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Post by jamesp on Apr 7, 2017 23:14:10 GMT -5
This land I am living on was my first @shotgunner.
It was 43 acres for 90K
It had a dirt road that dead ended to it.
Road frontage was width of road right-of-way = 60 feet.
It was a 43 acre lot that only one house could be built on it.
It had been on the market for 20 years, no one wanted it, 43 acres and only one house-not good. Price was 1/3 of the going rate.
Additional lot division required 100 feet of frontage per lot.
I bought a triangular 1/2 acre lot adjacent that gave me 300 feet for 5K.(double closing contingent)
Had surveyor cut it into 13, 17, 13 acre lots off the 300 feet frontage.
Put the front 13 acre lot up for sale for 70K and sold it 2 months later. Had another offer for the whole 43 acres divided into 3 lots for 300K.
The whole deal was made possible by the little 1/2 acre pilot lot. Broke open a chunk of land no one wanted. 3 creeks and a big spring. el primo
The buyer of the 13 acre lot put a 2 acre lake on his part of one of the creeks. It is 25 feet deep and makes big fish.
I did that 33 years ago. Learned this method on this property.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2017 23:18:14 GMT -5
Now you are boasting. Lol
Pure genius i say!
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Post by jamesp on Apr 7, 2017 23:26:20 GMT -5
Now you are boasting. Lol Pure genius i say! Denise said she wanted land. I wanted land. We improvised. We did not have much money. You do what you got to do. |
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Post by 1dave on Apr 8, 2017 7:54:34 GMT -5
Wealth Primer! Too bad I'm too old to do anything with your wisdom. I can't take as much as a grain of sand with me when I take the big trip. I think it was Tela that mentioned the Alligator Gar:  |
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Post by jamesp on Apr 10, 2017 20:53:21 GMT -5
Wealth Primer! Too bad I'm too old to do anything with your wisdom. I can't take as much as a grain of sand with me when I take the big trip. I think it was Tela that mentioned the Alligator Gar: Too catch a gar: 1) Tie your fishing line to a 10 inch 1/4" or 3/8" cotton rope. 2) Cast and catch gar No hooks needed, their super sharp teeth get hooked into the rope and will hardly come loose. But their teeth will not cut the rope. So the rope serves as a leader too. They think it is a freshwater eel. |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Apr 13, 2017 17:34:27 GMT -5
Lake Perris, CA has "Florida Strain" Bluegill. Fill the boat with 2# males, throw the girls back. Crickets are the fair. 
That's not a big fish, THESE are big fish, lol. 
Circa 1956, 31 lbs on the biggy. Caught by my parent's landlord off Ocean Beach (San Diego).
Can you just imagine the battle either one of these would give you? You just don't see them that big around here anymore.
Now that's good eatin'!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2017 18:17:23 GMT -5
Lake Perris, CA has "Florida Strain" Bluegill. Fill the boat with 2# males, throw the girls back. Crickets are the fair.
That's not a big fish, THESE are big fish, lol.
Circa 1956, 31 lbs on the biggy. Caught by my parent's landlord off Ocean Beach (San Diego).Â
Can you just imagine the battle either one of these would give you? You just don't see them that big around here anymore.
Now that's good eatin'!
25-50# halibut are caught all the time. My biggest is 22# |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Apr 13, 2017 20:45:17 GMT -5
That's not a big fish, THESE are big fish, lol.
Circa 1956, 31 lbs on the biggy. Caught by my parent's landlord off Ocean Beach (San Diego).
Can you just imagine the battle either one of these would give you? You just don't see them that big around here anymore.
Now that's good eatin'!
25-50# halibut are caught all the time. My biggest is 22# Where and when do you catch them "all the time?" Alaska is a good place! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2017 20:47:35 GMT -5
25-50# halibut are caught all the time. My biggest is 22# Where and when do you catch them "all the time?"Â Alaska is a good place! I don't. But i see the fish reports and read the fishing news. Plus a good friend that spends 100 days a year in the ocean catches a few over 25# every year. |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Apr 13, 2017 20:49:49 GMT -5
Where do you find the 50# ones?
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Post by jamesp on Apr 14, 2017 9:11:38 GMT -5
Where do you find the 50# ones? Alaska has big ones  |
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Post by 1dave on Apr 14, 2017 10:02:35 GMT -5
Lots of chow there!
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Post by rockpickerforever on Apr 14, 2017 10:32:35 GMT -5
Where do you find the 50# ones? Alaska has big ones My word! That's a big 'un!! Up there, they call them "barn doors," for obvious reasons!
You'd be a tired puppy after bringing one that size in!
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Post by jamesp on Apr 14, 2017 11:11:05 GMT -5
That be a big fish. Like reeling in a 4 X 8 sheet of plywood. Or a big sting-ray.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Apr 14, 2017 17:27:28 GMT -5
We have bat rays here, they also put up a pretty good fight. 
From CA Fish & Wildlife website
Have occasionally caught these in Mission Bay, when fishing for halibut, croaker, or anything else, it seems. Can't say how heavy they were, but when they lay on the bottom, they are a bitch to get them moving. Will have to see if I have any personal pics of them. (Fishing at night, drinking... nah, probably not  )
They love ghost shrimp! They are carnivorous and feed on a variety of molluscs, crustaceans, and small fishes. Diet varies with the abundance of prey locally. Juveniles eat primarily clams and shrimp. Adult bat rays eat larger prey, including larger clams, crabs, shrimp, and echiuran worms. They are equipped with flat grinding plates instead of sharp teeth. Can you just picture one crushing a clam?
The tail is whip like and can be as long or longer than the width of the body. In typical ray fashion, it is armed with a barbed stinger that is venomous. It is almost scary to watch them waving it around when they have been pulled onto the beach. 
Seems some people have a weak spot for them 
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2017 18:18:01 GMT -5
Where do you find the 50# ones? California halibut up to 50# are caught locally and reported every season. I believe the record is 72#. My personal biggest is 22#. Your barn door pic is a different species. The Pacific Halibut. |
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Post by jamesp on Apr 14, 2017 18:32:05 GMT -5
Mock scallops 2 stingray wings, filleted, skinned, cubed 2 eggs beaten 1 cup plain bread crumbs (more if needed) Salt and pepper Garlic powder Cubes from the thickest portion of the wing are best for this treatment, although thinner parts are good too. Sprinkle cubes lightly or to taste with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Dip cubes in beaten egg, then in bread crumbs. Fry at about 350 degrees until golden brown. Read more: www.floridasportsman.com/2012/08/13/cooking-stingray-and-skates/#ixzz4eGm3AFVO |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Apr 14, 2017 23:24:53 GMT -5
Where do you find the 50# ones? California halibut up to 50# are caught locally and reported every season. I believe the record is 72#. My personal biggest is 22#. Your barn door pic is a different species. The Pacific Halibut. Thanks, I didn't know they were separate species. Not my barn door pic, James'  |
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Post by jamesp on Apr 15, 2017 7:14:55 GMT -5
The use a 1 inch hole punch to cut circles out of ray wings to make them look like scallops.
After fry/bake they look just like scallops.
They taste better than scallops to me anyway.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Apr 15, 2017 8:04:07 GMT -5
California halibut up to 50# are caught locally and reported every season. I believe the record is 72#. My personal biggest is 22#. Not quite that big- Francisco Rivera of Camarillo, CA officially holds the IGFA World/State record for catching his 67lb 5oz, California Halibut aboard the Mirage, July 1, 2011 at Santa Rosa Island.  |
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