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Monday, February 10th, 2003

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 48-51

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Caught 67 Fish All Keepers In 2 Days This Weekend, With My Friend Sal.We Only Used 2Gallons O Gas!We Cauht All The Fish On The Road Bed In Jones Valley Dropshotting Green Ghost Worms.Sal Caught A Big Largemouth On Sunday.I think It Was Over 7lbs. But Sal Said It Was A 5 Pounder. My Biggest Fish Was Around 4 pounds According To Sal.
      City: Red Blu

      Tips: Fish The Roadbed In Jones Valley.You Will Catch Alot O Fish.

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 51-54

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: WOW!!!This lake is in prime shape and kickin out some impressive ish. No big numbers today (8 total) but the best 5 weighed 21.49 lbs on the cul-m-rite. Two 6's help that bag. Could not buy a reaction ish or a jig ish. With the lake dropping a little we decided on working the creek channel breaks near the lats with carolina rigged lizards, brush hogs and worms. Very slow bite but nice ish. Thanks to Patrick or another great day on Sonoma. The cold nights and mornings are still keeping these water temps down.

      Tips: I think this lake will go crazy when the water temps reach back up to the 59-60 degree mark....LOOK OUT!!!!!

Sunday, February 9th, 2003

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 48-50'

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: GOT ON THE WATER ABOUT 0900.WENT STRAIGHT TO JACKSON CREEK.THREW SWIM BAITS, NO TAKERS ON ANY REACTION. GRAPHED FISH 30-40FT OFF MAIN POINTS, STARTED SHAKING WORMS & GOT BIT FIRST CAST 3LB. PARTNER USING DROP-SHOT ALSO GOT FISH. ENDED UP WITH ABOUT 25 FISH, 3LBS THE BIGGEST. BIG ONES ARE SUSPENDED AND WAITING FOR WATER TO WARM UP.GIVE IT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND ITS ON!
      City: SAC

      Tips: SHAKE 6" ROBO WORMS WITH BRASS & GLASS REAL FAST OR DROP-SHOT 4" ROBO WORMS IN 25-40FT OFF MAIN POINTS.

  • Napa County
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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: The correct address or the Santa Clara Bass Busters is www.Bassbusters.com. Sorry about the mistake.
      City: Belmont

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 47-51

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fishing is getting a little better out Monday, Wed, Thurs and Guide trip on Sat.12 Bites on Monday med outgoing tide on Rocks with white crank baits 5-6t divers one on a 7a Blk/red all the ish were small 1-2lbsWednesday went to disco Kellog side got one ish on a white crank 3lber, I think we ished tto ast and too shallow or these winter ish.Thursday Big break 3 bite one ish "7lber" on a Big Jig w/ppl grub ish hard all day and covered water maybe too much water.Saturday One person guide trip got 6 ish, one on wht/cht spinnerbait 2lber, one on a white crank 3lber, 2 shaken a brn/cht 6" worm in 10-12 o water all o these ish were on rocks and rock and weeds slow current not slack water. The last two were on burms and we got them with a jig/grub brn/ppl and they were in 10-12t o water.
      City: Concord

      Tips: The days I struggle we days I work the baits too ast when I slowed down and ished deep I got ish.

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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Mildred Island caught 2 stripes 1@16 inches and the other 24 inches. Also caught a nice bucketmouth 3.5lbs on a senko...thats all outgoingtide was the key.
      City: stkn

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      Water Temp: 40

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: WHERE IS C-BASS LONG TIME NO SEE ?
      City: WEDDINGTON

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I walked right side about 4:30pm throwing a pig&jig and got nothing or about halhour. Switched to a drop shot with a 4 inch worm. 15 minutes in landed somerwhere around 2 pound largemouth 15 inches(still growing.) I think their staging or spawn. She was on the point. I got no hits in the coves. Sun started to set so I started to throw zara spook but no hits. Nothing was hitting the top water anyway. Two hours one ish not bad or Chabot.
      City: San Leandro

      Tips: Fish slow but as soon as weather gets a little warmer you should be able to speed up presentation and use top waters morning and at night.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 46-50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Freezing overnight temps shut down the bite. It was 28 degrees at 7:30 am. Fished several areas rom Redbud to the Boat works, Rattlesnake to Konocti with no takers on plastics, rip baits or cranks. Warmest water temp was only 50 with the average on the south end only 47. By looking at previous reports the temps has dropped 8-10 degrees over the past couple o weeks. Makes or tough ishing unless using live bait.
      City: Rohnert Park

      Tips: Dead stick the plastics and try the north end. Look or warmer water.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Only one ish about 1.5 Lbs. ished rom 10:00 till 3:00. Still a bit early I guess.Through jigs and rip baits mostly no luck with them.
      City: Sunnyvale

      Tips: caught the one ish split shotting a green 4" worm.

  • Alameda County
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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Well I went drove up with my trout and bass rods... went in and saw that they had just stocked trout, and asked the guy i there has been any bass action lately (cuz some was reported on here). He says "No way! the bass aren't biting yet. Try the usual or trout in the channel"I was conused... But I through a pole out with powerbait and made a ew casts with my cronarch Rod with spinnerbaits and stu, no bites. So I kinda just sat around or trout(Boring me) convincing mysel the guy was right. Ater like and hour I was staring at the water and it looked pretty damn nice and BAsslike. I thought uck it I am gonna catch a bass beore I leave. Put on a green jig with a craw trailer, 2nd cast had a great ight with a 4lber. Made my day. Took a couple pics, released it and went home.Sorry it was so long o a story. Moral: Don't listen to the people at the Marina or in the store, they want to sell u powerbait!
      City: San Jose

      Tips: SLow and steady

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      Water Temp: 50 deg

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out Sat. and tried to ind some lats and picked up a nice smallie in about 12 t. I started with a 3/4 oz spider jig and landed 4 largies up to 3lb. I started drop shoting some rock structure and caught 10 or so in 20 t. That's the best day I can rember or "FROZEN FEBURARY" !!! Only in Caliorna Baby!!!!
      City: San Lorenzo

      Tips: Brown spider jigs and craw patern 4 in worms.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 50

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Stick a ork in me, I'm done. Done ishing out o suitcase. Caught another light down rom the northwest this time to pick up my last load and ish a Folsom Bass Team tournament while in the hood. 2 keepers on the main lake dragging o-shore in about 20 t. Blanked on my numbers locations up north. Last Zip Decker report (i your'e lucky) and I'm sticking to the ormat I promised web-master Tony. Fishing irst, useless diatribe second. Considering how little there is to talk about in the ormer, let's move to the latter.Zip Decker's last post. It's like the last episode o MASH. I'll start by coming out o closet and revealing I've been a Folsom Bass Team club member all along. During the time I did these wacko posts I didn't want to go there and give the club a bad name. But I'm out o here now, so strap it on, and let's rock. The ish inally got a break. Skip Nelson, FBT club president until 2003, is recovering successully rom 5 way bypass surgery. Give it up or Skip ya'll! Warning to bass: he'll be back. Charlie Bruton won Sunday's tournament with 13.5. Charlie was me and my buddy Dylan's boss at a warehouse job way back in the day. We were still minors and one wonders how much he contributed to the delinquency.... Ater 20+ years it was great to hang with you again! Another buddy stood up his partner Sunday. I'm sure it was a mistake. It happened to Don Stanley. Don's so cool, he towed his camper to our Delta TOC last September and we all behaved like the trailer trash we really are. Tanya Harding would have been discusted. Thanks Don, that was a good time. Newcomer Chris Hughes just turned 16 and took third out o the back o Brian Watkinson's Triton the day ater he took 5th in one o Newby's Semi Pro's. I'll say I was there in the beginning. Good job Chris, just keep it real dude! Justin Nelson stopped e-mailing me or advice and low, he takes second place with Russ, "Sandbagger" Graves. They had 13 something, and damb near won it. My Newbass Partner rom 2001 terry Arnold drew my ABA partner rom 2002 Steve Eason, and my ears are burning! I'm here to tell you. It's not rom driving that Isuzu diesel 11 hours back to Portland. Here's to you guys! As teamates we might have been one ish short o a limit, but ya gotta admit, it was a hoot. Check the livewell! Too bad my buddy Blademan's Mercury went down. It was nice getting on the water without that I'm going to get spanked by Blademan again eeling however. We're roomates at Shasta in June and he better not sti me. Getting married is no excuse! Fix that motor Blademan, or ly to Portland and go tubing in my pond. Should have quit right then when I won at Berryessa in December. I'm all: errr, I could ly down and hang on to my early points lead or the year? Not! My new crib here in the northwest's got a 4 acre pond on the property. Great place or my boy. Anytime he can cut school walk out back and put a bend that Sponge Bob signature series casting stick I got him last Christmas. I might check in with ya'll with a report rom the Columbia, and I'll be at Shasta with the FBT in June. Oregon's got a page like this. I ound it- sucks or them. It's been great. Hope to see ya'll someday at Lake Catchabiggin. Drop me an e-mail at zipdecker@aol.com. Out.
      City: Portland

      Tips: Febuary 9th. Except or at stomachs, not even a hint o early pre-spawn.

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      Water Temp: ??????????

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Still pretty muddy. Wondering how long beore the damn place clears up enough or it to be ish worthy.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: I didn't even waste my time trying to ish it yet.

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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Tough, cold day! wind chill had to be in the teens. Started out in major coves trowing reaction baits with no takers. Slowed down and started hitting all the standing timber with jigs and drop shot and still no takers. Switched to 1/8 once dart head with small salt and pepper single tail grubs, swim them really slow on any type o rock. Cast to bank and swim them out to 20+ eet. Caught seven total up to 2 lbs.
      City: Hilmar

      Tips: slow, rocks, small salt/pepper or white.

  • Merced County
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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the big lake today, Had a very good day with two limits by 8:30 am! Caught 7 ish total or the day, all were keepers ranging rom 1 just a keeper to 12lbs, had two nice ish over 10 lbs. ish were all caught slow rolling anchovies 35-40 eet deep in water rom 55 to 160t deep. the bite was over by 10 am. The bite seem to be slow or the most part or most anglers but did see a ew ish being cleaned mostly caught on anchovies with a ew taken trolling and with minnows.Trip still open as weather holdsjohn@justish-n 209 5298364Bass, Stripers, Trout, Salmon
      City: modesto

      Tips: ish slow and hard

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 48-53

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out with Tom and Tiger Mike Madsen with high expectations. Tiger got a great tip rom a pro riend o his. SO we went right up to the special spot on Cherry to throw our char/wht spinners and Jigs "don't even bring anything else" Tiger told me. When we got there there were 15+ boats and it looked like everyone o them was throwing a char/wht spinner or a jig. No luck. I did manage a 2.0 on my go to bait, a senko.I got to hand it to tiget he went down swinging with his Jig though. Threw that sucker or the blade all day. Fortunately we were in my boat so he had his or rod out the back weightless (that 2nd rod stamp saves us once in a while). He got a 1.5 that Tom brought in or him as he was working the Jig and he nailed a 2.5 on it as well, both with the new Helix rom the San Mateo Show. He also shipped in a beautiul croppie or good measure. We can always gount on Tiger or variety.I managed another on a Carolina and lost one on that rig as well. Nice to see a ish Jump and headshake like that again. We were told by one apparent veteran who saw us with plastics "you can't catch ish on this lake on anything but a spinnerbait", as o very late in the aternoon the two o them in his $35K+ boat has one ish. I am sure the blades / jigs will be back soon but I think the water was too cold or that.Better luck next time to Jim/Jimmy/John! 0-03 is getting to him. Jim don't orget Felt Lake
      City: Paciica

      Tips: COLD - Our ish were not on the bank - 5-25 eet o water

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      Water Temp: i think 50

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: got out there at about 9:30, very cold, luckily my dad and i dressed warm. We went straight to warm springs. tried jigs very thouroughly, didnt get a bite. the waters just too dam cold. I hear that warm springs is too cold, and cherry and dry creeks are much better, thats where the bass are biting. well, another week or two i the temp rises, the bite will get hella better.

      Tips: jigs, ind warm water i possible. catch and release only. good luck

Saturday, February 8th, 2003

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 50-52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Bass Busters o Santa Clara County had there February tounament out o Capel cove, Lake Berryessa.Today would start o ice cold with temperatures around 25 degrees. We had 9 boats, 18 anglers ready to go pound some spots, smallmouth, and largemouth. Well with the cold ront, clear skies above the ishing would turn out to be tough. The winning weight was around 8.5 lbs. caught by Ed Hawkins, all smallmouth. Second place went to Joe Haylin (sorry Joe I know I spelled it wrong). Third place went to Henry Silva. There were only 4 or 5 limits caught saturday. Most ish were caught on Dropshot or Splitshot rig. A ew ish were caught on Crankbaits and jigs, including big ish on the Jig.It seams like most o the ish preerred the bait not moving at all, no shaking, no dragging, just still. The day was beautiul as it warmed up to a nice 60+ degrees with no wind. As the storm ront pull in on tuesday expect the bite to pick up with it. The day or us was beautiul but Slooowwwww.
      City: San Jose

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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out o Markley at 7:00am. Headed toward Putah Creek and threw Jigs and dropshotted watermellon seed baby brush hogs. Not a bite. Caught my irst ish at 2:30pm by the dam, dropshotting in 30 eet. Hooked two dinks and my buddy hooked another. Tough outing, just starting to learn Berryessa. Thank you or those who let reports.
      City: Gold River