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Dan, I will keep in touch with you, upon my return that will be one of my first missions, get you down here and enjoy the day or so showing you around and beating up some fish Thanks for all the kind words everyone... this past 90 days or so have been an amazing adventure in my fishing maturity... AL Provider 3T

I just got back from Fort Bragg and a two week field problem and my deployment date is approaching faster than I care it to so every chance to fish I do.. anyways I went fishing yesterday caught 4 fish the biggest going about 4 lbs.... then went out today... WOW... what a day... I personally saw not one... but THREE 9+ pound fish caught out of the lake and saw probably another 1/2 dozen more that would have gone BIGGER... WOW... they have shocked a 16 pounder on this lake and that would leave me to believe that there is an even bigger on here... it was caught here on Fort Stewart... but I am not going to say which lake. mine went a tick over 9 my fishing partner's went 12 what an amazing day, now I can go to Iraq and be satisfied with this year's catch... 2 fish over 8 pounds my first year in Georgia... I couldn't be happier... AL

and just so ya know... John Deere is headquartered inMoline Illinois The FIRST John Deer blacksmith shop though was just outside of Dixon Illinois (childhood home of Ronald Reagan) funny thread! AL

Just my luck I get to one of the greatest places in the world for Bass Fishing and I get deployed to Iraq FOR A YEAR PLUS!!! > oh well third time I have gone so nothing real new here I am leaving for some training next week and after that I only have a few weeks to spend with my family and getting my "affairs" in order. Needless to say I probably won't be posting much after the middle of next week.

If you are anywhere near Manitowoc check out the Manitowoc County Bass Club... its a good club... I was a member last year... only reason I left is I got transferred. AL

Douglas McAurther for me... hmmm AL

This fish boost was a true blessing to me... lately my life hasn't been going well, 90% of it self induced. Between trying to rebuild a destroyed marriage, figuring out why I make stupid decisions, moving 1/2 way across the country, finding out I need major oral surgery THEN adding to it a deployment, I have been feeling sorry for myself not to mention seriously depressed and I have been doing a whole lot of soul searching and when I fish I am alone and able to do it. I am in the process of making a complete 180 degree u-turn on my life... I just hope it isn't too late for me... I have begun attending church and I have another friend here that I turn to for spiritual guidance as he had issues in his past and thru him I see that you can make a complete change in your life... ok I am rambling... thanks for all the kind words... this just shows me that with prayer and hard work I will be the man I NEED to be... I am just glad I have a support system I need... and an occasional fish to justify the cost off all my equipment AL

caught it on pond 33 here on the installation

actually I was supposed to have the day off... but the bosses asked me to come in and sit in on a meeting thanks for all the nice comments.. AL

Only had to work for an hour today so soon as I got off I went fishing... and caught this with a redbug lizard... it was 23 inches and according to my scale it went 7.5 lbs.... it was CPR'd... AL

I can relate :'( my wife's job is MUCH harder than mine... especially when I am deployed for a year at a time... AL

Be nice, guys. Seriously, I'm kind of stoked about it starting three weeks early. It will give me some 15 hours of extra "after work" pre-spawn bass fishing. OH YEAH.... another hour of fishing after work!!! I can't wait!!!! AL

very good! live bait seems to be the ticket.... I didn't have that good of luck today! AL

with all the training goin here all the ponds are closed so believe it or not... there is a prison "complex" about 20 miles to the west of the Installation and we went there... checked in got a pass and that gave us a "pass" to go to any of the 20 some ponds EXCEPT the Wardens pond hahaha... With the pace of my training in preparing for my deployment I am taking a chance to go fishing EVERY chance I can... I won't be fishing much in the desert AL

yes it was my first spool... I could have gotten a bad spool... and your probably right its now a confidence thing... two personal bests lost in less than 2 weeks because of line breaks... *gulp* ... once was me thinking it was bad luck... then today my line broke 4 times... and only once did I think to myself I put enough pressure on the line to cause the break... no biggie... its all part of the quest for the perfect set up. AL

NICE fish!!!! I would love to catch a pig like that... CONGRATS!!! AL

I have had a problem with the co-polymer breaking off when I use a polymer knot ... I am taking it off of all my reels... AL

got out fishing today and landed 10! I had Gamma 12lb on my Curado 100... I hooked what WOULD have been my personal best had the line NOT BROKE AT THE SHORE! :'( That is the second time I had broke off on a 6+ pound fish in less than a week... so GAMMA is OUT!!! going to try something else... the guy I fish with swears by Stren so I will pick up a spool to see how it works for me... I know it works for him... I saw him winch a 6 pounder out today like it was a dink! here are some pictures, I am not sure how big they are, I lost my scale running for my car last week running to my car in a thunderstorm : also somehow my camera got put into black and white mode and I didn't figure it out till tonight

No secret at all... Pineview lake and Richmond Hill Pond East, both of which are here on Post... my new PB WILL come from Pineview I am sure of it AL

In my opinion he is doing what a good leader should do... he is taking responsibility for the actions of his subordinates and his own... do I think he had anything to do with it? no... but his is doing what a good leader SHOULD do... accepting responsibility... just my .02 cents worth.. AL

Went to my neighbors house... this was on his wall that was the first time I saw any bass that big... The guy that caught this is taking me under his wing since he is retiring from the Army and he is being good enough to show me his hot spots... here is at one of the lakes I go to... talk about making you watch where you walk! this coming up next three weeks is going to be something else! I just hope with my work schedule I can get out there and break my own personal best of 5 1/2 pounds soon! this is my first Georgia Bass here a a couple more AL wow I must have been tired when I typed this.. *shaking head* I edited it to sound more intelligent....

floating leash?

the reason I said you only had those reels to pick from is because those are reels I already own. I do agree the Citica isn't nearly as smooth as a Curado... BUT they fit a niche in my armory... I like to use them for swim jigs and other vertical presentations... Besides I don't have the budget to where ALL my reels cost $200 or more... keeps the wife happy THINKING I am keeping my fishing addiction in check hahahhaha AL

wow that IS a lot of talking! AL

I bought a 100D a couple of weeks ago... I put it on this rod... felt very nice... I am looking forward to trying it out soon! AL