fadetoblack21

Depends on the water I am on My close to home lake: 0-1lb - Dink, and there are a lot of them 1-2lb - Not bad, but could do better 2-3lb - I'm getting excited, they are getting good 3-5lb - Wow, this came out of this body of water? 5-6lb - Picture moment, excited, may actually yell Over 6lbs - Adrenaline has taken over, I forget the camera and throw my pliers in the drink instead of the fish. . . (I did this last year) Numbers wise, my close to home lake produces about 0-10 per outing, so it can be great or frustrating. I have a numbers lake I fish, but they are pretty much all dinks. My profile pic comes from my numbers lake. I have pulled some nice ones out (3-5lb), but they are few and far between. I like my numbers lake though because its always fun to pull in a fish!

So what happens if the case is settled late in the season and Brady still loses and has to serve his 4 game suspension? It would be tough to watch a backup implode in the playoffs, and I am not a NE fan. Brady should sack up and take the suspension. I don't care whether he did it or not, he destroyed evidence and made himself appear guilty to all.

I've been at it for a little over two years now and am still working out some kinks. I use 4 baitcasting rigs now and am slowly getting my confidence up. Mostly side armed casting because my overhead casting accuracy is a work in progress. I'm mostly a 3/4 caster anyway. . . I started using heavy braid since it was easier to untangle when I had a "professional overrun." Switched to flouro on most rods now and not having too many problems. I've weaned myself off the centrifugal brakes and rely mostly on mag brakes now which seems to help my distance. It does get easier, just stick with it!

I grew up on spinning gear and learned how to cast accurately and minimize splash when the bait landed. I could pitch pretty darn well too. Two years ago I picked up two pro qualifier baitcasters and forced myself to learn how to use them. My accuracy is not as good with the baitcasters yet, but I can get a longer cast when needed and am slowly building my confidence in them. For me, baitcasters feel better in the hand. When I load the boat now, I pack two spinning rigs and four baitcasters. If its windy, I'll fish more with the spinning rigs. When i need my 60lb braid for fishing the heavy cover I am set with one of my baitcasters. I switch gear based on the conditions, but I find myself using my baitcasting rigs more than spinning these days. Each one is a tool. The spinning v. baitcasting war has been waging on forever. Fishing is not about what gear you use, its about how effective your are with that gear. A baitcaster will not make you a better fisherman and a spinning reel will not hinder your ability. I have a fishing buddy that brings one $30 bill dance spinning rig with him, lays it right next to my 6 rigs that cost a fortune. You know what, he catches fish just fine with that single rig, often when I'm getting skunked.

I plan on replacing the boat once I get done with school, so about 2-3 years. I cant justify the extra expense considering I don't plan on keeping it.

I have an old 2002 Tracker Pro V 16 that needs a new deck in the back. Old deck was rotted pretty bad so I removed it at the end of last season and cut a template with some old ply that I had lying around. I am posting because I really don't know exactly what to look for when I buy a new sheet of wood for the deck. I do know that pressure treated is a no go on an aluminum boat, but past that I really don't know what to buy. I can get marine grade ply at my local menards but I don't really understand the different ratings listed for lumber. Any help would be great. Also, can anyone recommend a good place to buy carpet.

I prefer fishing with a buddy. It becomes sort of a competition between the two of us, biggest bass, most caught, etc. I do plenty of fishing by myself, so for me it's nice to have that added element when by fishing buddy is there. Whether that makes me better or not I don't know, but it adds another element to it for me since I'm super competitive.

I do not work for a union and have no experience working for a union. With that said, if the guy is a danger to others then he needs to be reported no ifs ands or buts about it. . . Would your union brothers feel differently about you if they found out you knew after this guy killed someone?!? Brotherhood is one thing, supporting a dangerous environment is another.

When I bought my baitcaster last year I spooled it with some mono and went to practice. Every cast was a birds nest. Spooled up 50lb power pro and things got easier. I had an easier time picking the backlashes out when they did happen as well. This year I picked up a third baitcaster and spooled it with 30lb power pro. When that thing backlashes it is a pain to pick out. I think it mostly boils down to line size, at lease for me it does.

Open water is your friend. I learned on an aluminum boat (still run aluminum in fact) and that is how I learned. Went into an open cove and just practiced. It's hard and frustrating to learn while fishing. I took a pole with me and casted while maneuvering. Once I was comfortable with that I moved closer to shore and repeated. Kept doing that until I was comfortable fishing around objects.

I am a sucker for relaxing instrumental pieces! This is great, and very relaxing! I will have to add this to my rotation when I'm doing homework.

We usually use one mechanic for most things because he is reasonable and honest. Last year though, we didn't have time to drive 50 miles out of our way for a simple inspection, so we took the car to one of the local schmucks. Tried to charge the girlfriend $800 to fix some unnamed exhaust problem. . . needless to say she left without getting the "repairs" done. The car went to our regular mechanic a week later and passed with no problems. . . go figure.

I hunt just about everything, but my favorite two have to be deer and turkey. Turkey is far and above the most exciting hunting I do every year, nothing like stalking a bird that will spook at the slightest glimpse of you. I get more excited over deer hunting, but have more fun turkey hunting.

Yes, keep playing Prior. Loved watching my Chiefs sack him all the way to a 3rd and 48 (if memory serves right)! In all seriousness, I don't understand why they don't develop him on the field. Even with a good QB the Raiders still have a few seasons of suck to get through before becoming a contender again. Instead of signing the trash other teams discard let Prior develop on the field.

I bring between 4 and 5, 2-3 baitcasters and 1-2 spinning. Never understood why someone who is not tournament fishing would need more than a hand full of rods, but I guess I'm not too impatient to retie if I need another lure to throw.

My first house, right before the market crashed, $86,500. I think we may be near that now since housing has recovered a bit, but we will take a large hit none the less when we sell this bad boy. . .

I don't think I could even climb half way up before terror set in. That guy must have a giant pair to hang one handed from that thing (or he's plain crazy).

Caught a folding lawn chair fishing a deep crank. Pulled in an old rusted kids bike fishing from the bank on the same small lake. I have hooked into a water snake, and had a otter play with my bait, though I didn't hook that one. Also "caught" a jet ski when he crossed between me and the bank and sucked up my bait. He took my square bill and roughly 75 yards of braid before breaking it off at the mono backing.

Black and very strong. Maybe that's why I have ulcers. . .

I always look down the blank when buying a rod, though I usually buy mine from a big box store like Walmart or BPS. After watching a BPS "salesman" test a rod by flexing it on the ground, I got in the habit of checking every bit of the rod I buy.

Xcalibur for lipless and square bills. When the budget is tight I'll purchase H20 xpress lipless and square bills. For mid to deep cranks I prefer the Bomber fat free shad baits. Smithwick rogues for jerkbaits.

A simple look at the FBI crime statistics would show anyone that rifles account for less than 1% of all homicides in this country. Even if "assault rifles" (government's made up word for scary looking rifle) were classified in the "other" section of the FBI crime reports, they would still account for less than 5% of all homicides. The stigma of the scary black rifle is all just a figment of the imagination of the ones who lust to disarm law abiding citizens. Your logic would cause the heads of the gun grabbers to burst. . .

In the reading I've done on this I have found nothing that states that semi auto firearms have to be turned over to authorities. From what I can gather, residents only have to register their firearms. Also, from the information I could find, it appears that all rifles purchased prior to the ban are grandfathered in, meaning that they have to be registered to keep possession of them. With that said, CT is going to find themselves in a rough place if the vast majority refuse to comply. They would be far under manned in trying to prosecute that many people for failure to register. I also have to wonder, when this law is struck down by the Supreme Court (which I'm sure will happen someday), how will CT compensate those that were screwed over?

My boat just has a sitting seat, which I leave at the bank. If I had a butt seat I would probably use it since I find myself leaning against things throughout normal days, but I cannot afford to buy one right now. Even with chronic back pain and after a back surgery I find that a day fishing doesn't bother me too much. Maybe it's all the moving that I do on the deck. Now my feet are another story. . .

Hard plastic jerkbaits. I don't get out in cold water much, but when I do I have a hard time catching anything on these.