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No reason to use braid on swimbaits unless the reel doesn't hold enough line. You have 2 knots to fail using marginal knot strength with FC line. My recommendation is to use 25 lb Sunline Armillo Diefer Nylon, good knot strength and 1 knot.
Tom

WRB

Looks like San V experienced the same problem Casitas had when they stopped stocking trout and the giant bass couldn't adjust to eating Threadfin Shad and starved. Should be a good population of 5-7 lb bass in San V now. IF the trout stocking happens and they restock crawdads, San V will rebound.
Tom

WRB

30 years late Dee Thomas for whom the rule was made to prevent his 12' flipping rods.
The swimbaiters using 9' rods should be happy.
Tom

WRB

Using braid line capacity shouldn't be an issue with any 300 size reel. Distance isn't of spool diameter with small diameter braid line because the spooled line doesn't change a lot when 50 to 60 yards of line has been cast as it does with larger diameter monofilament lines. The only other 300 low p...

WRB

Are you using braid?
Tom

WRB

Reopens Sept 22,1st week permits sold out in 5 minutes on 25 Aug.
Tom

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My view on water over 85 degrees is it can't hold enough DO to sustain healthy bass in a livewell. This is one reason night tournaments have a big problem during hot summer nights, the DO levels are extremely low. If you rely on recirculating 85-90 degree lake surface water without adding DO into th...

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S.1894 was passed, this doesn't stop those folks but it does stop frederal funding and the DFW from inplementing this bill using the current budget. This war is far from over.
If we keep United nationally and statewide we can at least slow the big agri folks down.
Tom

WRB

Group 24 would be ok for a cranking battery unless it's running state of the art sonar units. Group 29 or 31 is a better choice for trolling motors. AGM's are a good choice, not a fan of Opima since Interstate/JC bought them. Trojan is a manufacture of wet cell batteries, not sure about their AGM. V...

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Friend of ours worked for the Resnick family and has nothing good to say about Lynda, they are still buying up land/water rights in the Central Valley.
Good article!
Tom

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Spraying chemicals is the last thing Clear Lake needs, the decaying aquatic growth depletes dissolved oxygen. Clear Lake needs state of the art aeration systems throughout the lake basin wherever wind doesn't generate white caps to oxygenate the water. Clear Lake being the largest natural lake in Ca...

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California recorded weather history goes back about 165 years, a snap shot in the history of our weather. Mega droughts are a part of California history that date back to 850 to 1090 period of 240 years the longest known severe drought of less than 4" annual rain fall. The second longest drough...

WRB

No reason to keep bass in a livewell unless it's a tournament.
Livewell management tips from Sure-Life labs who make Catch & Release & Please Release Me livewell additives have a few good video's on this topic.
Tom

WRB

Don't confuse me with facts! Good reply.
MSDS on Phos-Chek has some hazardous chemicals, the end solution becomes a fertilizer.
I had hazmat show up for a someone spilling a quart of oil in the parking lot.
Tom

WRB

Long before modern man decided to build homes in fire prone areas fires occurred as part of the ecosystem. Fire retardants are not natural and very harmful to the ecosystem, if you spilled fire retardant the hazmat folks would arrive in protective suites to clean it up! It always comes down to cost ...

WRB

Super glue a wire pin onto the jig hook shank to hold the soft plastic.
Tom

WRB

Heard that towing rigs were getting stuck in the mud and had to be pulled out, glad I bailed out when I did.
Tom

WRB

I decided to leave after talking to the workers building the new ramp at Coyote and the staff saying Monday was moving day. To give you some idea the new ramp is about 100 yards across from the NW corner of big island. There was a crane laying plates and putting a dock in last Friday. I was told par...

WRB

The 1 lane steel plate ramp at Casitas in the marina will be moved to Coyote area on Monday,
It looks like a single lane with turn around area to luanch and parking about 1/4 mile away....fishing alone that isn't going work!

Tom

WRB

Dee Thomas must be pushing 80 and fishing back to back tournaments winning with 29 lbs and big bass over 9 lbs, plus a 4th....wow!!! I thought I was getting old, your are the man Dee!
Tom

WRB

It isn't gray matter between the ears that gets in the way, it's the physical demands of multi day tournaments that takes it's toll. Congratulations on the big bag, the over the hill gang is pulling for you.
Tom
PS, just read where Clunn won this event with 81 lbs 15 oz.....congratulations!

WRB

So do all your rods match the lures you are using?
16.3 is a giant bass wherever it's caught, congratulations.
Tom

WRB

Should lots of choices in Santa Rosa and Windsor.
Tom

WRB

Hard to explain the make, model and year of your boat?
Tom

WRB

California doesn't require boating safety classes to operate a boat and this is dangerous to everyone on the water. Indecision caused this collision, it was 't a accident. The boat operators didn't know the basic rule; make a obvious turn to the boaters right. Do you know basic boating rules? This c...

WRB

Welcome to Casitas cold water period. Deep bait doesn't always mean the deep bait has active feeding bass, those marks could be carp,catfish, trout, they are all suspended and may be inactive. The bass should be starting to transition upwards for early pre spawn, so target areas like major points on...

WRB

When Abu Garcia started using parts made in China where there isn't any quality control or laws to prevent counterfeiting, the brand lost all credibility with me. The reels still have made in Sweden meaning some assembly on a few selected reels are "made in Sweden". If that doesn't bother ...

WRB

There isn't anything wrong with a Cardiff 300 series reel, your rod is a limitation as it rating is 1-5 oz lures. Swimbait rods should be rated above the heaviest lure you plan to use, Xheavy 10 to 12 oz rating.
Tom

WRB

When you roll the clock back to 1959 when the first Florida strain LMB were introduced into San Deigo city lakes by Orvile Ball. The goal was to improve the average catch rate/size of LMB by introducing the FLMB believing the average LMB size would increase to about 3 lb and catch rate increase for ...

WRB

The trailer is a vehicle and needs to have current license and tags, you get 6 months to register it in California.
The boat isn't a vehicle and can be licensed out of state as long as it is current.
Tom

WRB

You can re dye pork rind;
White can be dyed any color.
Any color can be dyed black.
Any color except black can be dyed brown.

You can soften park rind by lightly hammering with a meat tenderizing hammer, skin side down on a flat board...messy! Beer or Coke will also soften pork rind.

Tom

WRB

Most of you know me as Oldschool, couldn't log in under that anymore, so it's now WRB!
There should be several mom & pop local tackle shops with dusty jars of both Super Pork and older Uncle Josh made from hog backs, not the Meat or thin skin pork rinds UJ made the past 2 years.
Tom

WRB

Pork rind for jig trailers. This process takes about 3 weeks. 6" wide x12" long, cut 1/4" thick hog back with thick skin, butcher shop will have them and cut for you. Lay the hog backs on a flat surface and cover with salt, rubbing in on both sides. Roll the backs so you have 6" ...

WRB

Apparently lake BB put out a 11 lb potential WR spot on Dec 27th, anyone know who caught this bass? Details of the catch is on Siebert Outdoors the maker of the jig used.
Tom

WRB

I recall posting a how to make pork rind thread on this site about a year ago. If anyone is interest I can repost it or someone can locate it and add a the link. Nothing moves in the water like a soft high floatation park rind jig trailer. Yes they are messy and came in solid colors, dried out and c...

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