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X2! I've completed an Associates degree, and I'm close to finishing my Bachelor's, and I've never paid a cent for tuition.

Is there any way they can both lose? Gag!

When I was a kid, I always used to ask to go fishing on my birthday. My parents always said that it was too cold for fishing, and I never went. I turned 38 years old on 22 Dec 2011, and for the first time in my life, I went fishing for my birthday. I only got to fish for about an hour, and I only had one bite, but I made it count. You can't really tell from the pic, but the bass weighed roughly about 3 1/2 lbs. Happy birthday to me!

Here are a few pics from my annual hunting trip. My brother and I try to take a hunting trip somewhere every year around New Years. We only hunt public land, and we try to keep it as low budget as possible. The past few years, we've hunted western Oklahoma, but the bird numbers are down this year, so we went to Kansas instead. We did an awful lot of walking, and the birds were few and far between, but we had a good time, and so did the dogs. My brother is a much better shotgunner than I am, but on this day, I was on fire. It seems like every time we hunt in Kansas we end up getting stuck. I can't wait until next year!

Sooner born and Sooner bred!

There is a tradition in the Army in which a newly promoted officer gives a silver dollar to the first enlisted Soldier to salute him/her. I have a collected four silver dollars this way, and every one of them is dated 1972. What is the significance? Are they just easier to find than others?

And missed field goals!

Thank you to Chris at Tech! He hooked me up with: Two bags of Hag's Tornados (5" and 6.5"). I can't wait to try these. They look like an awesome Carolina rig bait. A bag of Magnum Trick Worms. I'm a big fan of Trick Worms, but for some reason I haven't tried the Magnums. A bag of Gambler swimbaits. These will definately see some action when I go to Oklahoma this spring. A One Knocker lipless crankbait. I've been wanting to try the One Knocker, but I have so many Red Eye Shads and Rattle Traps that I haven't been able to talk myself into buying any. Now I have no excuse! Also included was a pack of Scrounger heads and two jigs. Thanks Chris! I hope you like your gifts as much as I like mine!

Same here! My brother and I had a few dozen minnows that we were planning to use for crappie fishing at the lake, but for some reason we decided to stop at the pond en route. We caught a bunch of small bass, and I was ready to go. I didn't like wasting all our minnows on those dinks, but my brother was having fun, and he talked me into staying for a little longer. I was bored with the live bait fishing, so I picked up a baitcaster and tied on one of those cheap, $1.00 Wal-Mart spinner baits. My first cast was wild and landed in some thick vegetation. As soon as I pulled the spinner lose, a big fish engulfed it. I didn't get much of a fight out of her. She buried herself in the weeds, and I had to horse her out along with a huge clump of weeds. I knew it was a big fish, but I was thinking maybe five pounds. It wasn't until after I removed all the vegetation that I realized she was much bigger. She went 7.5 lbs.

This time of year, I do a lot of upland/waterfowl hunting. It's the February-March time period that drives my crazy. I usually pass my time by: 1. Pulling my hair out. 2. Banging my head on the table. 3. Chewing on aluminum foil. I hope this helps.

My favorite is a 4" Zoom lizard.

I've never been any good at walking the dog, but I have found that a shorter rod makes it a little easier for me. On the rare occasion that I throw a spook, I use a 6'6" MF.

Probably, but if tying jigs is your worst addiction, you're doing alright. By the way, those jigs look great!

I called that right. I found it interesting that the southeastern voters put RGIII ahead of Richardson and Mathieu.

Who would be on your ballot? You get three votes. My picks: 1. Robert Griffin III 2. Andrew Luck 3. Trent Richardson

The entry fee for co-anglers is only $350, and it will let you get a good feel for how the whole thing operates before you start dropping $1250 to fish as a pro.

The prize for winning a Bassmaster Open is $5,000 cash and $45,000 in mechandise. You only have to fish one tournament to win, but I believe that anglers who register for all three have priority over those who only register for one. You have to fish all three in order to qualify for the classic. I suggest that you register as a co-angler for the first year.

When comparing notes about a day's fishing, my friends and I always seem to estimate what our bag would have weighed if we were in a tournament. IE: "My best five was probably 15 lbs, and my big fish was 4 1/2 lbs." How many of you do this? Do you actually weigh your fish, or do you estimate?

How about a medium?

Are you planning to commission after VMI?

Thanks Redline! I just wasn't sure if pescar was the right word or not.

Thanks for the reply, River Rat. It sucks that you had to discontinue your soft plastics. I have been extremely pleased with all of your products, and the Aurora Shad was my all time favorite drop shot bait.

You'll have to buy the Structure Scan separately. Here is a recent thread on the subject:

Not really. I found that by googling it. How do you get there from their home page? They used to make drop shot worms as well. http://www.northstarbaits.com/drop_shot_baits.html I just can't figure out how to find them without googling. Did they discontinue them? The website still says "Jigs, Spinnerbaits, and Soft Plastics."

I like to fish. = Me gusta pescar. Does that make sense? I'm taking a Spanish class, and for my final project, I have to put together a slide show and describe myself. I want to throw in a fishing picture, but I can't find anything about fishing in the text book.