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About volzfan59

  • Birthday 09/18/1959

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  • Gender
    Male
  • Location
    Native East Tennessean (Knoxville), currently in exile in Crossett, AR
  • My PB
    Between 6-7 lbs
  • Favorite Bass
    Smallmouth
  • Favorite Lake or River
    French Broad River
  • Other Interests
    TN Volunteers, reading fishing related books, local stock car racing, antiques, building.

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  • About Me
    I'm a retired Lieutenant from the State of TN, then a Sergeant from a TN Sheriff's Dept. I was in the U.S. Army for three years in the Military Police. Law enforcement is all I have ever done, 35 years total. After retirement, I started part time at Bass Pro Shops. Ended up being one of the full time floor level managers in the fishing Dept. Resigned my position at BPS and took a p/t job at a family owned auto parts store as a delivery driver. Woke up one morning and decided that enough with the whole working thing. Turned in my notice that morning.

    The one constant in my life, my escape, has been fishing. Either big Bluegill, Trout, Bass in general and more specifically Smallmouth Bass. I have two boys, one granddaughter and now a grand son as of 02/24/18. Oldest son is 42, youngest is 31.

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  1. volzfan59
    Congratulations! Looks like a well cared for rig. Well done
  2. volzfan59
    Thanks @Mobasser
  3. volzfan59
    For that kind of money I would look for an aluminum rig. That’s what I did a few years back. Got a well taken care of 16’ X 50” aluminum boat with a Tohatsu 40 on it. Great boat, still going strong.
  4. volzfan59
    @Tennessee Boy, @TnRiver46 I really miss living in East TN. It will always be home for me. I don’t miss paying so much for my fishing license though. Have no idea how truthful this is, but I’ve had two people here tell me that Arkansas is thinking about doing away with the 65+ license.
  5. volzfan59
    I get it, I live nine miles from the Louisiana border, 17 from Bussy Brake. Still have to pay full price for an out of state license, $65 or $70 I think. Edit, Just checked, I was close it’s $68.
  6. volzfan59 started following No more fishing license for me!
  7. volzfan59
    Now that I’m 65, went to the Arkansas Fish and Game Commission and got my 65+ fishing and trout license. Hoping that I get many years of service out of it. 😉
  8. volzfan59
    Straight up professional move on Scott’s part. Well done. Wish that Matt had self reported too.
  9. volzfan59
    @Columbia Craw, Well done Sir. Sorry for the loss of your friend.
  10. volzfan59
    Props to Scott for self reporting, as he should have. Real professional move right there. Matt could have done the same thing.
  11. volzfan59
    @Catt, praying for you, your family, surgical team and for a speedy recovery.
  12. volzfan59
    My career was in Law Enforcement. Graduated from high school, 4 days later I was in basic training with the U. S. Army, then on to Military Police school. After getting out of the Army, went to work for the State of TN. Worked in several areas, gang unit, internal affairs, etc and made it to Lieutenant before retiring. Went to work with a county Sheriff’s Department to bolster my pension, made it to Sergeant and left after five years. Decided that I had had enough, plus it got to the point that I hated it. After that I went to in the fishing department at Bass Pro Shops. Absolutely, hands down the best job I ever had. Worked for a bit delivering auto parts for a mom and pop store. Now I’m fully committed to being retired!
  13. volzfan59
    Center Hill Lake in middle TN, using an old Quantum 4’ microlite rod and reel spooled with 2lb mono line. I was throwing a black with gold flake 1/8 oz Rooster Tail catching good size blue gill in mid March. A 3 1/2 pound smallmouth jumped on my Rooster Tail and gave me the adventure of a lifetime! Took a lot of playing but I landed and released it. As soon as I got home, I put the rod, reel and lure on the wall and have never used it again. Different house, wall and state but it’s still in retirement right now. That was in 1986 and I remember it like it was yesterday. I’ve caught several largemouth and smallmouth that were considerably bigger, but none more memorable.
  14. volzfan59
    I prefer supporting local tackle shops, if we had one. Closest mom and pop to me is 45 miles away. I do most of my tackle shopping at Bass Pro Shops online. I order some from Academy too. If in Little Rock, I go to the BPS store.
  15. volzfan59
    Assuming that you’re driving, keep your eyes open. As you’re driving around, and can do so safely, either you or a buddy look in backyard’s, side yards, wherever you can look. If you see an old boat that looks like it’s been there a while go knock on the door and respectfully ask if they’re interesting in selling. You might be surprised. The worst they can say is no. In the area where I live, I can think of four jon boats sitting upside down in the wood line around people’s homes. One is sitting on a trailer. That’s exactly how I got a trailer for my first jon boat. It was pretty ragged, everything needed replacing but I got the thing for $25.00. The main thing is to be respectful when asking.
  16. volzfan59

    New Job!

    volzfan59 replied to Koz's topic in Everything Else

    Congratulations Koz!
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