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JWall wrote: Mon Jun 02, 2025 5:49 pmFor renters though....

Renter's don't need the card.

According to the state, the vast majority of incidents occur on the non-renter side.

If the rental boats had 100+ HP motors, it would make sense to require a boater card but the rentals at city lakes are way less than that.

Jet skiers should have to pass an IQ test. Seems like most of them would fail.

Must be tough on a marriage if you run over your wife and sever both of her ...

Jet skiers should have to pass an IQ test. Seems like most of them would fail.

:D

A real law that would work is to require all concessionaires to check boater's cards, and if they don't, they are also liable if something goes down.

But then revenue goes down, so here we are.

Revenue or less ...

Jet skiers should have to pass an IQ test. Seems like most of them would fail.

:D

A real law that would work is to require all concessionaires to check boater's cards, and if they don't, they are also liable if something goes down.

But then revenue goes down, so here we are.

Revenue or ...

They ask for the card at castaic today, before you pay... FYI

Hey Bob,

First off, I’m really sorry to hear about your wife’s health. I’ve personally been through similar situations and know how overwhelming it can be. Wishing you both strength and healing. It’s great that you’re still finding time to fish—it’s a great escape.

Now, about Barrett Lake—it’s ...

I see that Turner’s has the Seaguar fluro carbon on sale. I use them for all my salt water trips but anyone use them for freshwater?

I’ve been using P-Line for years but would like to try Seaguar.

I’m thinking of getting either 8#-10# string but between the different types which is “better” for ...

Yes seaguar fluro is the best in my opinion . Bass fishing I only use the gold label and particularly the 12 pound . Love the stuff all the rods I bring except 1 I use the 15 pound fluorocarbon . All my rods have 20lb power pro green moss and I use a uni knot to tie braid to fluorocarbon around a 2 ...

I like invis x

I think the shore (float tube and kayak also) ticket only entitles you to one vehicle but up to 2 people. Boat ticket gets 2 vehicles and up to 4 people. But with either, $30 for each person beyond the ticket holder.

They aren't always that picky at the gate so they might let a 2nd vehicle in on a ...

seaguar fluro it's a good line, but I use P line. It is a little softer then P line and breaks and frays easier also. I have tested for breaking strength and knot strength. P line was better in my testing. It's up to you.

See-garbage. Top three are Sunline, Sunline, and… Abraz-x? If you look at it wrong it gets nicked up. I’ve flipped the river with 20lb Sunline structure fc for hours, boat flipping big ones as well, and every time I’d run my hand up the line thinking it’s gotta be time to re-tie, it was as smooth as ...

I use it all fluro and with braid.

Myself and a old friend managed to hit Barrett this weekend...but only for around 4 hours from the bank. Still super fun. Ended with around 25 between us mostly on Flukes, Ikas and texes rigged Robo's. The lake never disappoints.

No Wednesdays in July. I'm pissed.

It's a stupid thing to do. I guess we aren't a demographic that they care about. If I could vote in San Diego, I'd be sure to vote against every one of them.

Closing on Wednesday’s will save the county a whole $200 a week, what a joke.

Maybe the savings will go towards maintaining beach fire pits and bathrooms at Balboa Park…oh wait.

Savings going straight to hillcrest

Seems like they closed Wednesdays but raised prices on sat/sun to offset the loss of revenue from that weekday, which either kept the overall lake revenue the same (or likely increasing it somewhat) while also reducing operating costs. Obviously it sucks and was preventable, but that appears to be ...

Could you imagine having a resource like Barrett and not be able to make any money off of it? Only the government could pull that off. It should be an asset, not a liability. What could the overhead be for a Wednesday out there? I can’t imagine they’re losing money every day that it’s accessible. It ...