A-Jay

The Best Lure I use, is whatever I have The Most Confidence In. Lack of confidence with most any bait means No Bites . . . . . . . A-Jay

I Just Had A Prostate Check ~

Every so often we have these - oh, let's call them small gaps in communication. The difference between this site and others is how they are approached and handled by the members. So the question has been asked and answered. A-Jay

Good Luck on your quest - those water temps look to be prime time for a jerkbait. A-Jay

NICE ~ ! That had to be fun. Perch-zilla on the hook. A-Jay

Would it be possible to have the boat on plane at the time ? A-Jay

I've been enjoying his show for some time now. But I always want to yell "Look Out" right before he takes his knee out on that trailer hitch. A-Jay

Been there - first day on Erie last year, I fried my face off - had to bob and weave the rest of the week. A-Jay

Most after market trebles are an upgrade from stock hooks though there are a few exceptions. But I am not a fan of sureset hooks at all. Lost fish is my reason. A-Jay

Congrats on a couple of early season Fatties ~ Looks like it was a fairly decent day weather wise as well . . . A-Jay

Surprisingly, I got that the very first time, and the second time and the third time as well. A-Jay

I was 7. A-Jay

WOW ~ ! That's a Looooooooooooooong Cuda. A-Jay

You do not pay her insurance company - make the company you pay your hard earned money to, do their job. Get any and all money from your own company and let your insurance company deal with all the administrative matters. I will not ever speak to any other company other than the one I pay and I refer all matters to them. That's their job. Otherwise, what are you paying them for ? ? ? ? ? Time is money and you spent yours so that if and when this happened, you have already paid for someone else to deal with this in advance. A-Jay

Aside from being just plain painful to have to wait that long; no one can tell us WHY the big delay. Fish are not spawning now. So it make no difference when the ice is out, we're still just sitting here not bass fishing ~ It's foolish. I should just go back to Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . A-Jay

Congrats on the Sweet reel ~ But doesn't that handle need an upgrade ? A-Jay

Congrats on the PB Smallie. Bronzebacks Rule ~ A-Jay

Recently it's been . . . . ~ The Scrounger ~ A-Jay

Happy Birthday Dwight ~ Now get that boat ready and find those beastly Smallies . . . . . . . . . . A-Jay

To the OP - Props to you for posting this up, it's a fantastic topic and one not often written about here. Unfortunately this thread has generated very little interest which is not surprising. It does explain why often times search efforts are complicated unnecessarily. Perhaps a different thread name like Shimano is bogus, might bring more members to check it out. A-Jay

Not even close. A-Jay

^^^^^^^^^^^^ Me too. A-Jay

No way, really - say it isn't so shimmy . . . . A-Jay

This is very sage advice regarding a Float Plan. This site offers a lot of very entertaining information - but this stuff right here can save your live. As an Ex-USCG Search & Rescue human - I spent almost 30 years either on the water conducting the search for lost / overdue boaters or back in the Operations center collecting information and planning the actual search for the units (boats cutters and aircraft). Every trip you make, someone should know the who, what, where, when and how about your trip. This includes the following ; Where you're going - so we know where to look if you don't get home. Who is one the boat - names, ages and physical description - so we know who we are looking for and when to stop searching if victims are located unconscious / unresponsive. When you're coming back. What boat ramp you use and a description of your vehicle and trailer. What marina you use and where you get gas. A description of your vessel including length, color, make, model and type and gas tank capacity. Some supplements info such as if you have food / water on board, if you usually fish at night, if you're familiar with the water you're fishing, if you have warm clothing on board, and if anyone on board has any medical or health issues ( such as running out if medicine) helps too. If you routinely fish the same water, the same way and with the same person or people, you can collect all this info and put it in a folder and leave it with whoever, your wife, husband, brother sister, parent - it doesn't matter, just whoever it is that will be calling me to report you missing. Then, if the case arises, they just grab the info (with the emergency numbers written on the front of the folder) and make the call. Your loved one may not know what info they will need, but the people looking for you will be very happy that you did this in advance. Late boaters, called overdues, are one of the most challenging cases we prosecuted. Often times boaters are located and they ore OK, as the bite was on and they chose to stay out. That's OK at least they're safe. Other times, if no float plan is left, by the time we find out they are missing, several hours even days have past and that really makes matters worse. Cell phones although convenient are often not reliable. I would not bet my life on them. In places where a marine radio is used, that's really the way to go. Insuring that you have the required safety gear (before you actually need it) is a no brainer. PFD's, flares (check the expiration date), fire extinguisher, and a sound producing device (if required) can mean the difference being able to tell the story later and not. This is a good time of year to review all this stuff and to have a plan before you need it, so that when you do, you have a reasonable expectation that those who might be looking for you are provided the absolutely best chance to find you, because we really want to. Stay Safe A-Jay

Well Dwight, you certainly put a hurting on the Bass last week in some pretty intense heat . . So I'd say you're definitely "Fit for Life". And we all know - it's not how you start but how you finish ~ that's the measurement that matter most. A-Jay