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Steve

Its in the 8 range, Ill go with 8.53

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hey dan... Have you thought of other "more friendly" ways to collect your specimens. Here is a suggestion that would benefit you without taking perfectly healthy fish out of our fisheries! You should contact local tournament directors and orgs, and see if they might be willing to donate t...

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Johnny C wrote:Right now the only young guns in the sport are the ones who have wealthy parents.

The only "older people" who are able to be involved at the competitive level, and even a high recreational level, are also wealthy. It aint just a young person problem.

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Heres an novel idea that totally goes against everything you know or have read. Use braid to crank. For a very long time cranking was my thing, and fishing deep water was what I did. I was never satisfied with how deep my crankbaits went, and for many years I experimented with every mono you can ima...

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Im not convinced that fish is a spot. Its a crappy photo, but my knee jerk reaction was redeye bass. If I had a better photo I could tell for sure.

Steve

What works well when this happens is getting out of your truck, walking down to the offending launcher, and politely asking them to turn off their lights. Sometimes they ask why, and once you tell them they are all like "oh, I didnt realize that!". No need to be confrontational, politeness...

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Fish over farming it can only happen in ca. Its not that anybody is choosing fish over farming. The time has come in our society where we have to make a decision, and that decision is do we try to strike a balance between the needs of the environment and the needs of humans (which by the way are re...

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I like the way you think John.

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Cause I can see it much better at night. With my headlight pointed up in the air the peripheral light makes that stuff glow. Ever try to see green power pro in the middle of the night with a 30 mph sideways rainstorm blowin? It aint fun and you would be amazed at where the bow in your line ends up, ...

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Anybody know where I can purchase white power pro, preferably online or in the Sac area?

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I was fishing Friday night when the storm rolled in. Everything was fine until the lightning started, and that was it, I immediately left. I dont mess around with lightning, I lived in the southeast too long and had too many scary experiences. Its not worth it. I think in general its best not to be ...

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Ive always had the same problem with those baits. And when you get bite with an upside down frog you will never hook it. Thats why my primary frog is the Sumo. It sits *** down, which is how a real frog sits, and its heavier which creates more commotion in the slop.

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You have to have it weighed on a certified scale, and you can get your fishing scale certified at a county weights and measures department (there is a fee). A salter scale works good for this. You have to have I think two people other than yourself witness the weighing of the fish. And finally the h...

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Heres a good tip. Stop killing big bass.

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Jigs: I hate to tell you this but planting bass aint gonna help. Bass reproduce just fine in Pedro, and for every bass caught and killed two more pulled off a successful spawn. It is very rare that a bass population gets so low that supplemental stockings are needed to boost the population. The only...

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Technically you would also need a business license, and its about $150 for 3 years.

Steve

Come on Homey, get up to speed with Ebonics!

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Depending on how technical you want to be or care to be, rock bass and warmouth are two separate species. Regional slang can confuse which species one is actually talking about, but to my knowledge only the rock bass is regionally referred to as goggle eye.

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Robert F wrote:Maybe obsessive C&R is not the best policy.

No, its not, its actually the worst policy. Selective harvest is the key to maintaining quality fisheries.

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Looking for someone to maybe call to check the level of the afterbay in oroville. I went the other day and it had dropped about 7 feet and fishing was horrible.. Anyone know a number I can call to check the level? Save yourself the time and headache and check CDEC. Heres the link. Scroll down to fi...

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I dont know whats up with this guy, but this is a pm he sent me. If somebody can translate this for me please do. I cant seem to make much sense of it. Somebody has fallen off the tractor.... "I now know that you are the enemy. I am a confederate and you support Perraz Hilton. Please dont conta...

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There is a place on HWY 20 not from from Clear Lake. If you were heading east on HWY 20 from Clear Lake Oaks, the place would be on your right just as you started up the first hill (and before you get to the turnoff for the town of Clear Lake). They have a bunch of ATV's and stuff there. I left my b...

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This tourny isnt any different than any other random draw or Pro Am. Sometimes you just cant hide your good water from people, thats just part of the game. Plus, all the true trophy hunters that will be involved deal with the issue of being recognized on a good spots every time they fish. Nothin new...

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Thats pretty funny, thats what I think. Its sucks when the boater has zero room for your stuff which usually doesnt amount to much. I really appreciate having an open space for my stuff, and I hate when I have to place it in like 5 compartments to make it fit. I would say its 50/50 as far as a boate...

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If Im not mistaken that pic was found when one of Perrys relatives passed away. The pic was confirmed as legit by an investigative reporter. Not sure how long ago all this went down but it was that long ago, relatively speaking.

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Well, since the Go-2 works so well, maybe somebody would want to buy the one that I have and never used!

Steve

I dont think color matters much, but Im a big fan of the Kokanee color and the black color. I like throwing them on the G-Loomis 955 and less so on the 956. The 955 is awesome for other mid-sized swimbaits, and the 956 is a Hudd machine. If you cant afford the Loomis then you cant go wrong with an O...

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Steelheads wrote:I know, but if I tell the truth I'm gonna be removed from here.

Tell the truth homeboy, what you got to lose? Every post of yours has been negative, so you mays as well continue your trend. Obviously you are an expert of sorts.

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I didnt see any pics of a bluegill on your site, but I did see a video of a 2.45 pound midget! WTF was that? Im traumatized.

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I've heard the intelligent remark, "I love animals, their tasty." Really, if that's the case why don't you take a kitchen knife and go slaughter the family dog. Lather up in BBQ and chow down ??????? Now that right there is funny, and its funny because there are lots of cultures that do j...

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Will be there from Thursday until l Sunday With a frog the size of a house cat tied on and a swim bait the size of wolfeman , who knows maybe it will be Wolfe, depends on if he behaves him self or decides to get a little frisky As for the rest of you ( STAY OFF MY FROG WATER :twisted:) RIB IT-RIB I...

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It was released.

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http://trophybassonly.com/id119.htm

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"Tragic" :roll: :roll: Any rational biologist would know it is absoleutly NO BIG DEAL to keep one 10 pound fish, do the math if you have that much time on your hands!! Nice fish, it is your right to keep it and not get hammered for it! You are correct Mr. Marx. However, there are a few th...

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Clearly you have no concept of cumulative effects. Think about that for a while, consult a dictionary if you need to. The seal argument doesnt apply to this situation (or any for that matter), but thanks for showing your ignorance anyway.

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[/quote]Maybe drive around next time and find some one with a scale or just let the fish go. We need make sure the big ones are put back.[/quote] Exactly! Ive driven all over a lake looking for both a scale and a camera. I even called a friend the other day who drove down to the lake for me with a s...

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spotfin wrote:Just for you Steve, I am going to try my best this yr to make sure catching double digit bass happens frequently!!

You aint good enough to do that.

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spotfin wrote:I need to be better prepared for moments like this which happen way too infrequently.

And its a good damn thing it happens infrequently.

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This is the brother of a good friend of mine and fellow CA bass fisherman. I was gonna let Paul respond but this is too good. Like Paul said to me you cant win if you dont play. http://www.fantasyfishing.com/article.cfm?id=149901 PS: Im almost positive the largemouth David is holding was caught rece...

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You only have to look one place to answer the question. Endangered Species Act. I was in the Middle River/Victoria area today and there were two furbags tearing up the banks and leaving a trail of carnage. Not normal for a salt water mammal to be that many miles from the coast. Too many in their ho...

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fish_food wrote:Shooting propane tanks with lit road flares duct taped to 'em at night is fun stuff...

Now that right there is funny, and it sounds fun too! Thats definitely something I would do. Its also probably in the top 5 things "you know you are a redneck if....."

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Scott E. wrote:fricken' Russkies!

Why not just send them back to where they came from. If you cant adjust to the rules and laws, and respect the culture and natives, of your new country then send them back. Problem solved.

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Ok, then what was the problem with the decline of spotted owls?

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Ok, now that we got that all figured out anybody care to post weights and a summary of the day?

Steve

I have a question for you. How many swimbait fish have you caught? How many looked like they would die when they got near the boat? Ive caught my share of swimbait fish, and have seen my share caught where the stingers caused some problems. Some of those fish may have died after release and they pr...

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You all are in left field and this particular fish is old news. Yes, the angler came forward and explained indeed the fish was dead. Im not going to recant what he said about why the fish died, but I can tell you he seemed honest when he explained what happened. He felt very bad about the fish dying...

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I have to tell you it is honestly the worst line I have used. I know that sounds harsh, but I really have never broken off more fish with any line. I called the number on the site and got their voicemail. I left them a message asking if they had a bad batch or something, but never got a response. I...

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Channel 3 here in Sacramento had a story on it.

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biteme wrote:I was just worried that because the tube is so big they would try and nail me on some oversize charge. The rod is broken so dont have to worry about the wrap

I sent a swimbait rod and USPS wanted triple what UPS wanted because it exceeded a certain length. Ill never go to USPS again.

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