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kwikfish

Their production has increased by double in the past few years and the majority of it has been cotton, but the farming is not the problem! The real problem is the money they are losing for water they can't resell. They are reselling the water to other water districts for as much as $5500.00 per acr...

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Growing up in the Salinas Valley thats all I ever see is farming. I can still throw a rock from my front door, and thats not to far,and hit the field where they grow Strawberry's. They only plant Lettuce to rotate the soil every 3 years or so and thats the only time you see equipment. But when they...

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Well Corporate Ag welfare queens sued for increased flows for their water bank and won a temporary restraining order last Friday that allowed increase flows out of the Delta at the expense of salmon smolts. In a reverse twist as of today they get even less water ...From SalmonAid: "Thanks to th...

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Whats wrong with farmers making money??? Jeez, you cannot live without food, what is so wrong with someone making a living at providing for you. Ah, you mean the farmers living in Beverly Hills (and not on their actual "farm") that have generously raised the standard of living in South Sa...

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I agree with Kent B. I am also thankful for those that keep the 'light' burning thus keeping sportfishing on life support. I've been trying for years to get family and friends to attend the ISE in San Mateo with the very idea of sparking interests in fishing and hunting. And, that was in the good ec...

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I was told that ISE Sac is sold out for booth space. I bet it will be as good as it normally is. The ISE in Sac gets a big boost by all the hunting outfitters, etc. Which, is really a indication about the demographics of the Central Valley vs. the SF Bay Area. Prior to leaving the SF Bay area after...

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"Full Speed Fishing" !! I was knee deep in the muck inside Prospect Island a few years ago with a bunch of "Full Speed Fishing" folks trying to rescue the few living fish that were stranded by BuRec. (Of course there were lots of dead fish). Good show. p/s You might have caught t...

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Its a dam% shame that the gov. couldnt bail them out like the car companies :lol: . Just think if obammmma gave tax paying Americans 50,000 to 100,000 dollars we could have bailed out Ranger and the car co. We know alot of people that could use a new boat :lol: /truck/car. Not to mention pay house ...

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Kwik, TYhey abandoned that Idea....$41.50 no stamps whats so ever.. This is information from the website: The 2010 California Game Warden Stamp can now be purchased for $5 at DFG regional and licensing offices or by sending in this form (PDF). The inaugural stamp is a decal which can be proudly dis...

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As sort of a follow up to the long thread regarding poaching, etc. http://www.dfg.ca.gov/WardenStamp/ $5 Stamp to Fund DFG Warden Department. Will it work? Good intentions? Perhaps, another fund that will be hijacked by the Guvinator? Perhaps we should give $5 to the next DFG Warden we see in the fi...

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Bottom line if you come to America be an American and live by our laws...Leave your 3rd world mentality behind. If you do that you are my brother...If you want to break our laws and use your culture as an excuse you are the enemy....I hate all poachers...including the a-holes that shoot geese on th...

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Another one-sided depiction of the water issue in California was featured on 60 minutes last night. For 40+ years the entire water project has been riddled with corruption so obvious that it's silly, yet, not even the so-called credible 60-Minutes would only mention what was 'fed' to them by the cor...

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I agree, the "boom" in 1998 was due to a number of 'right' things being properly aligned by nothing more than luck, especially considering how very poor the striped bass fishing was from 1992 thru 1996. Many things have led to the destruction of habitat that would give birth to young fish ...

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...In regard to the juvenile striper, smelt and shad indexes, do you have a guess as to what happened in 2001-2002 to explain the apparent massive decline compared to previous years? That doesn't look like a gradual decrease... ...In looking at the adult striper numbers and totals of age-3+ fish, i...

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...In regard to the juvenile striper, smelt and shad indexes, do you have a guess as to what happened in 2001-2002 to explain the apparent massive decline compared to previous years? That doesn't look like a gradual decrease... ...In looking at the adult striper numbers and totals of age-3+ fish, i...

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Eh...I'm Asian and I don't think it was racist for you guys to say that because it's the bottom line truth. There's just so many Southeast Asian people out there poaching stripers and picking up illegal fish...and a plentiful amount at that! But then I also know a lot of white kids that go out and ...

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No they launch at BBreak or Laurantzians . yep ... they will sit out there for hours, catch their limit , go back to the launch and go back out there for more ... usually got 3 or 4 individuals packed in a lil aluminum like sardines in a can seen it a few times... maybe next time we'll do figure 8'...

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I appreciate the effort by those that have read the law review document so far. I think you'll agree, that there are not a lot of wasted words, with each and every paragraph cutting to the chase.... Pay particular attention to page 30, para 2. Regarding Westland's motive in getting additional reliab...

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My intent to join this BB community was to share fishing information and join in the fun, etc. I wanted to refrain from getting into all that ills our fisheriers. Unfortunately, we can no longer keep the two separate. IMO, if you fish and want to continue fishing in a quality fishery, you have to ge...

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I fish the central bay and ocean from the big boat in the summer and we saw good numbers of decent class size fish this year. However the party boats harvested HUGE numbers of these fish becuase of the closure of the salmon season. The numbers of fish taken by 30-40 angler load party boats at 2 fis...

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Let me preface by saying that I am a sportfisherman, therefore I am an eternal optimist. However, I think that is what has worked against "us" all these years, i.g.; wait until next year syndrome, etc. Well, 30 years has gone by and the striped bass have not returned in numbers pervious to...

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Beautiful works of art Sportyguy.

Being from Bend, you must get a lot of use from those 'jaws' of your vise replicating the incredible entomology of nearby stillwaters too.

Sedges to 'spooks'... awesome.

Great range of angling skills.

kwikfish

I really appreciate the honest and up to date reports. Some of us are held hostage to our jobs (thankful to have job) and families so we can only 'hear about it' during the season.

Much appreciated.

kwikfish

You need only assume that there are simply no fish to be caught. It's not you. It's not the weather. It's not because they're still "stacked up in the bays", it is because they are GONE. Please just trust me on this. Next week will not be better, nor will next month. They are not coming. ...

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I will add that prior to the State's water project at Tracy, the striper spawn on the SJ and in and around the south delta was huge. (Middle River for example) There is a simple chart created by CSPA which shows the correlation between the start up of the State's Water Project at Tracy and the colla...

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Stripers are indeed what I call 'broadcast spawners' or free spawners where the hens emit eggs at or near the surface as swarms of males follow and release their milt... You can imagine the havoc those pumps at Tracy and all along the Sacramento River have on these free floating eggs. :roll: IMO, th...

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BOGA grips....for any striper on trebles...... Ditto on the Boga.... Secure some sort of float to the lanyard in case it goes overboard. You could also secure it to a retractable lanyard that is secured to the boat too. In any event, reviving the fish is also much easier with the Boga too. Before t...

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CBoat invited me out and I said YES! Cboat is a great guy and we had great fellowship today. Oh ya, we stroked the fish today, 12's 10's 8's and missed fish even BIGGER! We saw them at the boat! I am new to this striper stuff, but I can tell you one thing, when they are hitting, you guys are right,...

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Rich, you may be able to speak to this. We went out Saturday for stripers in the franks area. We were going to use blue gill for fun. The problem was, we could only find a few blue gill. Everywhere we went, baby bass to 3 inches were all over the bait. The blue gill could not compete. We also found...

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I'm hoping that they are out there waiting to come in. Water temps are still a bit warm in the Delta, and maybe the food is out in the Bay. Until conditions shift, they may not come in. You just have to wonder if the salmon closure has affected the striper population? I'm guessing that the fishing ...

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Straight braid to the Super Spook or Braid with mono tippet?

Would a stiff mono tippet help with keeping braid from fowling lure on retrieve? Or is that "user error" and the need for better skill sets.....

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Wish I had a report for you all. Had to work both weekend days and my son appeared to have the swine flu. Amazingly he knocked it out in 4 days. Thank God as we prayed. Frightening to read about children succumbing to this bug. If you have a youngster who is currently sick, treat it seriously. Any ...

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It sounds like you got to at least fish whereas if you would've "went west", you would've been blown off the water. The wind gusts were 20+ in Antioch yesterday. I suppose if you have a boat that is comfortable to ride in under those conditions it's tolerable.

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Unfortunately, many said poachers are multiple offenders due to DA offices unwillingness to prosecute. Here you are, a DFG warden risking your life, and believe me your are, and when you finally nail said poacher, the DA office accepts a puny fine and lets the perp walk citing other more important c...

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I appreciate your thoughtfulness. I've fished for our CA stripers since the early 70's. I personally saw what got hauled out of Franks Tract back then when the launches were slings and such. Even in the freezing cold of December, trollers would load up on fish as long as their legs and the limit was...

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If you need fish to eat, farm raised tilapia. Very inexpensive and tastes just like striper. Maybe I went too far with this last comment.... :) I don't know..... have you ever seen how and where those Talapia are raised?! The 24" striper, mercury and all, may still be a better bet... :wink: Se...

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Thank you very much for your generous report. You're report was more than I expected.

Thanks again.

kwikfish

Thank you for the report. May I ask how the water conditions were especially after the 40+ mph winds of Tuesday? I'm sure there is not much run off, some pumps are spewing some dirt I bet, but I suspect the big waves washed a lot of summer dust back into the water. 2 or 3 days to settle and clear? I...

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Thank you.

The 300 size is really nice.

kwikfish

Our spec for 65# Power Pro on the Curado 300 is 120 yards. Our spec is what we measured by filling the spool. You can almost clear the spool on a long cast with the Lunker Punker using 65# :) I figured the majority of the line would be outbound...... A 400 size reel is at least more useful in other...

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I've been out of fishing for awhile. I am learning new techniques and baits based on newer lines and gear that weren't available 10 years ago. For example, the last time I purchased shimano baitcasters, (Curado and Calcutta) only Mono line capacities were included in the specs. Today, I'm trying to ...

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Thanks marc and civicrr. I now understand the personal preferance when choosing glass over graphite. What I need is "ease of use" at this point. Getting a fish to the boat is secondary if I can't impart the action to the lure necessary to get the grab. Nevertheless, I probably will pack a ...

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I guess the question I should've asked is what people like in a rod particularly for topwater baits..... e.g. short soft tip with back bone the rest of the way (Fast action).... or more parabolic action. I got to hold a 763C today. Very fast action with a soft tip which will enable me to work the to...

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DPetty wrote:
kwikfish wrote:*NM*

What will you use it for?

I accidentally erased my original post. Please see top of thread again.

Long story short, I'm striper fishing with topwater baits and braid both in CA delta and rivers and the east coast bays and salt ponds.

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I accidentally deleted my original thread. Long story short, I've narrowed down the choices to: 705CB or 705CBMF Glass: Same baits as 734C 734C: Super Spooks, Sammy 128s, Jackall, similar fun TW baits. 764C: 6" Punkers and similar big pencil poppers I'll be using topwater baits only for striper...

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I am not sponsored by Dobyns Rods, but I have bought a few recenty and all I can say is the amount of fatigue factor is greatly reduced. They are light, sensitive and balanced better than any rod I have ever used. And yes I have used Loomis GLX's in the past have fished the Steez rod as well. The o...

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I always use braid for my topwater to. If you really like glass try the 754cb glass. Its also a great rattle trap rod for rippin grass. Awesome suggestion. Thanks. Do you think this rod can handle the bigger topwater stuff if need be, e.g.; punkers and bigger pencil poppers along with the smaller s...

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Thanks for all the great insight provided so far. I realize that there is a big difference between Sammy and Punker, so I resign that I will probably need two rods to cover the bases. Any thoughts on the Powell 703 Glass? Anybody? Also, I'm partical to glass and braid for topwater, thus the reason f...

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Oops.

I assumed this was the "gear" forum and I see it's product specific.

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Do all three shine with regards to using them for topwater fishing? Lures would be SSpooks, Sammys, Jackall stuff, and Punkers type lures. I've been told that the Powell is great and the price is nice too. I've always been a user of Lamiglass, but it seems as thought the 705 has a stronger power rat...

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