Dwight Hottle

Arbogast hula popper.

Your sneaky Jeff.

Great day Sam and like everyone else has said you deserved it for sure. Hope your wife heals successfully.

Every day but the 5th Sunday of the month.

Send John Franco a pm. He is from Albany I think. J should be able to help you out or steer you in the right direction. He is very active in the local clubs.

Welcome aboard.

Done.

A-Jay I would like to catch that pike when she hits 50".

Cool. From michigan too.

Nice brownie J. I like that reel handle too!

Good advice.

Probably not. Igfa states " No applications will be accepted for fish caught in hatchery waters or sanctuaries The catch must not be at variance with any laws or regulations governing the species or the waters in which it was caught." Your reference to landlocked salmon doesn't mean that the stocked salmon you caught was actually classified as a landlocked salmon. Stocked private ponds are usually excluded from most state records. You are catching some nice fish. Congrats.

BASSHUNTER1961 when I read your post I thought what you were implying is that you have grown to like using moderate action rods especially with braid. Except for jigs or bottom contact baits I have grown to like moderate action blanks with a lot of different techniques when using braid which is all of the time.

Yea or you give it to your wife. Have you seen any of the 2013 legend extreme blanks? Wandering how they compare to the 2012 blanks.

Outstanding. I was going to kid you about the fuscia blank but after seeing these pics I decide to keep my mouth shut.

Congrats to you both.

No this is the end of the beginning for fishing this year. I heard there might be road trip in A-Jay's future slightly south of his present location.

Three rod builders have spoken. These guys must know something.

You guys are on them big time. Just tearing them up!

Mark I think those twin boys will help you develop more patience. They will certainly help your cabin fever by keeping you busy. Try some finesse jerk bait fishing using plenty of slack time between twitches. Congrats on the twins.

A good skunking motivates me. I'll fish all day for one big fish.

Caught on a lc pointer last fall while fishing for smallies.

For me jig weight is determined by my ability to keep contact with the bottom. Varies with wind, waves, drifting or anchored up. Sometimes a heavier jig will let you tap bottom to actually call the fish in with the noise when fishing over rock. Like rattles in a crank bait.

Yes your right a big steelie will light you up!

Good luck. You will be back.