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I'll be on Lower Otay tomorrow with my son and a friend of his from work. It'll be the 1st time out on the used ProCraft that I bought on the 5th of this month. IF any of you other So CA guys are out there and see me/us, give a shout. My boat is white with a burgandy bottom up front. I'm loaded for bear, but would happily settle for a nice 5+ pounder:o)

Mike Tyson 'em: Bite off their ears!! Ahgagagagaga!!

PWE wrote: "I have more learning to do, and I'm a long way from done" YES, Grasshopper, BUT your immensly enjoyable journey HAS BEGUN! (and in the right direction, I'd like to add:o)

Ph.D in Astrophysics is not a requirement for entry into most beauty contests:o)

Been thinking about the wording of that cited law - it's VERY possible that you might be able to convince a judge that you thought that it meant no more than one line in the water at a time with one hook point, not one line with multiple hook points which is how it reads. Ambiguity in the law is a no-no and often used by defense attorneys to have cases thrown out of court/dismissed. As far as due respect to GWs as law enforcement officers - they are entitled to that, IMO. However, YOU are also entitled to DUE respect from them as well. Any abusive attitude or mannerism by any law enforcement officer should be reported to his/her superiors immediately. Unfortunately, it often comes down to "his/her word against your's" and superiors/judges generally side with the officer. I know in Coronado, CA I refer to the police as the "Coronado Gestapo".

Welcome to the BR Forums - the BEST bass fishing site on the Net, IMO. Another Northern Cali guy? We'll be looking forward to seeing your pictures of all those giant bass that you catch up there:o) I'm trying to even the score here in So Cal:o)

A hearty welcome to the BR Forums - the BEST bass fishing site on the Net, IMO. Congratulations on the impending birth of your new daughter. You must be on "pins and needles" - I know I was when ALL 4 of my children were born! Hope all goes well as I'm sure it will! Sounds to me like you're already a seasoned and accomplished bass fisherman. We'll all benefit from your expertise and knowledge as I know you will from that of the other BR members. Glad to have you join this great family of fishing fanatics!

Another testament to the greatness and comraderie of the BR Forum members who all are and continually demonstrate being true "class act" folks!! IMO:o)

This question would be better viewed and answered by BR forum members in the Rods, Reels, and Line forum.

Congratulations on the fine day you and your son had. Hope this Sunday will be as nice for my son and I!! Those Senkos are a "hard to beat bait". I'm hoping to prove RW correct and cash in on a few big'uns with my Fat Ikas soon!!

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One of the FIRST things my wife insisted that I buy for my new "used" bass boat was a ladder that I could have rolled up and available to lower should I be fishing alone and fall overboard, PERIOD. I bought a 5 rung roll up ladder at West Marine last Saturday and fully intend to have it attached to the boat and within my grasp FROM the water at all times when fishing alone. CHEAP INSURANCE, IMO!!! I also wear a PFD when fishing alone even though I am a strong swimmer.

Before you buy the FTO System, do yourself a favor and drop by Wall-Mart and check out the Okeechobee Fats bags, both the large green 1200 series one for $40 w/boxes and the smaller red 800 series one for $20 w/boxes. I have both and highly recommend them. In my large green bag I think I am carrying 5 large boxes, 2 medium boxes, and 3 or 4 smaller boxes and that is in the main compartment of the bag, NOT counting all the pockets that carry my camera, glasses, needlenose, line spools, scale, yaddie, yaddie. The smaller red bag can also carry a ton of stuff. Just something you might want to check out and consider. I know I love my Okeechobees!

IMO, nothing is snag proof. Those are good looking jigs, though. I just bought some Strike King jigs to use this Sunday and I'm anxious to check them out.

Welcome to the BR Forums - the BEST bass fishing forum on the NET, IMO. On this forum learn you will:o) Ask all the questions that you want. There are many great guys and gals on BR who will gladly help you with any fishing related issue.

NOT wanting to get off topic or sound like an idiot, BUT where/how do you put the oil in an injected Mercury 2 stroke?? Do you just put it in the oil tray until the little indicator rises to the full up position (that is what I am assuming and I can not see the indicator on my Merc 75 right now). THANKS!!!

My "new" used 1995 ProCraft to be used for the first time this Sunday:

Lucky for him it wasn't panties or a bra:o) Ahgagagagaga!

bait_Monkey wrote: fish chris, u a mean man u an me not frends no mor... i git u big swimbait and all u want catch is big basses... i stay mad at u awhile Now THAT'S HILARIOUS!! I burnt my lip with my coffee laughing so hard! Maybe I can SUE Mr. Monkey for some new lures??

Awesome looking frogs! Bait Monkey is about to strike again!!

Around the end of the year holidays when folks need extra money or even around April 15th when some are also in need of a few extra $$$s. I see GOOD deals on bass rigs out here in CA all the time. A lot of people buy nice rigs and then either don't use them enough to warrant keeping them or they loose interest in fishing and sell all the stuff they bought.

A hearty WELCOME to the BR Forums - the BEST bass fishing site on the Net, IMO! I too love to fish for cats every once in awhile. Very relaxing to throw out some cut makeral or stink bait and just sit back and wait for your line to zing out with a cat on the other end (an occassional carp or two:o) You will find the the great guys and gals on the BR Forums are just that - GREAT!! They will eagerly answer all your fishing related questions, be they bass fishing or whatever. Immense amount of knowledge and expertise is shared on BR!

"The Curse of the Bait Monkey" - soon to be released horror/comedy film and we're ALL STARS in it!!!

Well, I bought and used once a 10' Malibu Mini-X kayak and I didn't like it too much so I sold it and bought a 10' NuCanoe. The NuCanoe is "heads and tails above" the Mini-X, in MY OPINION! In the NuCanoe there is TONS of room and the seating position is more upright like a regular canoe or jon boat and WAY more comfortable and DRY!! After I built and added the outriggers/stabilizers in the picture, the NuCanoe became much more stable and quite EASY to stand up in and cast/fish. It is much wider than most kayaks at 42" and thus is SLOWER when paddling and you really need a LONG kayak paddle to use OR you can paddle it like a canoe with a canoe paddle. I really liked it MUCH MUCH more than the Mini-X BUT my wife "talked me into" buying a real bass boat so I'm going to sell the NuCanoe or keep it to take back to Indiana when I go to use on the small ponds/lakes back there. One other GREAT thing about the NuCanoe is that you CAN easily put a small trolling motor on the back. I actually put one on mine with a small garden tractor battery BUT never used it the one time I went fishing in it. There are a LOT of folks fishing in kayaks. I see them ALL the time on Otay where I normally fish. When the NuCanoe "catches on" and becomes more "known" around the country, I think many will convert over to them. Here's the picture: NOTE: I just laid the deluxe seat in the boat for the picture. I never even used it the one time I went out. It can be secured to provide back support. The pic also doesn't show the trolling motor mounted or the battery. I was able to stand in the recessed area that you see running down the center of the boat, no problem. The stabilizers I made have Noodles for floatation but you can buy Lobster Bouys that look much nicer and provide even more floatation, even though it's not really needed. The Ram Mounts I used allow the stabilizers to be easily removed for transport and they also allow easy positioning of the stabilizers once you get to your fishing spot. My Okeechobee small red bag sat nicely in front of me in the recessed area too and was much easier to access. I didn't have time to make PVC rod holders, so I just laid my three rods on the side of the boat and in back of me when fishing. Something to consider.

A trick some of the kayak fisherman use is to take a nylon net bag and fill it with rocks from the shore of the lake/pond they are fishing at and use that as an anchor. When they're done fishing, they just empty out the bag. May work for you, may not. Worth a try and you won't have excess weight to transport to and from the lake/pond.