Wizzlebiz
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I have pulled in close to a 20 lb carp on a ned rig recently. Yes it's a ton of fun!
The fishing thread ( not about fish fertilizer)
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Jeremy Pivens
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That's awesome ned rig never fails! I like zman finesse trds In coppertruese color
Wizzlebiz
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Same here. If you go back and look at most of my photos you wouldn't be able to tell where I was.
The ones you see background on don't go on the apps. I'm not giving up my holes.
Wizzlebiz
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Try the color (The Deal) when the forage is bluegills. It's honestly perfect.
Jeremy Pivens
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The land around all my favorite bass lakes are on fire right now so I can't even really fish, I'm hoping it doesn't cook all the fish, on the bright side I think shore access will improve next year since all those pesky lakeside vacation homes arent there anymore
Jeremy Pivens
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I have some of the chatterbait trailers in the deal it is a great color
Wizzlebiz
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Berryessa caught fire multiple years in a decade and the fishing is still amazing.
They go deep when shit like that happens.
On a side note I pray for all who's property is in the line of the fire. Too many of my friends lost alot during the last fire up there.
Jeremy Pivens
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Yeah it's pretty sad, so far about 200 houses have burned in that area. We need a nice big rain
Aeroknow
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Stay safe guys! As a Camp fire survivor, when they say leave, Leave.
Before we burned down, Shasta was on fire. I usually fish there ALLOT during the kick ass summer trolling months. That summer only 3 times and that’s while it was on fire nearby and down to the lake and each time we were out there I was thinking, why the fuck are we here. Eyes burning. Headaches. Stupid lol. Whiskeytown got taken out that summer. I still haven’t been back there. And God knows Lake Oroville needs left alone.
BWG707
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I had some killer easily accessible steelhead creeks throughout Solano Co. and unfortunately made the mistake of showing them to a couple of my fishing buddies that I thought could keep their mouths shut. Big mistake. Ruined the spots still to this day. Some fisherman are honorable and most are just flat out greedy.
OldMedUser
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Hey @Jjgrow420 I added a single foot guide on my bait rod to give it a spiral wrap function. I set the rod up to have the line run thru the guides with two loose guides strung on above the first guide. I hung a 2oz weight on the end so I could figure out where to set the new guide(s) so the line wouldn't hit the blank as it made that 180°. Just one guide did the trick so I got it wrapped in place and coated it with some new UV-Cure head cement I picked up lat trip to the city and haven't used yet. 3 types of the goo in little 5ml tubes and the UV flashlight for $45. I used the one that is the Flex Formula. Thick and stays flexible and says it can be used to patch a tear in your waders or put a drop on knots to make them slip thru the guides easy. Had to supply my own AA battery too.
Took 3 tries with the Flex Coat guide foot adhesive, (expensive glue stick), to get the wrap started but got it up to putting in a thread loop to pull the thread under at the end.
The guy I bought the fly rod parts from says with single foot guides he wraps 3 or 4 turns in front of the foot so it doesn't get knocked out by accident or if hit with a heavy fly while casting. I did that with this one and will do it on the fly rod too.
A fairly thin coat of the head cement and it was cured and dry in 30 sec. All ready to try out on a pike or 3 this week sometime. Lot easier than mixing epoxy then rotating the rod by hand for 2 or 3 hours until it's set up enough not to sag. Tempted to buy the $100 single rod motorized drying unit. I placed the guide below the one it is replacing to keep spacing near the same. Close enough! I might remove the old one later.
I might use that black/silver thread on the fly rod but have something more radical in mind. Using kevlar thread only wrap the front 2/3 of the foot to shorten the wrap by half and allow better flex under load. I'm using single foot guides on the fly rod to reduce weight and restriction to flex so why not trim a little more of both and tick off the traditionalists.
I set up my lighted magnifier so can see better when I do these things. Any bend in the rod is from taking the pictures through the 4" lens and not a bent rod.
I think this kind of wrap will give my rod the minimalistic look I'm after. Maybe some of that black/silver for the tiptop, ferrule and hook keeper/winding check. Will look better once redone and coated now that I will be able to see better. Thin thread more like floss. None of the guide feet have been filed or ground at the base so they look OK like that I think. Kevlar is tough stuff so I shouldn't have any get loose or fall out. If so then I'll redo all the guides and be like everybody else.
I'll have to use an exacto knife and my hand magnifier to carefully trim off that bit of adhesive bulging out under the foot before coating.
Took 3 tries with the Flex Coat guide foot adhesive, (expensive glue stick), to get the wrap started but got it up to putting in a thread loop to pull the thread under at the end.
The guy I bought the fly rod parts from says with single foot guides he wraps 3 or 4 turns in front of the foot so it doesn't get knocked out by accident or if hit with a heavy fly while casting. I did that with this one and will do it on the fly rod too.
A fairly thin coat of the head cement and it was cured and dry in 30 sec. All ready to try out on a pike or 3 this week sometime. Lot easier than mixing epoxy then rotating the rod by hand for 2 or 3 hours until it's set up enough not to sag. Tempted to buy the $100 single rod motorized drying unit. I placed the guide below the one it is replacing to keep spacing near the same. Close enough! I might remove the old one later.
I might use that black/silver thread on the fly rod but have something more radical in mind. Using kevlar thread only wrap the front 2/3 of the foot to shorten the wrap by half and allow better flex under load. I'm using single foot guides on the fly rod to reduce weight and restriction to flex so why not trim a little more of both and tick off the traditionalists.
I set up my lighted magnifier so can see better when I do these things. Any bend in the rod is from taking the pictures through the 4" lens and not a bent rod.
I think this kind of wrap will give my rod the minimalistic look I'm after. Maybe some of that black/silver for the tiptop, ferrule and hook keeper/winding check. Will look better once redone and coated now that I will be able to see better. Thin thread more like floss. None of the guide feet have been filed or ground at the base so they look OK like that I think. Kevlar is tough stuff so I shouldn't have any get loose or fall out. If so then I'll redo all the guides and be like everybody else.
I'll have to use an exacto knife and my hand magnifier to carefully trim off that bit of adhesive bulging out under the foot before coating.
Phytoplankton
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Sitting on the runway in Seattle, headed to Sitka AK for a few days of Salmon/Halibut fishing,
Wizzlebiz
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Another beautiful morning another slayfest on stripers.
Not that you would be able to tell from this picture but this was a 30 inch striper. Could not hold it long enough and well enough to get a better pic.
Also had a 24 inch, multiple 20 inch, multiple 18 inch and a couple non keeper sized.
Every single one hit a 3.8 inch swimbait.
And of course the 6:15am shot
Not that you would be able to tell from this picture but this was a 30 inch striper. Could not hold it long enough and well enough to get a better pic.
Also had a 24 inch, multiple 20 inch, multiple 18 inch and a couple non keeper sized.
Every single one hit a 3.8 inch swimbait.
And of course the 6:15am shot
Phytoplankton
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Just got back from three days fishing out of Sitka AK. Pretty epic, first two days the weather was awesome, actually got a sunburn, Thursday the weather turned, and we were only able to get on the outside for a couple hours before the wind blew us off the ocean, we fished the sounds and still got a dozen Silver salmon , limits of rockfish and a 40 lb halibut! Total take for 5 guys was 87lbs each of fillets, Silver salmon, halibut,
rockfish and ling cod.
rockfish and ling cod.
Wizzlebiz
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Sounds fucking epic! Congrats!
