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Saturday, January 2nd, 2010

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    Water Temp: 50-51

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished different spots all morning until I received a call from home and had to depart a good bite. The yearly mens club was on, just braggin rights.Caught only one fish per spot, but most were three pounders. Had eleven fish for about fourteen pounds. Could have improved the weight if I had stayed longer. A lot of eyes out there today.Dart heads in morning dawn, orange, black pepper flake, oxblood also worked. 3/16 oz special heads with owner #1 hooks.
    City: sac

    Tips: Fish are up and filling their stomachs as the bitter temps have subsided. The water cloumn is more comfortable for them. Look for all day action, some are hitting on the fall.

Friday, January 1st, 2010

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    Water Temp: Dont have temp

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Saw big jimbo at the gate at browns on my way to the turkey shoot 5:30 gotta get out early to beat big jimbo to his spot.Over the past two weeks catchin some spots on a good day maybe 12 or 13 nothin over 3lbs. Jigs and shakin worms 20 to 25 ft. Also talked to big jimbo at the ramp said he had 22lbs, don't know how he does it. I,m gonna camo my boat and follow him with my camera.FYI big jimbo has a white Acura type suv and a double tandem trailor always parks in the first spot at the top of the ramp. Just look for the white car with all the beer cans around it. Black bass live
    City: EDH

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: fished turkey shoot yesturday. great turn out 16 boats. fished main body for just over 15 pounds it took almost 16 to win it. we had big fish for the day a fat 3.70 spot. dragging a darthead worked for all fish but 1 that came on a crank bait. fish came in depths from 8 to 40 feet.
    City: roseville

    Tips: jim you should have fished the tourney you would have won!!!!

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    Water Temp: 50

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Opted to stay away from Turkey Shoot fishermen, fished main body on one solo point for about thirty keeeper spots.Largest five three plus for about 17 pounds. Nothing over high threes. Back and forth movement worked well as fish moved up and down. One spot yielded four bass on four casts and another resulted in six casts and six bass. All fish caught on dartheads (3/16, 5"robo).
    City: sacram ento

    Tips: When you can't get to your favorite big fish holes, settle for numbers.

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

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    Water Temp: 49

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Jim, I know who you are. You launch at Browns Ravine. You have a Ranger boat and you drive a blue chevy pickup 2wd. I know you are full of crap because I have talked to you at the ramp on the same days you make your b.s. reports. I have seen you in the south fork alot fishing the same spots everyone else fishes. You never catch anything because you are always drunk off your ass. Your just another one of those guys thats all show and no go.

    Tips: Next time I see you out there we can have a little chat....

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    Water Temp: 51

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Did not see anyone until 2pm, had the lake to myself. Fished some of my no eyes holes and caught two fives and a bunch of threes and fours for about 21 pounds. Mixture of blacks and spots.Bite was still on when I went home. One tons and 3/16 oz darts in spring crawdad colors at no more than twenty feet deep.

    Tips: River turned over this week, fish are scattered.
    Main body offered a few.

Sunday, December 27th, 2009

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    Water Temp: 48

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Had to get out of the house my partner and i fished for about 4 hrs not a bite. Hay Jim when did you get another truck or it sounds like the guy is going to get in the wrong guy's business.
    City: camerin park

    Tips: If you know how to catch the suspended fish go get um

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

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    Water Temp: 51

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: fished main body dropshotted 7 and spooned 3 and caught 2 salmon and 2 trout.was able to boat one largemouth around 3 pounds.
    City: Roseville

    Tips: find the bait balls and work the outside of them all fish were caught away from the bait

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

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    Water Temp: jim wont tell a

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: to everyone doubting jim hes the best angler on folsom or in the world fished with him today and got 7 world record largemouth all over 24lbs what an amozing angler he didnt want to tell the press because he didnt want anyone seeing his minnow fishing spot also got a few dink spots all between 10 and 19lbs no biggie a few smallies moslt under 15lbs so it was a good day at the minnow fishing spot witch he erased from my memory so i couldnt know
    City: sacto

    Tips: you need special binoculars to see jim fishing he has a mystical cloak around his boat so it doesnt surprise me that noone can see him catching these huge bass

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Jim, yeah right, "eyes" were on you today ROFL. As if anyone cared where you go on the lake. We know where all your "minnow fishing" spots are buddy. The only thing you need to protect is your reputation...oh WAIT, my bad, you don't HAVE a reputation anymore.

    Tips: Watch for Jim's boat, then watch him minnow fish his favorite spots. More fun than a B-grade movie with popcorn.

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    Water Temp: 55

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Too many eyes on me, could not fish my better spots. Still managed a good limit of blcks with a five pound kicker. All fish on one tons, watermelon, 45ft.

    Tips: Stay off good spots when you are being watched.

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Let's please keep the commentary focused on quality and meaningful reports. We all know reports by "Jim" can sometimes be "questionable", but I guess it's like any television show.. can either watch it or turn the channel. I'm really interested in knowing what presentations/patterns generally work this time of year.
    City: Folsom

    Tips: I'm thinkin' just like most everyone else...look for the bait and work the plastics (dropshot or darthead primarily) at the bait...and might need to work them painfully SLOW. Folsom is known as one of the hardest lakes to fish. But when no one else was catching, I've heard guys at the ramp state "twenty +" when asked how'd they do. They're either exaggerating or simply KNOW this lake.

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    Water Temp: 40

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: All I can figure is the water temp is really cold and jim"s pecker is about 2 inches long and he feels as if he needs to act like he catches big fish to overcompensate. Sorry Jim that your pecker is so tiny, but don't keep posting this bogus reports. Please
    City: Roseville

    Tips: Western Bass please pull Jim off of her before his pecker comes out his ass!!!!

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

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    Water Temp: 66

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: South Fork at Salmon Falls Bridge, top water, white chatterbaits and rip baits for larger bites. Downsized with plastics for smaller bites. All fish came from bend to bridge, did not go into creeks.Fish a plenty.
    City: sac

    Tips: Water temp up, reaction action, deadsticking later on.

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Does any one have a picture of JIM or a picture of his boat and tow vehicle? I think we should all beware of this guy. He gives all good men and women fishers a real bad name. We can stop him. Please post his pic's for US
    City: sac

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

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    Water Temp: 56

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Went out early caught about 3 limits of spotted bass in anywhere from 10 to 30 feet of water drop shot and darthead slow look for small bait balls and you will find active fish also had a huge lake trout follow my dart head.
    City: roseville

    Tips: fish slow and stay away from the big bait balls the more active fish are on smaller bait balls.

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Jim, can you please tell me what a "one ton" is and where I can get some. Thanks

    Tips: Need some

Friday, November 27th, 2009

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    Water Temp: 57

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Rain was gentle, but also nice.Fished only for large fish today. Got a black about 7 lbs. Not many bites. Should have brought my underwater camera to check out all the blips.One ton in watermelon 40 ft.

    Tips: Fish for big, catch few others.

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

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    Water Temp: jim wouldnt tel

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Jim and I went out before turkey and had a so-so day. Jim only caught 5 ten pounders and 2 fourteen pounders. It was really slow for him. He really put me on em and I caught 25 fifteen pounders. This guy is for real. Every word he says is spot on. Oh yeah He caught a twelve pound smallie too. Of course no pics of any of our fish. Jim wont allow cameras in his boat.
    City: Sac

    Tips: Just follow jim. He catches monsters all day every trip out!!!

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

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    Water Temp: low 50's

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Yesterrday had some good keepers and today had a couple of fivers.One tons around bait and arcs, south fork and main body. Time didn't matter.
    City: sac

    Tips: Stay with bait and fish archs. Some are bass, some are sqaws or carp, maybe a feww trout.