 12
Views: 2101

Re: Daiwa / abu carbon handles

What length are the handles? (if not sold yet.)
by Drakestar
Thu Jul 30, 2020 9:30 am
Forum: Tournaments
Topic: 79.34 to Win Clear Lake | California Open Pro Final Results
Replies: 20
Views: 5087

Re: 79.34 to Win Clear Lake | California Open Pro Final Results

Fish die when it’s 100+ degrees no matter what. What is the deal with the whining and crying every tournament in the summer? The td’s are doing everything they can to mitigate damage. It’s just part of summer fishing no matter how hard you try. Clear Lake is a shared resource. The number of people ...
by Drakestar
Mon Jul 27, 2020 7:58 am
Forum: Tournaments
Topic: 79.34 to Win Clear Lake | California Open Pro Final Results
Replies: 20
Views: 5087

Re: 79.34 to Win Clear Lake | California Open Pro Final Results

kraetzer wrote:Just FYI, this is a shared weight tournament, so the count is "only" 48.
That's not great, but certainly better than twice that much :)
by Drakestar
Sun Jul 26, 2020 10:20 pm
Forum: Tournaments
Topic: 79.34 to Win Clear Lake | California Open Pro Final Results
Replies: 20
Views: 5087

Re: 79.34 to Win Clear Lake | California Open Pro Final Results

“I fished as a AAA and there is absolutely nothing that Billy and wonbass could have done differently or better in regards to fish care.” They could not have had the tournament, which would have meant better fish care. I count 96 dead fish between Pro and AAA. 96! That doesn’t count all the bass tha...
by Drakestar
Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:54 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Rollins Lake Advice
Replies: 4
Views: 1070

Re: Rollins Lake Advice

Went down the river arm and found what I thought was a decent location. Broke off 3x on my first 4 casts, fish finder wasn’t working and the waves from water skiers were relentless, so I wasn’t in a good mood. (I hate water skiers - maybe irrationally since it’s a free country and an open lake - but...
by Drakestar
Tue Jul 07, 2020 1:56 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Rollins Lake Advice
Replies: 4
Views: 1070

Re: Rollins Lake Advice

Thanks! We’re not going to get the boat until 9:30 so I’ve already resigned myself to a not-many-fish-in-the-midday-heat experience, but should still be fun. Knowing where to look for them is definitely helpful. Will see what happens :)
by Drakestar
Mon Jul 06, 2020 3:42 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Rollins Lake Advice
Replies: 4
Views: 1070

Rollins Lake Advice

I was able to rent a boat for Rollins this week and would appreciate any tips; I’ve never been there. We got a family pontoon boat with no electronics, I’ll be going by map and castable fish finder only. I got all my smallie bait and finesse gear with me and see a couple of promising offshore spots ...
by Drakestar
Mon Jul 06, 2020 3:30 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Scotts Flat Reservoir status?
Replies: 4
Views: 1393

Re: Scotts Flat Reservoir status?

We didn’t have any issues walking in at Cascade yesterday and bank fish. Didn’t have a boat, though.
by Drakestar
Sun Jul 05, 2020 7:07 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Scotts Flat Reservoir status?
Replies: 4
Views: 1393

Re: Scotts Flat Reservoir status?

Thanks! I’ve since then found a statement saying this on the official page, will see if actually true: “ Nevada Irrigation District will be opening all it facilities to boating, day use and camping on July 1, 2020!!!”
by Drakestar
Sat Jul 04, 2020 5:24 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Scotts Flat Reservoir status?
Replies: 4
Views: 1393

Scotts Flat Reservoir status?

Has anybody been to Scotts Flat recently and can tell me what the status is? We're visiting my inlaws in Grass Valley for the next week and I'd love to go fishing. The most recent article on the reservoir I've been able to find it from May 27, and it said that locals only are allowed to launch boats...
by Drakestar
Tue May 19, 2020 12:29 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Clear Lake Opening for Locals Saturday ???
Replies: 36
Views: 9667

Re: Clear Lake Opening for Locals Saturday ???

Does anybody know if/how the updated order affects Clear Lake guide services? Sounds like they're still not allowed to open while everybody is allowed back on the water...
by Drakestar
Tue May 19, 2020 12:19 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Releaser or Keeper? Which are you?
Replies: 34
Views: 4912

Re: Releaser or Keeper? Which are you?

Always C&R here, because I want the fish to still be there tomorrow and keep the sport alive. I understand that CA has a legal limit of 5 black bass/day, so it's hard to fault somebody who takes them. But in my mind they're negatively affecting the sport, so I don't like it. The negative side ef...
by Drakestar
Sun Apr 26, 2020 2:39 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Still NO FISHING at Clear Lake
Replies: 46
Views: 10018

Re: Still NO FISHING at Clear Lake

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 genu...
by Drakestar
Sun Apr 26, 2020 12:19 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: How Do You Fish Slimy Conditions?
Replies: 6
Views: 2357

Re: How Do You Fish Slimy Conditions?

Thanks for your suggestions. Unfortunately I haven't been able to unlock topwater yet on this lake :( Might need to go later in the day. Luckily the bloom has stopped for a bit - on that trip, every worm came back at least this slimey... Still got three bass to commit to that, though. Maybe they lik...
by Drakestar
Sun Apr 26, 2020 11:54 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Still NO FISHING at Clear Lake
Replies: 46
Views: 10018

Re: Still NO FISHING at Clear Lake

I get that Clear Lake has limited capacity in their medical facilities and are therefore susceptible to being overrun by covid-19 patients placing a large portion of their population at risk...so it makes sense to discourage out of towners from migrating there and bringing the virus with them. It d...
by Drakestar
Mon Apr 20, 2020 12:52 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: How Do You Fish Slimy Conditions?
Replies: 6
Views: 2357

How Do You Fish Slimy Conditions?

Went out to a local reservoir yesterday that is prone to slimy algae growth - and sure enough, the warming water had done its job. How do you fish these conditions? I'm not sure there's much to do about it when the algae are suspended across the entire water column - no matter where and how you fish...
by Drakestar
Sun Apr 12, 2020 11:55 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Social Distancing... NOT
Replies: 74
Views: 9349

Re: Social Distancing... NOT

Cdevette, who is they? Donald Trump, the President of the United States is telling us this is serious, and to social distance. I have not heard about any of the circumstances you just spoke of. Let’s have some links to the articles. ..just fyi https://onscene.tv/hyde-park-officers-disperse-birthday...
by Drakestar
Sun Apr 12, 2020 11:44 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Social Distancing... NOT
Replies: 74
Views: 9349

Re: Social Distancing... NOT

To say that more people travelled from China to New York VS . China to Bay Area to inaccurate . I am in technology in Silicon Valley , for 35 years ---- huge amounts of travel from/to China and Silicon Valley every single day --- in huge numbers . Not to mention that people wanted to get in/out of ...
by Drakestar
Sun Apr 12, 2020 3:31 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Social Distancing... NOT
Replies: 74
Views: 9349

Re: Social Distancing... NOT

To say that more people travelled from China to New York VS . China to Bay Area to inaccurate . I am in technology in Silicon Valley , for 35 years ---- huge amounts of travel from/to China and Silicon Valley every single day --- in huge numbers . Not to mention that people wanted to get in/out of ...
by Drakestar
Sun Apr 12, 2020 3:27 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Social Distancing... NOT
Replies: 74
Views: 9349

Re: Social Distancing... NOT

I've said enough here. I'll do what I can while my state allows it. Good luck anyone. I agree. When I ask real questions like How can you believe a state that says I will not close fishing but only postpone trout season When all the lakes are ALREADY closed? All I hear is crickets. Face the facts. ...
by Drakestar
Sun Apr 12, 2020 10:01 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Social Distancing... NOT
Replies: 74
Views: 9349

Re: Social Distancing... NOT

The February dates in that article match with what (from what I understand) could be possible. December is a whole different beast, and I know there's a conspiracy theory that places it in December and is used to promote the idea that CA has some kind of herd immunity and that that's the real reason...
by Drakestar
Sun Apr 12, 2020 9:07 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Social Distancing... NOT
Replies: 74
Views: 9349

Re: Social Distancing... NOT

I still see groups of people “ out & about ! like they haven’t even heard the shelter in place order ?.....it’s gonna be a long year !... No matter how you look at it. We can't stay shut down for months. They're now saying it was in CA in December. Death rates from the flu are higher. It’s hone...
by Drakestar
Sat Apr 11, 2020 3:02 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Social Distancing... NOT
Replies: 74
Views: 9349

Re: Social Distancing... NOT

20,000 total across the USA so far. That’s the number I heard more than once in last couple days. 20,000 too many. Amen to that! And 60% of those 20k happened over the last week alone, which gives us a good idea of how quickly this thing is spreading/accelerating, and how terribly it could spiral o...
by Drakestar
Sat Apr 11, 2020 2:58 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Social Distancing... NOT
Replies: 74
Views: 9349

Re: Social Distancing... NOT

Another way of looking at the CA numbers alone and to put them in context: on average, flu & pneumonia kill 157 Americans per day. Let’s cut out 6 months to account for flu season, so that’s 314/day during flu season. CA has ~11% of America’s population, which gives us approx. 33 flu deaths/day ...
by Drakestar
Sat Apr 11, 2020 2:24 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Social Distancing... NOT
Replies: 74
Views: 9349

Re: Social Distancing... NOT

Covid 19 kills 2,000 Americans every day?? For being so factual I think you might need to check on that one SMH COVID-19 deaths/day in the US for the last week: 2108, 1783, 1973, 1939, 1164, 1212, 1320. Those data are publicly available, not a big secret or anything. I agree with LipRipper1978 that...
by Drakestar
Sat Apr 11, 2020 12:36 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Social Distancing... NOT
Replies: 74
Views: 9349

Re: Social Distancing... NOT

And you realize the regular flu kills aprox 30,000 Americans every year and aprox 60,000 per year die from pneumonia. So where's the concern for that? Fishing or boating isn't the issue that's going to keep the Corona going. Any of you go to any grocery store recently? There's way more people there...
by Drakestar
Fri Apr 10, 2020 11:03 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: State meeting on CA fishing ban erupts into chaos. ‘Make fishing great again!’
Replies: 25
Views: 5238

Re: State meeting on CA fishing ban erupts into chaos. ‘Make fishing great again!’

What an embarrassing display ... you could hear voices of reason (Guys calm down ... chill out etc) however mostly just a bunch of morons crying & yelling @ civil servants. Act that way again and they may just screw us all out of fishing again out of pure spite. Agreed. I feel like that display...
by Drakestar
Mon Apr 06, 2020 10:45 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Statewide fishing closure
Replies: 27
Views: 4460

Re: Statewide fishing closure

I'll wait until actual guidelines are passed/updated before I get pissed about a statewide fishing closure. It's too easy to cry over unspilled milk. But what's been bothering me in general is that laws are not getting enforced in the first place, so the regulations have no teeth. Instead of of enfo...
by Drakestar
Sat Apr 04, 2020 7:25 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Aaron Martens UPDATES
Replies: 28
Views: 11280

Re: Aaron Martens

http://www.bbcboards.net/showthread.php?t=1046460
https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/ub ... spitalized

Of course I hope he’ll make a swift recovery, as well. He’s one of the most (over)analytical bass anglers out there, and I think that makes him awesome.
by Drakestar
Sat Apr 04, 2020 1:11 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: This has gotten beyond stupid!
Replies: 16
Views: 3540

Re: This has gotten beyond stupid!

Government take over? What does that mean exactly? I am not worried I am certain that the people who want “democratic Socialism” Will stop at nothing to get it. Basically the shut down has achieved Much of that goal “Temporarily” Just look around at the present conditions. I AGREE that we need the ...
by Drakestar
Wed Apr 01, 2020 10:49 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Delta Carp?
Replies: 12
Views: 2868

Re: Delta Carp?

I think it's sad that carp have such a bad rep in America. 90% of what people say about them isn't even true. Good reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxhxgKYt3cY
by Drakestar
Wed Apr 01, 2020 10:45 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: State ban on recreational waterways? Delta Closing Up MORE CLOSURE UPDATES THRU APRIL 2
Replies: 27
Views: 6967

Re: State ban on recreational waterways?

So it sounds more like a boat launch restriction due to people congregating there. Bank fishn it is I guess. Don't expect that to be legal for long. Went fishing with my son yesterday and saw a group of 6 people fishing across the shore. They were clearly not a family, came in two cars, and were tr...
by Drakestar
Fri Mar 27, 2020 4:43 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Delta Carp?
Replies: 12
Views: 2868

Re: Delta Carp?

They are still there and its against the law to throw them back in the water Which carp cannot be thrown back? Grass carp are invasive and need to be killed, but common carp are a naturalized species and I can't find any regulations about them. Funnily enough, grass carp are not actually true carp...
by Drakestar
Thu Mar 26, 2020 11:24 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Punch baits & color??
Replies: 11
Views: 3729

Re: Punch baits & color??

Candy Grass! Wait there is another color Candy Grass! I saw his video with Jared and he was throwing Candy Grass. Thanks Ish. Bluegill colors like "watermelon candy", "moved grass", "smoke purple blue watermelon laminate" (yeah, that's an actual senko color) or simple ...
by Drakestar
Fri Mar 06, 2020 3:46 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Spinning Rod & line for Jerkbaits
Replies: 7
Views: 7648

Re: Spinning Rod & line for Jerkbaits

I caught my biggest jerkbait bass on a spinning rod, a Megabass Orochi Shakyhead. Not my usual rod for jerkbaits, but that was the only rod I had with me when fish started spraying and worming suddenly didn't seem like a great idea :lol: Assuming that the rod action carries down into the lower model...
by Drakestar
Sun Feb 16, 2020 8:46 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Paca Craws / Hollow Baits
Replies: 3
Views: 1022

Re: Paca Craws / Hollow Baits

No personal experience, but I know that the Tacticalbassin guys (or at least Matt Allen) bury the hook in Jackall Archelons and he swears he's never had an issue with setting the hook.
by Drakestar
Wed Feb 05, 2020 7:50 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Rod Companies Leaving California
Replies: 21
Views: 6052

Re: Rod Companies Leaving California

Dorado_33 wrote:Where in Arkansas is Powell moving to
They had a post about the move on their Facebook page, including the new address. But strangely that post is now gone (and a bunch of other older posts). It was somewhere in the Ozarks... Rogers, I think? Makes sense because Beaver Lake is right there.
by Drakestar
Tue Feb 04, 2020 12:22 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Rod Companies Leaving California
Replies: 21
Views: 6052

Re: Rod Companies Leaving California

I appreciate the “rant”, Gary, it’s informative. I’ve only lived half my life in the US (first half in Europe), and when I first came here in ‘98 I lived in Dallas. Super cheap rent and gas was $0.99/gallon. Still have (very friendly) friends there and understand the appeal (could do without the coc...
by Drakestar
Mon Feb 03, 2020 7:24 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Rod Companies Leaving California
Replies: 21
Views: 6052

Rod Companies Leaving California

Last year, Gary Dobyns moved his company from Yuba City to Texas. This February, Keith Bryan is moving Powell from Novato to Arkansas. I'm wondering if that means anything. What's your take? Personally, I liked knowing that these rods were created*, tested and fished locally (in case of Powell in my...
by Drakestar
Sat Jan 18, 2020 11:25 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Amazing Deal from ABU Garcia 60% off MGX Reel
Replies: 7
Views: 2164

Re: Amazing Deal from ABU Garcia 60% off MGX Reel

Thanks! I have three of these already (a 20, a 30 and a 2000s) and just ordered another one from this sale. They’re great finesse reels.
by Drakestar
Tue Jan 14, 2020 9:55 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Opinions on GLX Warranty Submission
Replies: 9
Views: 1624

Re: Opinions on GLX Warranty Submission

G Loomis shipped a warranty replacement rod last night 8) Thanks for all advice!
by Drakestar
Tue Jan 07, 2020 9:52 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Opinions on GLX Warranty Submission
Replies: 9
Views: 1624

Re: Opinions on GLX Warranty Submission

It's not great because I lost my anointed finesse swimbait/dark sleeper rod for a bit and it's winter, but it just makes me go to other techniques for the time being. My bigger concern is this story I've built in my head where, just like toys in Toy Story just want to be played with, rods just want ...
by Drakestar
Mon Jan 06, 2020 9:33 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Opinions on GLX Warranty Submission
Replies: 9
Views: 1624

Re: Opinions on GLX Warranty Submission

Bantam1 encouraged me to send in the rod for warranty eval, so I'll do that. Thanks for the lead!
And while I wait I'll fall back on my trusty Powell 733 for the stuff I got the GLX for.
by Drakestar
Sun Jan 05, 2020 9:49 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Opinions on GLX Warranty Submission
Replies: 9
Views: 1624

Re: Opinions on GLX Warranty Submission

It was a 14lbs leader, nothing too heavy.
by Drakestar
Sun Jan 05, 2020 9:48 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Opinions on GLX Warranty Submission
Replies: 9
Views: 1624

Re: Opinions on GLX Warranty Submission

Thanks.
by Drakestar
Sat Jan 04, 2020 6:47 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Opinions on GLX Warranty Submission
Replies: 9
Views: 1624

Opinions on GLX Warranty Submission

Bought a Loomis GLX for Xmas. Tip broke off today (2nd time on the water, poor rod never even caught a fish!) while I was putting the bait in the hook keeper. Trying to decide between using the Xpeditor program ($100 no questions asked replacement, shipped right away) and sending in the rod for warr...