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Caught drop-shotting a junebug Zoom lizard.

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I'm glad to hear this. I recently had a bad experience with my local Ranger/ Evinrude dealer and was considering C&C for my next boat.

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Rocky points on main body and coves. The shad are thick right now. You can find the bass smashing them all day, find the shad 15 feet or less. Early morning topwater after that crank and drop shot. I just boated an 8.0lb toad drop shotting last Wednesday, she was smashing shad in 3 feet of water wit...

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Charles wrote:Keep a couple and hacksaw/sawzall the others into pieces and throw them away or recycle them.

Bout the same. Chop saw and recycle. And all hunting and fishing gear is sent to my office.

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I second the Delta. I rented a nice home via VRBO.com in Discovery Bay for my bachelor party. It was awesome. Close to fast water, guides available, and generally a very nice place to fish or just hang out.

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I fished from a tube for about 6 years. They're a great option if you can't go the boat route. They definitely up your game compared to shore fishing. Check out the Sonoma County Belly Boat Bass Club forum:

http://scbbbc.websitetoolbox.com

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More info... What kinda advice are you looking for? I have been happy with my insurance but I've also never filed a claim.

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Check out Piper Point. Camping and boat slips. The belly boat guys fish tourneys outta there. Good area, short boat run to many spots.

http://piperpointmarina.com/camping/

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What bout El Salto in Mexico? That'd be my guess.

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Christian?

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I fish out of my 2007 Stratos 176xt w/75HP Evinrude. Pretty similar hull to your Skeeter. I've seen very rough days on both Clearlake and Berryessa, 4-5 foot rollers have had me clearing the prop from the water many times. Days that bad aren't too often. Berryessa has tons of creek arms and coves to...

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I second the Delta notion. Obviously drive your boat carefully, but Don't let the Delta intimidate you. If you have GPS and a reliable boat you'll be just fine. Plus you you could hook into some good linesides! I'd just concentrate on Clear Lake and the Delta, unless you really want some spots and s...

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Just about every winter some *** writes an article saying Clear Lake is on the decline then when February and March roll around 40# bags are weighed.

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I recently got the GoPro Hero 4 Silver and like it a lot. I took it out on the boat this last Friday and it performed flawlessly and the video quality was great. I used the Jaws flex mount and clamped it to the windshield and it worked well, however next time I'll be using a curved adhesive mount an...

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I agree with the previous poster, if you're running Humminbird on the dash run one up front as well so you can link them. I'd also get a unit that is 360 compatable so you have the option of getting the trolling motor mounted 360 transducer down the road.

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I'd check out pflueger's offerings.

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Powell Inferno 765 MH (super versatile rod)
Abu Garcia Gen. 3 Revo SX 7.1:1
20lb Power Pro

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I've used them quite a bit. They are OK, however if the water is very clear or the fish are at all spooky it's just a bit too much hardware. I was getting seriously out fished by a buddy on my boat even though we were both dropshotting the same roboworms. As soon as a switched hooks I started catchi...

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Lobina Rico popper.

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I'd just use some mend-it.

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You can't tow in the fast lane? Even if your not speeding or obstructing traffic?

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mark poulson wrote:A dumb mistake by a younger Mike Long, but it doesn't take away from his overall fishing credibility for me.
If anything, it shows he's man enough to admit to it, and take responsibility for his actions.

Agreed, still a monster bass catching legend.

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El Salto for sure!

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Any night fishing? Provided the mats have some water under them frogging, flipping, and punching should provide some good action. I really like Koppers Live Target frogs in dark colors and beaver type baits for punching. Like I said, look for mats. But if you're up north I'd concentrate on rocky poi...

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Thanks guys! No way I'll be the fastest boat out there and am not trying to prove anything, I've just got a Stratos 176XT with a 75 ETEC. I'm not completely new to the Delta but haven't made any really long runs. From what I can tell I'll have plenty of punching close by but I'm also really hoping t...

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Thank you both for the advice. It's sounds like Franks Tract may be more of hassle than its worth for this trip. How is Mildred Island?

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Hello all,
As the title suggest I'm looking to find the easiest and safest route from Discovery Bay to Franks Tract. Also any advice for fishing Franks Tract would be greatly appreciated (best tides, hazards, etc..).
Thank you and tightlines!

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Did it once and doubt I'll do it again. Nothing broke but the fear of breaking something and the embarrassment alone are enough to remind me to pick the trolling motor up before firing up the outboard.

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Hello all, I'm going to be renting a house in Discovery Bay June 6-9th for my bachelor party. I'll be bringing my Stratos 176xt and am looking forward to chasing stripers (and black bass) with lures. I'm thinking I'll throw a lot of large lipless crankbaits and topwater baits like the super spooks a...

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I love my Powell Max Spook and Trap rods. As the name suggests they were built for spooks and traps but they make a good jerk bait or popper rod as well.

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I just did mine, parachute cord from Home Depot worked for me.

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Hello all,
Has anyone been out since the last storms? I'm thinking about hitting the Delta sometime soon and looking for reports. Also, has anybody heard about he sturgeon bite?

Thanks for any info, tight lines!

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Has anyone got a chance to try the 360 bow mount? It looks awesome, I'm thinking about getting it for my 798ci HD SI. Any reviews/ opinions?

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Plenty of storage on my boat so I take all my tackle, but I only bring the rods I need usually between 6 and 10. I cut back quite a bit on tackle if I'm fishing smaller bodies of water from my float tube, but again bring at least 6 rods.

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Where do suggest for launching?

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I second the Delta. I've stayed on Bethel Isand and liked it very much. Striper and black bass. Plus Clear Lake will most likley be nasty in July, great fishing but you couldn't pay me to get in that water.

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Umbrella rig or single swimbait?

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Without knowing time of year or water temp I'd have to go with a dropshot (I hate drop shotting but it works). But typically I'll start with a spinnerbait to find fish followed by a jig.

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Thanks for the response Doug. After reading some reviews on Humminbird's adaptor offering I opted to go with an adaptor from Rig Rite Marine. Installation was super easy and unlike Humminbird's it's made from aluminum and powder coated. The 798 is awesome, now I just need to figure out how to take a...

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Jigs and dartshogs look great. All spinner baits should come with a trailer hook though. Also, $16 for a spinnerbait and $10 for a jig (even tungsten), that's crazy!

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No one???

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Throw it with a swimbait rod and reel. Rig it with weighted EWG hooks, how much weight depends on how fast you want the fall to be and how deep you want it to run. Fish it like any other swimbait but you can get it threw grass easier since it's weedless. You can let it sink all the way before starti...

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Hello all, I am finally getting ready to install my 798. My question is does anyone have experience with the trolling motor mount adaptors? The unit came with the transom mount transducer but I am using this unit on the trolling motor. Obviously I'd rather pay $25 for the adaptor as opposed to $200+...

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Good job. Just imagine if the striper eradication plan was not shot down, these folks would decimate the population immediately.

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This is such BS. Is a letter writing campaign already started? If not, we should start one. It certainly helped when they had the vote for the proposed striper eradication plan. Here is a good write up on the predation theories: http://californiawaterblog.com/2011/01/31/striped-bass-control-the-cure...

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Great video! If you don't mind my asking, where were you?

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Thank you all for the advice. We launched Saturday 40min before sunrise. Water and weather were great, but it was a slow day. 3 people fishing from my boat and the only one to land fish was my fiancé's father who does not fish. I had him using one of my spinning rods/reels. The striper he caught was...

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Hitman, Thanks so much for the advice. I'm glad to hear that I'm on the right track. I'm going to leave Santa Rosa around 2:30AM and launch at Delta Marina Yacht Harbor hopefully around 4am. Below I inserted a tide chart Friday night thru Sun. The high tide is at 4:25AM and sunrise is at 7:34. Do yo...

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Hello all, I'm taking the boat out to the Delta this Saturday in search of striper. This will be the first time I go after striper from my boat, typically I'm fishing lakes for black bass, and its not set up for trolling. I'm going to bring some bait and a bait rod just in case but we're focusing on...

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Hello all, I recieved the first of my two humminbird units and it looks awesome. The 798 will go on the bow of my Stratos 176 XT with a trolling motor mounted transducer. I was surprised by the lack of in depth instructional videos or even tutorials with pictures available on the topic. So as this i...

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