Dwight Hottle

You know the old saying "they grow em big in texas"

Posted by FishinDaddy X2 My very favorite time is spring for prespawn smallies

A-Jay you aren't working for basspro on the side are you?

Red I didn't see any frowns on those kids faces. WTG

Very nice frog fish.

Great that you got out & caught that 1st fish of the year. Now it's all downhill.

My favorite for bass are 100 & 128.

Nice fish. After the whuppin South FLA gave me its nice to see one of the old guys (RW) come out on top!

Glad you made it back safe & sound. We all have done some dumb things chasing fish before. My buddy & I launched my 18 foot lund a couple of years ago at bay of Quinte. It was late November & the water temps were in the middle 30's. I was in the boat waiting at the dock while my buddy pulled the trailer out & parked it. He came down to the dock & got in. We idled out from the dock letting the 150 yammi 4 stroke engine warm up. After a couple minutes I hit the throttle to get on plane but the bow stayed up but would not level off. I looked around then saw the stern was filled with water. I turned on the manual bilge but it was to late to deal with all the water . We raced over to the dock & I yelled at my buddy to back the freaking trailer back down as fast as he could. We finally got the boat on the trailer & pulled it out. It took about 20 minutes to drain all the water out. We then realized we had not put the plug in before launching. That cold water is very unforgiving when you screw up. We will never forget that day.

WTG You got to love it when that light goes off in your head and you figured it out.

Met up with Robert, aka South FLA for a fun filled day. After launching and a quick run we started fishing. Tried the usual suspect baits hard & soft. The fluke was best early with the lipless akru shad best just off the bank line at the end of our day. We probably caught about 25-30 bass for the day, a couple of pickerel and a new embarrassing species for me. :'( Thanks to bass resource for the opportunity to meet up with others members for a great fish outing. Here is the big fish for the day caught by Robert.

Looks like fun.

Thanks CFFF1.5. We connected.

Olebiker I'll bet there is a lot of memories behind that photo.

Nice pictures Rob. Your dad looks like he handles the waves pretty good. You have a great fishery there on the niagara.

Sweet. I love that expression on cookies face. Very expressive eyes with a look of what are you going to do know? Enjoy the new pack.

I sent you two PM's & haven't heard back. Is you PM box full?

Your on them, Goose sweet bag.!

Hey Paul, if you keep talking to my smallmouth I'm going start talking to your largemouth.

Chris Listen to your buddy. All tire run there coolest when inflated to maximum pressure. Heat kills. Maximum air pressure also carries maximum load ratings. I was in the tire business for over 20 years.

A day with your dad and fish too , you can't beat that !!!!!!!!!! X2

1bigpapa wrote We are in Palm Beach Gardens just south of Jupiter & directly east of the big O.

big fish waters

It does get better. Withdrawal from nicotine does get easier after about 3-4 weeks but does remain for about 12 months in lesser form. It is mind over matter. Hang in there.

My feelings are a good spot is a good spot. These spots hold fish for a reason. Duplicate the conditions & a spot is always worth re-visiting. If conditions are stable throughout the day keep revisiting. 2nd choice is to find a similar spot with same conditions