I just finished reading the article on ESPN.com in their bass fishing section.  I thought it was pretty funny, and some of his thoughts on Cali were interesting.  

http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/tournaments/elite/columns/story?page=b_tourn_short_mules_donkeys

HAHA!!!   i like the bit about the speed limit an the licence

If it wasn't for the bass, I wouldn't live here.

I am not joking.

This place sucks! For me to fish at a lake less than 25 miles away (as the crow flies):

I buy 10gallons of gas for the truck and 8 for the boat. at 3.35 a gal, that comes out to $60.30 for gas.

I buy 1 can of chew at almost $7

I drive through 40 miles of very twisty roads that are in crap condition and it takes an hour and a half.

Upon arriving at the 400 acre lake I pay the following to get in : $9 Parking, $8 "fish permit", and $11.00 to launch. That is $28 for just me to fish ($36 if I take the girlfriend).

There are in excess of 40 boats on the water. That is one boat per 10 acres on a good day. I have been there when there are at least 70!

I spend the next 11 hours in bass "heaven" getting waked out, cut off, annoyed, and crowded. Trout trollers will drive BETWEEN my boat and the point I am clearly fishing.

I will get very angry. I have spent $90 for the day, not including tackle and food. I will flip people off, I will curse. I will whine. I will throw swimbaits AT boats. I will make boisterous promises to write a letter to management. I will not write said letter.

I will catch a big fish, drive the crappy roads back home, and be a happy man. I will get up the next day and repeat!

I hate loving California!

$9 Parking, $8 "fish permit", and $11.00 to launch. That is $28 for just me to fish ($36 if I take the girlfriend).

I have spent $90 for the day

That's worse than golf.

I can't imagine paying $11 just to launch.

That's tea party material there! :-/

If it wasn't for the bass, I wouldn't live here.

I am not joking.

This place sucks! For me to fish at a lake less than 25 miles away (as the crow flies):

I buy 10gallons of gas for the truck and 8 for the boat. at 3.35 a gal, that comes out to $60.30 for gas.

I buy 1 can of chew at almost $7

I drive through 40 miles of very twisty roads that are in crap condition and it takes an hour and a half.

Upon arriving at the 400 acre lake I pay the following to get in : $9 Parking, $8 "fish permit", and $11.00 to launch. That is $28 for just me to fish ($36 if I take the girlfriend).

There are in excess of 40 boats on the water. That is one boat per 10 acres on a good day. I have been there when there are at least 70!

I spend the next 11 hours in bass "heaven" getting waked out, cut off, annoyed, and crowded. Trout trollers will drive BETWEEN my boat and the point I am clearly fishing.

I will get very angry. I have spent $90 for the day, not including tackle and food. I will flip people off, I will curse. I will whine. I will throw swimbaits AT boats. I will make boisterous promises to write a letter to management. I will not write said letter.

I will catch a big fish, drive the crappy roads back home, and be a happy man. I will get up the next day and repeat!

I hate loving California!

I think you are making that up so the rest of us don't move to Cali.  And I see the smile on your face when you are holding those DD HAWGS in your pics!  

I think you are making that up so the rest of us don't move to Cali. And I see the smile on your face when you are holding those DD HAWGS in your pics!

I did believe him...  It never seems like you Cali guys are worried about that stuff when you are posing for magazine covers with those big mommas!  LOL  

Fourbizzle,

I could NOT have said it any better.