J Francho

The 4-6 rods I take are different depending on the water I plan to fish. One day might be 4 drop shot setups and a jigging spoon rig. Another trip might be five flipping sticks with different baits. Another lake might be a spinnerbait, topwater, 2 jig 'n worm rods, and a general purpose spinner. Other times, I bring a new rod I want to review or try out. Short answer: it depends.

Ladies and gentleman, welcome RichZ! He is a wealth of knowledge. And a hell of an angler.

Heard at every single shore spot ever.

Unless it's a boat on the showroom from last year, their prices are pretty well set. You want a service department with a good reputation. It's pretty much the same with cars. Some dealers might have a particular car in stock at a discount, but they're pretty much the same for similarly equipped vehicles. It's always the service dept. you want to look at. The Z18 is a fine boat, and going with upgraded electronics, trolling motor is a good move. I see the jack plate as less important than a hot foot and blinker trim, but still would be on my must have list. Next would be shallow water anchoring system.

I don't have any plans or ideas for you, but I'd like to share this picture of pallet I made out of old coffee tables. ? https://oaklandpallet.com/images/Files/Original/635122106399409921_New-48x40-Block.jpg

@Bluebasser86 you may want to rethink your date night schedule!

Any clue as to what kinds of lines?

You want to hear something crazy? I don't wet my line when cinching knots all the time. Carefully cinched, it makes no difference, in my experience. Beginning to think it's a myth.

Not true, lol. Been playing drums for nearly 40 years. Can only cast with my right hand. I bet if I spent the time, I could learn, it's just that the tools are there that I don't have to.

Yes, RH for moving baits, LH for contact baits.

What he said, but finish up by buffing with some aluminum foil. Sounds crazy, but it works.

With any fever, the barf bucket must be handy. Hope he's feeling better soon.

Woah dude! Get better soon!

D minor is the saddest of all keys, though.

Poor kid. Love the barf bucket move.

All posts must be sung in the key b-flat blues.

Booo!

Color comes up often. I'll say this, if color is the major determining factor over location, retrieve, and depth, I'm having a tough day.

By "shad" do you mean the big ones you catch with a tiny jig? Anything smaller, you need a cast net or minnow trap. For bass, I'd look long and hard at the BearClaw from Frabil. I use on in my kayak, and it works great. https://www.frabill.com/shop/nets/by-series/trophy/bearclaw

You must form all posts in Haiku.

Not quite. Something that costs $.50 in 1914, more than 100 years ago, would be $12.56 today. My $3.50 Rebel crank from 1985 would be $8.04 today. Inflation is a thing, but don't over inflate.

I have had gel coat repaired on my boat, and it was not orange peel. This is where the top cap was cracked. I had it repaired, and new gel coat using flake I got from the Bullet factory to match. https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/183993_4371016586744_54570281_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&_nc_ohc=jb0DdvhsLcYAQlxHp3ro9WVuF1PzhBEf4oIJRMygaoCzyT0aN1u9pfe_A&_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-1.xx&oh=e4b1d834f0bfd087bec38fdb5c9c2364&oe=5E7CD606 I am aware. The point is that orange peel is NOT what you will get if you use a professional.

You can order parts from Pflueger as well as Abu, Quantum, Daiwa, Shimano, etc. Here are the schematics and parts lists: http://www.pfluegerfishing.com/Pflueger-reel-schematics.html

When I had boats, I put them away from November until early May. Here's a couple articles on storing: https://www.bassresource.com/fishing/Winter_boat.html https://www.bassresource.com/fishing/boat-winterization-quiz.html https://www.bassresource.com/fishing/winterizing_boat.html Also, good luck with the recovery of your 3rd degree burn. Very painful stuff. I've got a scar from one on my arm.