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Did send the articles referenced but overlooked the grub question. The 80’s style paddle tail hand poured grub is still available from Don Iovino in 3” and 4”. The paddle tail grub became popular during the green weenie era by California Customs and Stroker as I recall. Grubs cover a wide classifica...

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Darts 1/8 oz w 1/0 hook 4 1/2” Flutter Craft smoke/s&p blue flake. Today Roboworm 4 1/2 hologram shad. Split shot size 4 round Roboworm re barb size 1 Gamakatsu 4 1/2 to 6” straight or curl finesse worms. Today Slip shot rig; 1/8 -3/16 oz mojo style cylinder weight, 6mm glass faced bead pegged w...

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Your battery was probably tested incorrectly, needs to be voltage under a load. Optima Blue top 34M is a multiple use battery and imo not good for TM use or good cranking battery. 6 years think of replacing all your batteries. Marine deep cycle cranking battery and marine deep cycle trolling motor b...

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Define mid size swimbaits? Treble hook, heavy jig hook. What reel and line??
Tom

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Congratulations on your record Crappie, beautiful fish!
Tom

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Dave Campbell Fish Taxidermy does excellent work and very artistic like Robert Munos was.
Contact Dave.
Tom

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WOW! Congratulations! And Kudos for letting her go. Thanks Pat. I was so scared of hurting her, especially so close to the spawn. Gotta protect the resource! Here’s a pic of me releasing her. Having caught a few giant LMB over the years I understand the drive to release a healthy pre spawn giant. L...

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IGFA world record Spotted Bass is 10.38 lbs, California is 11.2 not IGFA certified because no biologist to verify species. You need a witness, photos of measurements etc. Special bass like yours will not have a replica mold of a 11 lb Spot. unfortunately Roberts Trophy Fish Mounts is no longer in bu...

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Yes, Josh is still in business but late filling orders.
Last Chance should get their orders next week sometime.
Tom

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Give Few Years then tell us how you feel about president Harris.
Tom

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This is my 1st political post based on electrical power outage. It’s hard to imagine how dependent we are to electrical power until it’s gone. The home runs on electrical power. Your natural gas cooking doesn’t work without power to trip the values to ignite gas using a match, no gas flow. No hot wa...

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Dick Trask is smiling :D I used the slip shot rig the past 40 years: mojo weight, glass bead, Carolina Keeper and Light wire hooks. Owners 5133 size 1/0 is ideal. Use premium mono in lieu of FC to keep line from dragging the bottom. I use 5 lb Maxima UG copolymer. Next reintroduce dart heads. Tom PS...

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I was born and raised in SoCal over 75 years ago. Water has always been an issue in a arid climate zone. We must import the water supply and build reservoirs to store it. We are dependent on water we do not have. Northern and Central California supplies our water in SoCal and has for over 90 years a...

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Off topic but Casitas is independent of the MWD water system. A group of elitist environmentalist run the water supply refusing to devert Ventura River rain run off into the lake, it’s primary water supply source. A good friend was the CFO for the Resnick family business and the Mrs was the snake in...

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I will not buy anything from BPS again after they purchased Cabalas killing the headquarter town of Sidney NB.
Tom

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The small brown the op is holding is good bait for big browns.
Tom

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Murphy used everything legal to catch big bass. Double Anchoring and bait fishing was developed in SD lakes because it works. We developed bass fishing skills catching Northern LMB that are very aggressive compared to FLMB. Hand poured big soft plastic worms also were created to catch FLMB that tend...

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72 lb 5 bass limit! When FLMB were introduced and released into San Diego city lakes Lower Otay was the 1st public lake. Sutherland, El Captain, San Vicente, Hodges followed, Murphy fished all of them. The mid-late 60’s was the time period, the 70’s 1st generation FLMB we’re maturing and by the 80’s...

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Rapid pressure change causes expansion of the gas bladder used to acclimate the bass to neutral buoyancy at a specific depth, no valves to release the expanding bladder. Fizzing releases the pressure but injuries the bass leaving a hole heal before the bass can acclimate by replacing gases. The bass...

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The term “giant bass” has lost it’s meaning. At one point in time the term “lunker” met a big bass over 7 lbs. we the western bass anglers coined the term giant bass as Florida strain 10+ lb bass started to be come more common. The late Bill Murphy started calling a bass over 12 lbs or a teener a gi...

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This is a promo video?
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Take Gary up on his $100 off offer

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No such thing as a inexpensive swimbait or swimbait rod, your lucky to get what you paid for. Everyone usually starts out with 1-3 oz swimbaits and progress to 8” 4 oz Hudd etc. My advice with swimbait rod is add the rods recommended weight use together and divide by 2; for nominal weight. The nomin...

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The mythical George Perry bass surfaces again. Perry was a young man in 1932 anyone believe the older man holding a big bass is George Perry?
What revolutionized giant bass populations was Orville Ball who visioned Florida LMB in San Diego city lakes, game changer.
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I use Gamakatsu round bend standard wire 114 black nickel 5/0 jig hook, it’s a lighter wire hook then the 604, both are the same size and length. If you like to hit the jig to pop it out of the bass mouth the 604 is stronger and takes more abuse. Gamakatsu 111 sproat bend is another jig hook I have ...

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Couple things learned visiting bass forums are most bass anglers use line far to big in diameter/lb test then needed and fish primarily shallow bank cover. Western bass anglers have adapted to fishing light line finesse presentations off shore structure in water over 20’ deep because we had to. The ...

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Marijuana is the largest cash crop, almonds are 5.3 billion $$$$h$$$ annually producing 100% of domestic commercial almonds and 80% worlds consumption. Water needed would be rice.
Tom

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Pete G wrote:Great post! Very nice to see some info on some of the early bass fishermen in SOCAL. I fished with Larry many times and he was always innovating new ways to present baits.

Off topic, Larry made the 1st “mojo” cylinder weights. I believe Larry moved to Florida and passed away about 2 years ago.
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Hey Tom, I’ve followed your posts for a few years and Im intrigued in your catches and jig fishing technique, thx for the great details. Just wondering what factors contributed to catching those giant bass ex. new jig technique, time on the water, lakes stocked with trout, less fishing pressure? Ho...

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Jigs with a 60 or 30 degree hook moves the hook eye forward to the nose putting more lead between the head and hook point to accommodate weed guards . Second the line pull slides the jig head forward without lifting the hook point and trailer. Less open hook gap behind the jig head inside bass lips ...

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I read once the natural water supply in the LA basin was only enough to support a population of 200 K people . How many are living there now and where did the required water come from ? California politicians past and present claim to be such big proponents of the environment when the cameras are r...

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Send a PM with email, I don’t like to post photos. Football jigs like Yamamoto with right hook is a good choice. I don’t like weed guards and use a hitchhiker spring with finesse worm section to cover the hook point. Will include a sketch how to make it. For what it’s worth I use hair jigs with pork...

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Anglers today present a jig by making long cast and retrieving along the bottom. Swim jigs come to mind that is popular today, similar but faster retrieve. Dragging a football jig is another popular technique, again similar but almost always the uses the rod to move the jig. These are all horizontal...

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In what lifetime will the supply increase and demand decrease? The population in California has tripled in our lifetime. Keeping fresh water pressure high also means keeping the aquifer high, it’s been drawn down over 100’ from pumping 100 years. Winter rain/snow runoff only last about 4 months, 8 m...

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Increasing salinity levels is a problem. Hickory Shad can live in both salt and fresh water and may be another choice.
Tom

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If you want to understand California drought read the USC paper on MegaDroughts published in New York Times is you can find it. The study uses soil and tree samples dating back to year O BC. Starting approximately year 850 (847) a mega drought began along the California coast with less then 6” annua...

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I understand Amazon has green #11 ?
Thank you for the heads up,
Tom
PS, check and out of stock until March.

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As soon as I figure out how to delete PM’s to clear up the mail box I will be able to respond to request for info or articles.
Tom
PS, need email to sndcatricles

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There isn’t any doubt that the Delta ecosystem is changing and the weakest links are first to be impacted. Smelt are not a major prey source for LMB that rely/more on demasel prey in lieu of pelagic species. If the smelt are gone they should be replaced with Threadfin Shad and Silversides that more ...

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For the the new bass anglers that are unfamiliar with pork rind jig trailers there are a few things you should know. 1. Pork trailers are nose hooked about 1/4” back, it’s not threaded onto the hook. 2. To prevent the pork trailer fowling the hook point use a 3/4 section of plastic worm threaded ont...

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It’s good to see pork jig trailers back on the market. This is niche market targeted for jig anglers who know pork works in all water temps because it stays soft with natural movements in cold or warm water. Soft plastics killed the pork trailer market because of the vast colors and shapes available...

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milehi wrote:Tom, arrowheadgary@gmail.com

Sent, let me know if received and what you are looking for.
Tom

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milehi wrote:That's steep! Maybe a month ago you mentioned an old piece you>d send out, jig fishing. PMd you at the time but not to savy

Couldn’t locate the email, re send and I will send the article.
Tom
PS, UJ #11’s were $6 for a jar of 3 about 5 years ago.

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milehi wrote:Thats great news! Still have a stash but weren't made as well as the older ones, hook holes wear out. BTW, is it possible to get a copy of the old article you were giving out?

sure, what old article?
Tom

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Acme Tackle is introducing the UJ #11 frog and Sr frog for you old timers who still use pork ring jig trailers.
Tom

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IGFA record requirements are stringent requiring certified weight, witness, measurements, line sample, lure or bait rig used photo on measurement method, scale certs, examination of the fish by a biologist, valid fishing license and following all the states and lake regulations. The women’s fresh wa...

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That was awhile back when I had my skeeter...2005? I remember stopping at the bouy line metering some marks that turned out to be a school of big bass feeding on Shad. Stopped a got into a good Magabas spoon bite. Good days at Casitas.
Tom
PM sent

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Hopefully you will respond regarding if you have a boat or what your goals are for bass fishing. I am at the opposite of the equation and winding down my bass fishing. I can't image bass fishing in my 70's fishing without of a comfortable boat and the knowledge to catching bass regardless of the sea...

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I am very new to bass fishing at age 70. Is it specifically required to have a "bass boat" to compete as an amateur? Can I have a boat with a portable live well?. Welcome to bass fishing. Do you own a boat now that you want to add a livewell to? You can certainly bass fish woithout a live...

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Rip, my final chapters is more then likely fishing Castias occasionally with who ever in tires me. I saved a few jigs just to keep those bass honest. I was borne and raised in SoCal, traveled the world and always returned home. Hate what is going on but it's better then any alternate we can think of...

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