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mac (Doyle McEwen)

I havefished there a few times, mostly earlier in the year (April, May, June)..I have done well with R2S Bottom Walkers, but I am sure other swimbaits will work also..Darterheading Smallie Beavers can also put a few in the boat..I haven't done that well with crankbaits, or top waters, but I would th...

mac (Doyle McEwen)

The absolute three best ramps for ease of launching and recovery are Ladds in Stockton, Brannon Isle, and Orwood..Now that is not to say any of the other launch ramps are not good or that their service is bad..They most certainly are not..Russo's is also excellent, although you can only launch two b...

mac (Doyle McEwen)

Actually it isn't so much that color isn't or can't be important, but of all the things we as fishermen/women can control, color selection is the least important.. I once was told by a fellow angler that the only color they were biting on was watermelon w/redflake..I asked if he had tried other colo...

mac (Doyle McEwen)

You know it is time to update your fishing equipment any time you are alone or with someone..

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mac (Doyle McEwen)

Once again I can post to my hearts content..I still haven't been able to figure out what went wrong..I never logged out yet somehow I was no longer logged in..No matter what I tried and Nat tried I could not log in again..But not only is Cooch a fishing guru, he ain't to shabby with puters either.. ...

mac (Doyle McEwen)

I can log in and post on this forum, but none of the others..I can't even converse with the admin people..I did get through to them once and they sent me a new password, every time I try to use it, it tells me someone else is trying to use my name and password and it stops right there..I tried to re...

mac (Doyle McEwen)

NevadaBoy, it doesn't say on the rod, although it feels like a mod fast to me..It is one of the Kistler California Special series..I have been using it for 6 or more years now and have zero complaints..I have no problem with handling fish in open water or thick cover..I paired it up with a Shimano C...

mac (Doyle McEwen)

I use an older Kistler Senko Special 6'10"..Absolutely no complaints..

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mac (Doyle McEwen)

I have tried numerous hooks and hook styles fir t-rigging Senkos, I use Mend-It a lot..Each of your recommendations helps save the Senkos, but even then you will still go through more Senkos t-tigging than you will wacky rigging..For sure Senkos are one of if not the best bait ever..

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mac (Doyle McEwen)

Guy, I fish it wacky rigged most of the time, for the simple reason I get a lot more use out of a single Senko..There have been several days when I have used the same Senko all day and caught multiple fish with it..When I do use a t-rigged one, once it has been pretty much used up, I put it away to ...

mac (Doyle McEwen)

In my life time, I have seen a few over 6' and heard of them 7' or more..Those between 5 and 6' are fairly common in North Texas as well as other parts of the States..Here in California, I haven't seen one that reached 6' yet, but have run into a few over 5'..

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mac (Doyle McEwen)

Hey Ash, just think in a few more years they can start calling you an old timer, and mean it..

Have a great birthday, enjoy every minute of it..

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mac (Doyle McEwen)

Well, Andy the package came yesterday morning while I was enjoying my yearly shower..So I had to wait until this morning to retrieve it from the post office..Now I just need to get out and learn when and where to use them..Do you change out the hooks or use the ones attatched..

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mac (Doyle McEwen)

how about Phil Balmuth (sp), I remember him getting into horses big time..

Stickbait still pops in every once in a while, but there are a ton of others that just seemed to have disappeared..

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mac (Doyle McEwen)

how about the Rajum Cajun--I din't remember the first name but I think it it was Johnny Woodard..

Where the hades is Top Cat

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mac (Doyle McEwen)

I just read a 24# was caught out of Eufaula..Haven't seen any pictures or any official announcements myself, has anyone else heard anything..

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mac (Doyle McEwen)

Amen Mike, Amrn..

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mac (Doyle McEwen)

When is the right time and what is the right rig for using spoons..

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mac (Doyle McEwen)

Thursday while pre-fishing Oroville for the WRL event, I noticed something come flying toward me from the shore line trees..It was kind of reddish brown with black wings, flying like a bat out of hell, and it turns out to be exactly that..It slammed into my leg and then lay stunned on the back deck....

mac (Doyle McEwen)

Thanks everyone for the info..Contacted Powell Rods and got the info I needed..Then I found one of the local tackle shops that has them and will swap mine out for the warranty fee..Everything is looking good again as soon as I can get the swap done..

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mac (Doyle McEwen)

Is the $45 an over the counter at any shop carrying them or do I have to return it to Powell..

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mac (Doyle McEwen)

About two inches below the tip top..What is the current Powell warranty on the rod, or would I be better off just putting on a new tip top guide..

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mac (Doyle McEwen)

What about using an RC boat to run the bait out. no need for second rod amd reel..

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mac (Doyle McEwen)

An exceptional use and display of Robert E. Lee's back yard..Arlington National Cemetary and all such cemetaries stand as mute witness to the bravery and sacrifice of our fallen servicemen/women and in many cases their families..Saying THANK YOU just doesn't seem to be enough, but it is all I can do...

mac (Doyle McEwen)

Skeeterman nailed it,if it has bass in the name,it is the fish to catch..I will also say when a spot hits, you have no idea how large or small it is until you actually see it..The first time I hooked a spot, I was sure it was over 4, that is until I finally saw it and it was closer to 1.5..

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mac (Doyle McEwen)

Danged if I know, I have never seen bedding bass on the delta..I guess I just haven't been in the right place at the right time..

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mac (Doyle McEwen)

Did you end up getting a different boat somewhere else..Kap and I have been fishing the WRL..So far we haven't done all that well for any tournament, but we are having a ton of fun trying..Drop either Kap or myself a PM, and see if we can't get together to wet a line or two..I am all for another Ral...

mac (Doyle McEwen)

Hey Rick, did you get that boat you were looking at up at Clearlake several weeks ago..I am still ticked at Kap for not telling me you were there untill we were back on the road..

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mac (Doyle McEwen)

Kap and I have been staying at HoJos in Ceres..

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mac (Doyle McEwen)

Kevin, what happened..It would seem your Mom is doing OK, glad to hear that..

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mac (Doyle McEwen)

Now that is one big red ear..It would be a ton of fun catching that on ultra-light..

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mac (Doyle McEwen)

Bass are opportunistic feeders..I don't think turtles are one of their primary forasge foods, but I do not doubt they will devour them at times..I would think a three to four inch turtle in the right area might just get eaten..Someone once posted a picture of a bass that obviously had a turtle in it...

mac (Doyle McEwen)

Guy, I normally use Trilene 100% Flourocarbon, usually 6 or 8 pound test for my finesse rigs..As for the line springing off the spool when the bail is opened, I have found that if I do not overload the spool it doesn't happen..

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mac (Doyle McEwen)

total weight 48,9

big fish 12.3

mac (Doyle McEwen)

Larry does excellent work..And the cost isn't bad either..Getting parts for some types of reels may take some additional time, but it is worth it..

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mac (Doyle McEwen)

Ain't your birthday sometimes this week..How old are you getting to be..In any case, I wish you a great one this year and a bunch more to come..

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mac (Doyle McEwen)

Andy, if Derrick is that knowledgeable on the Delta, I honestly can't figure what question he has about Little Mandy that he probably does not already know the answer to..Just call me curious..

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mac (Doyle McEwen)

As far as I know it hasn't been announced yet..I just hope it isn't the Delta..

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mac (Doyle McEwen)

I fished the South Delta on Friday, the bite wasn't wide open, but it wasn't bad..

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mac (Doyle McEwen)

I would reccomend jigs and Senkos..As to where, it sounds as though you fished in some good cover areas..The fish should be moving up to start spawning, so I would look for spawing grounds and fish all around them..

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mac (Doyle McEwen)

I have never been able to grasp why percentage of payback is all that important in deciding which tournaments to fish..I know all the "pros" desire a 100% payback and most insist on it, even though only a handful will reap the benefits each tournament..Personally if I happen to win a tourn...

mac (Doyle McEwen)

Marty, not being a chemist it might be a difficult question to answer..But the dissolved oxygen you are talking about is free bubbles of oxygen rather than oxygen that has bonded molecularly to the molecules of water..If they were bonded with the water molecules then you would have hydrogen peroxide...

mac (Doyle McEwen)

If it works for you, and I see no reason it shouldn't, go for it..I take it you are not nose hooking the offered bait..

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mac (Doyle McEwen)

Didn't say I was using a full stick..

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mac (Doyle McEwen)

DINE OH MIGHT

mac (Doyle McEwen)

Welcome back to the reel world..I hope you get as much fishing in as you can handle..

Doyle McEwen USN (ret)

mac (Doyle McEwen)

Just to be the devils advocate, what if they (those you feel were encroaching) were the ones to have found those fish before KVD did..It doesn't really matter as KVD still won..

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mac (Doyle McEwen)

I had the honor to draw Chris for the Oroville Pro/Am last year..I was impressed with his overall knowledge of tournament fishing and fishing conditions on the lake..A well spoken and pleasing individual to spend the day with..He will go far..

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mac (Doyle McEwen)

Tom, I fished the WRL event on McClure last weekend, Of course Kap and I didn't make the blast off as we were stuck in Coulterville in the motel parking lot..We were prepared for the cold and wet weather, but obviously we were not prepared for the snow..Once the roads had been cleared we didn't have...

mac (Doyle McEwen)

Danged Mark, I thought you were tossing that out at me..Then I started thinking what spinnerbaits..Then wonder of wonders, I read Dave's post..Sure glad to see ol DDawg posting..

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