Lund Explorer

Actually, I thought you had given an excellent answer to your own question. I'd say it bodes well for your future in tournaments as many anglers never do figure it out.

The answer to your original question resides within the pages of GAAP. Unless schools have changed dramatically since I was there, the only confusion should be in searching that data base to find it. Back in the days when I had hair, (it was also dark then too) all assignments were based on one of three accounting/taxation "Bibles". GAAS, GAAP and the IRC give a sometimes not to simple explanation of what is acceptable, but they are THE authority by which all your work should comply. Class work should mirror the work you will do after graduation. In this case you have an accounting question, which in turn is covered in GAAP. As you stated, the information you found only says "If converted". As your's are not, then half your battle is over. You'll only need to look into how to treat the bonds correctly. You may also wish to research disclosure within the financial statement's notes. This would be the place to expand on some of the other things that may or may not happen in the future. Don't over read or over think the problem!

Isn't that your answer? To be able to cash in tournament after tournament, an angler has to be able to adapt to the conditions as they happen. That angler will have already anticipated those possibilities and will be ready to make that change seamlessly. Every time you read a post around here where the person says they know "the lure" or "the spot" that will work all the time, you can rest assured that this angler is not going to be called That One Guy.

So what did GAAS & GAAP have to say?

I.B.L.!

Thanks for the reply Glenn. It wasn't really a complaint, just thinking that maybe my computer wasn't up to date. If it is something on your end, I'm sure you'll get the bugs worked out as soon as you can. Save some time to get all your stuff packed..... Not too many days left. I'm looking forward to getting to meet all of you.

I noticed that several others have posted about this problem, but haven't seen an answer. Here is the notice that I keep getting: An error occured with the SQL server: This is not a problem with IP.Board but rather with your SQL server. Please contact your host and copy the message shown above. I'm not tech savy enough to understand this, but it is starting to get annoying that I lose posts when this thing pops up. If it is something I need to do, please give me a hint. If it is something linked to the new format, then I'll simply wait for it to get ironed out. Thanks!

Regardless of whether you are fishing with an open jighead or some type of T-Rig, use just enough weight to get the bait into contact with the bottom. Depending on the depth of the water and the amount of current, you want your bait to move along with the flow of the water so it looks like an injured minnow or a crawdad that has been dislodged from the bottom. Too little weight will make the lure stay closer to the surface while too much weight will simply anchor it to the bottom. Smallies in current normally sit in ambush positions behind some type of current break and wait for prey to come to them. You need to make sure your tube presents itself as an easy meal that is moving naturally with the flow of the river.

Hey, I like it. I already had the LSSU site saved to my favorites. Lot's of pink salmon start to show up on that cam during August and hang around all fall. Thanks.

If you go to Moors' website, their availability utlity shows a few rooms still open. Jump while you can! http://www.moorsresort.com/index.html

I'd beat feet right to that little isolated section of lake on the western side. It's smaller, a could warm up faster than the main lake. Going down that breakline you should find some weedbeds. Find any with green weeds that survived the winter, or new growth and you should find fish moving around them during the latter part of the day as the water warms. Lipless crankbaits, a suspending jerkbait, or possibly a smallish in-line spinnerbait will all cover water in your search. To work a specific spot, I'd work a Pig-n-Jig, a tube, or a plastic critterbait. The DNR website says the lake is 327 acres in size. Also looks like is has some type of boating restriction rules in force. Here's the link to the site. http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/MRBIS/matchcounty.asp?cnty=75 By the end of summer, you should have half the fish in that lake named. Have fun!!

FYI, I visited my insurance agent this morning. From what I got out of the conversation, "we'll look at it" was more along the lines of wanting to know what caused it in case there was a design problem. The boat itself was repaired within two days using some type of bonded patch. From the way it sounds, he is happy with the work. On top of that, he ended up with two new power poles replaced under warranty, and a new battery charger. Sounds like all of the folks at Basscat did another good job of taking care of a customer.

So what came first.... The Corked Bat or the Corked Fishing Rod?

Maybe it can't be said enough times. You get what you pay for! You will never have a problem with any anti-virus software until you run into a virus that gets into your computer. I bought into the idea that AVG Free was the program for me, right up until I started up my computer one day and the screen was a bright green. Getting rid of Ransomware cost me more than Norton does now.

Cute little bugger! But you do realize that everytime someone posts how they got a new puppy, that A-Jay comes on here a week later telling about the 3-4 news ones his wife brought home..... Poor A-Jay. ;D ;D

Jackie and I are going to host a steak dinner on Tuesday evening. All of you are invited to attend, I'd just like a head count by this coming Friday. Sign up at the following: http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1300473858/0

Just a reminder.... There is still time to jump on board for the steak dinner scheduled for Tuesday night. Besides Jackie and I, we're showing the following folks that have said they would be there: Glenn & Keri, Rhino Alpster OO Mod Roadwarrior Plenty of room and food left for anyone else that signs up by this Friday.

How about a drop-shot rig? Keeps the bait off the bottom where this gunk usually is.

I always tried to make sure that I left a good supply of "ABC" worms and other baits on the deck of the boat each time we came in. It kept the questions down to a minimum. They were never close to what we actually used..... But it was another part of the game.

It is fairly simple math to me that fishing a small club with a dozen boats and $10 per/head doesn't equal fishing against 100 fishermen at $50 a crack. It is also fairly simple to know that a few fishermen can ruin a small club if they continue to win every prize pot on the schedule. Local clubs should be for the guys starting out, or for folks that are only fishing for social reasons. I know this from experience, as I watched a club with 35 member almost die because of this. Until four of us decided we would leave voluntarily, that club was going to be down to less than ten members.

F-I-T nailed it! When the "In-Fisherman" magazine was first launched in 1975, they published 10 "Study Reports" per year, which they called a "Segment". It is not recreational reading (e.g. "This happened to me"), it is hardcore knowledge. If you get your hands on the first Segment (10 Study Reports), you'll have a mountain of angling information. Roger Can I get a big AMEN? Even the biggest and best house still needs a good foundation, and the Lindner brothers are responsible for laying the best groundwork for building a fisherman's trophy room. F+L+P is a formula that not only is a roadmap for success in bass fishing, but for all species. Once a person can learn how this formula works, they will look at every situation in a more in-depth way.

Wasting Time! That may sound overly simple, but it really isn't. A person can waste time in many ways, whether it is before, during, or after a tournament. Before the tournament, you need to spend time on the water to try to figure out where the fish are, and what they are biting on. You also need to make sure that all of your gear (boat included) is ready to go. Don't be the guy that decides that the time to tie on your favorite lure is after you've blasted off and got to your first spot. The biggest waste of time I've seen (and been guilty of) during a tournament is sitting on dead water or fishing the wrong bait too long. Have a plan setup ahead of time, with a number of spots to hit and a number of lures to use. Also, there will be days where nothing seems to go right. Those are the days where you will be better off putting the rods down and going for a boat ride. Take the rest of the day to cruise the lake. See where others are spending their time to see if they are all fishing something different. If you spend the whole day beating the banks while the winners were targeting secondary points, don't you think it would be worthwhile to learn that? After the tournament, there are still things you need to do. Don't expect that other anglers are going to be very open with the patterns they used during the day because that is the nature of the game. But you do have first hand knowledge on what you did, and the results of those efforts. Keep a fishing log! Once you have a year's worth of logs, you will have another resource to use to plan new upcoming tournaments. Over a number of years, these logs will provide you with a good idea of what to expect on different lakes throughout the year. One last way to waste time is something to consider. That deals with the group you are fishing against. As you are just starting out, you'll need to decide which organization you plan to spend a season with. You might be better off fishing a smaller club's schedule to start with. Sometimes these groups are more open, and you will learn more from guys that don't have serious money on the line. But when (and not if) the day comes where you are spanking them every weekend, move up the competitive ladder. KVD isn't going to waste his time or skills fishing with a local club, and you don't need to waste your time fishing against him. You'll need to keep looking for tournaments that offer you a balance of competition and reward for your level of skills.

Nice fish! Hope you got a good supply of fresh spawn saved from her.

That blows.All we got was rain...We getting lucky.If it was still frozen around here I'd go nuts. I"M Getting Really Really Close ! ! A-Jay I must be right in the middle between you two guys. We have about 6" on the ground right now. A combination of snow, rain, and chunky rain made this stuff so heavy you can't even use a snow blower. Thankfully no thunder though, our puppy is scared to death of that stuff.

Quite a few years ago, my long time buddy Mike and I were fishing in a tournament. After hitting a few of our favorite spots with so-so luck, we decided that we needed to start fishing docks if we were going to weigh in a limit that day. A half hour later found us moving down a row of docks with an assortment of jet-skis, runabouts, and pontoons tied to them. Mike who was in the front of the boat was fishing a T-Rig worm with a small pegged slip sinker while I was in the back tossing whatever I could when the opportunity presented itself. Skipping a worm up under a pontoon boat requires fairly good eye-hand coordination to skip the worm on both a flat trajectory, and through a very narrow gap between one of the pontoon logs and the motor. Mike was pretty darn good at it, but even he would miss once in awhile. And on this day, one of those misses led to this story. So anyhow, we pull up close to this pontoon boat and Mike fires off a cast aimed to get under the boat. Unfortunately, he misses by a good 6". The sinker in the lead slams into the back of the aluminum log with the sound close to a rifle shot. This was immediately followed by a woman's scream as she jumps straight up off of the pontoon's rear bench seat. She had been sunbathing there were we couldn't see her, in what could best be described here as "less than scantily clad"! Less than a minute later, she sits back upright with a few more clothes on, and Mike apologizes profusely for scaring her. The lady accepted this and then hurried her way down the dock to shore and into the cottage. My buddy hits the trolling motor into high gear as he headed for the next dock. As we were pulling up to it, he let off the trolling motor, turned around to look at me, and stated with a grin that he thought we should concentrate on pontoons the rest of the day! ;D Though we never saw her again, every return trip we made to that lake, Mike always had to swing back by there. My buddy passed away a few years ago, and I have never been back to that lake. But if I ever get the chance, I'm sure this memory will have me fishing that dock again.