jbsoonerfan

I'd fish with anybody. BR member or Pro, I don't care who you are, you are welcome on my boat any day and if you are kind enough to have me on yours, then I appreciate it.

There were no vampires in this one, pretty historical in my opinion.

I only fished Shimano for about 6 years, then only Daiwa for about 3 years and now only Shimano for the last 10 years. To each their own.

I agree!!! I just don't understand the guys that say they love fishing but "I dOn'T lIkE tHe FoRmAt" Two tournaments so far and BIGS caught all week in both.

I bet the pucker factor is strong for JR

I could go without ads when we are less than 20 minutes away from lines in.

Well in his defense, his marshal doesn't seem to be in a hurry.

Birge with the 8 and just throws it back without swabbing it!!! Hahahaha

This is gonna get good!

I don't think so. I would guess they would rule that as intentional snagging.

Dang, Wheeler catches an 8-5 then immediately hooks up another big one and loses it at the boat.

Bantam is a much nicer reel.

I was on a Zoom call with my Administration during the pandemic in 2020 when schools shut down. I was sitting on the deck of my boat fishing with my phone on and my Superintendent said "Coach Bryant, are you fishing?" I said, "Yep".

Agree...It is one of the best documentaries I have ever watched. To think about what he went through in his life is just remarkable.

I wish I had the patience to use it correctly. I just want to fish when I'm on the water.

What do you consider a ditch, and do you look at the bank to find them or do you use your graphs? As I watched to BPT on Fork I noticed a lot of them talking about ditches. In my mind a ditch is where natural runoff from the land runs into the lake and empties into a creek. I have been looking at Google Earth Pro and going through the historical pics to try and find ditches but I just can't tell the best way to spot them. Am I wrong? Are they referring to a ditch as just a separate part of the creek?

I don't have anything fancy, a Helix 8 at the console with DI/SI and a Helix 8 at the bow with DI/SI and Mega 360. I honestly could catch just as many fish with a finder that told me depth and water temp as I have not taken the time to learn to use them correctly.

My thoughts exactly. We were virtual learning the last 2 days so I had to be on my computer at 8:00 am to help kids with any questions they may have. But, we took a snow day tomorrow so no virtual work.

I agree. Just look at this guy, he went out with JJ and learned how to use his LS and now has a lake record. I've spent over $1,200 on a shotgun just to kill a few doves. A lesson on how to use LS would be worth it to me(if I had LS). I just wish I could read my Mega 360 LOL

We are out of school for the 3rd day in a row. Ice covered roads are no good.

I agree. I joined TFF and those guys are hardcore about the SAL program. I got banned because one of the long time members started calling me names because I made a post about people being jealous of Josh Jones. He went off on me and I told him what I thought. I am banned. No big deal though. Although I would like to see his reaction to these last couple JJ fish. I bet he is so upset.

That's awesome! No wonder they are producing GIANTS!!! Kudos to TPWD, whether you agree with the SAL program or not, if you fish Texas waters you are blessed.

That's awesome. I figured I was wrong. I wish Oklahoma would stock more FLMB in our lakes. Actually, who knows, they may stock some, but they do a terrible job letting the public know what they are doing to better our wildlife opportunities,

I might be totally wrong, and you can call me an idiot if I am. But from what I can remember, they stocked pure Florida's in the early 80's and that's when the lakes (Fork in particular) started taking off. Then they started the SAL program in like 85 or 86 to keep track of the genetics. I am not sure how long they stocked pure Florida's but I would think they would all be F1's at this point. Like I said, I could be wrong, but this would be my opinion. I would imagine that's why they take a swab of all the fish over 7lbs caught in the BPT events, to see if they are F1's.

Looks like times have changed if you plan on watching. Lines in at 11:00 am and fish till 5:30. I'm off work so I should be able to tune in.