Dwight Hottle

Go to St Croix's web site & check out the new 2012 legend tournament rods. Some nice upgrades from 2011. Specifically new guides to help prevent wind loops with braids.

Good read. Congrats on the win & club jackets. The money will be long gone but the jackets will wear forever.

I think his highlight of the trip is this post. .ghoti. you beat me to it.

You did good & so did the kid.

That's a prime pond indeed. Look how small their tails look in comparison to the body.

Trophy time. Congrats on the new pb.

Good outing. I never realized that there were smallies in Texas.

Could it be the strong fly fisherman influence within your state & region?

WTG Red. A real piggy for sure.

Mr Mallard it is a heated seat. Sitting on the motor for a picture gets all the boat clutter out of the picture. Just don't fall off.

Thanks buddy.

If she gets too mad to handle you could always store one in my garage.

I have been skunked on probably every body of water I have ever fished including far north Canadian lakes. Never two days in a row. Stuff happens. A good skunk-in helps you appreciate what a rose really smell like.

Steve you know a Opti 250 pro xs when you see one. Good call. and yes the coil problem has been going on for a while. Hopefully they have fixed. My dealer said the recall covered all 6 coils. They covered mine under warranty so I was only out a LITTLE frustration & gas money.

I had to take my boat back to the dealer and the factory for a leaking rivet problem. They had the boat for July & August before I got it back in early September. The factory did a great job including repainting the hull & transom. They also replaced the vinyl flooring & strengthen the transom with a steel plate. All repairs were done under warranty & they did a few extras totally on their own. The first time I launched the boat the big motor would not start, just clicked. But the kicker motor started just fine. Turned out to be a loose battery terminal connection. Missed fishing that day. Next time out I launched the boat & it would not get up on plane. Maxed out at 2000 rpms. Took it back to the dealer & it had two coils burnt out. They replaced the two bad coils & the other four under warranty. So now I have all my boat & motor problems fixed. Not to be. I smelled something burning up at my electric trolling motor. Turns out the trolling motor plug welded itself into the receptacle. With help from the dealer I rewired the new receptacle & plug & trolling motor batteries. Now everything is up to snuff and I can finally go fishing. Got on the smallies pretty good for numbers but no size for two days. Yesterday I finally caught some nicer fish. Here is my two best from Friday.

That's a sweeet PB. Congrats.

I sent you a pm.

Nice one Paul. Big O strikes again.

Nice smallies Steve.

Sounds like great three days. WTG.

Nice piggie as always. I was kinda expecting to see a swimming picture too.

I'm pulling for you.

Nice snook. Looks like dinner.

Congrats on your new boat. PA requires annual trailer inspection with stickers.

Sounds like you guys had a pretty good round. Remember next time that big fish buys drinks or dinner.