80 grand? And diesel at six bucks a gallon! Highest repair cost of any vehicle in any shop in California!according to my buddy who owns several auto body shops. Like he says… hope you know the King! Longest wait for parts! That said it is a great vehicle if you can afford it! Just curious what brand and model did u decide on for a new fish finder? I just installed a new Simrad Cruise model on my boat. Great unit and I highly recommend it!. Great options, 7” screen with high definition, simple operation, and a fair price.

Noticed they’re stocking Halsey this week with trout so ran up the 30 minute drive to check….had both trout and bass bags and 4 rods so I was covered just in case…fished the canal inlet, pretty clear water but bits of algae, did see 4 otters ….nothing for the 5 people that were fishing along with me…after an hour I called it, loaded up my 2 rods and walked to the truck when DFG pulls up with 200 lbs to dump!! Guess who was next to the gate they open and was casting into them as they dropped! That’s a first! Landed 31 in 90 minutes and lost that many or more…..here’s the problem, all these fish were 8” at best and all the same…these came out of Nimbus and are some of the first few releases from there since they had “issues”….I hope they have better luck and they can drop larger fish later this year 🙏🏻 I did move a group of Dads and kids to my spot and we’re on them within a cast or two, my good deed for the day 👍

Should of lesson to my Dad when I was 7 when he told me to never, never, never use my teeth to close split shot. Funny how my dad gets smarter the older I get. Just kept fishing and caught 3 nice trout, will make a nice meal for me and the wife. South Fork Tuolumne River using orange power bait.

Went up to my in-laws place outside of Belleville Illinois this week and my mother-in-law said she needs to get fish to fry for 31 of us Friday night. And for me to go up to the farm pond across the road and see what I can do; she has already called the farmer/owner—Fred—and told him I was coming up.
This is a 100 farm pond that used to be a pay Lake, and then when the property was sold in the 70s they shut it down and no one fished it except family. After four hours this morning, my arms and wrists are sore. I used top water for the first hour 5:15-6:15, then swim baits for an hour and then plastic (green pumpkin chigger craws on stand up heads) until 9ish. Not only did I have to catch them, I had to fillet them too. There is not one bass over 3 lbs in this mess; I put everything over 3 pounds back in the water; including two in the 8 lb range. I believe I threw back more than I kept. This lake (pond) is unbelievable. I WILL be back to fish this pond again.