Columbia Craw

It was a cormorant. I can't tell you how many times I thought I was getting bit and it was a cormorant. Very frustrating.

Get it cleaned and serviced. That is a great work horse reel. Timeless.

Happy Birthday Catt !

I agree with Dwight's advice 100%. I would also encourage you to research the minimum qualifications to even be considered for employment within your local Sheriff's Office and or any other police department. I have no idea if Georgia's civil service rules compare with my state but selections are generally made by a testing process, a ranking list and the application of the rule of three by the hiring authority. Good luck.

Awesome Clayton ! All the best to you and your family.

My boys could never break my heart. My daughters could.

Danny, My youngest son left home the day he turned 18 and spent a year couch surfing and doing drugs and alcohol. He was raised right with sound values. I would not and will not compromise our family's values. Neither would his brother, sisters and mother. I made it clear he was responsible for his choices. It was a very frightening time. I see what drugs do to lives every single day. I gave CPR to a guy who overdosed on heroin today. it's painful. I've read every response and this tremendous insight and wisdom in them. What I, we did was let my son know we would be there for him when he was ready to seek our help, genuinely seek our help. We allowed him back with love but a level of accountability. He had had enough and realized he missed us and our unconditional love for him. He relapsed twice and we worked with him. The hardest issue was his addiction to pain killers. We've been through it for years. My wife and I finally moved him back in with us and helped him address his addiction and his other mental health issues. I won't lie. It's been difficult and at times exhausting but we refused to enable him, EVER. He's sober, back in school, has a son and is a fantastic father. He has something more important to live for than himself. I once interviewed a burglary suspect I had arrested numerous times over the years. I told him to be honest with me and I would do everything in my power to get him to treatment even while he was in prison. He told me he didn't want treatment. He told me, " You don't understand Doug, I love it. (heroin) I love how it makes me feel and more than that, I love how it doesn't make me feel." That's a quote, word for word and it hit me like a bucket of crap. Your boy will have to search his own heart and I pray he will seek you out. I know you will be their when he does. I wish he could talk to my boy. Even then, he may not listen but my son would tell him sober is better than on the knod. Praying for you Danny.

Come on ??????? That was not nice. The water was really cold.

Godzilla ain't got nothing on me ! When I was in high school I worked for guy who had a ski boat moored at a local " Yacht Club." He allowed my best friend and I to use it when ever we wanted after work as long as we cleaned it and filled the tank. One hot summer evening we went water skiing and somehow someone happened to acquire some alcoholic beverages. Being the daring "young lad " I was, much like A-Jay, and not having any water, I was forced to drink some of those devil's brews. Well that led to nude water skiing. I was on doubles and squat down low so my tansducer was just getting a reading when a huge water craft filled with fine folks from yacht club came into view. My buddy of course took a bee line right to them. Rather than dump it I remained in my modest position just as we passed each other. I stood up, smiled and waved as we sped by. I'm sure I heard one of the ladies comment, " what I nice tan that young man has."

I've got thirty or forty more issues I could give up but the statute of limitations hasn't expired for them yet. " enterprising little spaz ?" Give yourself more credit A-Jay. You're not that little.

Everyone and I mean everyone has some deep dark secret, something they've done, seen or said at some time in their life. There are things that are so taboo, embarrassing and shameful you can't bring yourself to disclose it and it haunt your very soul. Well I'm opening myself up. I don't care of i'm chastised, ridiculed, shamed and or even shunned. It's something I have to do....for myself. I, I, I once bought a Barry Manilow album. There, I feel liberated. Thanks for listening. Anyone else take the challenge ?

Using a plug knocker. It's being a Marine. No crankbait gets left behind.

I bought a 734 Sierra for my son-in-law's birthday. I almost kept it....almost. I have a two 734 Champions. It's a nice upgrade to the Savvy for sure.

I tried to go both ways a few years ago and bought two leftys for my pitchin sticks. I gave it one season. It just doesn't work for me. I'm right handed dominate. I can pitch left handed. Like, JFranco, I cast and actually transition hands before the lure hits the water. I reel spinning with my left. Too many years and too much muscle memory.

5.1 to 1 for anything 10 feet and deeper and 6.4 to 1 for everything else. There's some truth to the 735 CB Glass. I just happened to go with the 736 however. The Champion XP705CB or Fury 705CB's are both awesome rods.

St. Croix makes a fine rod. I had three casting models and I do not care for the reel seat as well. Worse for me was the tiny cork grip. The heel on the palm of my hand sat on the blank. The blank on my LTB jerkbait rod was nice. My Champion XP 684C is just as nice and much more comfortable to fish.

No Crusty, kidding. I wrestled in high school. It was the best six years of my life.

Dancing with the Stars ???? I missed that episode.

I bake.

Grilling in style. That work station is absolute beautiful. Your wife is not only sweet, she's smart......you cook tonight Robert. Very cool.

This has been a great discussion. I never let someone try one of my casting set ups if I don't know they are experienced and even then, I set the controls much much tighter first. BACKLASH. My thumb does almost all the spool control. Even with that comment, I am (a once skeptical) believer, that spool design does play a big part in cast control. I never thought i'd say this but the SV spools in Diawas makes casting easier. The Magforce Z system does work very well. I've owned or fished well over 300 casting reels over the years and I cannot discount these features. They work even though I don't need to rely on their merit to help spool speed and control. There, I said it. I refused to accept an alternative to dual cast control systems for years. There is another option, I just wish SV spooled reels weren't so blasted expensive.

It's just a Robo Worm FX Sculpin in Aaron's magic. I did catch some fish on a Dream Shot, and a couple of jigs but they weren't the players I expected them to be. The body of water they do well was impossible to launch on almost all year. I missed the late fall bite on the Super Spook altogether. I expect this upcoming season will be very similar. These are my bread and butter lures. Doug

David B. ####, Born May 3, 1955 and died February 16, 1976. Hit by a drunk driver on Christmas Eve and died in ICU Isolation after catastrophic injuries and having both legs amputated. His fiance' died at the scene. My brother. My wife's sister drove intoxicated and ran her van off the road and into canal where she drown. She was 26 and left two small children. Thank you Glenn.

I don't take my ball cap off but I do remove my hearing aids. I don't take my ball cap off but I do remove my hearing aids.

Nice !! I told my wife TW now sent a photo of your Order when it's being boxed to ship and wanted her to see mine. I'm now relegated to typing with my tongue, being she broke my hands.