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Managed to keep my grip on theses bronze beauties . . . A-Jay

And not a single jet ski in sight . . . A-Jay

Naaaah ~ You guy's would be fine . . . A-Jay

Tell ya how I feel if and when I have to fish them. Sad. Sader Sadest. 🙁 A-Jay

4 out of 5 Bassheads surveyed, recommend a good bubble eye ~ I certainly do. A-Jay

Happy Birthday ~ ! Hope you have a Great Day. A-Jay

Not sure. I stopped using it once started bleeding green onto everything. A-Jay

I fish braid on spinning as well and rarely happens on any of these rigs either. Not using Power Pro however. A-Jay

Gravity is your friend. Let it help you. Point the rod at the water and not 'up', while you are taking up slack line. A-Jay

Workout number 120 for this year was Total Body Day 3. Stayed strict through the entire range of motion this morning. My Personal trainer (wife Lynn) and harshest critic, informed me that I was getting a little Sloppy Poppy. Can't have that. #borninfiftynine A-Jay

Always the way here too. The vultures and coyotes are very healthy. Roadkill, it's not just for breakfast anymore either . . . . . A-Jay

Big old boy simply chillaxing in the sun just outside of Gaylord ~ A-Jay

I'm such a SPAZ Tom @WRB I totally missed that the OP is a TOPWATER thread. I need some serious reading comprehension remedial training. #helpme 🤓 A-Jay

8 weeks I guess. But only 4-6 will be fishable. Meanwhile, I'm going when I can. A-Jay As long as the carpet matches the curtains you should be good. And don't ask me about Hard wood . . . . floors. A-Jay

@gimruis in a 2 piece doesn't do it for me. Sorry 😎 A-Jay

Very Interesting. Really looking forward to seeing where B.A.S.S ends up on this one. Did they just open the door ? Or is it more like quoting Rick Nelson, late American Musician; "you can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself". A-Jay ya can't please everyone, so ya got to please yourself

Total Body Day 2 this morning. Still adjusting to this one. Completed two working sets of the scheduled 5 movements. Showing the last one here. I plan on adding another working set when it's time. I'll know. #borninfiftynine A-Jay

I am a believer for sure. Snow Blower started on ONE pull the other day (prep) after sitting for 5 months. Never happened without rec gas. A-Jay

Kya & Tank's strong friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief. A-Jay

Lake Minichuck produced today ~ A-Jay

We've had like 6 days of cold rain here, followed by 6 more days of cold wind & rain. You get the picture. Started to clear out yesterday afternoon. I had the Old Town canoe rigged & ready, just waiting for the weather to break. Well, I went all in yesterday at 2pm, looking for a sunset bite at Lake Minichuck. Surprise, I was a bit premature because all I got was more cold wind and rain. Not a fun deal in the canoe. Stuck it out all the way to dark hoping against hope that "Wild America" would subside. It didn't and I went home fishless and with my tail squarely between my legs. Woke up this morning with a refreshed attitude as the bogusness had bailed and what was out there now was reasonably fishable. So I headed out for the redemption tour. Arrived mid morning. Nice. Water temps in the mid 50's and super clean/crazy good visibility. Turnover's close and I'm not a fan of fishing that deal. But this was not that. Situation screamed crankbait to me so I locked one in my hand and went to work. The reward was most decent as the smallies seemed very cooperative. The sporadic wind, sun & clouds wasn't hurting the bite at all and I managed to put a several respectable fatties in the net. All & all, I'll take it. Hope to get back out on bigger water again soon but the canoe trips are always fun (when it's not raining) and bring me back to my roots. ^^^ SK 3XD "Baby Carp" Fish Hard A-Jay

Yes, I am. Sluggish. None of the regular 'clean outs' seem to be helping me either. I'm on a PC today. A-Jay

The Northern Michigan version of winter pants is 3 or 4 layers of pants; as required. First 3 are usually Columbia Omni-Heat base layer Merlino wool second layer and then flannel lined jeans. For the crazy 'hell' cold and or wet deals Third layer is loose fleece and then insulated bibbs. Hard water is fairly prevalent here in winter, so fishing in the colder stuff I'm relegated to early and late season, so spring & fall. First to layers above plus the Simms Challenger Insulated Bibbs & Jacket are very good. A-Jay

Sure it was the heat and not the BASS ? Either way, Nice Job & Congrats. A-Jay

So many inspirational role models in this thread. I'm 64 and have limitations; mentally & physically. Once something goes onto the 'I can't do that anymore' list, it's mostly a permanent deal. Then there's the, "I think I can, but it might not be a good idea' list. At least half the time, I do it any way. That one's burned me a few times too. Less recently however. Here's to having good days. A-Jay