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Just because you have a fast car doesn’t make you a good driver. There’s much more that goes into catching fish than knowing fish are there. It’s definitely moved the tech forward but the tech is always moving forward.

Ha ha that’s awesome man! I’m down in Charlotte and had the Swimbait bug for a while. I do less big baiting now so let me know if you’re interested in some rods or lures. Not sure where you are but Jordan is big time for big fish!

If you love to work on them you probably love the Ford’s most then ?

Mine has 170k on the V8. Virtually all of my bills have been regular maintenance or stupidity on my part. It’s just been a great vehicle

How OLD is OLD? I drive a 2006 and she’s just breaking in…

The work seems clean; I think that’s a decent deal. It sucks that it’s 3 hours away. I’d want to stand in it on the water before I bought it. $1250 for that in good shape is pretty good nowadays

Figure out why you’re not happy. Is it work? Is it residual from losing your dad? Is it being 58? Figure out why she’s not happy. Is it you? Is it her work? Is it something entirely unexpected? Get to the root first before you cut the tree down. It will help you no matter how/where you end up. Counseling is probably a good idea. You’d be surprised how well you can talk through things with an impartial party.

Ugly Sticks are good at starting arguments about how useful Ugly Sticks are. I love them for ultralight, catfish, and large treble hook lures, not so much for single hooks.

2006 4Runner with a V8. 170K miles on it and still runs great. Rods go from back to front between seats if the kayak is on the roof; in the boat if towing the boat.

Phil beat me to this - you can pop, walk, wake, or swim the OG Rapala minnow in any size. I use it from the smallest size up to a 6 in (ish) version. It works everywhere, but especially in tiny sizes. It is the 30-06 of lures.

Because Tennessee’s 2nd loss is a total domination by South Carolina. Total. Domination. You can’t lose like that and expect to get back in. I relish USC getting demolished if they play UGA.

I don’t think I’ve seen one smaller than the puppy. The physics at that point from the light weight would make it tough to get a good glide.

Just donated - free bump for a good cause!

Not sure you listened to the song or understood the lyrics- she’s talking about young women having body issues based on what is advertised as normal/hot/approved, and that normal was made up by a dude. It’s like Barbie being the ideal shape - a dude came up with that, not somebody’s mom. My wife wearing sweatpants has nothing to do with it, but it helps her fit more mashed taters.

Only three of us so I’m doing a dry rubbed turkey breast (wrapped in bacon), green beans, mashed potatoes/gravy, sweet potato/acorn squash bisque, fried corn, and corn bread with apple turnovers a last mode for dessert. I make it all from scratch and it’s all gluten free for my wife.

Yeah bud - I (sacrilegiously) put away more Beam and Cokes in college than I’m proud of…that’s not true, I was pretty proud of it at the time. You should’ve developed that skill set .

We used to have some decent duck hunting on the Clinch very near Oak Ridge. It’s not West Tennessee/Arkansas, then then again you’re not living in West Tennessee/Arkansas so it’s a net positive. And there’s plenty of ducks on the TN River, you just have to scout a little.

When you’re married, you see each other at your best and at your worst. Focusing on the former and giving grace for the latter is one of the tricks of any relationship.

I’m married and have free time and money, I spend it all on my kid….???

If the guides are cutting the line it’s not the line… you probably had no cushion on that short fluoro leader for the low stretch of the braid.

I have the opposite experience as someone above as far as bringing a kid into the marriage. Not that we weren’t happy before but children are a different game, different level. You just survive infancy the first few years and then it’s like watching yourself learn things for the first time. I’ve been married almost 15 years to my best friend. We don’t always agree, but we have learned when to talk and when not to. There’s no perfect formula for everyone, but communication is the constant.

Mammoth scat is the one true fuel…I still remember cooking ground sloth over that shtuff…

Clemson has no business in that top four - I’d rather see LSU or two Big 10 teams Next weekend will be total chaos for sure though

Tennessee‘a defense never got off the bus, and Rattler had the game of his life. Fun to watch for SC, not so much for me. Alas, I hope Hooker is ok; he’ll have some work on Sundays next year.

Hey hey hey now - no need to come after our version of American English. Our food is better too