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Otay Michael

The Lord and I are going to the Barrett Lake opener in the morning, and I'll will sing praise songs to Him for you, for being the miracle worker He is. I will also plead for Him to continue the healing process for your daughter Melissa. HE IS SO AWESOME, ALL THE TIME!!!

Blessings,
MS

Otay Michael

Yes fishatano, I too believe if you can't say something nice about someone, don't say anything at all. On another note, Dean HAS taken frog fishing to a new level, and won or almost won many major tournaments over the past couple of years with ones that were not of the quality that he now has made. ...

Otay Michael

The fish was very shy. John said today they saw it again after I left, and said it was indeed, HUGE. They said they would be on it again today. Wish I had the time they and others do, but heck, two days a week and my wife already says she's a widow? And worse, she does not understand my enthusiam ab...

Otay Michael

Well they fessed up on the other board, so I did not let the cat out of the bag. It was ML and JK. They are on her today.

And I believe there is more than one that can reach 25, if not MORE!

Otay Michael

A friend I was teaching bed fishing to hit a 'certain lake' at 6 a.m. and fished most of the day yesterday -4.13.'06. While fishing in the a.m., a young man motored up with his girlfriend and asked if we were fishing the bed by the big rock. I said yes, as a fish about 4 lbs was on the bed. I though...

Otay Michael

Correction. I just realized I've been calling the Stanley 'Ribbit' a Zoom Horny Toad. I stand corrected. I have the horny toad but I like the action of the Ribbit 10 times better, it's the kicking feet that calls 'em in. Speaking of that, did yall know they have a 'Bull Ribbit' out now? It's 4.5 inc...

Otay Michael

After reading this entire thread I think I need an aspirin

Otay Michael

My dream would be a home right on Clear Lake. Secondly, it would be someplace on the delta.

Guess I'll set a date and make it a goal.

Otay Michael

I just got my first topwater fish of the season a couple of hours ago, makes you feel like a man again!!! It was on a zoom horny toad, 10 P line Cxx and a 5/0 gammy- one hit, one hookset, one 16" bucketmouth. I feel like winter is officially over once I get one on the top, and it really makes m...

Otay Michael

I'm still trying to figure out this bed fishing deal too, and pretty much have it down but I've heard different stories about catching the male, not catching the male, etc.. Here is a good article about bed fishing and covers these type of things A-Z from a pro:

http://www.norcalbass.com/articles/695

Otay Michael

I found this on the northern board and followed the instructions to help save their salmon season, it was easy. Then I noticed it was not posted on the southern board: Here is what it read, plus a couple of changes by me: The following is a link provided for us from ASA that will make it easy to con...

Otay Michael

Ryan, The shots of you and all those giant bass will get you plenty of customers. I see where some of the guides I did find in your area, after doing a search on that lake you like, had websites with fish pics that did not hold a candle to yours. I think you will do fine. But after seeing your fish,...

Otay Michael

'Kyle' confirms story Yesterday, BassFan published an interview with Steve Barnett, who witnessed Mac Weakley's catch of the potential new world-record bass. In that story, Barnett referenced an angler named Kyle who fished for the monster on Sun., March 19 â€“ the day before it was caught. That ang...

Otay Michael

I don't know if they would have accepted it. I would have said why did they really go to the middle of the lake for 15 minutes, supposedly to call an atty., but who is to say they did not put a wieght in her? With no fish to prove it, it's possible (not that I think they did). But they were acting s...

Otay Michael

Now it's to be considered a record even without the measurments: Here is the article, just out at 11 a.m. PST today, Tuesday March 21st:

http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/ou ... 1bass.html

Otay Michael

Bassin, you may want to read the facts from today's Union Tribune with the latest quotes from those there, etc.. I think you wlll see where they 'legally entered' the lake ahead of the folks in line with a clever move. By claiming otherwise, especially without facts/proof, you can be sued for libel....

Otay Michael

Well, she is four pounds heavier than three years ago, so I'd say 29.3 the next time she is snagged!

Here is today's Union Tribune expanded/full report from yesterdays catch: http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/ou ... 1bass.html

Otay Michael

Did anyone get opening day tic's on April 19th? I'll trade one tube spot for a day on my tic (Sunday the 23rd) if you did. My wife and three other friends tried to get some but only got busy signals. I'm so blessed, three years in a row getting opening month tickets, especially as it's only half a m...

Otay Michael

Thanks guys.

Otay Michael

Another towing question. I have a 1 & 7/8" ball on my hitch for a smaller boat/trailer I just got, but my Skeeter trailer is 2". The Skeeter trailer goes on it no problem, of course, and it does not seem to want to come off when I close down the little lever that kinda locks it on when...

Otay Michael

One of my biggest (about 6) at Barrett was with a jig (black and blue) down one of the middle of the coves after it warmed up and all of the small ones were just off the bank. I worked it fast (pick up, let fall, wait two seconds, repeat) and he took it fast also. MAN, you've got to keep them down t...

Otay Michael

Kevin, Ray asked me about that Zoom Horny Toad, and yes, I've tried it and liked it, but not until the end of the season and was hooked, just like 95% of the bass that did hit it the last two times out last fall. Took it to S. Africa last November and introduced it to quite a few of their tastebuds ...

Otay Michael

I have not used the spook that much, but the buzzbait and the frog were what I wanted to learn, and did, last year. The year before I learned how to use the fluke quite well- what a great overall bait that is, especilly over weedbeds. Even got a 6 on the 9" style. Question Ray, do you find the ...

Otay Michael

Hey xstar, I'd hire a guy up there my first day to show you all the ropes, a pro named Cooch. Go to the 'northern' section of this site, posted near the top, and you will get on the boards up in that region. This is the L.A., O.C., S. Diego board. Cooch is a member of this site and if he is busy wou...

Otay Michael

That was the best one I've read in a long time, thanks.

Otay Michael

I believe foolishone is telling the truth to the best of his knowledge, but nothing he mentions would have stopped me from getting that boat. Sounds like he just did not trust them from the get go. I'm sure they would have fixed a lid that was not put on right in the first place. Heck, my Skeeter is...

Otay Michael

The saved me bigtime too just over a year ago. I had my motor looked at by a different company and paid good money for a test to see why it was not running right, would not get up to speed. They said the motor was blown. I was bummed, but took it to Aim for a second opinion on a 'whim from above'. A...

Otay Michael

I'll pm you.

Otay Michael

Fly fished my first bed fish this year....Did quite well don't you think? He must almost be 3 pounds, I did not bring my scale. Did not know they would hit this early, but here is proof Otay still has a few keepers in it!!! Got to give John Barron credit, he taught me everything he knew in his first...

Otay Michael

Barrett opens next month. Black and Blue, the same color of those northerns after spanking them.

Otay Michael

We heard they were up shallow, maybe we overdid it!

Otay Michael

John, just wondering here; if 17.76 is the winning weight do you have a two piece to give away?

Otay Michael

To make it even easier John, here it is, even UPDATED with updates after this post thru encoly 11.56 foolishone 12.80 mark poulson 12.99 19X 13.00 Bryant 13.86 kalalex 14.14 ttb31183 14.32 encoly (twice, feels confident) 14.85 Brian D. 15.00 Meadrat 15.15 DTaylor 15.25 propgun 15.42 Hollywood 15.46 ...

Otay Michael

I getting a boat and trailer tonight with an older four stroke, a 1994 Honda 25hp. Do they allow all four stokes on DVL, as that is the reason I want it.

It's on a 14' Valco aluminum boat and he says it hits 35 mph, a lot faster than my old 18 hp two stroke evinrude.

Otay Michael

The link was taken down but I found another site with it.

It's listed as 'popcorn fish'.

http://www.fishingpixels.com/funny1.html

Otay Michael

A week before Christmas, Mom bought a new nativity scene. When she unpacked it, she found two figures of the Baby Jesus. "Someone must have packed this wrong," mother said, counting out the figures. "We have one Joseph, one Mary, three wise men, three shepherds, two lambs, a donkey, a...

Otay Michael

I sat, with two friends, in the picture window of a quaint restaurant just off the corner of the town-square. The food and the company were both especially good that day. Christmas was around the corner. As we talked, my attention was drawn outside, across the street. There, walking into town, was a...

Otay Michael

Don't know if this has hit this board yet, it just did in San Diego. Had to share it. 100 fish caught and the guy did not even use a pole! You may want a kleenex, I laughed so hard. It's in Mexico somewhere. If anyone speaks spanish I'd like to know the gist of what he was saying. Mine is not that g...

Otay Michael

For My Democratic Friends: "Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, our best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the ...

Otay Michael

I just fished those beautiful areas a couple of weeks ago. Best part, it was mid-week and we saw only about three other boats all day, from Martinez to Squaw. Caught some nice bass on topwater too, early a.m. and p.m. on that Ribbit frog (thanks Brian D. for turning me on to those at Barrett last Ma...

Otay Michael

My boat, just help me get it there from my Encinitas shop. The last hill is too steep for my van.

Just send me a p.m..

Otay Michael

So you turned the steering wheel to the left? That would cause the engine to ride into the shore and he had to move further away so it would not hit the shallows, etc., right? Sounds like a good way to allow someone on my boat to have a better chance too. I usually just point it straight.

Otay Michael

I was totally blessed on a recent trip to S. Africa- caught so many nice size bass and met two of the top fishermen in that country- one of which designed a private bass lake on his ranch (game reserve actually). http://www.seewald.com/images/Fishing/South_Africa/msW5pndr_ZigsPond_147k.jpg Here is t...

Otay Michael

I can get some of the guys down here in San Diego to donate older fishing gear. Let me know if there are any certain items needed over others. I also have a bunch of line, some lures and a couple of poles donated to the servicemen in Korea that never got picked up for shipment - I'd like to donate t...

Otay Michael

Quantum 7.1:1 Burner -
I don't see these listed on the Quantum website. How much do they run? I remember Dean Rojas mentioning them a couple of weeks ago at the Aim Jamboree.

Otay Michael

Thanks, I did try Tackle Warehouse and their price for the sf was $149.99-bummer. I called and asked the order desk if they would meet other folks sale prices, and they said yes, so I ordered it at $119.99, T.U.L.! (thank u Lord) I'll have in a few days. I've also got good reports on the Procaster o...

Otay Michael

Thanks Mark, but which one is the equilivant at about $110 - 140 bongo bucks?

Otay Michael

I was going to try the Super Free too, but Cabelas sale price has them all sold out. I also read on Cabelas about this reel: Daiwa ProcasterÂ® PT33SH Casting Reel Cabelas says: Still the world's fastest baitcaster. Its ultra-fast 7.1 to 1 retrieve rips in more than 31" of line with every turn o...

Otay Michael

The bite was so tough in the summer- the oxygen levels reduced from all of that rotting brush that got submerged, but really turned on the past two months- as did all of our lakes that had the same pattern of 'flooded brush syndrome' as I'll call it. Myfear was that there was a die off, but that was...

Otay Michael

Sorry John, I did not know about the PM feature on this site. On sdFish boards a pop-up message lets you know you have mail- I would have thought that was how it worked on this one too, but see it's different. Sorry again for the screw-up on my part.
OM

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