mark poulson Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 (edited) I moved up to the Sacramento Delta two weeks ago, and have gotten out to fish three times so far. I know, I know, but I do have a lot to unpack, so I actually stole some time this last week to fish. Yesterday, on a high/slightly falling tide, I got to throw my bluegill spybait. I got a 2lber, and lost a bigger fish in the same spot, an area between a line of tulles and the shoreline cover. When I couldn't keep it out of the tulles (bull rushes) it pulled off. Grrr!!! Here's the bait: http://www.tackleunderground.com/community/gallery/image/14360-bluegill-spybait-2/ I will be upgrading from the #4's to #2 trebles, and putting 17lb test on that setup, so I'm not afraid to horse the fish out of cover. I'd rather have them pull off on the way to the boat than pull me into the junk and pull off! It is an easy bait to make, easy to fish, and it works! P.S. I typically make a bait, and play with it until I get it right, and then move on. Posting the building details when I post the pic. in the gallery helps me remember the details while they are still fresh, and gives me a handy reference, complete with pics of the freshly painted lures, when I want to make more. TU is a great site!!! Edited July 20, 2015 by mark poulson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dink Master Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Congratulations on your move & bait. King of Castaic no more. Now you are a Delta Rat, have fun. I have 2 buddies who live in Antioch & 1 good friend that lives on the water in Discovery Bay. So do you launch at Big Break? 1 hour to Berryessa & 3 hours to Clear Lake, lucky You. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted July 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2015 Thanks Dink. So far, I've fished three times, and launched out of Russo's. 7 minutes from my house. I keep my boat in my garage, not covered, and with the tongue extended, so all I have to do is back up, hook up, and drive to the lake. I am still in shock. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ichthus Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Welcome to the delta community mark! It's gonna be a big change from those deep clear lakes you're used to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrybait Posted July 24, 2015 Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 Welcome to the Delta Mark. I live here in Oakley too. You can have a lot of fun fishing from here. Get unpacked and look me up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted July 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 Thanks for the welcome guys. When I dig out from all the boxes that are still packed, I'll get in touch. It's hard not to go fishing every day! Another Delta mystery solved. I couldn't figure out what in the world had covered the dock with poop full of sea shells and crawdad parts. This morning I was greeted by an otter, who uses my dock for sunning and pooping! What an amazing place to live! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted July 24, 2015 Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 (edited) Mark - you got otters, you lucky guy. It took me two years to capture an otter photo. Extremely shy critters and the poop really stinks bad. The poop is a territory and mating thing, so they are going to be around for a while. Probably make a good lure attractant, are you brave enough to try otter poop Dave Edited July 24, 2015 by Vodkaman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrybait Posted July 24, 2015 Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 River otters are not shy here. They swim in family groups and come right through your fishing holes. Oh yeah, hey Mark, welcome to the other side of the water war! Barry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted July 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Barry, I've always been on the side of not taking water from the Delta. The San Joaquin Valley farmers, who use 90% of the Aqueduct water, but pay a fraction of what the SoCal residential users pay, should have to switch to less water intensive crops than the nuts and alfalfa they are now raising, strictly for export! In the face of global warming, with the Great Lakes up 3' already, we need an interstate water transfer system, so water can be pumped from where it's not need to where it's needed. Like the National Power Grid. If we hired the oil companies to build the system, it would be done cheaply and efficiently. But we can't let them control the water itself, or we'll be paying $4 a gallon for that, too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ichthus Posted July 26, 2015 Report Share Posted July 26, 2015 Or more dams if we had the space, meaning more fishin holes too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 Barry, I've always been on the side of not taking water from the Delta. The San Joaquin Valley farmers, who use 90% of the Aqueduct water, but pay a fraction of what the SoCal residential users pay, should have to switch to less water intensive crops than the nuts and alfalfa they are now raising, strictly for export! In the face of global warming, with the Great Lakes up 3' already, we need an interstate water transfer system, so water can be pumped from where it's not need to where it's needed. Like the National Power Grid. If we hired the oil companies to build the system, it would be done cheaply and efficiently. But we can't let them control the water itself, or we'll be paying $4 a gallon for that, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 If we hired the oil companies to build the system, it would be done cheaply and efficiently. Ha!... Ha ha... Ha!..... Hang on, let me regain control of my blatter....... Ok..... Totally agree about the water pipeline!... Flooding here, drought there... If we can pump oil across Alaska, we can pump water across the lower 48 But oil companies don't do anything cheap or efficint!... ive been in the industry for 4 years, but it only took me 4 months to learn why gas prices are so high Heres a joke i read on fb that sums it up 3 contractors bidding on constructing a new drilling location in a large metropolitan area... 1 from New York, one from Kansas, one from Texas The city administrator meets all 3 eager to get the project started The Kansas contractor takes his measurements, makes some phone calls... Comes back to the administrator and bids $9000... "$4000 for materials, $4000 for my crew crew and $1000 profit for me" The Texas contractor also measures and calls around... He bids $7000... "$3000 in materials, $3000 for my crew and $1000 profit for me" The New York contractor doesnt even look at the location or pick up his phone... He imediately bids $27,000 The administrator asks the contractor how he came up with such a high figure without even measuring the new location "Simple" he says... "$10,000 profit for me.. $10,000 profit for you.. And we hire the guy from Texas" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 Been "in the industry" a whole 4 years have you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 From my experiences (at least in my region) it truely is "the buddy system"... There is no concern in most cases about who is the best or who is the cheapest... Its not what u know, its who you know Salesmen dont bother speaking about cost or quality... They just take clients to bars and strip clubs SO MUCH money is thrown away!!!... Nothing is organized.. Hurry up and wait.. Right hand dont know the left hand It sounds funny saying this... But many times, oil companies are "victimised" by what goes on behind the scenes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 Been "in the industry" a whole 4 years have you? Yea Ben... Im not a long timer... But it don't take long to learn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 Yea Ben... Im not a long timer... But it don't take long to learn And actually i meant to say "only 4 years"... I havnt seen it all, but ive seen enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 I'd have to disagree with your last statement, but seeing as how this is a site about tackle building just I'll shut up and keep my opinions to myself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted July 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 I'm pretty sure they did the Alaska Pipeline as cheaply and quickly as possible...it was on their own dime! The trick is to get them to do the design, and keep the politicians out of it, or they'll sink it in pork and B.S. If we don't do something like that, we're doomed as a country. Look what happened when the government enacted all kinds of clean air regulations (all good ideas and necessary), but refused to help private industry with the cost to retrofit. Our own government made it cheaper and easier to export our domestic industries, and the good paying jobs with them, and we are left with a service economy, where rich people (the 1%) live in safety, protected by the kids of the 99%, and the rest of us serve them. That is, if we have a skill they need and can't buy cheaper from someone else. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Ive watched the documentaries on the Alaska pipeline... Truly a marvel of engineering!!!.... And done in an astonishingly short amount of time!!!! Almost makes me wanna eat my words!.... But that was 40 years ago... Not sure if it would go the same way today?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
