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June 24th, 2015
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AT LAKE MEAD all boats will need one of these.

The New York Yankees once tried to get more out of pitcher Joba Chamberlain than maybe he could deliver, and so the player was subjected to what was popularly called “Joba Rules.”

For those who didn’t understand the organization’s intentions, that was always a quirky situation as the directives were somewhat counter to tradition.

But for Lake Mead, home of the 33rd U.S. Open in September, some contestants might be surprised that the State of Nevada has its own Joba Rules in place.

For example, (more…)


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June 16th, 2015
Rare find

SCHURMY’S SHAD, still in the package!

UPDATED 3:45 P.M. (Link added below)–Nothing like a new boat to force you into digging, dusting and moving through eons of garage clutter and paleolithic layers of old fishing tackle. How coincidental (and possibly fortuitous) that my most recent excavation found something perfectly suited for our summer boiling bass.

Indeed, there were several of Kent Schurman’s “Schurmy’s Shad,” an aluminum body spoon, made to stay up on top, yet compact enough to cast. In San Diego for a time in the 1980’s was easily the most popular and effective lure for the task.

Clearly it would have probably produced far out across the country–if those Neandrathals were yet using spinning gear (more…)


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June 2nd, 2015

Here’s what the numbers say for bass fishing in 2015. http://sdfish.com/uncategorized/2015-top-10-bass-tournament-anglers/

 

BASSBLASTER? Yeah.

Here’s something that’s really worth your time. BassBlaster just has interesting stuff, culled from the news all around the planet. You can subscribe by linking up here: http://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=0016d7MLi6dZqkXag0gK22bPaCFbjU0-YaX0M1agZQoxkJk6VaGogEPPQRh83lP-O6-rr_IqnoB5sgGhUJX7pjGNjShscqBwmfWqfNU41F4G6sIB-VuJXjwxkLIr2CxKVhsF4imIZ_xJheyjhxQN9gSB9NLllEUBI2t-_xNw-xGRJlhRwjrk3ItVDMnNRTepHe2

 

 

El Cajon FordDAY Series TOC Results Oct. 11, 2015

Team Members                      #Fish      Wgt    Pnlty   B/F      Weight      Total Points

1 Mike Folkestad-Allen Tatum 2 10/10 22.76 4.00 22.76 196.00

2 OUTHAI RASAKHAMDEE-NOY VILANYSANE 2 10/10 22.38 4.73 22.38 195.00

3 STEPHEN LAMB-Kevin Norling 2 10/10 21.82 3.36 21.82 192.00

Regina Seaberg shot

Michael Kramer signals his boat number, bringing in 14.30 pounds, best of the day at Lower Otay.

4 GEORGE KRAMER-MICHAEL KRAMER 2 9/9 22.18 3.91 22.18 189.00

5 Stu Hinkle-Ed Wood 2 10/10 20.14 2.91 20.14 189.00

6 John Getgen-Anthony Tejeda 2 9/9 20.89 3.71 20.89 188.00

7 JEREMY HOMEYER-JOEY BALDACCHINO 2 10/10 20.36 2.85 20.36 188.00

8 John Blake-Gene Collins 2 10/10 17.79 3.06 17.79 186.00

9 Chuck Miller-Rich Welch 2 10/9 19.16 .20 2.96 18.96 186.00

10 Todd Holverson-William Larson 2 9/9 17.79 3.29 17.79 184.00

11 Tom Larson-Michael McLernon 2 9/6 17.32 .60 3.58 16.72 183.00

12 Klayton Belden-Paul Leader 2 9/9 13.78 2.64 13.78 178.00

13 Floyd Jones-Geoff Pierce 2 7/7 12.54 2.69 12.54 177.00

14 Kevin Martin-Mike Martin 2 6/6 9.12 1.38 9.12 173.00

15 RANDY BARBER-Ken Kruck 2 8/8 10.66 10.66 172.00

16 LYLE HUNTER-Dustin Tingle 2 3/3 6.81 3.88 6.81 169.00

17 Mike Walsh-Jennifer WALSH 2 4/4 7.50 2.96 7.50 169.00

18 Stu Kenson-Ed Marr 2 5/5 8.82 2.72 8.82 112.00

19 Jesse Hinkley-JACOB ERPEIDING 2 2/2 4.40 4.40 105.00

20 PETE AUGUSTIN-BRANDON OGDEN 2 3/3 4.15 4.15 105.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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June 2nd, 2015
THE RIGHT SINKER for the situation makes a difference.

THE RIGHT SINKER for the situation makes a difference.

Even my mere dabbling in team competition has forced me to make some discoveries for myself, rather than wait for the pros to confide (as I had for years). And one area that has been a revelation to me is the size, shape and weight of drop-shot sinkers–and how they matter.

I wouldn’t begin to address all situations here, but there are a few that keep popping up locally, and each one seems to make a difference.

Some examples. (Again, I’m just talking a narrow realm). (more…)


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