J Francho

I slam a glass of Metamucil morning and night.

Maybe, but probably not many of them very well. I can't think of a rod that could do that at all.

This is an easy fix that too few utilize. I've also found marking every fish you caught can often define the boundaries of a spot. You can sometimes see where those catches align perfectly with some structural element like a ditch, ledge, or flat.

It's only heating up here, just not for bass, but for steelhead, browns, and salmon. I can usually fish all winter.

I thought Clunn only used MH/fast 7' rods for everything to stay consistent with feel. If that's the case, he's tuned his cast to suit the gear, and hasn't matched anything. I mean, not throwing shade at all, he's a master at presentation.

I skated transition for three hours on Sunday. I was able to push certain tricks that I have on lock much easier. Better height, longer grinds, and overall sense of confidence. While my legs were totally shot yesterday morning, by the afternoon I'd almost fully recovered. I'll take it. Going to the gym after work today.

I don't see how leverage would apply to sensitivity. You're dangling line still transmits vibration and it has no action.

Yep, happy birthday!

I catch them with .177 cal lead pellet treats.

You came to the right place. @whitwolf is an expert in this department.

Sounds right, since that's the price point. You'll want to lean out your materials. Determine demand and try to forecast sales, and buy material in just the right amount to satisfy orders, but maximize bulk pricing. Make sense? No sense in saving a few bucks buying too much lead or hooks if you're just gonna hold on to it for two years, but buy enough to get a discount.

Pretty sure that guy ^^^ knows what's what.

I'd be looking for more than 50%.

I know that and hear you, it just took so much hard work to dig out a few years ago. I'm not quite ready for that step. Yeah, my mortgage is like 2.5%. I laugh at all the recommendations to pay it off in larger chunks. That money goes toward various retirement investments. For the time being I'll live my house for as little as possible.

Doing that builds/repairs credit and earns whatever rewards they're offering. It's not like I have a ton of revolving credit. My ONE card has a $1000 limit. It was $500, but the bank insisted they up it. Just paying off the balance can be good for almost 10 points on the credit score.

Start here, then figure your cost per jig and determine if your markup is worth it.

Sometimes I pay my card off before the ACH processes recent purchases - no interest for me.

I have seen this too. Other times, lure lands and they're already chasing it. Yes, yes, yes, all of this.

I hate cash back, lol.

I think your bang on with strategies and bait selection. I might add a popper to your top water game. Fishing at prime hours - dawn and dusk - is a must on clear lakes. Long casts and "fishing quietly" are also a must. Good luck.

I do well with heavy spinnerbaits with under sized blades, slow rolled deep in summer. Always bumping bottom.

All that and dysentery!

I hit the gym tonight as well. Tuesday's trip to the gym was brutal. Not so bad today.

Florida might be the easiest

If a place doesn't take cash, you probably shouldn't be carrying that much, lol.