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Since 1965 the population in California has doubled, the climate remains the same. We have always had severe droughts during my life time, over 70 years. 1938-1939, 1968-1969 were wet cycles that ended droughts and we are still waiting for another wet cycle to end this drought. With double the deman...

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Fish_food lure retriever posted works great, made up a similar retriever about 30 years ago. All that is need is a heavy duty key ring size split ring, 3 to 4 lengths of #8 sash chain about 10" a 1 lb lead weight and dog leash clip. The dog leash lip, sash chain and weight go on the split ring....

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Measure your battery trays before buying larger sizes, they may need to be changed. Think about AGM types when buying new batteries and look closely at the Optimum Blue top warranty when used for trolling motors. Group 27 good for cranking, 31 for trolling motors. A group 31 weighs about 10 lbs more...

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Oroville, Black Butt, Paradise lake, Berressa and the Delta.
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The weigh in scale can be certified, however a commercial certified scale was used and clearly was less than 10 pounds while the fish was still alive. I doubt the IGFA would recertify a scale under these circumstances.
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Norco Genius is good, not familiar other onboard chargers.
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Great spotted bass!
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Braid & FC for the delta. Sunline Super Sniper green 16# or 20# with Sunline SX1 green 40# braid. Braid is good for cutting through weeds, the FC is good for underwater soft plastics and jigs, shore fishing. You need to be able to break off a snag, difficult with straight braid. Like the Super S...

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Pre spawn deep structure lake, what I always fish my hair jig with custom pork trailer....anywhere anytime! Why fool around during pre spawn trying to catch a few keepers on worm or Senko's when the biggest bass in the lake are eating crawdads! If I didn't know the seasonal period and numbers the lo...

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Give Don Iovino a call.
Is the unit biult in dash mounted?
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If you know the lake and know what is going on the decision is easy, stay with bite. Recreational bass anglers rarely know what is going on and tend to fish where and use the same lures that worked the last time on the water without considering seasonal periods. Tournament anglers have the problem o...

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The reason some spoons are supplied with single hooks is because the spoon is used for multiple species, fish like salmon. The spoons are being fished more horizontal and a single hook penetrates easier into hard mouth tissue or the corner or the jaw, when a fast moving fish turns. I do this this wi...

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Welcome, check out the digital magazine...
Tom
Aka, WRB

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clearlakeoutdoors wrote:the sixth fish gave them right at 60#

Thanks for clarification, 50 lb 5 bass limits are rare today.
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Nice fish.......6 fish limit makes 50 lbs a lot easier!
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Good to see you pop up Kelly. Spoons can make your day in the winter on most of our CA deep structured lakes. Please try to keep your deep depth around 50', deeper can cause brain damage to bass. You can fizz them, better yet weight them with a 8 oz torpedo sinker tied to a rod, put it in the basses...

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http://www.antiquetackleobserver.com/2010/03/28/dam-heddon-creek-chub-gobel-ever-ready-lures/ Interesting swimmers that date back to 1925. Gorge Perry's bass was reported to be caught on CCB Wiggle Fish. As stated earlier the jointed or multiple jointed hard swimbaits of today are very similar to lu...

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Bill Murphy was trolling with Monel line back in the late 70's at San V with a modified CD18 Rapala that included a hand poured trout back half...definitely a swimbait. Worm king dynasauer 12" trout swimbait was also popular long before Cole came out with his AC plug. The first boot tails were ...

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The Boeing corrective action for 787 was to change the battery wire connectors, not the batteries to the best of my knowledge. We shouldn't condem lithium Ion batteries based on rumors, price is the big issue for the average bass angler.
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I also learned that they have a potential for bursting under charge which can set the back end of the boat on fire. I think Boeing is experiencing similar issues with the lithium-ion battery system in their new 787 Dreamliner series. Boeing battery issues were not related to batteries, the problem ...

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Results?

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There hasn't been any money spent at Casitas other than higher entry fees and paying to be locked onto your trailer.
$16 donated to the general fund.
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Silver Eagles history available on this site. In Pursuit of Giant Bass, Bill Murphy has good info. As mentioned Finesse fishing and the sonar connection by Iovino. PM me and I will put together some articles and papers to look into. Tom PS; the book Knowing Bass, The scientific approach to catching ...

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Just got back in the country and read this thread...what happened to Tammy?
Tom
PS, check around and got the answer...cancer RIzp Tammy,

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FLW announced the A-rig to be banned for 2014 tournaments.
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Welcome to SoCal fishing.
I am sure you had some good advice by now. Your local fishing tackle shop is a good resource for up to date fish reports on the local lakes and can help you get started.
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I see the leading response is entry fee too high. If you adjust $100 back in 1980 it's about $300 today. Entry fees are about what they have always been adjusted for inflation. Bass anglers are a lot better today then back in past, more knowledgeable so It's takes more time on the water to understan...

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Gary Dobyn's is spot on!
The only issue with multiple lake events today in SoCal is Quaggle mussels and that should be resolved. The lakes are booked for tournaments, just sit down and swap lakes between the regions.
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The only reason to fish a bass tournament is to win. With today's format of single or maybe two lake venues winning requires too many hours spent on 1 or 2 lakes to be dialed in, giving the advantage to very few anglers who can win. The schedule should have at least 5 lakes to break up the local dom...

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1. Use a livewell temperature thermometer so you know what the livewell water temps are! A floating swimming pool thermometer works. Keep the water temps between 70-75F. 2. Hydrogen peroxide should be over the counter 3%, no stronger! 1/2 cup for 10-15 gallons of water works good, if the outside wat...

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Give Don Iovino a call; 818/848.6180

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Dan, I haven't fished with the new meat series so not able to evaluate this product. I did look at the meat series in the jar and my first impression was negative do to the fact all the rinds were laying at the bottom....they didn't float! For me a good pork trailer it's essential they float upright...

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A good live butcher shop can trim the pork skin so it has about 1/4" of fat or less. I dye my pork rind in salt free warm water, it takes about 10-12 hours, over night works good. A custom steel rule die can be made by most leather shops, go line. I miss Rovin, he made my custom cut rinds 100 a...

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Fishin Fools in Granda Hills has a good stock of SuperPork, give them a call. Making pork trailers is messy not too difficult. Buy cured pork rind with skin on. Trim the fat side down to about 1/4" thick. Making a stamp die like a cookie cutter can be done, however for personal use you can cut ...

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The top 25 list has been a study in frustration for me due in part to how this state doesn't keep accurate records; for example where is Butch Brown's 19.3, he validated on a live video or for that matter my 19.3 caught March 3, 1993 from Castaic. The reason; these bass are not shown is because Cast...

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Based on your prior posts you have Irods. Genesis 2 744c and 754c 7'4" heavy fast action 7'5" Frads rod rated for lures up to 2 oz. What you need for 90 % of bass fish is 3 casting rods; 3 power fast action (medium) 4 power fast action ( med/hvy) 5 power fast action (heavy) You have 2 of t...

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Learn to reel set and rod sweep when casting jigs over 60 ' I have caught 100's of DD bassin jigs using 10 lb mono line, 5 over 17 lbs,...not inches! You wackem, I prefer to catch them. Good luck. Tom PS; rarely fish jigs from shore, I am fishing from a boat! Try a slip shot rig (finesse C-rig) pain...

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Thanks for the input guys. I figured they had supertuned baitcasters. Also...I have noticed that when I have a bait that is more streamlined or smaller in profile regardless of weight (senko)...it will have less wind drag and I get a little more distance compared to a bulky bait. I will probably su...

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Judging from your prior rod inquiry regarding jig/T-prig rod, you are using Irods in both 4 and 5 power with Diawa Zillion reels. The first thing you need to consider is a 1/4 oz jig on 12 lbs FC line using a 4 power 7'3" rod isn't ideal for casting distance, it's over powered. I would estimate...

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I use ALX rods. Go online check their custom rods and ask to speak to ALex and mention my name and jig rod.
Tom

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Unlike Cooch, who is an expert jig fisherman and freind who fishes both the Delta and Deep structured rocky lakes in NoCal, I spend most of my time fishing SoCal lakes with jigs. Slowly crawling a jig in rocky structure is asking for a snag, you need to know when you can rest a jig and when is's cri...

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What line and knots are you using?
If you are jig fishing heavy cover like weed mats heavy jigs are an advantage, however fishing brush with too heavy a jig is a disadvantage. So what weight and style of jig do use and what type of cover?
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Doug Hannon inspired several generations of bass anglers and deserves recognition for contributions to our sport. My condolences to the Hannon Family for the unexpected passing, R.I.P. Doug.
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Should make the reel repair people happy.
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Great photo. 10.1 lb spotted bass is just a few ounces away from the world record, congratulations!
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Tackle warehouse should have this jig soon under Iovino products with a Owner hook and custome tied skirts.
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Aaron Martens
Jason Christie
Edwin Evers
Yusuke Miyazasi
Takashiro Omori

Drop shoting in deep outside structure.

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Welcome the WB mzeimer. I see you are a teenager and more than likely just starting out. What type of tackle do you own or plan to use with swimbaits? The type of swimmers will depend on your tackle, any swimbait that weighs over an ounce should have heavier and longer rod than a standard med/ hvy b...

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I am sure Cooch will see this and reply. Cooch was very thank full for all the support he received and a bit over whelmed. He is back to fishing and I know his sponsors and friends came through with tackle, haven't heard if he has his own boat or not.
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Innovative idea, I see 2 probable problems; when you have your reels mounted on the rods and up in the bow the rods may not stay in the holders in rough water or if you hit a boat wake at speed, If 1 of rods comes loose it may take all 3 rods out of the boat. The other problem is the reels banging a...

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