Posts for: captjim
Feb 17, 2022 14:04:41 #
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Gmjh wrote:
I think it's a lot cheaper using ali express. Eg this one is about 17 dollars for 1000yds of braid
https://a.aliexpress.com/_vcoBa6
https://a.aliexpress.com/_vcoBa6
Gmjh,
Thanks for the tip. I have never even heard of ali express, but then again I don't get out much!
Feb 17, 2022 13:37:26 #
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Gmjh wrote:
Is there a link to these Chinese braids? I presume you use ali express
I would go on E-Bay and search braid fishing lines. Pages and pages will come up. Quite a few are the same just color differences. Never had any problem with shipping or delivery. I just looked on Amazon. They have a brand called RUNCL PowerBraid. It comes in all different diameters and spool size. For comparison a 1000 yd spool of 60 Lb, is $36.88. That is a very good price. I believe that is cheaper than the Dyneema I was buying on E-Bay, and a much quicker delivery.
Feb 17, 2022 13:10:55 #
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On my charter boat I used 70 lb, braid for all types of fishing. With 20 -24 reels to spool I could not afford the $65, plus price for 300 yards of Power Pro or Spider Wire. I buy dyneema brand braid off of E-Bay. Can be bought in all different colors and spool size. It has a coating on it as well, that did not last long in the salty water of S.F. bay. I like to mix up the color line on my reels, makes un-tangling easier.
Feb 2, 2022 13:20:29 #
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NoCal Steve wrote:
Only one fish on my list. A new LM PB. I caught my PB Jan 30th, 1994 and I've been trying for a new one for 28 years. Will this be the year? Stay tuned......
We're rooting for ya Steve!!
Feb 2, 2022 13:19:13 #
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saw1 wrote:
Well guys. We got out on the water bout 0830. Was ... (show quote)
Hey Saw,
I was thinking about you yesterday. Lots of wind over here. Same today. Would have been a real tough day here. Good luck on Sat.
Feb 1, 2022 20:01:35 #
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Kerry Hansen wrote:
Same in Washington. Now you might get to net a couple time a year. We also have the dang Sea Lions follow the schools up stream gourging on them like they do Salmon and Steelhead at all the barriers that stop the fish continuing on up stream to spawn. they get the big brood Sturgeon too. But some say they are so CUTE and won't allow anything done until forced to because the fish species becomes endangered then everyone pays. Sorry for the Rant.
We have the same "furbag" problem here in S. F. Offshore their numbers are pretty consistent with the past. They become a problem when salmon fishing as they will just swim along waiting for you to hook a salmon so they can steal it. Where their numbers have increased is inside the bay and into the delta. During the summer when fishing the bay with live bait they steal the bait off of your hooks. We would hook one or two a week but go through lots more bait. Where I have really seen their numbers increase is in the rivers of the delta. The delta is where I feel they do the most damage. They pick off returning salmon as they try to move up the rivers. When stripers spawn in the spring they are right there picking off lots of fish. As the salmon have dwindled over the last 20 years the furbags now catch catfish too. The big problem is man has screwed up the water system so bad that these opportunist seals now can chow down in any number of man made hot spots. We some how have to balance the needs of seals and the needs of fish. Doesn't seem that hard to do. But when no one is working on it, it sure won't happen.
Feb 1, 2022 18:36:56 #
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DCGravity wrote:
Opah (or moonfish) off the Hawaiian coast. I've only eaten them and for me, the best tasting salt water fish I've ever had. A close second would be halibut--a few years ago a buddy from work and I were planning on a week long fishing excursion to Alaska, but due to uncontrollable, circumstances, we had to cancelđ„.
Every once in a while an Opah would show up off shore of S.F. We call them sun fish. Here they are considered very bad luck to bring on the boat or even touch. Needless to say I have never tasted one.
Jan 31, 2022 20:30:19 #
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Seegundo wrote:
Is a daredo the same as a mahi mahi or bull dolfin I caught a five foot bull in the Bahamas
In Florida they are called dolphinfish. In Hawaii Mahi Mahi. In Mexico it's dorado. All the same fish, and the most common specie in it's temperate zone in the world.
Jan 31, 2022 12:49:54 #
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Maxebb wrote:
Hey captjim, how are from a former member of CSBA. Tarpon would be the top of the list, Iâm in Florida now for a couple months but missed them again. Take care and say hi to Roger and All.
Steve Morelli
Steve Morelli
Hey Steve,
Good to hear from you, You see us CSBA guys think alike.
Jan 30, 2022 21:46:36 #
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So we listed our favorites to pursue. So how about a specie you have not caught and would want to. Sort of a "bucket List" for fish. Mine would be tarpon as #1, and probably peacock bass as #2. So what is your fish bucket list?
Jan 29, 2022 13:26:46 #
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FS Digest wrote:
I commonly see advice like âthrow 20lb braid on your reelâ, but doesnât that depend on your rod? For example - my Ugly Stik Elite says 6-14lb on it, so wouldnât using 20lb braid mean my rod would break before the line? By that logic it seems I should keep it to 12lb or less
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I would be more concerned about the size of the reel than the rod. Stress on the rod is determined by one thing, drag load. I myself fish with very little drag, so the rating on the rod makes little difference. The reason I say the reel size is important is that the same test braid will be thinner than mono. At one point I switched from mono to braid on my charter reels. I had run 30 lb. mono for years, with about a 300 yd. capacity. When I switched to braid, 30lb did not work at all. The line was too small of a diameter to work with the size reels. The upper wrap, when under load would pull down into the lower wraps and act like a small backlash and not let line run out. I talked to my reel repair guy who told me the only solution was larger diameter braid or smaller reels. Considering I had some place around 20 reels I was not going the reel route. So turned out that 70 lb braid was the same diameter as the 30 lb mono I had been using. Switched to 70 lb. braid and solved that problem. Most of my rods are not rated for that high of a test line, but never and I mean never for 10 years did I have a rod problem from that braid. When it comes to rod ratings I ignore that for the most part. I can handle a rod w/o a reel on it and get a good idea of how much it will take. We fish shark and sturgeon a lot, that need a strong hook set. My only concern with the rod is that it is stiff enough to transfer that hook set power.
Jan 28, 2022 13:23:38 #
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This subject makes me think how NASCAR great Richard Petty was asked what is his favorite track. He answered "the last one I won on". I am going to take a page from Richard. What's my favorite fish to catch? Any thing that bites! I used to tell my charter customers that fish are like cars. Salmon/ striped bass are like race cars. Real fast and lots of horse power. Sturgeon are like semi trucks. Slower but lots of strength, and torque. At that slower speed sturgeon will "spool" your reel easily, and you can't stop them.
Jan 21, 2022 13:51:41 #
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fmenage wrote:
WOW! We won the first round of this contest by get... (show quote)
So those that vote for the Mahi Mahi, are they voting for the fish or the girl???
Jan 17, 2022 15:21:58 #
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Andy cacciatori wrote:
So did I
Andy
Andy
I thought it was starting this year as well. I think this new system will have little impact on us avid anglers. We all buy next years license as soon as they are available. It is more the casual fisherman that will benefit. The guy that may not fish till April, can buy a license then and not pay for four months of license when he did not even have it.
Jan 17, 2022 14:23:25 #
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Fishing Fool wrote:
They said they didn't have enough time to implement it for this year and may not ever go into effect until 2023!!!! And still no thoughts of giving seniors a break on price. It's California and Newsom. 
Fish and Game has fought this for years. I don't believe that time excuse. I think it is more of their resistance to the idea at all. They think they will get more license revenue out of the old system. It took an act of the assembly to get them to accept it now. This license for a full year idea has been around ever since DMV did it with auto registrations. F&G could have done this at any time but waits until the assembly forces them.
This is part of an attitude at F&G and the F&G commission. They pass more and more restrictive regulations on hunting and fishing. They balk at spending money to enhance fishing, and then wonder why licenses are not selling. Instead of going along with this license idea, and also spending money on making fishing better, they hire a P.R. firm to B.S. you into buying a license. This is called management in California.