rangerboy

i dont think we have any dicks this side of ca. but ive seen the adds on tv. both cabelas and bps are over an hour from here. gotta like the clearence bins. some times its like hitting the lotto.

i started fishing a freinds pond when i was in boy scouts, they took water from a small creek and let it feed and drain back in maybe you could use the marsh.when the bite was on it was amazing. they had bass, catfish, perch and trout. but the trout kept dying off, the water in nor cal would warm up too much in the summer. but the bait and other fish did great. also had craw fish in there as well. dont know if they came from the creek tho. sounds great, always wanted a house with a fish pond. good luck, keep us posted

great stuff, thank you

makes you think, interesting and so true

i see a move and a job application in my future. lol

nice, been thinking about a new g-loomis rod, hear good things about the top water rod

will do, all the sponsor links look great, bps has never done me wrong, just nice to see new stuff as well

grown up watching hank parker, but i think ike would be a blast, kvd would b great as well.

its that time of year again, and would like to spend some of my tax money on new gear. ive always been a bass pro shops boy, and until two days ago my freind from san luis obispo told me about tacle warehouse. news to me, maybe im living under a rock, but this place looks to have everything bps has at good prices as well. any thoughts. we all work hard to enjoy the things we have and it would be nice to get the best bang for the buk. thanks, dave

i use the gill plate as well, try not do any extra damage then nec.

waters up higher than normal. great idea about marking maps. use the electronics so much it would be good to have some thing to take and study for later. any thoughts on a log book? stuff changes every year might be useful for noticing a patern

thanks tom.

great idea about practicing sitting on the floor. i learned pitching in my grandpas pool. pick a spot and throw. it will come

fishing on lake berryessa, thanks for the response. just trying to get an early jump on the fish. cold weather got me itchy for bass. work six days a week and hard to find the time to prep fish. thank you . hope the weathers good in so cal

well atleast the smile on your face after that first lunker of the year is priceless.

tournoment season starts in march, had all week off and spent three days on the lake hoping to get an early start on locating some quality bass for the spring. water temp in northern cal is about 50- 54 deg. air temp in the 40s , water is slightly stained. took all day to catch limits, found most fish off points in 20- 25ft of water, using drop shot. best fish all week was a 3lb spot that came off a crank bait in 15ft of water. any help. found bait fish in backs of coves in 10ft plus water, but no fish.

work them near the out side edges of weed beds works great in mid morning. my fav color is chrome with blue

id fish some spinner baits around the grass edges in the morning and pound that heavy grass with a dark colored frog when the suns up. work the frog slow and agressive. big ones cant resist a big frog.

i tend to find them deeper, 10-25 feet. best results are water thats close to creek chanles. jigs or suspending crank baits

our water temp up here in nor cal is still almost 80*, still catching 5 pounders with spiner baits on a normal basis in the morning, and on plastics along deep grass in the afternoon

found this site looking for info on up coming bass tournoments. im from northern california and have been fishing the delta, clear lake and lake berryessa since i was five. lots of great info from everybody on this site. good to meet you all and enjoy reading the forums. im impressed by the good attitudes twards everyone in need of some advice or just looking to improve their fishing skills.