T-Billy

First, I'm glad your friend's alright. Second, I do believe I'd fit right in with your crew. That's exactly the kind of nickname a situation like that would get ya with my friends. They're a merciless lot. 😂

Keep it hot, you won't get plugs. Here's how I go about it.

A big bore handgun stuffed with cast semi wadcutters will put an end to that.

Wild weather/temp swings have always been the norm for March and April here in OH.

Ha!!! I catch my share of skunks. Today was tough in the aspect they were in very specific trees, on very specific structure, and they were buried up in the gnarliest parts of the trees. Flippin rig only spots. No way a jig or a skin hooked Trig would come through clean. Most folks wouldn't pitch a bait into the tangles those fish came out of.😉 This kinda stuff has become my "go to" anytime they don't have weeds to bury up in. Fairly recently fallen pines that still have their boughs are the best.

You can catch dang near anything on a Llungen .22 Short. 😂 At least I know I did a good job sharpening my hooks!!!

Atta boy Dwight!!! Dang!!! Congrats!!! Here's my best two today. Dwight could use them for bait. 🤦‍♂️😂 The roller coaster temps have the muskie in a major funk, so I spent the second half of the day pitching trees for LM. Ended up with 11 on a pretty tough bite. I got dialed in pretty quick. Had to be a bushy tree with the top in 8' or less, and it had to be on a point. Zero bites on older laydowns, tree tops deeper than 8', or trees that were not on a primary or secondary point.

Atta boy Dwight!!! You've been haulin some hawgs lately. Congrats brother!!!

Been there done that, but not since joining the STRAIGHT BRAID BRIGADE. I lose some, but I don't break 'em off. 😉

I've hooked a couple big Flatheads while pitching laydowns. XH flippin stick, 50# braid, and I couldn't even slow 'em down, let alone turn 'em as they went tearing back deeper into the timber.

That sucks. I know the feeling brother. It wasn't until I was standing on the deck with my PB LM in my hand that I realized I'd left the camera at home. Didn't have a cell back then. 🤬 On the upside, you've now caught a DD!!! Congratulations!!!

Ok, I'll fall on the sword and follow @softwateronly. Good grief!!! You got on quite a roll there brother. Congrats!!! First bass of the year. Ended up catching six pitching laydowns this afternoon, on the backside of today's monsoon. Only took a pic of the first. No bigs. Best was a couple shad shy of 3# I'd guess.

Keeping you in my prayers brother.

I heard it was some YouTuber named Randy. 😂

Awesome day!!! Congrats, and Happy Birthday!!!