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5/0 or 6/0 hook on a Horny Toad! IDK 😉 👍

I forgot! Smothered cabbage & ham hocks. Smothered pork chops & sauerkraut

Just getting ready to post that, some Zoom products are flat on one side.

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Same hull as the '24 Classic XL & Pro 170, the '24 models are 5" longer. I fish quite often with a friend who has a '23 Classic XL with a 50 hp. Boat handles chop well, corners great. The trolling motor is bearly adequate. How value it is beyond me, it is 14 yrs old but if the outboard checks our I'd probably buy it.

@Mobasser Another option for veggies is an air fryer oven, I have an Instant Pot 10QT Air Fryer. https://www.amazon.com/Instant-Vortex-Plus-Rotisserie-10/dp/B07VM28XTR

All Cajun recipes start with vegetables! Onions, bell pepper, celery, green onions, carrots, tomatoes, & potatoes. We cook with pinto beans, blackeyes peas, Lima beans, red beans, Navy beans, kidney beans. Then there's collard greens, zucchini, yellow squash, & pattypan squash. @Mobasser cure for the corn!

Sometimes ya gotta fish what ya got! Typical marsh around here involves fishing "grass".

I do not have winter, spring, summer, or fall lures...I have bass lures. Topwater, mid-depth, & bottom contact are thrown based on conditions. I do keep a Texas Rig & a Jig-n-Craw tied on 24/7/365.

On a sunny day if I have 4-6" of water above thick "grass" I gonna be throwing a big Zara Spook.

A Palomar Knot will hold just fine.

That head design has been around for years!

For the price of having a foldaway tongue built you could DIY a really nice boat cover.

K.I.S.S. 😉 When you buy it order a cover for the boat & outboard. Easier to find storage outside.

Getting fish out of pads has it's own set of problems. Getting fish out of pads while on the bank comes with additional problems. Getting fish up & over a handrail adds even more problems. Bubba bass fishing at its finest!

@Spankey

That's my problem 😕 I know this Alweld can't catch that Lund!

Original Rat-L-Trap Grass Early pre-spawn

Just because there's a large number of anglers on the water doesn't mean they know what they're doing. I would rather fish behind 10 weekend warriors than 1 @A-Jay!

Sam Rayburn Reservoir is maintained by Texas Parks & Wildlife as a tournament lake. It gets more tournament pressure than any lake in the nation. If one were to look at the tournament results they would find the quality & quantity are as high as ever. You can take what you from that research but the results speak for themselves.

What I actually spent or what my wife thinks I spent? Slow year, probably a couple grand.

@Way2slow I hear ya 😉 Scotty has taken over handling the boat, I still run the trolling motor. I can't fish out of a canoe or kayak, I gotta have a seat.

The bench seat doubles as a rear casting deck.