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Saturday, March 8th, 2008

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    Water Temp: 51.2

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished FPT opener. Caught 7, Weighted 5 @ 10.02 lbs. Finished 25th. First time on lake ever. Fished Big Creek all day. Picked them up on Cranks, Jigs and Drop Shot. All shallow less than 6ft. Had a blast!
    City: Santa Clara

    Tips: If you have a boat or not and you want to fish with a bunch a good guys and gals, contact Future Pro Tour @ futureprotour.net Fun group! Tight Lines!

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

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    Water Temp: 49

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: fished reaction baits around all the laydowns also pitched senkos to the same cover. only 8 fish but all were 3 to 7lbs. also caught one in 30 feet on the drop shot
    City: fresno

    Tips: the fish seemed to be from the secondary points to about half way back in the coves.

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

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    Water Temp: 50- 52

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Thought i might post so others would too after all i can't critisize about the non posters if i dont post too.

    Went out about 715 or so started off throwin reaction and got nada threw jigs and got nada. Threw worms and caught 3 all under 2 # fish were suspended it seemed on electronics all fish came from deep ( about 30-50 ft ) had to deflate 2 bladders but all were released successfully. weather was 60 degrees but fish didn't move up after it got warmer we had a good trip anyway!!
    City: bay area

    Tips: Try reaction first then slow it down throw jigs, plastics, POST HERE

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

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    Water Temp: 51

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Ryan Cook and I were throwing berserk jigs all day. Most fish came less than 10ft on rocks, rocks and wood. We had around 14+lbs for our best 5 with a 4+lb kicker. Had a couple of blow ups on a Lunker Punker. I got off of the water by 2pm. www.fishwrangler.net

    Tips: 3/8oz.-1/2oz. brown/purple, brown, or brown/green berserk jigs with matching trailers. Slowly drag them back to the boat. They are shallow right now at least most of them are in less than 15ft. need help call (209) 604-8222.

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

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    Water Temp: ? cold

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: lake is coming up...finally, fishing was slow, but not dead. jigged a few and 2 on dropshot in the main lake, oxblood worked 4 me.
    City: dos palos

    Tips: dress warm

Saturday, October 6th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 68

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Leroy and I fished the Badge Packers Fall Tournament Oct. 6th, and won with 13.82 pounds. Caught (1) 2 1/2 lb fish on a Huddleston and the rest were caught on 4" and 5" yamamoto twin tail grubs in Watermelon w/ black flake or red flake on 1/4 or 3/8 oz jig heads. All of the fish with exception of the swimbait fish were caught within a foot of the bank from 1200 to 1400 hours. You had to throw your bait right against the rocks and they would grab it as it fell. Big fish of tourney was just over 6 pounds. Congrats to Rodney Parker for his 4.92 lb Super Spook fish caught first thing in the morning. The previous two fishing reports were bogus if you haven't guessed. We were just clown'n Rod. Good luck at the spring tournament.
    City: Visalia

    Tips: 6 lh flourocarbon line and yamamoto grubs rigth next to the bank in the afternoon. They'll hit them on the fall.

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

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    Water Temp: 71

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Went up to 'ol Pedro again and slayed 'em, Freaks! I watched another Kevin Van Dam video on spinnerbait'n and I applied what I done watched to my time on the water. Again, threw earthtone colored (you know, browns, olive green etc.) spinnerplugs all day near the dam. You gotta count'em down 1,2,3 and so on 'til ya hit "10", then slowly crank that handle. About three turns and "BAM" just like Emeril live, 16" spotted bass like they's was goin' out of style. Caught 14 for a total of about 21 pounds today.
    City: Pixlon

    Tips: Let that bait flutter on a loose line down on a 10 count, then milk it back slowly......good luck........I'm out!!!!

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007

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    Water Temp: 70

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Hit the impoundment on the primative wall throwing earth tone spinnerbaits. Most fish were caught on the 10 count. Immediate hook ups on decent 2pnd fish. Bright crankbaits also brought home dinner.
    City: Pixlon

    Tips: Fish are up tight and few and far between. I caught most of my fish below water and above the bottom.

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007

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    Water Temp: WARM

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I KNOW IT SOUNDS WIERD BUT GOT ON A GREAT OPERN WATER FROG BITE IN THE BACK OF BIG CREEK TWO 5 LBS AND 2 OVER 3 JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS TO G-MAN FOR TURNING ME ONTO THE G-FROG IN HOPPIN HOBENERO COLOR THIS THING IS FOR REAL!!!
    City: FRESNO

    Tips: PM G-MAN FOR YOUR G-FROG

Tuesday, July 10th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 77

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Biggest 8.5 lb.largemouth on DT-16 Shad pattern. Lost another large one, broke off, took the lure. Rock, rock, rock. All fish on or very near rocks on points or rock piles 8 - 15 feet deep.
    City: Modesto

    Tips: Deep diving cranks, the deeper the bigger the fish

Wednesday, July 4th, 2007

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: launched out of Moccasion at about 6:30 stayed untill about 10:30 and maneged to catch 11 on sweet beaver 1 on brush hog and 1 on a spinner bait

Saturday, May 26th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 67 Degrees

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished the C&C tourney today with my wife. We maged to stick several fish many small males and some suspended females. Maged to get the full bag of seven fish at 11.73 pounds.
    Really had to work for our fish today. We used 6-lb florocarbon line drop shotting small 4-1/2" robo worms off flats, main lake points and secondary points. Alot of the fish were suspended.
    What a great tourney to fish, I reccomend this one to all Ranger owners. Everybody wins in the raffle lures, hats, rods, reels etc. and a free tri tip bar-b-q. All for a measly $50.00 bucks entry fee. Paid out to 21st place with top prize $2,100 bucks. See you all next year at the annual C&C tourney at Don Pedro.
    City: Tracy

Monday, May 14th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 67-69

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Got on the lake about 7am fished till 12pm. Caught 8 fish biggest was 3.9, also had a 3.6 rest were smaller. Caught most of them on topwater. Didn't try any plastics threw reaction baits only.
    City: La Grange

Sunday, April 29th, 2007

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished bass tournament this weekend. Started at Mexican Gulch at sun up and hooked an 8 pounder on a jig head with 6 inch green and black flake trailer on third cast. Pulled in a second 2.4 pounder 10 minutes later. After several other boats showed up we moved to Big Arm Creek just past the bouy line and hit a 5 pounder by the trees on a red and black spinner. Pulled in 8 other 1-3 pounders all over the lake mostly on 1/8 th oz jig heads with green or brown 6 inch trailers. Saw mostly males on the beds with females running 15-25 foot deep away from the beds. If we saw them, we caught them. Water was a little rough so had to work on areas that we had seen fish earlier in the week.
    City: Merced

    Tips: Hit bottom with jigs and slow twitch back to the boat. Run back up from deeper water (20-40 ft.) to the beds for the big females to follow and bite.

Monday, April 16th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 59

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished our club tourney on Sunday. Very windy on the main lake! Good bite from 0600 - 0730 then small fish until 1430 and the bite was wide-open for me. I tried all the normal baits but found the bite on wacky-rigged watermelon/blk-fleck Senkos. I fished the steep walls up-river toward Moccasin. I threw into the shadows and waited.
    City: Valley Springs

    Tips: Rig your Senko wacky style (they wouldn't touch it while texas-rigged)and let it sit. It was a subtle bite. I only felt pressure when raising my rod tip. Good luck.

Thursday, March 15th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 56-58

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Maybe the bite isn't wide open, it just seemed that way when I have been out 3 times in the past couple of weeks with 20-30 fish days in the 2-4lb range, with another individual on the boat. We caught them shallow from woods, middle areas of the lake, down all over the lower end. Jigs or worms, cranks, ripbaits, and spinnerbaits.

    Tips: Yo-zuri ripbait in about 8-10ft of water, crank shallow, spinnerbaits first thing before the sun comes up, jigs and worms all day. Hope this helps, need help getting some more fish in the boat call me, maybe I can help (209) 604-8222.

Wednesday, March 14th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 65-68

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: On the water by 6:30 fished til about noon.Stayed in the lower in of the lake throwing lucky craft jerk baits,TnT jigs(watermelon color)spinner-blades chartreuse.25-30 fish caught in that time, the bite was definetly on for me. Looked all over for Papa's jigs with no luck? all between 2 to 5 pounds

    Tips: Try to find warmer water and fish in about 15' of water.

Tuesday, March 13th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 59-64

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: There is aboslutely no wide open bite. Caught one a a jig. Alot on drop shot. Reaction bates and cranks, out of the question. Alot of fish looked hard at jerk baits, only one taker
    City: Does not matter

    Tips: Fish slow with plastics

Sunday, March 11th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 60

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: FISHED FROM 8AM TO 2PM. I THOUGHT WITH ALL OF THE WARM WEATHER THAT WE HAVE BEEN SEEING, THAT THE LAKE WOULD BE GOING OFF. NOT THE CASE! WE MANAGED ONLY 7 BASS ALL DAY. NO REACTION BITE AT ALL. A FEW BASS IN THE SHALLOWS, BUT NO EVEN CLOSE TO BEING WIDE OPEN. THIS LAKE IS ABOUT 2-3 WEEKS AWAY FROM BEING WIDE OPEN.
    City: Ripon

    Tips: SOFT PLASTICS, SLOW..SLOW..SLOW. TRY AND KEY ON THE SUNNY POINTS WITH CHUNK ROCK. THAT SEEM TO BE WHERE WE SAW THE MOST ACTION. HANG ON BOYS... THE SPRING BITE IS ALMOST HERE.

Friday, March 9th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 56-58

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Bite is wide open. Bass can be caught all over the lake. Anyone looking for a guide trip call or email me (209)604-8222 fishwranglers bass guide service

    Tips: You can catch them on just about anything right now, 2-4lbers are easy to come by.