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Welcome! => Welcome! => Topic started by: k9_time on January 21, 2014, 05:39:44 PM

Title: New Guy from Sonoma...
Post by: k9_time on January 21, 2014, 05:39:44 PM
Been lurking here for a few weeks. What a wealth of information! Motivated me to dig out my old Penns and do some upgrades. 

Started fishing as a kid in SF at Lake Merced, Muni Pier, and Ocean Beach, but haven't fished for many years.  Just starting to get back into it. Mostly fishing the sloughs and rivers in Sonoma County for striper.
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Post by: alantani on January 21, 2014, 05:40:31 PM
welcome!!!!!  glad we finally got your registration sorted out.
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Post by: Shark Hunter on January 21, 2014, 05:42:16 PM
Welcome K-9! ;)
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Post by: Newell Nut on January 21, 2014, 05:48:48 PM
Welcome aboard. This is a fun place.
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Post by: saltydog on January 21, 2014, 05:58:52 PM
Welcome.
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Post by: BMITCH on January 21, 2014, 06:10:35 PM
Welcome K9' do you guys get big striper there?
Bob
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Post by: Bryan Young on January 21, 2014, 06:21:56 PM
Welcome Dawg  ;D. (K9) ... ok not funny.

Welcome!  Glad to have you on board.

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Post by: Chris Gatorfan on January 21, 2014, 06:38:53 PM
Welcome to the crew.
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Post by: Aiala on January 21, 2014, 07:11:43 PM
Hello from another newbie.  (http://forums.snapstream.com/vb/images/smilies/smile.gif)

~A~
Title: Re: New Guy from Sonoma...
Post by: k9_time on January 21, 2014, 09:21:44 PM
Bmitch,

Biggest one I ever caught in this area was 12lbs, out of the Napa River.  I've seen several at the dock that exceeded 30lbs. Haven't been that lucky yet, still looking for a new boat.  Sold my CC Tracker many moons ago, and have been boat-less since.  Bank fishing for now...

K9_time
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Post by: Keta on January 21, 2014, 11:50:07 PM
Hi
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Post by: BMITCH on January 22, 2014, 12:04:09 AM
Thanks K9. Nothin wrong with fishing from shore. Levels the playing field if you will. I wasn't aware you folks get striper that large there. You'll get your shot.keep pluggin!
Bob
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Post by: Dominick on January 22, 2014, 01:06:59 AM
K-9 Welcome aboard.  Bob:  The California record for Striped Bass is 67lbs 8 oz.  It was caught in O'Neill Forebay part of the San Luis Reservoir in the San Joaquin Valley.  As an aside, O'Neill Forebay was named after my wife's uncle who was responsible for developing the Reservoir which turned the valley into the nation's food basket. 
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Post by: BMITCH on January 22, 2014, 01:32:12 AM
Dominick, are these land locked fish?
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Post by: Dominick on January 22, 2014, 01:49:18 AM
Quote from: BMITCH on January 22, 2014, 01:32:12 AM
Dominick, are these land locked fish?

In this case yes.  It is in the middle of the desert.  Go to Google Earth and search the San Luis Reservoir and look around.  There on the right is O'Neill Forebay.  Follow the canal that leads from O'Neill Forebay and see that it goes through lots of arable land, only made arable because of the water from the reservoir.  I don't know how much you know about the CA water system but we are officially in a drought.  It will be a tough go for awhile.  Dominick
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Post by: harryk3616 on January 22, 2014, 03:15:35 AM
welcome   k-9   and  aiala.    you will enjoy your stay here, a bunch of well versed guy's and gal's here that will jump at the chance to help any one in need.    harryk
Title: Re: New Guy from Sonoma...
Post by: MFB on January 22, 2014, 04:52:13 AM
G'day

Rgds

Mark
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Post by: DaBigOno on January 22, 2014, 02:41:40 PM
Aloha!