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Boy, do I feel like a cheapskate. While at a car show in Carlisle, Pa a couple years ago I was just browsing around one of the tool venders and they had little needle nose pliers with the spring between the handles for $1.00 I bought about 15 of them and haven't looked back. I like the small size because when bank fishing I stick them in my back pocket. The little spring is really nice too. Add to that the fact that if I lose a pair I'm out a whole dollar.

Welcome from the western side of the state!

I hate to break in on this thread but I've got a question. I've got a Bomber Fat Free shad that is dark blue on top that quickly fades to white on the sides and bottom. This is the best catching crankbait I've ever owned and I'm worried about losing it since I can't find the color again. Any idea on the color and where to find it?

Jimmie0, I'm guessing yours was the ProCraft with I believe a 150 on it. If so, I saw it running through all the Va craigslist areas also. Nice boat too!

There's no question that's a misprint. Add a 2 to the front of that number.

Briefs! Gotta protect the most important thing a man owns.

Life is like a box of chocolates...you never know what you're gonna get. Stupid is as stupid does!

Thread was boring till J Flancho them Muddy made me lose it even worse.

That's just perfect! I'm gonna look like at idot sitting at my desk doing this all day now.

Sleet here so far this morning. I can't believe it's this late in the winter and we've had no measurable snow so far. The best we've done is a small dusting a few weeks back. I'm not complaining though.....come on spring!

Looks like the pond I fish here. One of the best ways I fish grass like that is by using a Zoom finesse worm texas rigged with a screw in bullet weight. The tails on the finesse worm stands almost straight up. I also find that if I dip about a 1/2" of the tail in chartreuse spike it the fish seem to take it better.

Mine is by far Fluke fishing. I cast as close to the cover as I can. I just let the fluke sit still for about 5-8 seconds to let it sink just a bit. I give it one big jerk then let is sink for another 5-8 seconds. I then make about 4-6 really quick short jerks and let it die again. After that I just randomly twitch it backt to the boat or bank. Most of the time the hits come within the first 2 sets of twitches. BTW, I love how the super flukes work on a 2/0 Gamakatsu hook rigged weightless. I can't tell you how many fish I've caught doing this.

Sounds like fun! I've got a great pond to try it on that I almost beat my pb on last spring. If I'm in can I make sure it's after say March 1st? BTW, does the person that is gonnna send just pm for an address and we do the same when it's time to send it on?

Believe me....I check craigslist every day! I'm hooked on just looking at boats! It's not the bait monkey but his close cousin the boat monkey!

Wayne, I just go the email and responded. Thanks again for the info! Here's a snippet to the email to Wayne. Another option I have is that I also have my father in laws Quantum fish and ski sitting in my driveway. He has seldom used it and it has basically sat in his driveway for 3 years. This has caused it to have several electrical problems. I found this out the hard way on Lake Anna last year. It runs fine but loses spark sometimes when trying to start it. The tm also has issues with the breakers tripping. (24v) Any ideas on what could be causing it to not start? Edit: It's a 120hp Force Any ideas on why the breakers on the tm keep tripping also? Also, when the tm is in 24 I can only run it about 30 seconds and the breaker will trip. After a few seconds I can reset it and I'm off again. If I just switch the tm back to 12v about every 20 seconds, like it's cooling off the breakers, then it works okay. Even in 12v mode it'll start stuttering if I run it for 3-5 minutes straight. These are things that make me insanely mad when I'm out fishing and have to deal with it constantly. I'm gonna go ahead and stick it in the shop and hope they don't stick it to me. Any ideas on what this may cost me?

I would have to definitely say angler. This is one of the things I've been focusing on watching fishing shows this winter. I love picking people apart in how their body movements and expressions are. I have been focusing on the hands of anglers in all the fishing shows and I can tell you that it seems like about 8 out of every 10 anglers on tv are shown with their fingers fidgeting with the line. Although the pole can make a difference there can be nothing better than feeling what the bait is actually attached to.

I swear I just got choked on a snickers bar when I read this! The whole thing was funny but this line did it for me.

That's not too bad. The trailer I have is low enough that you can back it down until the bottom of the trailer is about 4" off the water without getting the lights in the water or the tires. Looks like I'll be trying to find one now.

How much would a 14' jon with a 48" bottom weigh? The reason I'm asking is that I just use my landscape trailer to haul the jon I have now and it works perfect. I'd hate to have to buy a trailer for it when I have one. As soon as I typed this I though what the heck, I can just put a small winch on the front of the trailer.

I'm thinking so too. I really love to fish with my dad but I know he's terrible about trusting that the boat won't tip over and I want to get out with him some this year.

I can't figure out what I should do about getting a jon boat. I wish I could afford another bass boat right now but I can't. I am lucky enough that my father in law gave me his jon boat to use since he hadn't used it but once in about 3-4 years. I used it several times this past year but I'm a little spooked by it. It's a 12' Coleman plastic jon boat. It's a good little boat other than the wind blows it around so bad. My problem is that I'm a pretty good sized guy and don't feel real safe in it. I'm 6'5" and 325lbs. This makes the sides of the boat get within a couple of inches of the top depending on if I sit in the front seat or back. I always wear a life jacket while on it but it still doesn't make me feel much better considering I can't swim very well. I'm thinking about picking up a 14' jon from Bass pro but I want to make sure I won't have the same issues with it. Do you think it'll be a little more stable than what I have now? The only thing I fish out of the jon I have now is ponds but I have quite a few 100-300 acre lakes within an hours drive of me that I'd love to get back on but I'm afraid if the wind kicks up I could get swamped in the Coleman. Thoughts? BTW, I'd have loved to have video of my dad getting on the Coleman with me last year. He's about 200lbs and I swear we looked like we were floating around in a cooler.

God, I wish I had found this place a long time ago! That was freakin' hilarious. Funniest part is that I know every single one of us can relate to at least part of the story at one time or another.

^^^ I agree. That's what I've been using for about 6-8 years now. Sure, others are better but for the price there is nothing wrong with them.

Good lord! I just about had my own mudshark reading that one! ;D

Very good question! I've always wondered how good they can see me when I approach their area whether it be on a boat or on the bank.