J Francho

I ate a burrito the size of a throw pillow yesterday for lunch. It had avocado in it, so I'm sure that was healthy choice.

We catch and release LMB, SMB, and northern pike quite a bit through the ice. They release just fine. Walleye and stud bluegills go ni the bucket, though.

I only own the Booyah baits, since I sold off the the Xcaliburs, and the Booyahs get bit as well.

Testament to how good Wilson really is. How long do you think he can keep going with the mobile QB thing?

That's great!

You'll laugh, but there are some smaller, lingering issues from this, affectionately call "Y2K20" lol.

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They are a licenser, not a manu, so for my money, they're out. Not saying they aren't great reels, just not for me.

Not really. Just find the Daiwa or Shimano that fits your hand nice. Have Mike drop Carbontex drags in them

I love how our scales become more accurate when we don't land them. Reminds me of one I lost - a brown trout. My PB brown is 22 lbs. I was fishing a pod of browns making a push upstream to spawn. There was one HUGE hen in the mix. On a drift, I got bit and that monster rolled. I panicked, locked down on the centrepin reel (your fingers are the drag, look it up) and with one flick of it's tail, my leader was toast. This fish was bigger than my PB by a noticeable amount.

Well, they're Quantums, so they need the work!

Gen purpose - jigs, weighted plastics, traps, jerks, spinner/buzz baits, top props, spooks, poppers.

My HIT has to be a decade old. I've rearmed three times.

We text pretty frequently. I can't imagine he'd ever be hard to get in touch with.

I would say that outdoorsmen are a subset of the typical angler. I do not see the number of angler decreasing as I would say outdoorsmen. I also would not lump hunting and fishing into one group. They are distinctly different activities, though with a good deal of crossover. I don't hunt anymore, probably never will again. It's just not interesting to me, as fishing is these days. Based on the the number of advances made, the cost of much of the gear, and the shear level of online marketing done, I'd say there is growth in fishing. Seems like more and more companies fighting for a market share, and for higher and higher price points. The average guy that bass fishes with any seriousness has as much tied up in their hobby as many golfers. I've watched this shift for the past two decades. A 20' bass boat costs as much as membership to a private golf club, these days.

They need to ban that phrase. It's as bad as "game changer."

If it helps, my filter was installed in the splashwell.

Russian hackers....

If any series fails, I'll never throw a Carolina rig again. That's my line in the sand!

I have some OG HPHs Randall made custom for me, and an old Mattlures Hardgill that are priceless to me.

New members, spammers, bad thread sort options, Google searches, genuine interest in an older topic, are a few explanations. Get back in your dungeon, I mean home gym!

I think it can be. It has to be, especially for young 'uns to get into it. Not all kids have parents or grandparents like us that will gladly supply them with what they need to experience the catch.

Four score and six years ago, someone gambled. Today there is gratitude.

What knowledge do you have of MLF's recovery plan, should one arm of it's organization fail to meet expectations? Or are you just speculating? This whole thread is starting to sound like cable new pundits reporting opinion as fact, lol. That's really all we can do, and enjoy the coverage we like to watch. Or not.