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Bravo! She got a real return on investment there.

For a brief second when the camera went right straight up, I thought you just might have an after-burner after all.

Actually, I think Goodell has suspended players before their trails were completed several times. While I'm almost sure his possible suspension won't be as bad a Vick's was, it will be the most severe of this year's crop. The Co-Runners-Up will be coming from the City of Detroit who went for quantity over quality!

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# 25 on the list that A-Jay provided. If Mr. Dumervil's crime was committted in Michigan, a conviction with the possession of the firearm during a felony would earn him a minimum of 24 months in the big house without reagard to any other punishment. By far the most serious of all these incidents.

I thought you were going to show us something like this!

I can only think that a person might feel they're pushing the rules a little too hard. Presonally, I've had the honor to meet several of the moderators along with Glenn and Keri. They're a great bunch of folks. Even Long Mike until he cracks open that second box of wine!

In my own experience, it isn't so much a case of me giving up on an old style lure. Its the company making them when they either quit producing them or worse yet changing it. For example: When did Heddon quit making wooden topwaters in favor of plastic? Can anybody really say that the plastic version is better? Cheaper? I know they fish differently.

Whatever susepnsions, if any, the Goodell hands out to these players is going to be rooted in one prior case. Michael Vick! For who knows how long, the jocks of the world have always been given the pass, whether in the classroom or in the community, for no other reason than they had the ability to play a game others wanted to watch. It starts in high school and goes all the way into the pros. However, when they witnessed the uproar generated by a single player who thought he could abuse a poor stupid animal for his own entertainment, the leadership of the NFL finally woke up to the fact that their "brand" was being harmed by these so called professionals. Yes, there were other players who got suspended prior to him, but Goodell has finally seen that the NFL must begin to grow a spine and stand up to their players that think that society's rules don't matter. Perhaps someday we'll see every team pass over drafting some of these players who have racked up a few DUI or drug arrests by the time they either graduate or are kicked out of college. Then maybe we'll see colleges doing the same thing. RW's comment about the "Stupid Gene"? I can't imagine most people would be stupid enough to risk a free college education or a multi-million dollar job just to drive drunk or to light up a doobie. Let alone to keep repeating the same thing over and over again.

About 5 hours per/night. I couldn't even tell you the last time I relied on an alarm clock to wake up.

Nice sign Robert, but could I suggest a different direction as far as the neighbors go? Invite them over for dinner and a movie. I'd think "Paint Your Wagon" would do the trick!

Aside from all the woes of life in the ER, I think Slonezp might be onto something. See the sign one day, find somebody that uses the service the next? Somebody needs to find us a billboard advertising an app for wait times for lunch at the local "gentlemen's club". That's an app we could use!

Most likely into the summer doldrums. It's been a very warm spring/summer across most of the country. This should have the water temps up in this pond, which means that it is very possible that the dissolved oxygen levels are lower than the bass normally like. Imagine if you were atop Pike's Peak, then tell me how'd you feel about running across the parking lot to grab a piece of KFC. It's hard to think about eating when you are huffing and puffing, so the better option is to move slower and not chasing down that meal. Same with the fish. Think slow, and then fish slower still. Bigger baits, like a 10" worm means more food for what effort required. The key is to put that bait right on the bass' nose and leave it there.

The original question is almost impossible to answer. The taste of almost any fish is controlled by many factors. From where it was caught to how it was handled from the catch to the kitchen, and then to how it was prepared. After all of that, you need to consider individual taste preference. It would almost be easier to try to tell someone what makes the best BBQ or Chili than to say what a person's reaction to their first meal of any type of fish. The only way to tell is to try it several different ways to see if it something the person enjoys. As a bass is a member of the panfish family, I like to prepare any I eat the same way I prepare bluegills. A boneless and skinless filet, soaked overnight in salted water. Once the filets are drained and somewhat dry, then lightly dusted in a mixture of flour, lemon pepper, and Lowry's seasoned salt. Placed into a cast iron skillet heated to 375 degrees with just a small amount of butter. Depending on the thickness of the filet, it shouldn't take more than 45 seconds to one minute per side, or until the middle of the filet has turned completely white. Over cooking the fish will make the filet tough and chewy so you only want to cook the fish for the minimum required time.

I'm going to put in a completely different thought or two here. Before we start talking bows, does your state require you take pass a hunter's safety test, and have you taken that already? The Rod and Gun Club I belong to offers classes prior to taking your test. One of those classes includes hands on instruction with assorted guns and bows. You should look into this before anything else. You don't want to be searching at the last moment to get this taken care of. As far as buying either a new or used bow, I'm going to suggest that you visit a local professional archery shop. The people who work there are going to know the answers to almost any question you may have and some you may not have thought of yet. I'll agree that a recurve is more challenging than shooting a compound if for no other reason than the letoff you'll get with a good set of cams. Many of these shops also have practice ranges on site so you can try out several bows to see what you like. Many of the stores also will allow you to buy practice time on an inside range, and you may be able to get lessons. We have a store here that has archery leagues that gives you the chance to shoot during the off season. As far as price goes, the few dollars you'll save buying outside one of the archery stores, you'll end up spending when you need to go there for arrows, accessories, and any tune up or maintenance. The bottom line is you'll get better service for the same price when it is all said and done by going to the guys who make a living doing this stuff.

IBTL = In Before The Lock Once a moderator sees the subject matter, the thread will be locked. Once you've been around for a little bit, you'll look forward to putting in your own IBTL posts which only means we beat the mods.

You will! IBTL! http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/index.php?app=forums&module=extras&section=boardrules

Find the deep weedline, put the nose of the boat right on top of it, and start pitching that jig right along the outside edge. You could also throw a deep diving crankbait to run along that weedline. Watch where you are getting bitten at. Most weedlines have a number of points or indentations in them, and these spots attract fish. Also look for larger inside or outside turns which can give bass a prime ambush point. While you're doing this, have your backseater pitching into the holes in the weedbed itself, or running a shallow cranbait or spinnerbait of the top of those weeds. At least one of you should start hitting fish. Adjust accordingly.

While this may sound terrible, the only true way to find out what's in that stomach is to cut it open after you've reduced it to a couple of fillets. You'll most likely find the same thing that others have. Most of what's in there is a digested mass of goo that doesn't look like any specific type of fish. You may spot a partial crawdad, or you might be able to determine from what's left as to the type of fish it ate, but rarely. My suggestion would be to observe the type of baitfish present in the area of your catch, or look in the bottom of your livewell at the end of the day to see what they've recently eaten and puked up. IMHO, any other effort is a waste of time that should be spent with a rod in your hand.

Jig & Frog Rods have 30lb & 50lb Braid. Topwater, Spinnerbait, & Crankbait Rods have 12lb - 15lb Mono. Worm Rods have 15lb Fluoro.

This finally made the national news. NBC's Today Show said this morning that the landslide happened in Johnson's Landing, British Columbia. One person confirmed dead, three others missing! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/48194219#48194219

X2! You just gotta love how the subject of keeping a fish brings out the best of some people. I guess that the best part of Bass Resource is teaching others by ripping some of them apart.

To begin with, Welcome to Bass Resource! If you choose to hang around this site, you'll find a lot of quality information on many subjects. Unfortunately, the subject you picked for your very first post is somewhat of a hot button topic and some members may give you a reply that you weren't looking for. I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that you are planning to harvest a few bass for either the dinner table, or perhaps a trophy for mounting. Either way, it sounds like you are concerned about making sure that the fish doesn't suffer a long painful demise. That's a commendable attitude that many sportsmen try to adhere to whether they are going to harvest a wild creature or domestic farm animal. Of the previous posts, I think WRB came closest. If you visit sites such as Bass Pro Shops or Cabelas, type in the search box "Fish Bats". These are used by many fishermen and should meet with your needs. I have one on my boat and they work very well.

With all due respect to Mr. Don Barone, and perhaps because of him, part of this reply requires me to quote lyrics from a long ago song in the way he does so well. You see it was many years ago that I first heard a song by Zager and Evans called "In the Year 2525". Reading some of the posts here somehow got me to thinking about this song. Fanciful? Factual? You can be the judge, but I remember thinking that he may have been a little slow and somewhat out of sequence on parts of it. "In the year 6565 Ain't gonna need no husband, won't need no wife You'll pick your son, pick your daughter too From the bottom of a long glass tube" So how close are we to this today with In Vitro Fertilization? But let's get back to the subject at hand. It was a year or so ago when I saw the news that a younger gal got into a traffic accident down in Grand Rapids. It seems that her gas pedal got stuck and she couldn't get it freed up. Now I'm sure if you've driven or lived long enough, you have either had this happen to you or heard about it. There are some definite do's and don'ts in getting out of this type of problem, the easiest of which is to put the car in neutral and applying the brakes. The biggest don't is jamming the gas pedal to the floor hoping it will free itself up. Thanks to this gal, who somehow survived despite herself, we now have another don't. Don't call your girlfriends on your cellphone! "In the year 5555 Your arms are hanging limp at your sides Your legs got not nothing to do Some machine is doing that for you" Close, really close. Had Zager only switched the word "minds" for "legs", we may have had the perfect moral to this and many stories just like it! So Capt O, I fully agree that this project is going to make it's creator a famous and wealthy man. We are getting closer to the year 5555 everytime we can come up with an invention that gives people the chance to throw away the ability to think on their own. OHIO, I can't help but think that if given the ability to speak, how many extinct species would have heard their offspring say the exact same thing! "In the year 8510 God is gonna shake his mighty head He'll either say I'm pleased where man has been Or tear it down and start again" In The Year 2525 Zager and Evans

I've been around here for a couple of years, posted over 1,700 times, and still don't have a single warning point. Now after following the direction of this topic, I'm faced with the chance to limit out all in one post! What in the heck (I had a different word that starts with an H and ends with two hockey sticks) has happened to the world when we have raised a generation that can't put down their smart phones long enough to go fishing armed with nothing but a rod and reel and the grey matter between their ears? Besides the fact that any possible members fishing in a tournament would most likely be breaking the rules for using this "service" while they're on the water, I can only imagine the answers a person would recieve. "Fish a Senko!" On a brighter note, I think your idea is not only going to be a smashing success on the water with the younger generation, but has a lot of potential off the water too. How about another application called the Bar App? Let's say your buddy puts the moves on some hot looking chick. The user could zoom into the bimbo for everybody to check out, and then ZOOOOM out to show all of Two-Ton Tessy who just happens to be this gal's BFF. Post the question, take a poll. Should you man up and do your part as your buddy's wingman, or retreat to the bathroom so you can escape out the window, running away down the street like you're on fire! God only knows it will only be a matter of time before the next logical app is created! Sorry - Rant Over.