Caliyak

If anyone surf fishes, long rods are common in that industry. Nothing new in fishing. I hope they come in 2 piece.

James, I use a WS Tarpon 100 for the small farm ponds and small bodies of water in the the central valley. Go to REI and take a look at the WS Tarpons. Go to Dicks and go look at the 10 foot Pescador from Perception Kayaks. They are light, fit perfect in the back of my silverado and while in the water, small and compact to move in tight spaces. I am a minimalist so one small tackle box and 2 poles. I'm 6"1 and 250 and my tarpon holds me just fine. I highly recommend that 10 footers.

I have similar sleeves. I do wear them when I wear a short sleeve shirt. No big deal.

You are not alone. My 2 cents, don't neglect the family, work or anything important to your family. I love fishing but I will not go for a dance recital or kid's ball game. Also, take your wife on a date so she knows you are still there.

The reason I don't touch FC, abrasion resistance. If not mentioned, it sucks. any little abrasion, fold or imperfection, the line section is worthless. If you don't catch it, that line will break and there goes the 5lb bass. And then you have to spray it and treat like a needy wife. Nope, not for me. Then it's pricey. FC is too high maintenance for me. I will stick to braid.

I would tell you to go with the Shock rod, higher lure rating. I am going with the shock rod for small swimbaits like the LiveTarget trout, Castiac rainbow and Savage rainbows.

Anyone use this rod for swimbaits, pitching, flipping or punching? 8"6' heavy rod, lure weight: 3/4 - 3 oz Yes, it's made by South Bend. I know, I know LOL

Amen to that Tom

two years ago, the almonds were not important and three smelts were. And now today, the almonds are a concern. Only in California.

The only issue I have, much of this rain, we are not keeping or holding on to. I wish we had leaders with brains. More reservoirs means more fishing.

WRB nailed it. Also, I use dark lures so they can see the lure in the dirty water.

Hey guys, I want to make a wood trout parr lure. I want to make it 5 inches long but I can't find the size for the body. how fat the fry is. Anyone know how thick? sorry for the dumb question

Look at the Berkley Shock H rod at 60 bucks

This is California. We don't learn. Sacramento does not listen to us. I hope the other states are learning from us. The finger pointing will start real soon.

Nope, I stand by my post. prayers for our cali friends.

these fellow Cali folks are in a dangerous situation. Who cares if I'm accurate or not. Send your prayers, positive thoughts or whatever you do for our fellow man.

Hey Nor-cal guys, please be safe and prayers for your safety. The dam is overflowing and spillway might be failing. Be careful up there.

http://centralcoastkayakfishing.com I check this site before I go to the coast.

I saw the rest of the video, yes, you would be angry if you voted for The Wall. it made sense but I can see how many would not like it. Skittle and Melissa McCarthy's commercial were the best. No Budweiser, Doritos or any of the classic commercials this year.

Brady set records but the commercials set an all time record for sucking. LOL Only one funny commercial.

Forget the boring game until the fourth quarter, the commercials were horrible. To many sappy and emotional commercials.

Congrats Pats and Brady is the greatest. We got 6 months of fishing until the next game.

Pyramid is down the street, stripers

From Norcalfishing.com "Chabot is very popular with trout anglers and like most EBRPD (East Bay Regional Park District) lakes, it has a regular trout and catfish planting program. The best trout bite can be found from the fall through spring months, catfish during the summer months. Some impressively sized, Largemouth Bass have been caught here including the lake record, a 17 lbs. 10 oz. caught in 2002. Catfish, Crappie and Bluegill can provide good summertime fishing." Just with this info, trout swimbaits all day. I would get a kayak and just go crazy. I have never been there but I will be in Fremont in a couple of months, I might just have to sneak out.

A buddy went to Lowes and bought a simple trailer. He then customized the trailer to his own needs.