DrMarlboro92

Sashimi. Most of the time jerky, and I always have about a gallon of water on the boat per person. Every now and then the occasional sandwich graces my deck.

My wife once said "I like the smell of dicks" and Everyone went silent. She too now uses it's full name in every situation.

It's currently 25 degrees, theres snow on the ground, and I just got out of the canoe an hour ago. You guys need to get your priorities straight.

I said no... my wife said give me your address.....

Has anyone ever noticed that the older fishing guides and books are considerably outdated? I tried reading up on a few bodies of water, and a few older books on presentations, and just bass in general, And it seemed like everything in them was quite.... wrong. Now, I expected the ones that were issued about a specific body of water would be terribly inaccurate, but the others I was in shocking disbelief. Is this book any different in that aspect? If it is I might pick one up for some light reading.

If you got 3 years out of it I fail to see how that is the previous owners problem at that point. 3 miles down the road? sure. but anything more and that bit of maintenance falls in your lap. And bearings aren't that bad at all. I had to do both sides on my 77 ranger on the side of the highway. now THAT was a fun trip. I think in all honesty you may have dodged a bullet on this one. Keep your eyes open, and one will come soon.

Yeah when I hooked mine the loon skated across the water and dove on my paddle tail that i was throwing over a school of shad, and I tried popping it free and when I did the leader snapped up close to his bill from the looks of things. The heron scooped up a spook and I knew then and there it was gone and I thought about pulling it to me but i was worried jerking him out of the air might be too hard on it and couldn't figure out what I would do once I got him there so I cut it off. I felt extremely bad for the birds in both situations. Someone needs to start a "What to do when a bird takes your lure" thread.

You know this type of thing happens a lot more than you would think. I've caught a loon, and great blue heron.... I've never managed to get my baits back though.

I really wouldn't want to be seen in one. That's my biggest problem with it.

And it was only driven on Sundays by his elderly grandmother right? Make him put it in water and show you it works, then take it to a mechanic to inspect the lower unit and engine. Being a mechanic myself i get to pass the second part. Offer him $50 or so for fuel for hauling it to water and running the boat. If he won't do it walk away. Before you buy a used boat make sure you are happy with it, and everything works and there are no glaring problems before you agree to anything. I've had people agree, and things start to go wrong on the water and baffle the owner because the boat sat and they had no idea, and I've had people out right refuse. As far as buying if you want it for 5000, take 6000 in cash, but try and get him to hold the 5000. Cash has power, and people arent willing to let go of it once they have it. I use this trick for all large purchases. in fact, I just bought a 99 tr-21 for 3000 less than the sellers bottom dollar doing it this way. It's a good way to play a seller. The worst that will happen is he says no and you give him the 6 grand, or he says no and you walk away to look for another deal.

How does that song go..... I'm sure it'll hit me, when i walk through that door tonight, yeah I'm gonna miss her, oh lookie there, I got a bite!

It definitely looks like one. I only know of one brand that was made of wood, but all the ones I've ever seen have those little ball bearing chains for the tie on, and a concave mouth. I'm wondering if this is a home brew. If it is that's pretty cool to find.

I used to stay put when I had my 77 ranger that barely broke 26mph, because it just wasn't feasible to move if I wanted to actually keep a line in the water. I power fish anyway so this meant I would look for signs of life and then drop the trolling motor and cover as much distance as possible. I now have a boat that can hit 70 with just myself in it, so now I'm more inclined to run to another spot if it things aren't working. I fish fast, and i have a blast doing it. being able to get up and move to where I think there will be active fish is part of the fun for me when things aren't working. I love fishing, and i also like speeding down the lake. it is kind of a win/win for me.

Not really no. cribs are really meant to offer super dense cover for forage fish. I've fished a few places that have them, and while they hold crappie and bluegill really well, I've never caught a bass off of one no matter how hard I tried. I'm not sure if it's due to the cover just being to dense for bass, or if there is some other reason they won't hold there, but I've come to find that it's better just to avoid them.

I live in Virginia where it doesn't get ice cold like some of these northern guys, but sub 20 degree air temps aren't that rare. I typically wear long johns, those cabelas outfitter wool/Berber blend pants and jacket, wool socks, then waders. over top of that I wear a waterproof jacket to shed any water that might get splashed up on me, and then I hope for the love of the flying spaghetti monster that nothing bad happens. I'm in case it does, I keep a dry bag with new clothes, a towel, wool blanket, and a lighter in the boat. It's better to have the back up and hope you never need it, then to need it and not have it. even if you invest in a wetsuit, I still think you should bring those items along.