Redlinerobert

Look closely. Those are implants. ;D

They told me it was a stress crack. There was no obvious damage either inside or outside the fender.

That is one hell of a Koi.

Anyone here try one out? They look good for some bodies of water I fish that do not allow boats.

Thanks guys. These pics were posted here some time back when I first picked up the boat. Here is one more picture with the tow vehicle. Sorry for the repost to the other members.

I have a 2007 Z22 with a Mercury Racing 300.

Breaker broke.

Peacock bass love that lure too!

So last week I dropped off the boat at C & C Marine in Modesto where I bought it. There was a haze on the clear coat, haze on the windscreens and a crack in one of the fenders on the boat. Everything was fixed to like new standards, the fender was replaced and they even removed some scratches on the boat! I am so satisified with the service Ranger gives, I honestly dont think I will ever buy a different boat. Hats off to Richard at C & C Marine as well for taking such good care of my boat.

Congratulations man! Good deal.

Congrats on the rod RW.

Nice fish man!

This thinkg is a toad! I hear they are super aggresive. Dan Hannum, a Shasta Tackle pro staffer, caught a 25.38 pound wiper a species of fish that is not found in any lake in California - on a trip earlier this summer at Lahontan Reservoir in northern Nevada. This fish is a pending Nevada state record and a potential 12 lb. test line class world record for this robust and hard-fighting species. The wiper is a hybrid bass produced by crossing a female white bass with a male striped bass. In other parts of the country, the wiper is known as the sunshine bass, palmetto bass or whiterock bass; the International Gamefish Association uses the term whiterock bass. Once a well-known kokanee and mackinaw guide at Lake Tahoe, Hannum now fishes for fun on days off from the carpet cleaning business that he owns. This is my fourth state wiper record, noted Hannnum. My previous record of 18 pounds, 8 ounces was set in 2004. Another angler caught a 22 pounder two days before I caught my latest fish taking the record temporarily for two days. Hannum was casting a Rapala Fat Rap along the shoreline in the lake's Narrows on July 18 in 12 feet of water when the wiper hit. At first he didn't think it was a fish. The rod just stopped, said Hannum. I set on it and I told my wife that I was hung up. Then the rod moved and then I said that I had a big fish hooked. He added, Normally the big wipers will take out 100 to 150 feet runs, but this fish went deep and I followed it by using my trolling motor into 70 feet of water. I would get the fish halfway up and then it would go back down to the bottom and I would follow it with the boat. It was like battling a big ocean fish like a lingcod. After he fought the fish for 22 minutes, his wife, Aleta, netted the bass at a spot about 300 yards from where he hooked it. The fish weighed almost 28 pounds on my boat sale, he said. However, it probably lost 1-1/2 to 2 pounds by the time I weighed it in at the certified scale at Village Market in Silver Springs. There it weighed 25.38 pounds. The fish measured 36-1/2 inches in length and 27 inches in girth. Hannum gave the fish to Larry Newby, former owner of NewBass, to be mounted. Hannum's wife, in addition to netting this fish, netted his three previous record class fish, so she deserves a lot of credit in the successful capture of the big wipers. My wife doesn't fish, but has netted all four of my biggest wipers, he noted. Hannum caught the fish while using 6-1/2 foot Lamiglas fishing rod teamed up with a Shimano 4000 Spirex Reel filled with 12 lb. test Stren Magna Thin Line. The current all tackle record for whiterock bass is 27lbs. 5oz, taken by Jerald C. Shaum in Greers Ferry Lake, Arizona, on April 24, 1997

Italian wines...those are nice too, a good sangiovese or chianti goes well with many things.

I'm with you man. I need more rods like I need another hole in the head. Nice rods by the way!

Great fish on the Lunker Punker!

One of the side benifits of living an hour and a half away from Napa. I love wines. Cabs and Pinots are my favorites, but every once in a while I'll have a chard. Grgich Hills makes a great one, Kistler is awesome if you can find it and Solitude is my absolute favorite. Copolla is also great, you should visit their winery sometime RW! That place is impressive. Cabs I have to go with Groth, Silver Oak, Pahlmeyer, and my absolute favorite, Caymus. There are several others that I like but these are the notables. Pinot Noir there are really only two that come to mind, David Bruce and Gary's Vineyard.

Here is my dad and our guide, Ze, in Brazil. My girl with the kiss release.

I'll take pictures for you Avid.

Jackpot or sure man! Heck if you do need a fishing partner let me know, I'd drive up for that!

I agree with 4Bizzle - They work GREAT on the Delta, I throw them parrallel to structure just a couple feet off.

This time I will take some video as well. I don't leave for another month but man I am counting the days! Here are the lures finished. I ordered two sets.

Good Lord that thing is massive!

Sucks we don't get any here in California.

Ditto....