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pd wrote: ↑Sat Dec 30, 2023 6:51 pm You mean air bladders?

Yep

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The OP’s ? Was fishing main lake humps and most of out lakes are deep, steep rocky structure. Having fished the majority of this type of lakes for 60 years on outside structure spot lock feature TM’s are wonderful. Boat control comes with time on the water and positioning becomes second nature until...

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Correct

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Both carp and channel cats have air bladders that return sonar signal like bass.
Trout usually with small air ladders are swimming returning elongated sonar returns, easy to distinguish. Not sure if Camanche has squaw fish- Pike Minnows they stack up on the bottom in deep water.
Tom

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Sometimes you need to step back and smell the roses, we are gifted to be able to jig fish year around. Half the country is extremely cold with frozen water in the winter. Puff ball jigs are Lefty’s creation and unique, it’s a joy to look at them and for one I am glad he shares them. Happy New Years,...

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Red rattles paint the black ones

Tom
PS, been adding a few strands of flashabou to my hair jigs since the 70’s.

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Dee Thomas passed away last year, so uTube has videos for flipping, pithing by Gary Klein, Skip casting by G-Man, roll casting by Hank Parker, etc. I believe you/should first master proper basic bait casting skills before jumping into advance skills. The bait casting reel works efficiently with the ...

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Cooking apple pie for Christmas and looking forward to my daughter driving down from the Bay Area today for tamale dinner.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Years all.
Tom

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No, no production rule dies, scissors. I had Robin make 100 each when he was still in business.
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PM sent

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If you can find it. Pork fat back at the grocery store and make your own. Did some years ago My pork recipe! If want numbers nothing surpasses soft plastics with flapping appendages with multiple colors and wide variety of flake combinations. If what to catch the biggest bass in your lake without u...

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Google search Cosmic Clock and Bass Behavior by Tom Young
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The active rhythm periods for animals as applied to bass is different for each lake because their ecosystem is diverse. Solunar charts are based on moon phase and position overhead where you are located. The moons gravity controls the oceans tides therefore directly affecting that ecosystem. The moo...

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If a pork rind trailer doesn’t float it’s worthless, UJ don’t float today.
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Remember the term pig ‘n jig? Well pig means pork rind and jig means a weedless bass jig like Cooch’s Wadda Jig. Cooch fished both but mostly with blue pork rind in the River (Delta).
Tom

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Soft plastics are far more popular today then pork rind for several reasons, more colorful and hundreds of different shapes and sizes. Pork trailers only has 1 advantage, big bass prefer it. Pork isn’t popular because it’s messy, must be kept wet and only available today in a few shapes, sizes and s...

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WB Staff wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 11:36 am @WRB
Not sure what you mean off topic?

“How about we narrow it down to pork or plastic”
That is all we discussed.
Tom

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WB Staff Monitor where did we get off topic?
Soft/plastic trailers Yamamoto #221 & 301 4” twin tails and Hula grubs, Berkley 3” Chigger Craw, GP.
Pork my own Super Pork recipe #11, #33 and L4 in black, purple, barn red.
Tom

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JVGondal wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2023 5:58 pm Uncle josh phantom craw

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Very interesting like contemplating your naval after smoking pot.
Soft plastics; why are Senko’s so effective at catching bass with a slight waggle?
Hard crank baits...don’t the hooks make noise?
Tom

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PIZZ Custom lures.
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With the high price of pork rind trailer today anyone interested in Robins (Super Pork) recipe PM me.
Tom

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Custom pork rind Super Pork In UJ#32 crawdad, #11 and 4” Pedigo cut lizards.
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The answer is our salt water coast Desalinate like Saudi Arabia does.
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I don’t use a weedgaurd! I use a (Hitchhiker) spring attached to the jig eye and use a small diameter finesse worm cut 1 1/2”, split the tail to insert the hook point. Adds a little movement, color and scent. Been doing this for decades, works good.
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milehi wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2023 7:21 am Looking for as far as I know the original punisher II craft hair jigs, made in Celina, Tenn.

The only item I purchased from Punisher is Tangle Free, the bottle is labeled Sparta TN, Don’t know if DHT offers it now?
Contact DTH and ask them.
Tom

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Dale Hollow bought Punisher?
What are you looking for, Punisher is Craft Hair not bucktail.
Tom
PS, I can email my recipe on how to make pork rind trailers.

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Buying a used or pre owned bass boat is risky in regards to who owned the boat, how it was stored and maintained. Pre owned boat that was garaged and well cared for is ideal and saves a lot on money, but hard to find. I suggest starting with Rick Glover owner of Anglers Marine. Rick is a good source...

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Dale Hollow Tackle Punisher hair jigs available at TW.
NorthStar Custom Baits make Hair jigs with premium hooks.
Tom

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Add Caymas (Earl Benz) CX and Vexus (Original Ranger owners) Vx bass boats to your list.
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I found the Flutter Craft worms and 4” Screamers and they pour custom colors including 3 1/2” reaper. If interested PM,
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The majority of bass anglers fishing California lakes have never heard of or seen a Prickely Sulpin native fish in California. John “Zank” made a perfect sculpin back in the day that worked great. Roboworm now has a sulpin shape worm in o blood lt-Red flake that should work. Good to hear that Casita...

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Look like Owner has been out of stock on the 3/0 Haymaker since 3/2022?
Contact Owner!
Tom

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I was fortunate to start catching DD as a young teenager, 1st was at lake Havasu Roads End camp on a live waterdog, 11 lbs at age 115, followed by a 10# from lake Sherwood, several from a private lake at Livingston’s Rock & Gravel plant. Joined the Pisces bass club in San Diego to learn how to c...

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I caught hundreds of DD bass including 5 between 17 lbs to 19lbs on my obsolete (viper head hair jigs)".....
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My number 1 lesson in bass fishing is understand the basses activity level. The easiest bass to catch anywhere are active bass, the hardest to or impossible bass to catch are inactive bass. If you think you can trigger a inactive bass to strike any lure it’s a waste of your fishing time. Every indiv...

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R. rest-I In-P peace.

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The guides like Gary Harrison and Sampson took advantage but I don’t recall Crupi jumping around he was a camper sitting on a spot in old sh$T house all day. Give the guy break he more than deserves it. I would get to the at 7 am and let the crazies launch and run and have what I wanted to fish all ...

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The original LMB in both Castiac and Pyramid were Northern strain bass from Van Norman dam. Smallmouth were planted into Pyramid and Florida strain into Castiac around 1973 and to the best of my knowledge FLMB were not stocked by the DFG in Pyramid. Pyramid has a few FLMB and more then likely transf...

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Crupi & Kadota Bodasious Bass, the pair didn’t fish together but certainly dominated the giant bass anglers at Castiac. Crupi is the only bass angler to catch 2 giant bass over 20lbs, definitely crowns him as king of gisnt bass angler. I fished Castiac a lot during it’s prime and never reached t...

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Giant bass angler Bob Crupi passed away R.I.P.
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We forget that Northern strain LMB that population the lower Colorado River/Imperial reservoir are not Florida strain we have become familiar with 10 lb NLMB is equal to a 15 lb FLMB imo.
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Impressive win

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When did we vote on native Indian rites over ride the need of today’s population? Fire fights can not enter national forest land of any land that had indigenous tribes without s tribal guide. The tribal guide designate where the fire fighter may go and not allowed to cross trails once used by ancien...

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I don’t jig fish any deeper then 40’ with my jigs. Good to hear you are having success

Tom

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4/0 Mustad or 5/0 Gamakatsu to put these jigs in perspective.

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Frank could add a Mylar strip in the Little Fishy to reflect FFS Livecscope. I am more interested in the Screamers deadly split/slip shot soft plastic and 3 1/2” Reapers that float with hologram colors, only lures I can catch bass locally anymore. Frank has the original molds and offers custom color...

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Thought I would add Frank makes custom colors to match your sample at very reasonable prices.
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Lost in the haze of time and the passing of Dick Trask the Flutter Craft Screamers and Reapers have resurfaced. Artifishical- Flutter Craft Custom baits has the original tooling and making them.
Contact Frank Pasalich @ 858/395/0198
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I have only been bass fishing since 1955 and grew up in SoCal (Big Bear lake) a multi species lake. Bass were the primary fish I targeted over 6 decades but like the majority of California anglers we fish for both fresh water game fish and salt water game fish. Some of us are skilled fly fishers, of...

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