Columbia Craw

Partner or solo. Safety first! Time of year. Amount of time for the trip. Ramp accessibility. Prevailing weather patterns.

So will we see A-Jay shooting down Zona’s drone?

Well it outlasted my whirlpool washer.

All I know, is all the abuse I’ve taken on other forums has aged me.

That’s interesting. Since I retired I can’t think of my having any new friends, or old ones for that matter.

Buy a neoprene reel cover.

Depends on the when and where.

The 704CB glass is extremely moderate and It’s my least used rod. The standard 704 CB is an outstanding jerk bait rod. The 705CB is much more versatile, handling Crush 50’s to 5XD’s. Hope this helps.

Another trip down memory lane.?

Fantastic! Welcome to both of you!!!!

My youngest daughter has been dating a fine young man. He loves bass fishing! Her older sister is getting married after a terrible first marriage. Her fiancé loves to fish. Not only are these guys quality young men, they appreciate my my love of catching bass. What a blessing!

First Strike 703-1S EFXPro MBR 735-1C EFXPro MBR Hybrid 706-1C

6th Sense Glitch Worm. I’m a sucker for drop shot baits but this one is keeper.

This is a great conversation. My Dad was my hero. He was born in Saskatchewan in 1928. His father died when he was eleven and had seven siblings. He cut wood and did farm work as a child, had to quit school at fourteen to help with bills. He worked for the railroad at fifteen and was a telegraph lineman at sixteen. Dad wanted to be a builder and was self taught in every aspect of construction and was an architect. I worked with him as far back as I can remember. He worked me like a man and his demands were high. Working hurt or sick was the norm. This was my model. My employers or co employees never had to question my values. I always taught my kids about my Dad and how hard he worked. When he was battling cancer he worked as much as he could tolerate. We rebuilt his fence and deck before he died. He didn’t want to leave it undone.

Yes, Gary Loomis. North Fork Composits/ Edge Rods.

Last of my rods order arrived.

Rubber band man.

If I want mere power and a struggle to get the fish to move, sturgeon. Regarding the LM v SM comparison, I’ll go with smallmouth. Largemouth are nose tackles and smallmouth are outside linebackers.

Smallmouth and largemouth are both capable of adapting to conditions presented to them. But if either has the ability to locate preferred environments, smallmouth seem to gravitate to cooler, clearer waters than largemouth. Smallmouth don’t shy away from grass, especially deep grass. They also adapt well to waters with current. My experience is Smallie’s are much more transient and do roam but seem to follow contours as much as cover edges. I also noted they will move vertically often and move “up” to feed. Smallmouth are masters at positioning in current. Smallmouth seem to have feeding stations and resting stations. Timing for when they are feeding is something I have yet to fully grasp. One thing that seems true is if you got bit and it just shut off, move deeper before you move horizontally. Just some thoughts.

A-Jay absolutely nailed it.

I know, I know!

Total winner Mike!

Willy Wonka, Mr Magoo Christmas Carroll.

I could not refuse and didn’t want to wake up to a horse head in my bed. I drove back down to the NFC-Edge’s new pro shop and to my surprise, I was allowed to check on hand stock and discovered they had a small selection of Silver Windows on hand. I also found out I could get the current on line discount. I grabbed an MBR 736-1C. I go to pay for it and the pro tells me to go ahead and come behind the counter and pick out my free rod. They had a promo that allowed customers to get a cosmetic blem rod free until they are gone. Most were Delta series but I found an EFX 694-1C but could not find the blemish. No matter. Free is a very good price.