Dwight Hottle

I should have known better when you nicknamed him lightning last year.

Well mother nature has rained on our parade. Trip cancelled because of the hurricane reforming on the west coast. Three very unhappy fisherman.

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I guess I' m going to go against the grain here. I have had PBs in ponds & public lakes. My take on the difference between the two is that the pond by it's smaller size makes it more likely to fish it successfully. In many cases it can be fished totally from the bank. A well managed pond will have more trophy bass per acre than any public lake because of its size and manageability without interference from the general public. Now to answer your question regarding the worth of a trophy from a pond versus a public lake. Any trophy from a pond is a viable accomplishment and you should be proud of it. The same holds true for a trophy from a public lake. In my heart I consider my trophy from a public lake to be more satisfying than my trophy from a pond to me and my personal reasoning. Down in Florida the chance to catch a DD bass is greater from a private pond (golf course) than lake O or one of the other big fish lakes. Just my personal experience from having done both. As a side note you should be proud of your 6.6 no matter where you caught it.

Well sharpen up those sticks boys it will not be long now if the wind settles down.

Hey Jeff since A-Jay is always too busy I'll give you a call when the next hot bite comes on.

. Have you looked for the blank to get a custom rod made?

She is a keeper for not killing you. Amazing. Take her out for her favorite dinner. Glad it worked out for you both.

Welcome aboard.

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Since you are stuck with them just use them. Seriously they are just another color choice. Seeme to be a good smallie color. It is a variation of white with soft purple shading . Good color for walleye . Try it on largemouth and find out.

Hey Mitch boy am I glad you weren't wearing that d**n yankee hat. Skeets absolutely hates the pinstripers.

It is not a big deal. I think it comes with 2 brakes on. Try it as delivered & adjust if you need to, you might not need to make any adjustment. Once I have the brakes dialed in I never change them.

That's pretty neat.

Sweet looking smallies. Congrats on the win.

That's a real nice 2nd frog fish. Frogs do produce some big bass.

Sounds like a triple for the sammy. I always use a boga and pliers with trebles. Nice to see you figured out the sammy.

As always very nice bass Mr Parks. Looks like she was wrapped with line probably braid around the tail.

Your reels are looking real good. Not only are Robert & Mike great sponsors & businessman they are pretty good sticks.

That charter had so many flags flying it looked like a sailboat.

How about this. http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/excursions/post/familys-phenomenal-fishing-day-49-marlin/

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Well he was a little excited holding that fish.

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