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Nice one Big-O. Looks a bit chilly but not to cold for the shorts! Happy Easter to you and your family big guy.

Nice Cap. Alright. Winters in Texas or Florida and spring and fall on Erie. Summers pretty good here in IL. Need 2 more houses!

Love the big bug eyes and the belly. (and good to see the shorts too!)

Awesome Dwight. Got my fall trip planned already.

That does it. I'm moving. I bet you have the camo shorts on under the rainsuit.

WTG Kyle!

WTG Dwight! Great story. Even better fish! Happy for you. Check your scale. That's 10+ man. The bug eyes, the belly. And the fish is pretty big too. I'm coming to visit you next winter.

WTG Dwight!!

Now that's a pair to draw to! Way to go Dwight. Did you get my present?

Sounds like a great day!!

Whatever you did worked!

I've tried to reload my avatar several times, both from a URL and a direct upload and the avatar is still my old profile picture which is fuzzy. The picture I want as my avatar shows up in my profile settings but not in my posts. Any thoughts anyone? (still miss spellcheck in the reply to or create new topic boxes)

For me, jury is still out. Took a while to get used to last round of changes and now it appears everything is on a white background, which makes it tougher to see and read at my advanced age. Time will tell. Maybe after playing around a bit and making fun of Long Mike, things will be O.K. Found alot of Facebook and Twitter stuff but not spellcheck, which I desperately need.

These 2 might work for you. Big Bite Baits cane thumper and Bass Assissin Die Dapper. The Cane Thumper is an awesome bait but doesn't last very long. Go to T.W. and check them out. Both have some good colors. Couldn't paste link. My home lake has the identical forage. Gills and Perch. Bought some of the Dappers but haven't had a chance to try them yet. The Grass pig by Berkley Havoc is a good bait but needs more colors. Gamblers EZ series has a ton of colors but you might have to pick one that's close. All of the above are pretty reasonably priced also.

Surprised the mirror didn't crack.

I've caught plenty of bass while pike fishing with tip-ups. A couple over 6lbs. Most off the deep weedege and some in shallower weedy bays. I have caught a few jigging for panfish but far more on golden roaches and most of them deeper. Might not be the best option to target if you can't use live bait but they can be caught. Start at the last place you caught them at in the late fall. If it's sunny out maybe try shallower bays close by. You're gonna have to move around. That's why I have the Clam 1 man hut and a gas auger. Move around and cut lots of holes. Good luck!

Nice one! Looks as fat as it is long. I see not even the cold can keep the shorts in the drawer.

I think we have all had that happen to us at least once. Wrap the bait in a towel and whack it against something hard. (I use my head) I've found that loosens any stuck rattles more times than not. Worth a try before sending anything back.

Gotta get permission from the boss first. We're going to Arizona in March to watch my son pitch for his college team so if there is any $$ left, I'll be there. Is your Bro-in law coming? I think I might need to bring my boat this time. (nothing to do with fishing with Mike). Could meet up with Scrutch too.

Excalibur XR50 (one knockers and rattling) Red Eye Shads Super Spots (swap hooks)This is an overlooked bait that still kills. All 1/2 oz.

I don't think a few boxes of wine will make much of a dent in your savings but the heart medicine for when the dancing girls arrive will be the killer for you old friend.

Thanks for the warning! (now it's official)

WTG Shane! Looks like your getting in your excercise at the same time doing 4 fish curls.

I printed out the page and it appears the only style that would fit are the aviators. They are huge but should work. Got plenty of time now to actually look in stores and try some to make sure to find a pair that fit my BIG HEAD. FL- Looks like I will have to go with the aviators also. Thanks for the offer.

I'm having a really hard time finding glasses that fit over my RX glasses because the frames (measured across the earpieces which is the widest point) are 5 3/4" wide. Cocoons go up to 5.5" wide. Fitovers Aviators look like they might work.