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My turn Like some of you, I had the carabiner snap on my rope as I launched my boat one early Spring morning. I was alone. I heard a pop, looked in the rear view, watched my boat drift away, jumped out, ran to the end of the dock, stripped down and took the plunge. Luckily, the water temp was 65, chilly but not too bad. Glad I kept those beach towels stowed 'cuz I was nekkid as a jay bird. Here's a real bone headed move. Me and my cousin were fishing in my "new" used Javelin one day, first time I took it out. We had fished this cove and I was gonna fire it up and hit another one. When I turned the key, nothing. After about 10 minutes of tinkering with battery cables and cussing like a sailor, it dawned on me. I had'nt locked the throttle all the way back before I killed the switch. I pulled the throttle back until it locked and she fired right up. He laughed at me for the rest of the day. Stoopid!

That Eagles offensive performance was an embarrassment to the game.

Hey guy's, how's the river flow down that way? They just said Wylie and Norman were both over 6' down due to the drought. Buster Boyd and Allison ramps are shut down. Dont know of any up here on Norman besides Blythe.

Just put 15 gallons of Ethanol Free in the old wash tub at $2.99/gal

.....and they call ME a craddle robber. I hear you brother!

Saying good bye to the brutal heat and humidity

36 News - Gas Tracker was showing those prices today. WOW! We have 2.08 up here, just north of Charlotte

You've gotta great sense of humor.

Went out after work today. On the lake around 4:30 til 7:30. Caught 15 spots, nothing to brag about, but the bite seemed to have improved from Sunday. Surface water temps here have fallen around 4 degrees since then as well.

Thanks man Now I cant get the Moody Blues outta my head!

n/m

That's obvious

Tell me about Rhodhiss. I have been reading some good things in Game and Fish Magazine and have always wanted to try it out. I have a map. I even bought my boat at Tri-County Marine, right up the road. ANY INFO would be greatly appreciated.

Good deal man. This is what I love about fishing. You coulda left that place and nobody woulda blamed you. Sometimes the fish surprise you. You surprise yourself too. You become like, a fishing god for a day.

The thing about fishing that drives alot of people crazy is that it is not an exact science. You are stalking prey that has a mind of it's own. Plugging in factors A + B + C does not always garner the expected results. Alot of people cant stand it but would we really want it any other way? I say no. I love catching them like anybody else does but I also accept that sometimes the fish are gonna elude me. I fish for the love of the sport. It's that never ending pursuit thing. Maybe I am just old school, who know's? Anyway, better luck next time brother. Good fishing!

A Jay you are the man! My friend and I used to hit it pretty hard back in the day. Now in our late 50's, we're on the maintenance plan. My wife is 7 years younger than me so I gotta be able to hang. LOL We hit the gym 7:30, 4 days a week with a 4 mile walk thrown in on Wednesday morning to break things up. But we stopped lifting heavy about 5 years ago. Lighter weights now, repping out 20-25, 4 sets, different body parts daily. Our work day usually starts at 10am til 3 or 4. Being retired city workers allows us some leeway these days. But carpentry work on top of a good morning work out makes for an active day. I do feel fortunate to still be able to look and feel good for my age. Fitness IS a way of life and I'm gonna keep hitting it as long as I can.

Nothing can humble a man like the bass, especially watching them swim around, ignoring your offerings as if they're a fat girl at the prom. Chunking rip rap into the lake and screaming obscenities does'nt help either....not that I've done anything like that.....in the last 10 years.

Those are awesome!

Hey scaleface, I found these old Bang-O-Lures in one of my boxes. I gotta baby bass one too......somewhere around here.

The Zoom Mini's are just too small. The 5" is obviously longer and considerably fatter. They have a tendancy to tear up on you though. I try to buy in bulk when BPS holds their annual March Madness sale. You can purchase them online if the drive is too far. I dont remember being able to find the 5" at TWH. I know one inch either way does'nt seem like it would make a difference but for some reason it does. Texas rigged with a 3/16 bullet/3.0 Gamakatsu Offset or EWG on 12 lb fluoro is a very dependable, no nonsense method, shallow or deep, pre spawn or fall. It will catch big fish as well as the little guys too. We went over to Badin Lake (a noted big bass lake around here)one day this past spring only to find bass boats everywhere, pre-fishing a Fishers of Men tourney. Big blades and Bubba jigs hit the water like hail stones in a storm. Nobody was catching a thing. "On the beds", "Spawned out" they were saying. We busted out our 5" "greenies" and it was on! Those little lizards were working on those fat pre-spawn largemouth's too.

Thats so cool

Nice

5" (not 6") Zoom Lizard, Green Pumpkin/Chartreuse Zoom Shakey Tail Worm also in GP/C 6" Zoom U Tail Worm GP/C I fish alot of Spotted Bass waters myself but the spots we are used to are probably a littlle smaller than those in Alabama. BPS carries the 5" Zoom lizards but for some odd reason they cost more than the 6" 'ers. I have had to switch to a Watermelon Seed in clearer water. Oops!

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