Hey Mark - I think the delta locals were saying the same thing to us Washingtonians before Clint Johansen (WA resident) went down there and whooped up on all of them in the last Bassmaster tournament!!!  8)

Chris

Well lets throw some dates out there and see who gets on board.

To heck with the Delta, Clearlake in late April for

PIGS!

Smitty

Rob, when you can fish a 3 day "T" with a weight of over 83 lbs, that's where I want to spend some time.  Byron did it in 2000.  When he was telling me how he did it, I was litteraly foaming at the mouth!   Other considerations include the distance to Clear Lake.  It can be driven in 1 long day.  The fact that in the Delta you have to deal with tides and much heavier boat traffic from skiers to ocean going vessels is another consideration.  Finally the scenery around Clear Lake in the Wine Country of Sonoma County is beautiful.

BTW I've got an antique Skeeter hat for you at the next meeting.

Smitty

Well April sounds like a good month. These are the weekend dates in April; 2nd-3rd, 9th-10th, 16th-17th, 23rd-24th and the 30th with that Sunday being May 1st. This is the month we hold our Draw Tourney though and some may not be able to do both in the same month. We could probably go at the end of March too. The weather there should still be great and the fish will be in pre-spawn with some early spawners. I think people will go if we can get a date set so people can make arrangements. This would be an awesome trip for WBC.

We should put on a car wash to help with funds....hahahahahaha  

Smitty-
I know how he caught those fish  . My Dad fished the BASS that year (50th place). Velvick was sticking 8-10 lb toads like it was cool. Not ony do I wish I could fish like Velvick, I wish I could be on TV with a ton of hot chicks fighting for me...... . can't wait to see the hat!

Yes Kirk Is right,

Fished in early may last time I was there 2 years ago after two huge tournies were held there (Won Bass& BASS) and the fishing was a little tough due to pressured fish. The only thing bad about that time of the year is the weather can be cold. When I was there in May 2 years ago the first 4 days it was in the 80's and the last 3 days it was in the 50's and the wind was in the 30+ range. And on that lake if the wind comes up and your out in the middle you are toast . Try 6-8 foot waves. We cancelled the last day due to the wind and were run off the lake on the 3rd day because of it.

But the biggest kick I got out of it was a 5+ average. Chasing 8-12lb fish under docks was a blast.

Senko's and Brush hogs were used to catch all of our fish.
Russ

Yes we are! see ya there!!