I haven't been active in 2 years or so, looking forward to.seeing some familiar faces and new ones too. Oh yeah, slay some fish too. I have ever relocated and now live in eureka, at least for a while. I haven't even got my yak up here yet but already finding a whole new fishing experience that will take some getting used to. Have had some good ocean time but being from Sacramento, most fishing I have done is freshwater. I have been having a lot of fun catching perch inside the bay off of rockwalls and jetties. Pretty much anywhere I'm able to get too. I soon hope to try and tackle surf fishing. Some pretty big water here. Logging in to connect now because I plan on having my kayak here by Monday. Same old 2008 tarpon 120. I've always wanted something a bit more ocean worthy but never really needed it. That may change if I want to venture out of the bay in my new home waters. Well just wanted to say hello and really introduce myself to the community. Hopefully hookup and finally get some yak time soon.

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I'll be headed to donner on sunday, staying in a cabin with family. I plan to fish in the mornings, always had luck with trout and sometimes macks, bit this time I'll be after kokes. I've heard good reports for them from donner this year but no info on tackle.

So I stocked up on some wedding rings and small bright colored spoons, and I have a large assortment of dodgers and flashers, just wouldn't know where to start. Any and all info is appreciated, mostly looking for reference on what depth and location I should try.

Thanks,
Joe

Not much action yet in the river so I'm going to hit Folsom for some spots this evening, I gotta get my kicks somehow.

Company welcome,
Joe

I hope to hit beals this evening, my truck is in the shop, dam A/C compressor seized, it's hard to drive in sac without ac this time of year and I don't have the skill for that kind of fix. Should be done today though.

I've been catching tons of small bass in the area, I'm sure there's bigger ones but gotta work for them. I'll probably hang some minnows a bit deeper than where I've been catching the babies, hopefully that's the ticket.

Company always welcome!!
Joe

I want get rid of my old Brinkmann Smoke'nGrill, my experience with it is that it's a great smoker but does not hold eneough heat to grill very well. It's not been used in over a year since I bought a newer one with a higher capacity. The smoke'ngrill will hold 10-15 lbs of meat and I hope to get $30 for it. I can drop it off locally or bring it to ARW or upcoming events if a non local to Sac wants it.

Picks up soon.

Joe

I usually use an egg weight and leader or a three way rig if I know the bottom is snaggy.
I am wondering if anyone rigs their minnows straight onto jig heads for SMBs? I've done it for other species and had it work well so I figure why not.

 

I'm planning on buying a new(or used) yak in the next month or so. I'm selling off my dirtbikes because they just don't offer as much fun to me as they used to, I have a 2006 Honda crf 230 and a pit bike(pm if interested). I plan to spend 2500-3000 on the yak and it's essential rigging, FF, battery, rod holders, good paddle and leashes.

All I've ever owned is two old WS Tarpon120s, they are great but I've been doing more and more fishing in the big blue over the past few years and would like to find something more suitable for the ocean. I'm 5'10" swing between 165-185 lbs. I've demo paddled many kayaks including Revos, Outbacks, Trident anglers, larger Tarpons, Ride 135, and a few others I don't recall. My dilemma is that I liked them all( somewhat reluctant to join the dark side though). Compared to the T120 I think most of the ones listed would perform better on the salt if not all of them. I'm just lookin for some input from those seasoned salty anglers to help me make a choice.

Joe

Caught this at eagle lake late summer in 2010. I know the lake contains a large amount of tui chub but have only heard of them getting this size. My second thought was some type of sucker but the mouth was not evident of that. Anyone know?