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mark poulson

They have a great team there, and it starts with Rick and Cindy.

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Rob,
Read the northern thread. The guys there actually know how to figure this stuff out.

mark poulson

I hope those swimbait fish can't read, 'cause if they can, they'll know it's him and never hit his bait.
Pretty boat.

mark poulson

Marty,
I use the Xtools clamping tags, so I don't need to make a hole, or go through the gill opening. I think this guy's clips were too small to go through the gill opening. I like the Xtool clips and scale. It just took me a long time to learn how to use it. My kids wouldn't help!

mark poulson

My friend Bo Viescas got me started bass fishing, and taught me most of what I know. He was a hard *** with me, and never let me slide with being sloppy or lazy. "Be ready" he'd yell if I seemed to slack off or lose concentration. "Stand up, or you'll miss the strike". He was tou...

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Marty, That's a great idea! If I can't make them catch fish again, I'll make them hold the fish. :lol: Seriously, if I can't fix them, that's what I'll do. Thanks. By the way, do you know why the wires on the culling tag clips aren't sharpened right out of the box, to make it easier and less damagin...

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Jim,
If memory serves, my last two trucks didn't have a specific breakin routine required. '01 Ford, '03 Ford. They've had warrantee work, and never a mention of how they were broken in.

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My '03 50hp Merc 4 stroke had a 2 hour breakin, with specific rpm for specific amounts of time. I don't remember what, exactly, but I do remember doin laps at Perris for an hour, and at Piru for another hour, until it was broken in. And when I took it in for 1 year checkup at Anglers Marine, Jordan ...

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And the water level is just about where you said you like it. See you there.

mark poulson

That makes too much sense. Especially when you consider that both sculpins and crawdads like rock. I could have been mistaking a sculpin pattern for a crawdad pattern all this time!

I wonder what the state record is for sculpin? Yours looks awfully big. Did you weigh it?

mark poulson

They all look alike!

Seriously, you'd have to be an ickiologist (jk) to tell them apart.

mark poulson

Does it work with domestic beer?

mark poulson

Bill, I met Jimmy Reese at the Bass A Thon, and talked to him about the 987C SI. He is sold on it. He fishes where you fish, and said it's the way to go. He actually paid to have one put on his boat when he went back east, and he said his new boat is going to have two, with a 787 on the bow. When he...

mark poulson

Great pictures Brian. Is that a gobi, or a sculpin?

mark poulson

Dude, that's priceless!

mark poulson

I'd pick the 987C SI, because the lakes I fish are mostly deep reservoir lakes, and structure fishing is the key there. From what I've seen of the side scan unit, it looks fantastic. And the reviews I've gotten from people who use it are equally fantastic. And I'd use it every time out. I don't know...

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Thanks Brian. I really appreciate the offer. And I look forward to seeing you.
But the cheap in me says to find a use for these baits. Maybe I could make them into wake baits. Hmm.......

mark poulson

Thanks Ron. I'll give it a try.

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Mark,
Why wouldn't you use braid to tie your jigs?

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Does this mean I can't follow you around anymore?

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Ron,
How did you make a line tie? Did you use the old one?
And how did you get the old plastic out of the lure without breaking the lure?
So many questions, so little time!

mark poulson

Nicholas, I went online to look at those baits at Tacklewarehouse. They don't seem much different than the sculpin baits I have. Do you know if the two fish are really different enough for it to make a difference? Victor, I don't know. The guys who said this to me have fished Castaic a lot longer th...

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Ron,
I was pulling your leg, or at least trying. And giving you props for a nice fish.
I don't care who wins, it's just fun to fish.

mark poulson

the only reference to an endangered gobi I could find was the tidewater gobi. Is that what you were talking about? Is that the fish that might be in Castaic?

mark poulson

Thanks Jonathan.

I hope you and Lynne have a great holiday season. And that your boat is full of keepers in the coming year.

Mark

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I've only fished Ron's turkey shoots, and the way he does it is fun, so that's the way I would vote.
Of course, when he hangs a 7/11 on a drop shot to win his own event.......

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Kelly, Some of us don't know enough about stuff to chip in. I use the spider jig with either a football or standup head a lot, because of the rocks at the lakes I fish. I usually use regular skirted jigs with trailers when I'm fishing brush and wood. Shallow. I think I have less snags, and lose less...

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I now have three of my favorite deep diving cranks with broken bills. Three different manuf. All broke across where the line tie comes out of the bill.
Can these be salvaged, like in putting a new bill in, or making them into a wake bait? Has anyone done that?
Or am I just being too cheap?

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A couple of guy have told me that there are now gobis in Castaic. They say they came down through the Aquaduct, like those beloved stripers. One guy said he actually had one come up in a plastic bag he snagged. Has anyone here heard this, or seen them there? Are there gobi-type plastics that would w...

mark poulson

A couple of guy have told me that there are now gobis in Castaic. They say they came down through the Aquaduct, like those beloved stripers. One guy said he actually had one come up in a plastic bag he snagged. Has anyone here heard this, or seen them there? Are there gobi-type plastics that would w...

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Mike,
We Jewish carpenters have a reputation to maintain!

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Ray,
Is that the new trailer tire from Dunlop? Where your belly done lopped over your belt?

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Robert,
I don't remember exactly, but it was 12++ near 12.5 . And he had a big sack. Needed three weighin bags. Over 29 lbs. What a day!!
http://www.castaicbassclub.com/sitebuil ... 17x250.jpg

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I'm in. Of course, if it's like the last one I fished with you at the end of '04, we better check and see if Ranger makes Arks.

What will it be, longest fish, one fish in the boat? BYOW?

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Why would you want an aluminum trailer? To get aluminum that is as tough as steel costs a fortune. Let the boat manuf. put the money into the boat, motor, and electronics, and just take good care of the painted steel trailer. If you really want something along those lines, get a galvanized trailer. ...

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Kevin, If I knew where to get them cheap, I'd already have one! :lol: Seriously, I've seen them on eBay, but $2,000+- is the going rate, with the transcuder. Jimmy Reese said they're coming out with a 997 unit in January, I think, so the 987 might be a little cheaper after that, but I doubt it. I wa...

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Warm, shallow water, flooded brush. Basically, a summer pattern. But it can work anytime they move up after a prolonged warm (two weeks+-) warming period. I've never done well with them over deeper water. Also throw the Ribbit or Horney Toad early in the year. I've caught fish in January on them, bu...

mark poulson

Regardless of if it's posted or not, if you see another boat nearby, slow down. That's just common courtesy. If you can't see other boats, you're going too fast.
Life is too short to be chickensh*t.

mark poulson

Kevin,
Have you seen the Humminbird 987c si? Do they use it, or something like it, in Japan?

mark poulson

I lie both the bouy-type retriever and the extension pole, both from BPS.
If you go with the bouy-type, be sure to put the metal loops in a vise and close them enough that your line won't keep popping free.

mark poulson

That one, and The Big Labowsky, are two of my favorites. Dude!!!!

mark poulson

Where's Bad Santa when you need him??

mark poulson

Gator,
Email Linda Colt at
lcolt@lowrance.com
She knows all about Lowrance.

mark poulson

Congratulations!

Tell her that the second console will just take away from space for her and her tackle, or are you going to share yours with her?

Seriously, that's great. Good luck.

mark poulson

The only ribs Ray has are the ones he gets on this site!

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It would have to be red, to match his bibs.

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Mark,
I'm surprised to hear something like that. Ed has always been a stand up guy with me.
Mark

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