86'ed from the wood today!

[Durdy Daug]

Yup, you read correctly, I got kicked out of the park today! I was at the buey line with another boat today fishin for the schoolie stripers, and the ranger rolled up on us, called me out towards the middle, asked for my drivers license, fishing license, and boat registration. I got all that ready and he then asked for my fire extinguisher, I had to fumble around to get it out, (having never taken it out before), he said " I don't want to be too hard on you, but it is supposed to be within easy reach" I could have tried to argue the point that if was within easy enough reach, and that I simply had a hard time pulling it out of the bracket, (pulled it out without unclipping the harness, didn't know any better) but I just said "okay officer." He then gave me a choice, either get a ticket or leave the lake.
So What did I do?
I said, "why thank you officer, I will leave now!"
So there is another day in the books for me and "The Wood". The last thing that he said to me was "I'm taking down your CF#, and if I catch you again tied to the buey, I will give you a fine...
Wow, now that really sucks, cause stripers @ the wood seem to be the only game in town right now, and the buey line was just about the only sure place to catch them...
Well, now I'm thinkin of giving skinner a try. I need to figure the river out, seems like that would be a good place to get a bend in my rod! Consistently!
As for the down rigger, I'm thinkin that would just increase my chances @ the wood, especially since the buey line is WAY OFF LIMITS. Silverwood and pyramid are the 2 lakes that are deep enough to need a downrigger on, and the Digi-troll boasts "bottom tracking, & auto retrieve" as I am often alone, I am concerned about getting hooked up, stopping the boat AND getting my ball up without having a crisis!
Well I suspect that it will be a little while till I post about my adventures at the wood for a little while at least, that is unless I figure out another way to keep from getting SKUNKED & staying OFF THE BUEY LINE which, incidentally, I have no intention of ever doing again, (the buey line that is) as for the skunk, thanks to my LAST TIME @ THE BUEY LINE... I was able to get 5 stripers. My wife did ask "why are you home so early", to which I sheepishly replied...............

[Harley51]

Don't get caught on the Buoy line at Skinner ether.

[Durdy Daug]

Have no fear, I don't plan to, anywhere, anytime! Got enough problems without adding any more!

[parkermann2]

The inlet, the spillway, and the towers. 3 best places for striper at silverwood and all 3 are off limits to boat and by shore. In my opinion having them off limits is pointless

[iPhish]

The inlet, the spillway, and the towers. 3 best places for striper at silverwood and all 3 are off limits to boat and by shore. In my opinion having them off limits is pointless

Agreed!!! I bet those rangers go out after hours and fish those areas all the time breaking the rules. LOL

[HawgZWylde]

Wait, were you tied off to the buoy line? If not, then what law were you breaking? I assume you paid money for the right to fish on that lake and if you weren't tied to the buoy line and your vessel was on the legal side of said buoy line then why would you be given the option of leaving or being cited. And cited for what? WTF, sounds like the rangers up there are more like a Gestapo. If all your required safety and registration requirements were met, and you weren't tied to the buoy line then it sounds more like harassment.

[Askwhy]

Yup, you read correctly, I got kicked out of the park today! I was at the buey line with another boat today fishin for the schoolie stripers, and the ranger rolled up on us, called me out towards the middle, asked for my drivers license, fishing license, and boat registration. I got all that ready and he then asked for my fire extinguisher, I had to fumble around to get it out, (having never taken it out before), he said " I don't want to be too hard on you, but it is supposed to be within easy reach" I could have tried to argue the point that if was within easy enough reach, and that I simply had a hard time pulling it out of the bracket, (pulled it out without unclipping the harness, didn't know any better) but I just said "okay officer." He then gave me a choice, either get a ticket or leave the lake.
So What did I do?
I said, "why thank you officer, I will leave now!"
So there is another day in the books for me and "The Wood". The last thing that he said to me was "I'm taking down your CF#, and if I catch you again tied to the buey, I will give you a fine...
Wow, now that really sucks, cause stripers @ the wood seem to be the only game in town right now, and the buey line was just about the only sure place to catch them...
Well, now I'm thinkin of giving skinner a try. I need to figure the river out, seems like that would be a good place to get a bend in my rod! Consistently!
As for the down rigger, I'm thinkin that would just increase my chances @ the wood, especially since the buey line is WAY OFF LIMITS. Silverwood and pyramid are the 2 lakes that are deep enough to need a downrigger on, and the Digi-troll boasts "bottom tracking, & auto retrieve" as I am often alone, I am concerned about getting hooked up, stopping the boat AND getting my ball up without having a crisis!
Well I suspect that it will be a little while till I post about my adventures at the wood for a little while at least, that is unless I figure out another way to keep from getting SKUNKED & staying OFF THE BUEY LINE which, incidentally, I have no intention of ever doing again, (the buey line that is) as for the skunk, thanks to my LAST TIME @ THE BUEY LINE... I was able to get 5 stripers. My wife did ask "why are you home so early", to which I sheepishly replied...............

If you do come out to skinner make sure you bring your skunk remover it's been really bad out here.
As for the bouy your not suppose to tie up to it at skinner as we'll but the rangers at skinner act like rangers and not cops . Good luck.

[TroutOnly]

..to elevate youre game ,you have to get past baitfishing ........it has its time during the year .......more rounded you need to be.........

[Durdy Daug]

No unfortunately, I was "bungeed" to the line. My fault, but unfortunately, that is the only place on the lake with a consistent bite. Well hopefully a trip with "TO" will help, I also have 2 box anchors, so I suppose that I can become stable close enough to the line to make a day of it.

[Durdy Daug]

Ready for your services as soon as you are.
Let me know what your availability and prices are. Don't know how important having my down rigger installed will be for your services, but please let me know! Desperately need to up my game!

[dpaulus9]

TO has his own boat that you'll be using. never fished or met with him, but seen him a few times at castaic. i'm pretty confident in his ability to teach you what you need to know as fr as stripers go. i'm sure he's good at the green carp too. call him on his ph # or private message him. good luck

[GhettoBasster]

..to elevate youre game ,you have to get past baitfishing ........it has its time during the year .......more rounded you need to be.........

So certain are you, T/O?

[seal]

Tie off on those lines and they can break, see the bouy line at the towers that was busted a while back. Others push the bouy lines with their boats to get closer to the hot spots. Lot's of reasons to have those areas off limits but abuse of just about every rule the last few years have the rangers more stringent than years past and you have gotten caught up in it, sorry about that. Many will talk crap about the rangers doing the job they are tasked to do but the lack of respect for all rules has resulted in this crack down, some are their own worst enemies. Instead of having a little respect and only entering off limits areas during night sessions the legions of simwbaiters the last several years that basically line up all day long in the off limits areas have contributed to this and other crack downs.

Use to have a kind of respectful agreement between rangers and locals where more likely than not no ticket would be issued just a warning, that doesn't work when the word gets out and everybody is out there all day long doing the same thing. It's a bummer but you can still catch fish, you don't have to break laws just have to work a little harder.

[Durdy Daug]

Yup, well I for one will not be doing that again, and yes, I do see several boats tied up there every day that I have been there. Going to try to get a lesson from "TO" so that I can up my game plan, and stop relying on bait fishing. Went to Parris to see if the bite was any better, threw a "Bass Patrol" jig for a couple of hours and nothing.
Just for the record... I did not "Bad mouth" the Ranger, I fully accept that my behavior had consequences! All behaviour has consequences, good or bad.
All that I can do is accepted things and drive on!
I'm still passionate about fishing, and will just put in more time, money, and effort to get better at it!

[flyhigh123]

good luck! have fun... mix it up...

[JAG107]

That's one big plus to trolling, never having to worry about tying up to anything!
At least the rangers at the Wood look like rangers. At DVL a few years back, the I/O tower was the hotspot for bait fishing. There were boats tied up bow to stern all the way from the shore around the corner. After being tied up myself for a little while, I got nervous and cut loose, giving up my spot and trying to get an anchor to stick in the 150' of water. Oh it stuck alright--I couldn't get it out! Had to lose it. But while I was anchored, a 14' rental boat with one guy and some rods came rolling up, after looking like he was finding a spot he liked, he shot over the buoy line and started writing down CF #'s and handing out tickets! No warning or lectures, just a quick cash grab. After seeing that, I haven't tried tying up to a buoy line anywhere since. It can be especially dangerous at Skinner if the inlet is running, that water can get really rippin' and could sink your boat. Talk about a bad day!

[HawgZWylde]

That's one big plus to trolling, never having to worry about tying up to anything!
At least the rangers at the Wood look like rangers. At DVL a few years back, the I/O tower was the hotspot for bait fishing. There were boats tied up bow to stern all the way from the shore around the corner. After being tied up myself for a little while, I got nervous and cut loose, giving up my spot and trying to get an anchor to stick in the 150' of water. Oh it stuck alright--I couldn't get it out! Had to lose it. But while I was anchored, a 14' rental boat with one guy and some rods came rolling up, after looking like he was finding a spot he liked, he shot over the buoy line and started writing down CF #'s and handing out tickets! No warning or lectures, just a quick cash grab. After seeing that, I haven't tried tying up to a buoy line anywhere since. It can be especially dangerous at Skinner if the inlet is running, that water can get really rippin' and could sink your boat. Talk about a bad day!

The buoy line at the inlet @ Skinner is gone, probably just for that reason...

[Askwhy]

The buoy line at the inlet @ Skinner is gone, probably just for that reason...

The bouy is gone and so are the fish.
Take your skunk remover.

[HawgZWylde]

The bouy is gone and so are the fish.
Take your skunk remover.

Stripey was nonexistent but we did pretty good finessing the newly flooded Tule lines and brush for LMB last Tuesday...

[HuskerRod]

..to elevate youre game ,you have to get past baitfishing ........it has its time during the year .......more rounded you need to be.........


"Do or do not....their is no try.............T.O.". "Smack you upside the head with a carp I shall if you don't come back to DVL and slay like old times you shall"

[HuskerRod]

why bother even tying up to the buoy line. On occasion Ill see guys completely crossed over into the "Sweet water". Now if that wont get you a ticket im not sure what will

[DarkShadow]

you mean we can't tie off to the place we're not supposed to tie off on!?

damn communists in this state.

you know who i'm blaming...

[Durdy Daug]

Well I have tried to hire T/O, left messages, but no reply...
Fished parris on Monday, nothing biting or metering! Probably gonna go back to the wood this weekend and give it another go.
Yeah, and no tying to the boey line for me... I may be one of the slower learners, but I still learn!
Been messing with the fishfinders, got the DVD from "Doctorsonar" hope that helps improve my game, also ordered the "Digi-troll" just waiting on the mail and then the installation. Topped for a new digital tach for my boat to troll slower. Can't get below 3.45 mph, too fast. BPS said that a different tach or prop were my best options, therefore the new tach, supposed to drop my TOM's to 4 from 7.5. Figure that should allow the boat to go as slow as 2 MPH. Hoping to fish the river soon as well.

[flyhigh123]

Well I have tried to hire T/O, left messages, but no reply...
Fished parris on Monday, nothing biting or metering! Probably gonna go back to the wood this weekend and give it another go.
Yeah, and no tying to the boey line for me... I may be one of the slower learners, but I still learn!
Been messing with the fishfinders, got the DVD from "Doctorsonar" hope that helps improve my game, also ordered the "Digi-troll" just waiting on the mail and then the installation. Topped for a new digital tach for my boat to troll slower. Can't get below 3.45 mph, too fast. BPS said that a different tach or prop were my best options, therefore the new tach, supposed to drop my TOM's to 4 from 7.5. Figure that should allow the boat to go as slow as 2 MPH. Hoping to fish the river soon as well.

one tip is you can pitch your motor upwards a bit so the thrust is towards the surface... this should slow you down just a tad

[Dsrt Tortise]

Dog you really don't need to put a downrigger onto your boat. It is just a added expense that you will find boring to use on these lakes. You should learn to use your electronics perfectly instead of dragging a weight deep behind you . The fish you target are rarely so deep that you need that contraption. The thing looks great on your boat but I will bet You will grow bored and frustrated with it after less than three months.

Dsrtrtise :Big Grin::Big Grin:

[Durdy Daug]

Well, I am sure that you will be proven to be right. I have one on my other boat, and I only used it twice, but the excuse that I used on myself, was that I didn't use it because it was Manuel. This new one is electronic...

[P.A.W.]

Wow. I use my manual downrigger a fair amount. I've caught plenty of stripers at the 35-50 foot range that I would have missed for sure trolling the urig in normal fashion. There is a learning curve for sure, but it is a valuable tool in certain situations.

[Durdy Daug]

Thanks all for the info... Boat goes in the shop tomorrow morning, once they finish with it I'm gonna troll for stripers at the wood using my new AC plugs, I bought the "floating model" didn't think about it till after I had already placed the orders, actually I'm not even sure if there was a choice. I want to get a few of the "Hand made" ones, but there are several different models and colors. Any advise? I am also wanting to give "Katherienes landing" a shot as well as "willow beach" having never done it yet, I am a little intimidated to say the least. Soon I am just going to have to make a weekend of it and get my feet wet. What would be the ideal time and place for my first time? Running low on patience (as usual) thinking that I want to try it real soon, I expect parris to pick up soon, and then I will be torn between the sure bite with the short drive for the LMB @ parris, or the larger fish and variety with the long drive to the river. In a quote "time is ticking, and I don't know how many more months / years I have left"...