Dwight Hottle

Nice texas pig.

More than I spend on the wife.

Maybe I should get him out on erie again with me. Based on your assumption his smallies will be giants.

Now there is a man with a sense of humor.

Speedy recovery Stitch. Glad it is working out for you & the family.

Great news. Now you can concentrate on fishing.

He is a PA immortal.

Robert is a largemouth stud. Nice fish buddy.

I did not measure this fish for length & girth. But I believe it was 21"x21". Another fish from the same pond measured 23"x23" Both fish caught in southern GA. Obviously girth adds more weight than length in for inch.

WTG on the new pb. Nice to see someone break 10lbs on the big O.

10 Finkers Ole vas vorking at da fish plant up nort in Dulut vhen he accidentally cut off all ten of his finkers. He vent to da emergency room in the Clinik and vhen he got dar da Norsky doctor looked at Ole and said, "Okie dokie, let's have da finkers and I'll see vhat I can do." Ole said, "I haven't got da finkers." "Vhat do you mean, you hafen't got da finkers?" he said. "Lordy- it's 2013 and Ive's got microsurgery and all kinds of incredible surgery techniques. I could hafe put dem back on and made you like new! Vhy didn't you brink da finkers?" Ole says........."How da fock vas I suppose to pick dem up?"

A circus owner ran an ad for a lion tamer and two people show up. One is a retired golfer in his late sixties and the other is a gorgeous blond in her mid-twenties. The circus owner tells them, "I'm not going to sugar coat it. This is one ferocious lion. He ate my last tamer so you two had better be good or you're history. Here's your equipment -- chair, a whip and a gun. Who wants to try out first?" The girl says, "I'll go first." She walks past the chair, the whip and the gun and steps right into the lion's cage. The lion starts to snarl and pant and begins to charge her. About halfway there, she throws open her coat revealing her beautiful naked body. The lion stops dead in his tracks, sheepishly crawls up to her and starts licking her feet and ankles. He continues to lick and kiss her entire body for several minutes and then rests his head at her feet. The circus owner's jaw is on the floor. He says, "I've never seen a display like that in my life." He then turns to the retired golfer and asks, "Can you top that?" The tough old golfer replies, "No problem, just get that lion out of there."

The rush that comes over you after a stellar hookset with a jig is very rewarding. It's like I got you now!

Palomar.

That's a beauty.

Wow. They look really good Mike.

It's more of a herky jerky type action in a straight line. Try it & see.

Nice one. The bigger fish always get your attention.

Pic on the left is the one I saw attached to the story. No it is not 44lbs. Probably not 30lb like J mentioned. This is a 32lb pike.

I sometimes fish soft & hard jerkbaits with a similar retreive. Just using the reel handle with quick bursts to impart action without moving the rod.

Congrats on the new pb's. Did you actually tag them before release? Or did you say tag instead of catch/caught?

I would spill my whole thermos for that one. WTG Steve.

Like jherm87 said the ball joints are the dangerous link in the system. If they fail the tires goes from vertical to horizontal. Get a 2 nd opinion.

Beautiful.

Where is the picture of the 20-30 lb flathead?