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Marriage Questions - Children’s Answers 1. HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHOM TO MARRY? You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming. -- Alan, age 10 No person really decides before they grow up who they're going to marry. God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who you’re stuck with. -- Kristen, age 10 2. WHAT IS THE RIGHT AGE TO GET MARRIED? Twenty-three is the best age because you know the person FOREVER by then. -- Camille, age 10 3. HOW CAN A STRANGER TELL IF TWO PEOPLE ARE MARRIED? You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids. -- Derrick, age 8 4. WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR MOM AND DAD HAVE IN COMMON? Both don't want any more kids. -- Lori, age 8 5. WHAT DO MOST PEOPLE DO ON A DATE? Dates are for having fun, and people should use them to get to know each other. Even boys have something to say if you listen long enough. -- Lynnette, age 8 (isn't she a treasure?!) On the first date, they just tell each other lies and that usually gets them interested enough to go for a second date. -- Martin, age 10 6. WHEN IS IT OKAY TO KISS SOMEONE? When they're rich. -- Pam, age 7 The law says you have to be eighteen, so I wouldn't want to mess with that. - - Curt, age 7 The rule goes like this: If you kiss someone, then you should marry them and have kids with them. It's the right thing to do. - - Howard, age 8 7. IS IT BETTER TO BE SINGLE OR MARRIED? It's better for girls to be single but not for boys. Boys need someone to clean up after them. -- Anita, age 9 8. HOW WOULD THE WORLD BE DIFFERENT IF PEOPLE DIDN'T GET MARRIED? There sure would be a lot of kids to explain, wouldn't there? -- Kelvin, age 8 And the #1 Favorite is....... 9. HOW WOULD YOU MAKE A MARRIAGE WORK? Tell your wife that she looks pretty, even if she looks like a dump truck. -- Ricky, age 10

Had a nice day last Saturday. Boated 27 bass with the largest falling prey to a booyah pad crasher in black. 4.3 lb.

This ties in to fishing, I swear. I happen to be a Baseball Dad and a baseball coach to my son and every now and then I look out for giveaways, especially with Wilson Ball Gloves because they occasionally give away $400 baseball gloves. One of the promotions they have is Wilson Wednesdays where you submit a picture. This week they were giving away a custom A2000 special edition All Star Game glove. This is the glove they gave out to MLB All Star players that wear Wilson gloves. Anyway, this afternoon I get a message on Twitter from Wilson. I didn't win the glove but I did win some shirts and All Star swag with the picture below that we took at one of the lagoons that we fish. It's been blazing hot hear lately and other than a few two pounders the other day we haven't caught much so the pic was truly our best catch of the day. Here's the Twitter link from Wilson: https://twitter.com/wilsonballglove/status/885597763437723648

I nailed this 5-5 brute at 8 PM tonight on a black/blue 3/8 Strike King Hack Attack jig w/ Rage Menace trailer in green pumpkin.

New crank bait combo

On a side note, I used it to track down a guy who owed me $$$$$$ The clarity was so good, I could ready his make and model of his car in the driveway. The police did the rest..... It also shows the shallows on my home lake that don't show up on charts...

That was so nice of your girlfriend to allow you to spend your own money on a new rod.

This thread inspired me to pitch a jig into a local residential pond tonight. I caught this 5-5 brute at 8:05 PM (35 minutes ago!) on a black/blue 3/8 Strike King Hack Attack jig w/ Rage Tail Menace trailer in green pumpkin.

Does she get your permission to buy more shoes?

@12poundbass I've tried to make night time bassing video's more than a couple of times. Between the humidity at night totally soaking the lens and the light I need to make it, blinding me - they all end up looking more like a cross between The Blair Witch Project & something that was left on the cutting room floor of a bad Jacques Cousteau episode. So needless to say, it's been tough sledding. I'll keep at it and eventually I hope to get something decent & worth posting. Stay Tunes sports fans. A-Jay

Neither fighter loses. Check their bank statements after the match.

We as consumers would be better off if these manufacturers would work out the bugs and improve upon models and lay off the generations, gimmicks, redundant models etc.

That's what I encountered as well. For over a year I just used fluoro leader fine (I use about 10-15 ft leader to add a little bit of stretch) because I rarely let the spook pause longer than 2 seconds. But a few days ago the fish would only hit my spook when I let it pause for about 5-10 seconds. When I resumed walking it, the spook would dive under the water.

Fished and early shot. Off the lake by noon. Jay and I had almost two dozen.

Your right. Wow. The user must have ticked the Lews reel off and it backlashed out of anger. I used to hate baitcasters too but ever since I got it in my head that baitcasters are made for heavy lines and heavy lures and started using Lews baitcasters, my backlashes have gone to almost zero and no major backlashes unless I cast outside and into a tree.

I like a 3/0 for the 5" senko. It lets the tail wiggle much more. 4/0 is a must for the fat ika, 3/0 is simply too small.. Straight braid will work just fine.. you should try a floro leader for weightless plastics , not only is it less visible but it sinks helping the bait get down slightly faster which seems to be the ticket for me in the summer. I do just fine using straight braid and have for years. Plenty of 20+ fish days , but since I've started using a floro leader my confidence has heightened ever more, even if it is a placebo (;

Every time I forget that I have FC leader on an outfit and use a pop-R or Chug Bug, and fish it fairly slowly, the leader sinks and screws up the presentation. If a fast retrieve, or walking the dog, I agree no problem. With mono, no problem with any retrieve. On my usual surface outfit, I simply use pure mono all the way. It serves also to slow me down on the hook set. Doesn't really slow my reaction, but the stretch helps slow the reaction at the lure.

While we're dreaming here, I'd be up for seeing a voice controlled unit. The technologies are out there. My newest GoPro's can all be used hands free from a distance by simply say "GoPro take a picture" or "GoPro start / stop video". An effective option in the wind is their very small voice activated Wi-Fi remote worn on my shirt color. Once paired with the camera (can manage more than one simultaneously which is cool) it allows me to preform a number of necessary camera actions from a distance & hands free. I can see me being very happy to just say "Ultrex deploy / Recover" or "Ultrex go spot lock" or "jog left 10 ft" or even "Go find the Big Bass". A-Jay

Look at the back drop in James' picture! Wow!

Somewhere between 15 - 35 years of normal use and storage conditions based on similar component material studies

Might want to check that second hashtag @Glenn Haha, I thought this was family friendly!

Just picked up my second bass boat. Upgraded from a 86 TX-17 2004 PT 175 60hp Merc 2 stroke Lowrance 5 HDS Motorguide 55 thrust 12v

Old eyes are the debil Bobby Boucher. Clear blue fluorescent Stren and Trilene are the exorcist my friend. I use both 90% of the time when fishing mono. It really helps when you need to watch the line fishing wacky rigged stick baits

Only after he does the dishes.

Replaced this With this Sweet. A-Jay

Salem Canal (SJ Hawg Hunters) 7/8 10 teams competed at the Canal. Typical Summer day with many small fish weighed. Adam S. had the only good one at over 4lbs( caught on the second cast). We came in fifth, plastics and cranks caught the keepers. Probably had over a dozen short fish. Sorry for the lack of photos(website issue). South Jersey Hawg Hunters Date: 7/8/2017 Format: Five bass limit, 12 inch minimum. Weather: Warm, sunny, light breeze. Results: 1. S.Summers/Satanoff Team (Sean Summers & Adam Satanoff) Total Bass/Weight = 5 / 9.05 lbs Points = 22 2. Duckardt/L.Summers Team (Bill Duckardt & Larry Summers) Total Bass/Weight = 5 / 5.40 lbs Points = 12 3. Lloyd/Circone Team (Dave Lloyd & Mario Circone) Total Bass/Weight = 3 / 4.24 lbs Points = 8 4. S.Bowen/P.Bowen Team (Scott Bowen & Pat Bowen) Total Bass/Weight = 3 / 4.07 lbs Points = 6 5. F.Lentz/Nemeth Team (Fred Lentz & Joe Nemeth) Total Bass/Weight = 3 / 3.92 lbs Points = 5 6. Miller/Ohono Team (Jim Miller & Jimmy Ohono) Total Bass/Weight = 3 / 3.87 lbs Points = 4 7. Merlock/Woody Team (Ken Merlock & Mark Woody) Total Bass/Weight = 1 / .86 lbs Points = 2 8. Zellman/Schappell Team (Zeke Zellman & Scott Schappell) Total Bass/Weight = 1 / .79 lbs Points = 2 9. Oeser/Martin Team (Chris Oeser & Rob Martin) Total Bass/Weight = 0 Points = 1 9. Snyder/G.Lentz Team (Dennis Snyder & Greg Lentz) Total Bass/Weight = 0 Points = 1 Winning Lunker Weight – 4.18 lbs (Adam Satanoff) Next Club Tournament: Rainbow Lake, Saturday, July 15, 5:30 AM to 11:30 AM, 5-Bass limit, 12” minimum length.

I swear it said "bigbass". Now...this is what happens when you post without putting on your reading glasses! LOL!!!! Good thing my wife has a sense of humor!

Caught this last week just before sunset. Took me by surprise. I wasn't expecting a flathead to hit a topwater bait. It did put up a good fight.

I know they're expecting a windfall of ppv purchases, but I'm thinking that perhaps there won't be as many purchases as they expect.... The bottom line is that Maywaether doesn't show up to fight. This may as well be a WWF event...

I've caught some on the regular and small size ones, but this was my first time trying the magnum size, it's huge.

I'm a Fenwick fan!!! The thing with it is that I don't care for the HMX and they changed the SilverHawk which is exclusive to Cabela's so I can't comment on it. What I can tell you is the HMG line is really good for $99 but the handles and blanks are thinner than the old model HMG and not everyone cares for it. Turkey sandwich gave you a really good assessment, the discontinued Elite Tech Smallmouth rods were very good, I got a few of them and after fishing the spinning rod I actually gave my Grandson my old Loomis IMX rod as the Fenwick was superior in every aspect. The new Elite Tech bass line is very good when it comes to sensitivity and comfort but I don't like that they added weight to them to add power, but if you never used the smallmouth series the bass line is fine. I also agree with Turkey sandwich in that the Aetos line is really good, they are over your budget but if you keep your eyes open you may get lucky and find some discounted models on FFO (Fishermen's Factory Outlet). They have a ton of sensitivity and the actions, to me, are perfect along with the weight, I honestly believe if they had a Shimano or Daiwa logo on them they would retail well over $200 but that is just my take. If I had to get a rod below the HMG line I'd wait for Cabela's to have a sale on the Silver Hawk 2 rods and grab one, it looks as if the new version uses the HMG blank with Fuji Alconite guides and a Sea Guide reel seat, I'm not familiar with Sea Guide but I'm noticing other manufactures beginning to use their components so I wouldn't worry.

Almost every manufacturer has something pretty good to offer in the $100 and up range now. I've handled the HMX and HMG lines and they felt ok - basically what I would expect at their price point. There are plenty of folks on here that really like them. The Elite Tech lines are very popular with a lot of guys here, especially the now discontinued smallmouth series. The Elite Tech is a good feeling $140 rod. If I were to start a collection with Fenwick, and on a budget, this is likely where I would start. Where Fenwick really shines is with the Aetos line. The blanks are excellent, the handles are quality cork (in the model I own, the new ones are EVA foam and cork, I believe) and feel comfortable (in my hands at least) and are easily my favorite sub $200 rod. They retail around $180 or so, so a bit above what you're budgeting, but they can be had for significantly less when Fenwick updates the series every year or so. I paid less than $100 for mine and absolutely love it. If you're into fly fishing, the Aetos series fly rods can also be found pretty inexpensive and fish better than a lot of $400+ rods.

Last time I looked, Vegas has you betting $750 to make $100 ~ I'll not be donating my $$ for this circus act - A-Jay

I can promise Conor will last longer in a ring than Floyd would last in an octagon.

Thanks again ~ And so how long before the 'old' LTB line starts showing up in the Bargain Room ? Oh my. A-Jay

@A-Jay @12poundbass In the famous words of Bugs Bunny at the time of his tangle with the Krusher, it was time to employ a little strategy when it came to my recent purchasing. Now to complete the box of 1/2oz squarebills and crankbaits....I think I might even use the same line...lol Picture below of the combo.

Test I just posted this pic from Photobucket... So what's the issue.

Lake Okeechobee this morning at 6:31.

Allows me to say Na na - na na na to these guys . . . . . Totally worth it. A-Jay

Today I replaced this ~ The old stand by - which is only marginally effective at best With this ~ ABT Lure Trailer Jack Skate Needed a couple of 3/4" wrenches & about 90 seconds - tops. My boat goes into the garage about 1/2 way with the truck and then the last bit of fitment is done by A-Jay power. This is totally the way to go. Designed to make tight space maneuverability much easier and it definitely does. Could also help eliminating hook up frustration because if I wanted or needed to, now I can easily bring the boat to the truck. It's a Heavy Duty 11 inch Triangular Jack Skate System made of 6061 Grade Aluminum with a 525 lb weight capacity. Sports Heavy Duty Urethane Wheels w/ swivel casters, zinc coated bearings & a locking brake. Highly Recommended. A-Jay

That's one of those "duh why didn't I think of that" moments. Great idea!

@hawgenvy which now you inspired me to hit a pond with a jig and trailer. Awesome pics!

How much does that sweet sauce set you back?

One of my best fishing buddies!

Thick vegetation isn't good unless there easy access for big bass to swim under or through tunnels in the weeds. There are good weeds and junk weeds. If you are a pond angler study aquatic plant types. Pond bass tend to be more shore oriented because the prey source is located there. Tom

I didn't buy it, but I do own one now. Hopefully give it a test run tomorrow.

That's great about you and your daughter starting out a lifetime of sharing the love of fishing! It's about the only thing i can afford to do with my kids out of the house, other than an occasional movie and a restaurant now and then... We also jam out on my instruments. They don't know what they are doing technically, but they are pretty musical already... Keep on fishing man!

Everyone tends to think being a professional angler is a great gig, but they forget that you have to promote certain baits of your sponsors, often on camera and at shows, and you end up like poor Lane, Surman and Christie. Same with the Livingston guys. I don't think I could do it - lol

I had to see what this looked like under water. Thought you'd be interested.

I think it has the same potential as the Dancin Eel.