Dean ?

Dean · March 04, 2010, 12:27:57 AM

Yeah, I know what you mean... my goal is to not fish more than 30 minutes anywhere no matter how we get bit. If someone sees you spend a lot of time on a spot, especially offshore stuff, they want to know what is there. Surprisingly, not everyone has mapping cards yet???

Anyway, if you guys didn't win so much out there, you wouldn't have a target painted on your boats!

Cal, and I on the other hand are pretty low key guys and no one watches where we catch our 20# bags

TomG · March 04, 2010, 10:52:41 AM

I guess we will see you and Cal out there in the next couple weeks.

Mike,
I thought you gave up.............

, haven't heard from you in a long time........what gives??? and don't tell me work..

JonBoatMike · March 04, 2010, 08:32:02 PM

I never gave up! I'm too competitive for that. It just seem's like I can never put together a good day in these Cali tournaments and I just hate throwing away over $100 to fish the ABA. You & Stan are welcome to give me a call some weekend and I'll take you out fishin in the Champ, just not at Cachuma.

Where's a good place close by to get my boat serviced (mercury)?

TomG · March 07, 2010, 07:33:00 PM

No idea on the Merc as I don't have that motor. I may give you a call, I wouldn't mind hitting Lopez sometime since my boat will pretty much stay tagged for Cachuma throughout the rest of the trny season. So are you and Chris doing the Tri-valley at Cachuma on the 27th?

Dean · March 08, 2010, 07:56:36 PM

Mike,

I've been taking mine to VS marine in Atascadero for warranty stuff. I don't know what their rates are like, but they are good guys to deal with, and do merc warranty service.

The number there is 805-466-9058. JB McDonald is the service guy I dealt with.

JonBoatMike · March 08, 2010, 10:14:40 PM

Thanks Dean, I'll give them a call.

It's really weird, my motor acts like its starving for fuel at idle and will die when I put in forward unless I trim it up past halfway, then it start & runs just fine. It's not a huge deal, but it gets annoying really quick...

Tom,
Yep we'll be there on the 27th. I think the plan is to pre-fish this Sunday. How about you & Stan?

TomG · March 09, 2010, 09:50:15 AM

Yea, we plan on doing Tri-Valley and we have ABA on the 20th out there.

calincalif50 · March 09, 2010, 10:28:31 AM

Guess we'll all be there. I was planning on going this Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, then again the week before the 27th. now I'm not sure if I can afford to go all those days as I just forked out $551 on a replacement water pump, hoses, labor. That cut into my fishing budget big time. Will have to wait and see. I definitely can't go thursday, will have to wait closer to next payday

TomG · March 12, 2010, 08:17:45 PM

Mike,
Are you fishing Tri-Valley out of your boat or are you guys fishing out of Chris's boat?

JonBoatMike · March 13, 2010, 08:58:29 AM

We use Chris's

skeeterchris · March 16, 2010, 07:54:46 PM

Mike if you want to use your boat we can. I will break the Cachuma tag and never go back,,,,

JonBoatMike · March 16, 2010, 08:55:06 PM

I like the "never go back" part, fishin at Cachuma sucks azz! Tom & Stan you guys are my Idol, I don't have the patience for it...

TomG · March 17, 2010, 10:57:40 AM

Cachuma has been tough for us this week also. Last week prior to the Anglers Choice trny we were each catching about 15lbs of fish a day. Not so this week they are in a funk and it has been very tough.

skeeterchris · March 18, 2010, 10:44:14 PM

I'm going to fish Sat during the tourney and see how things go.

Stan · March 19, 2010, 03:07:52 PM

That's our plan too!

skeeterchris · March 19, 2010, 11:00:02 PM

I thought you were fishing the tourney....

skeeterchris · March 22, 2010, 03:02:25 PM

What was the winning weights from Sat?

calincalif50 · March 23, 2010, 09:33:34 PM

Dean and I with 12.94, second big bass tie @ 3.88, BB 4.??

skeeterchris · March 24, 2010, 09:05:07 PM

Are you guys fishing Tri-Valley?

Dean · March 24, 2010, 11:40:09 PM

Don't think this one. We're planning to spend some time at Lopez before our next ABA. Give me a call... I can fill you in on your/our first stop.

That place was a zoo, but lots of guys fishing too fast I guess.

757-6184

TomG · March 26, 2010, 02:12:47 PM

Dean,

That photo you posted on centralcoastbass of that squaw fish was that from last year?

Dean · March 26, 2010, 06:57:03 PM

yeah, or the year before? I think the worst I caught last year was a 6 lb drum at Pickwick. That'll raise your blood pressure when you set the hook

TomG · March 27, 2010, 11:34:49 AM

That was a pretty big squaw fish...............I think Stan has caught a few of those at Margarita also. I have only caught one or two and they were small ones.