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I went on a charter out of Destin, Fl. last year for mine. Between the room (2 nights) and the charter (6 hr trip) it ran about $400 each for 7 of us (including gas to get there and back). This was in June but they still fish in March, and it's a change up from your typical fishing. This was a private charter, not a party boat and was well worth it. If you might be interested I can give you the captain's number.

I understand what you're saying, just wanted to get a little more clarity on how everything is set up on that lake. He shouldn't have shot in your direction to try and run you off.

The way I'm reading your posts, and please clarify if I'm wrong, is that you knew said blind was in the back of this creek, said lake was open to hunting, and that duck season was open. You say you didn't see any ducks or geese when the shots were fired. Do you think that maybe he killed said waterfowl? Early in the morning it's really difficult to see any birds below the treetops from 50 yards much less from several hundred yards unless they are above the said treetops. Don't take this as me condoning what happened, because if he did intentionally shoot at you that is uncalled for. My opinion is that he most likely was shooting a one or two ducks that you could not see, due to the factors listed above, and you did not see said waterfowl because they didn't make it out of there. I know this is public land, I hunt/fish KY lake and barkley year round. You have a right to be there just as much as I do. Take into consideration during hunting seasons that there will be people hunting all over the place and the best thing you can do is give them quite a bit of room. Here's a story that happened to me a couple years ago on KY lake in September during the early woodduck/teal season we have. Our first spot we showed up to someone beat us to it. So we move up the lake to another bay/creek and get set up in a not so ideal spot. About 7 am a bass boat comes in and starts fishing on the point we are set up on, less than 30 yards from us, and after they have idled for 50 yards and seen us waving them off from the bank. I asked the guy in the front if he saw us waving him off, answer is yes, asked him if he knew the first day of duck season was today, answer yes, and asked him why in the hell he would come and fish a point knowing hunters are there and would he go somewhere else. His answer, he was fishing a tournament and wasn't going anywhere. He was made aware that if a duck came in it would be shot, and we couldn't guarantee which direction the shots would be headed. Ten minutes later we shot a duck and they were about 50 yards down the bank. They left right after that. Respect goes a long way. If you show me respect you will get it right back. If you're an ass to me get ready to get it right back. I'm going to give you an idea of what it's like in a morning for me during duck season when I hunt KY or Barkley. Get off work on Friday and make sure everything is ready to go the next morning. Usually get in bed around 10 PM. Wake up at 3:00 AM. Leave @ 3:30 to drive a hr to the lake with a pitstop at a gas station. Arrive on the banks of KY lake around 5 AM. Proceed to put out decoys, cover/brush/set up blind, adjust decoys depending on wind, one by one (usually running 4-7 dozen). This takes between 1 hr- 1 hr 15 minutes depending on what we decide to do for the day. Begin hunting at shooting time. There's a lot of work involved and I thought it would benefit some of you who do not hunt with some perspective on what it takes every morning for me when hunting public land.

My buddy has one. I've shot it and to me it shouldered ok. His seems to have trouble shooting dove loads but cycles everything else fine. I have a Browning Silver and it shouldered perfectly for me.

Playing the wind is the most important thing you can do to have success. Scent elimination helps but priority #1 should be setting up correctly for the wind. I spray myself down with a scent killer before I leave the truck. It does help. I've had better luck with the spray you can get at walmart and not so good luck with the primos spray. As far as the things to walk behind you with I don't use, I think it's gimmick. A good pair of rubber boots along with not walking on a heavily traveled trail will be all you need. I use muzzy as well. They are relatively cheap compared to others and work just as well if not better. Cutting diameter and blade sharpness are very important. Calls/rattling seem to work when you have a low ratio of does to bucks. The more bucks in an area the better chance you have of using a call/rattling effectively. Camo isn't that important, just try to get a pattern that matches pretty close to the area you are hunting. Your clothes don't have to match, most of mine don't. I bought some pants and shirts from walmart last year and they are really nice for what I do. Ease into your area every time you go, even if you are late. Barreling through the woods to get to the stand will always ruin your hunt. I've walked into more chances being quiet and taking my time than I have being fast and loud. Last thing, start practicing now until the start of the season. Make sure your crossbow is accurate and you can make an accurate shot.

Yes, it's a champion hull.

Summer pool Simp. Be careful outside of the marked channels. Best thing to do is idle. I know it sucks but it beats having your boat beached or ripping a lower unit off. I've witnessed quite a few boats hit ground and I've personally made a few mistakes (minor) with the water low.

Contact your county clerks office.

NADA gives it an average retail of about 10,500 not including your SI. From your pics it looks real clean. Ask 14K for it and don't budge. You don't have to get rid of it.

If the Preds get put out, I'm rooting for the Kings. Quick is a beast!

Might want to have something written up with your school to make sure all winnings are split between school and club like they should be. This is a major problem at my school and a few other schools. You might want to check up on the bylaws that your school has written for all clubs associated with the school. Just to give you an idea of what is going on here. We receive no funding from the school b/c of the way the bylaws are written. We aren't allowed to hold any fundraising events for the purpose of covering expenses b/c they say it could "conflict" with their bass tourney for the athletic department, even though it would be held at a different time of the year. And finally, two anglers came in second at an FLW qualifier two years ago, FLW writes the check to the school to be distributed between the school and club, and the school said thanks for the money but you aren't getting any. This was eventually sorted out after a few months of whining and it cost the school more than what they would have had to give the club if they would have just done it in the first place. These are few problems that we have going on right now. I strongly suggest getting an advisor (you will probably have to have one to form a club) that is committed to help.

I have a 7' compre that's rated for 3/8-1 oz that I use. Works like a charm.

Why are you only allowed to weigh in 3 fish if you were to fish solo? Is it a state regulation that you can only keep 3 fish a day? A little side story to go along with yours. Last friday I took off to fish a tournament that was from 9-5. I got drunk thursday night and right before I went to sleep at about 10 I almost sent my buddy a text and said lets just fun fish instead of the tournament. It wasn't because I just polished off a 12-pack of busch light, but b/c I didn't want to spend the money for the tournament. I decided against it b/c I was going to fish anyways, why not make a little money. Ended up with a 20+ lb sack and 2nd place.

I have both rods you are asking about. The amistad is by far my favorite Cara I own. I bought it for pitching in bushes and throwing big jigs on ledges. It does both equally well. It is a true heavy rod. During the summer I regularly set the hook on fish 30+ yards away and rarely get a poor hookset. The weightless worm I use for spinnerbait, jerkbait, topwater and flukes. I tried it for light jigs and honestly didn't like that techique for the rod.