rangerman

You know to tell you the truth, I dont know if there is a limit. Like you said you generally dont catch enough in a day to worry about it.

hell yeah, could be a big eye hangin' there.

I caught about a dozen or so total last week counting the day with PD...there is enough there to target once you find them. I'd rather catch what eats them though.

Phil that is one of the neatest TR pictures i have seen.

Glad you had a great trip..Love the pics

RPS With as much info as you give everyone I can't think of any one fisherman that deserves a sheer monster eye than you. Thanks for everything you give.

RPS so sorry to hear about your loss...I know you were close to that topwater

Don't know about the construction? I wonder if I can get in at Lead HIll without destroying a lower unit yet?

I've used snapweights at BS when getting 800 series reef runners to run DEEP. They work good but, haven't really used them that much to develop a real good opinion. Jason

Gotcha

50 and 58 foot?

Done better on bluffs on outside bends than anywhere else. Mostly suspended in the trees. This even goes for the spring time up in the river arms.

I have never had any probs with the depthmasters....I got 5 of them and 2 sealines.

What a rough day....I don't have the words.

PS, I use the 7 foot medium action ugly stick trolling rods for leadcore. They work marvelous. I dont think the 8 footers I use for flatlining would have enough backbone.

I seen this post and got mine out and tried......Yes, I am pizzzzed off, I have nothing. It will not lock onto a satelitte. I tried both kinds of reset with negative results. That is a bunch of bull. Those things aren't cheap for a handheld.

sounds like you need to hit a good snag while trolling about 2.0mph.....That really takes the kinks out. TRUST me.

CC, We use leadcore to get smaller cranks to run deeper. I as alot of guys run 18 pound leadcore. I find pulling cranks at around 2.0mph, it will run about five foot deep for every 10 yards (1 color) you have out. Once you figure a depth you want to fish and the crank you want to use take half the depth the crank would run on normal line and use the five foot for every color formula added to it. Use a rod with a medium action as the leadcore really has no give. I use a 12 pound hybrid leader to soak up some of the shock. I was really never into leadcore much until forum member powerdive turned me onto it. I am sure glad he did because it is one of the most effective ways to target fish I have ever used. The fish I found on the mainlake bank were on a 45 degree bank and were suspended off of the bottom at about 28 foot. Sooooooo, I ran a flicker shad which dives about 16 foot normally. Cut the dive depth to 8 foot and added four colors of leadcore which equals 28 foot. It is quite simple when you get used to it. Good luck.

I agree with Sam, I am also in law enforcement and have solved a couple of Burglaries by pulling prints at the scene. There is NO better evidence than when you go to interview the turd and start interrogating them. They deny completely until you ask, Well, why are your prints at the scene. Then it is usually a confession or, "I need a lawyer." Of course alot of thieves now wear gloves.

Hey Mike, Do you have any idea where I could put at? Somewhere on the upper end. Great report pard, sounds like you have been doing well.

Powerdive bass fishing....He,he,he, this is going to be funny. Don't we catch enough of the things while walleye fishing. I'm in full agreement on the opinions of Bill. I can almost picture the eyes laying right where he is talking about. Thanks Bill

Well, I was off the lake by noon, unfortunately WM had just gotten there so I didn't get to see him. This was my first trip to stockton and I was fairly pleased. With the exception of the WIND. Jeeeessuusss, My legs hurt, my knees are killing me. The bow of the ranger almost went under a couple of times. Only caught 2 eyes on bottom bouncers and spinner rigs around Master island. Switched to the 45 degree bluff banks across the lake from Master island, broke out the leadcore, flicker shads and went to work. I was trolling two leadcore set ups, working the kicker and steering with the foot pedal on the MG exceL from the back of the boat, while being tossed about. Managed a REAL good limit of crappie with a 12 inch average some were 13 plus. A couple of keepers eyes with another lost at boatside which was about 17 inches or so. I got so used to just pulling them in the boat at BS that I didn't even think about it being a keeper at the time. Total caught about 25 crappies and 13 or so walleye. Had 2 or 3 doubles on which made things very interesting. Then the sky got dark and a couple of strikes of lightening chased me away. Figured I better not push my luck. All in all a good trip. Upwind I had the kicker throttle little past half open. Trolling down wind, I barely had it idling and still couldn't slow down past 2.3mph. Had the trolling motor on full blast trying to steer, at least when it was in the water. I don't know if the whole lake was windy like this or it was just one of those spots where the wind hit it just right. Both the crappie and walleye were in 30 to 35 foot of water and I was fishing about four and half colors of core. Good luck guys and may the force be with you, I'll definitely be back.

I put off coming down early this week and am pushing it off to Wednesday and Thursday. Is it worth it.....To the guys who have out. Whats the lake level now, I couldn't find a good lake level report today. Thanks.

Mike, have you been doing any good lately?

Figure those BS eyes out for me Kwall!