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- Mon Mar 04, 2024 11:16 am
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: California's last native crayfish
- Replies: 9
- Views: 988
Re: California's last native crayfish
These adaptable ,
playful crayfish are known to throw discarded skirted jigs such as the one in picture around to each other like a Kush ball- Mon Feb 05, 2024 7:09 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Old Mercury mechanic in Ventura co?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 658
Re: Old Mercury mechanic in Ventura co?
Sent you a PM
- Thu Dec 07, 2023 4:58 am
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Flat cut living rubber for jigs
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1272
Re: Flat cut living rubber for jigs
Yes Andy's flat cut medium rubber is so bad I bought 2 lbs of it a few years ago to supplement my dwindling supply of vintage flat cut rubber . Have tied and fished jigs with original living rubber versus Andys and see no difference . Fish bite what you have confidence in and keep throwing (mystical...
- Wed Sep 27, 2023 9:04 am
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Night fishing hack
- Replies: 2
- Views: 917
Re: Night fishing hack
I bought the bobber light stik pack and tried it last night It came with what looks like a clear "glow in the dark tube "the light stik slides into . Taped it down to my Ultrex with clear packing tape and it stayed put all night and the glowing pointer made a big difference . Best $1.49 I ...
- Tue Aug 22, 2023 1:01 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: California’s only native sunfish may see a population rebound
- Replies: 5
- Views: 778
Re: California’s only native sunfish may see a population rebound
Alternate headline:
" Sacramento Jerks blame "Climate Change" as the reason for expanding the Sacramento Perch "
" Sacramento Jerks blame "Climate Change" as the reason for expanding the Sacramento Perch "
- Thu Jun 01, 2023 6:34 am
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Cranking Battery Draining quickly
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2861
Re: Cranking Battery Draining quickly
Couple of things ... I was having a similar issue with my cranking battery running down if I fished for extended periods without starting the outboard . Never had my motor fail to start just shut the graphs down due to low voltage under cranking . I had replaced the cranking battery with the same ra...
- Thu Mar 09, 2023 2:27 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Evinrude Motors
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1261
Re: Evinrude Motors
Why did Evinrude go out of business ?
I'll take this question for $200 Pat
What is the Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board
I'll take this question for $200 Pat
What is the Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board
- Tue Feb 21, 2023 5:29 am
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Lure Skirt builder
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1068
Re: Lure Skirt builder
Boss Outdoors
- Tue Dec 27, 2022 9:40 am
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Your favorite go to jigs
- Replies: 41
- Views: 3146
Re: Your favorite go to jigs
Ancient Chinese Proverb: " a word (jig) is worth a thousand pictures"
- Sun Dec 25, 2022 3:08 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Your favorite go to jigs
- Replies: 41
- Views: 3146
Re: Your favorite go to jigs
Non of the above. ‘71 I designed my own jig head design to go through rocks better then a football head and stand up about 30 degrees. The line tie is on top of the head near the nose helping the head go through rocks similar to the football head Tom , The description of your jig head sounds pretty...
- Thu Oct 06, 2022 8:22 am
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Where the Future Flows
- Replies: 3
- Views: 808
Re: Where the Future Flows
Didn't I read somewhere it was illegal to discriminate because of age ?
When you exclude people that have more years of experience with the subject under discussion than the participants making decisions what could possibly go wrong?
When you exclude people that have more years of experience with the subject under discussion than the participants making decisions what could possibly go wrong?
- Mon Sep 19, 2022 7:28 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Need a new trailer for Champion 198
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1044
Re: Need a new trailer for Champion 198
A couple of years ago Basscat Boats was making a Hybrid Model Puma deck on a Champion 203 hull .
They might already make a trailer that would fit you could try calling them >
They might already make a trailer that would fit you could try calling them >
- Sun Sep 04, 2022 8:54 am
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Early bass fishing jigs in California 1960- 1970's
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1992
Re: Early bass fishing jigs in California 1960- 1970's
IN 1969 I was 11 years old and caught 3 LM bass on an 1/8 oz purple maribou crappie jig in California one day in May . I guess I was ahead of my time for finesse jigs ?
- Sat Sep 03, 2022 7:03 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Early bass fishing jigs in California 1960- 1970's
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1992
Re: Early bass fishing jigs in California 1960- 1970's
OK here is my very bad rendition of a "Binky Bug " lure via Paint (photo is approximately actual size )
- Sat Sep 03, 2022 6:07 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Early bass fishing jigs in California 1960- 1970's
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1992
Re: Early bass fishing jigs in California 1960- 1970's
any photos of this 'binky bug', don't see anything on the web. Never mind, found it (unless it's not called the BITSY bug): https://www.strikeking.com/en/shop/jigs--spoons/bbj18 The best description of this bait would be if you took a "Pro Worm " 3" flat tail grub and made two oval s...
- Fri Sep 02, 2022 7:07 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Early bass fishing jigs in California 1960- 1970's
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1992
- Fri Sep 02, 2022 5:15 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Early bass fishing jigs in California 1960- 1970's
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1992
Early bass fishing jigs in California 1960- 1970's
[/img][/img] 1/2 - 5/8 oz football jig with vinyl skirt and typically fished with pork or plastic trailer (picture shown with spinner was a variation known as a "Matty /Mattie" or tail spinner to some ) originated Southern California in early 1960's 5/8 oz banana head hair jig with hand t...
- Sun Jul 17, 2022 6:42 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: PHOTOS: Drought shows Lake Mead boat graveyard
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1277
Re: PHOTOS: Drought shows Lake Mead boat graveyard
Amazing volunteer rescue of houseboat stranded on Lake Mead shoreline as water level continues to drop .
- Mon Jul 11, 2022 9:50 am
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Anyone need a MinnKota Ultrex box for repair shipping ?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 239
Anyone need a MinnKota Ultrex box for repair shipping ?
I upgraded to a Ultrex a couple of years ago and after hearing some of the horror stories about getting a bad motor having to send them back for repairs I kept the box just in case . Never had any problems so I was going to take the box to the dump and thought I would see if anyone might need it bef...
- Sun Jul 10, 2022 7:13 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Navigation switch on a 1990 Ranger 361V
- Replies: 3
- Views: 670
Re: Navigation switch on a 1990 Ranger 361V
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- Sat Jul 09, 2022 10:37 am
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Navigation switch on a 1990 Ranger 361V
- Replies: 3
- Views: 670
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- Mon Jun 27, 2022 4:24 am
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Smells like TUNA
- Replies: 3
- Views: 954
Re: Smells like TUNA
Like most new fishing secrets catfish anglers are really being tight lipped about this one. Few have heard about this technique because it's just not being talked about publicly . Rumor has it this new bait option for catching giant catfish was accidentally discovered in Florida by a local angler's ...
- Sat May 28, 2022 5:30 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: I filled my gas tank today for $22.00
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1731
Re: I filled my gas tank today for $22.00
we had a state legislator in California years ago named Debra Bowen that was trying to ban virtually all outboard motors but one because of the state law previously passed adding MTBE to california gasoline supply led to our state's waters becoming polluted with MTBE that did not break down . This o...
- Mon Apr 25, 2022 10:02 am
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: OK old- time bay area bass fishermen who remembers this one
- Replies: 42
- Views: 8529
Re: OK old- time bay area bass fishermen who remembers this one
As a teenager I lived only a few miles from the Sportsfishing center and thats were I got hooked on bass fishing about 45 years ago. I remember them having open house shows with vendors in the back room a couple of times with the Brawly brothers and meet Dee Thomas there that had to be 1975 or 1976...
- Wed Mar 09, 2022 2:19 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Gas Prices
- Replies: 54
- Views: 6166
Re: Gas Prices
Some say the reduction in domestic oil pumping causing higher gas prices is an intentional act to convince people to go to electric vehicles . How does one tow a boat or RV with an electric vehicle unless the ramp is at the end of your street ? With these higher gas prices the sales tax on a gallon ...
- Sat Jan 29, 2022 8:15 pm
- Forum: Kayaks and Kick Boats
- Topic: New ABA No Touch rule
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1954
Re: New ABA No Touch rule
If an angler incurs this infraction when their pictures are submitted for review at weigh-in the AC/DC song "A touch too much" should be instantly blasted out over some big speakers .
- Wed Jan 26, 2022 6:03 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Wtb mercury 3000 shifter
- Replies: 1
- Views: 548
Re: Wtb mercury 3000 shifter
Check on EBAY there is several for sale there right now and parts as well
- Mon Jan 10, 2022 5:34 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: NEED BOW ELECTRICAL HELP 00’ TRITON 186
- Replies: 2
- Views: 723
Re: NEED BOW ELECTRICAL HELP 00’ TRITON 186
Not familiar with your boat but see if you can find manufacturer info on the switch such a make and model # and look online for an electrical diagram of the switch Most likely its probably a single pole ,double throw , switch with a center "OFF" position . should be labeled on the front si...
- Mon Jan 10, 2022 9:42 am
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: DON PEDRO NEW ENTRY PRICE!!!!
- Replies: 39
- Views: 6455
Re: DON PEDRO NEW ENTRY PRICE!!!!
If your dog is over 62 years old (in dog years ) does he qualify for the Senior discount ?Lawley wrote:Comanche is 21 dollars for vehicle and boat
7.50 for fishing permit (off season)
Comanche charges 6.50 per day for a dog on your boat.
Love your compassionate liberal run state.
Let’s go Brandon
- Thu Dec 02, 2021 5:48 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Check out the back of this Tracker....
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2769
Re: Check out the back of this Tracker....
Standard equipment includes a paddle and distress signal flag to flag down other boaters for a tow back to the ramp .
- Wed Nov 10, 2021 2:36 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: 150 Mercury on a 19ft boat?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4650
Re: 150 Mercury on a 19ft boat?
If I am not mistaken the old XR 6 engines rated at 150 HP actually Dyno'd at somewhere around 171-172 HP . The tolerance for manufacturer advertised outboard HP was +/- 10% of advertised rating . With a continual arms race going on between Mercury ,Johnson , and Evinrude for the fastest bass boat mo...
- Mon Sep 27, 2021 4:07 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Pardee Update Sept 24
- Replies: 1
- Views: 636
Re: Pardee Update Sept 24
Went there today and lake is really low as reported . One of the maintenance guys was closing off the the far right hand lane of the launch ramp as I was launching (side closest to the boat inspection trailer ) after someone reportedly damaged their prop pulling out . He said lake had dropped 4 feet...
- Thu Jul 29, 2021 4:29 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife CDFW Worst Management in the USA
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1415
Re: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife CDFW Worst Management in the USA
[quote= The question now is what do we do about it. Voting is one idea, but dang that’s a real uphill battle![/quote] People all over this Nation are fed up with incremental loss of our freedoms , disregard of our Constitutional rights , and the maladministration by our elected state and local offic...
- Sun Jul 18, 2021 4:13 am
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Noise Pollution
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1606
Re: Noise Pollution
I would rather endure any of those noises instead of the amplified sounds coming from those obnoxious boats with the multiple giant speakers mounted on a structure 10 feet in the air .
- Fri Jul 16, 2021 8:54 am
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Colors in water confusion
- Replies: 68
- Views: 8500
Re: Colors in water confusion
My 3 most important factors in lure color selection
A) You have the faith to keep throwing it cast after cast expecting to get bit at any time .
B) The fish will readily bite it
C) It's not out of stock everywhere when you need to buy more .
A) You have the faith to keep throwing it cast after cast expecting to get bit at any time .
B) The fish will readily bite it
C) It's not out of stock everywhere when you need to buy more .
- Fri Jul 09, 2021 6:00 am
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Applying the OODA Loop to Bassin'
- Replies: 1
- Views: 462
Re: Applying the OODA Loop to Bassin'
I have been using that fishing knot for years now
- Thu Jul 01, 2021 6:42 pm
- Forum: Kayaks and Kick Boats
- Topic: Double Digit on the Popper! California
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4541
Re: Double Digit on the Popper! California
Double digit alright at least 96 ounces ( and possibly even pushing triple digits )
- Wed Jun 23, 2021 8:06 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Colors in water confusion
- Replies: 68
- Views: 8500
Re: Colors in water confusion
This is groundbreaking information . Fishermen have been catching bass for decades on all the wrong colors .
Putting things in proper context if a fish bites the lure you're throwing it IS the right color.
Putting things in proper context if a fish bites the lure you're throwing it IS the right color.
- Mon Jun 21, 2021 4:24 am
- Forum: Marine Accessories
- Topic: Bass Cat Life Vests New -- SOLD
- Replies: 4
- Views: 952
Re: Bass Cat Life Vests New -- Size XL
I'll take it ! Can you take a pay pal money Xfer
- Fri Jun 18, 2021 9:32 am
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Colors in water confusion
- Replies: 68
- Views: 8500
Re: Colors in water confusion
According to the "Lake Water " graph the colors fade out after being submerged only inches underwater ? A fish's eyes are built differently than ours and most likely don't perceive colors the same as we do anyway . Bottom line is if a particular color is getting bit it's the right color re...
- Sat Jun 05, 2021 5:42 am
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Delta's emergency drought barrier on the West False River
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4428
Re: Delta's emergency drought barrier on the West False River
" I am sure all Californian's would agree that DWR really rocks " Gavin Newsome
- Tue Jun 01, 2021 11:50 am
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Sacramento Perch
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2148
Re: Sacramento Perch
If you need some genetic diversity I hear Topaz lake off 395 south of Carson city Nevada has some big Sacramento perch living in it .
- Wed Dec 30, 2020 5:48 am
- Forum: Marine Accessories
- Topic: Swivel exe transom saver
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1411
Re: Swivel exe transom saver
Sent you a PM about setting up a meeting place /time in Oakdale
- Sat Dec 26, 2020 7:26 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: What would you do for a lost Hudd??
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2727
Re: What would you do for a lost Hudd??
" I would do anything for Hudd (but I won't do that ) " , Meatloaf
- Wed Dec 23, 2020 5:52 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Delta in Collapse
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4290
Re: Delta in Collapse
Desalination plants can supply water to many cities, but as was stated previously, agriculture is the big user. I believe modern hi tech irrigation could go a long ways in solving the problem. If some of our legislators wanted to address the problem instead of worrying about reelection we could mak...
- Wed Dec 23, 2020 9:44 am
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Delta in Collapse
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4290
Re: Delta in Collapse
I read once the natural water supply in the LA basin was only enough to support a population of 200 K people . How many are living there now and where did the required water come from ? California politicians past and present claim to be such big proponents of the environment when the cameras are ro...
- Tue Dec 22, 2020 10:44 am
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Delta in Collapse
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4290
Re: Delta in Collapse
There isn’t any doubt that the Delta ecosystem is changing and the weakest links are first to be impacted. Smelt are not a major prey source for LMB that rely/more on demasel prey in lieu of pelagic species. If the smelt are gone they should be replaced with Threadfin Shad and Silversides that more...
- Sat Dec 12, 2020 9:42 am
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: $59 million for Delta Tunnel approved
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1297
Re: $59 million for Delta Tunnel approved
If these aquatic robber Barons get their way it will be " RIP " Cal Delta .
Won't have to worry about Zebra Mussels infesting the Delta any longer because the native salt water varieties will simply follow the salt water inland from the sea as salt water consumes the Delta .
Won't have to worry about Zebra Mussels infesting the Delta any longer because the native salt water varieties will simply follow the salt water inland from the sea as salt water consumes the Delta .
- Wed Dec 09, 2020 7:57 pm
- Forum: Marine Accessories
- Topic: Swivel exe transom saver
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1411
Re: Swivel exe transom saver
Still for sale ? Do you have any trips to fish Melones or Camanche planned for this December or January ?
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