J Francho

The first guide is ~25" from the trigger itself and slightly rotated at about 2:00.

Tornado warnings in VA right now.

Three to make the turn. I'm pretty sure my blank came straight from SC, but that was years ago.

I have a LM Wingman that is in my smaller hip tool bag that has all the really commonly used household tools. I don't find it to be necessary, but grabbing it can save a trip back to the work bench.

It's a custom build by a rod builder on a SC blank. It has a full coral rear grip that exactly fits my forearm. It has spiral wrapped micro guides as well. It throws Hard Gills and Hudd 68s very nicely.

I have a custom SB rod built on a 7' 9" H/F SCIV blank that I love for that size baits.

Literally this ^^^

DaVinci Chianti

Servant leadership is where it's at.

Magnum taper has a heavier butt and mid section.

All my boats have been stored outside, covered. Aurora makes the best cover in my opinion.

St. Croix has had IPC for a couple of decades. I've got a pile of them and they work fine.

Counted dealing with the leaves as a workout. I was sore the next day.

Go bass fishing with your most expensive lures. Always works.

Very nice piece of writing. Totally enjoyed it.

I've been saying for years the next record was swimming around Erie. That's a beautiful fish.

Wow, you copied and pasted all those rules, and forgot the relevant part that applies to your specific grief:

Displacement is the wave of the future.

Let's eat grampa! Let's eat, grampa!

The JJ's will stain the Plano boxes.

Doubled up on the upper body deal. It was an on the spot decision. Felt like I got nothing after the first sets. My legs and core were jello after one set. So, I figured that was the move. Feel great now, ready to pass out. I get the no pain no gain, but I think there's also a take the path of least resistance and friggen' push it.

Pretty sure I made one trip with my stuff but I probably pared my stuff down to accommodate. I appreciate keeping it simple.

Spinal Tap was a pretty accurate documentary of my 20s. All of it was true, except the cold sores.

Headed to the gym in 5 mins.

Side Imaging/Down Imaging. Pretty sure those castables don't have any of that.