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I'll be stopping at Deb's place in the early afternoon and will check to see if they have it.

Being a Buckeye's fan, I'd think you'd pick up quite a few negatives! Seriously, it wasn't a week after a certain thread was started on here about having judge-its added that one of the news stations was reporting about "facebookitis" and how many youngsters were being harmed by not getting enough positive feedback! The best advice I ever got concerning feedback came from my first duty station in the air force. The day I reported in my 1st Sgt explained that the commander wouldn't remember my name 10 minutes after I left his office, and that the key to success was making sure he never had a reason to remember it!

I would agree with the hookset if it wasn't for all of the times that a dink was on the other end of the line (also?) and where the mere act of setting the hook drags that little puppy a foot or so. Granted setting the hook into a fish that doesn't move is a real charge, but it doesn't happen as often as I'd like. For me, I'll stay with "The Bite". It is that moment of anticipation between the first tick and the swing when my mind sets up for the ensuing fight that does the trick for me. There's also topwater to consider, as well as the bite that a smallie smacks into a spinnerbait like you just nailed a runaway train. Yeah, it's the bite!

Aside from the fact that no one brand name of rod is the only thing you'll need, there's plenty of good advice here. But there is one other aspect I didn't see mentioned. Of the 7 you caught, where were they hooked? I've noticed that there are many days when I'll lose a few fish on crankbaits and the ones I do get into the boat are usually barely hooked towards the outside of the mouth. This tells me that the fish are hitting the bait, but just aren't that sold on it. I rarely lose fish when they are swallowing the bait.

I did, but nothing there. Sent you one.

In all fairness, whenever Luongo lets one get past him, the Sedin Bros seem to have little trouble chalking a up one or two for their side. With steady play coming from every direction, I'll take Vancouver! I remember when the Red Wings used to play the same way. But that isn't the way it is this year.

X2! It was a little hectic around here last night, but I did manage to catch that part of the show. I also noticed that his kid cleaned up his habit too. Did Edgar come back this year? If I had to put up with Sig as a brother/skipper, I'd only look forward to a possible future parole!

Chomping at the bit up here in the semi-frozen north. Jackie has been getting stuff together to bring down. Had she been married to Hannibal, he would never have made it over the Alps.... The elephants would have gone on strike! At least she is leaving the boat and fishing gear to me so I should find room for at least one fishing rod. We're hauling out of here in the wee hours Saturday morning. Plans are to hit the world's best bait/tackle store prior to heading for the resort in time for the weigh-in. Maybe Deb can talk the wife into picking up a dozen or so "secret baits" that she can use to stomp me all week long. Tuesday night's dinner had 13-14 people sign up, but I had placed an order for quite a few more steaks (20-25) so we have plenty of extras for more folks to join in. Only question I would have is whether this grill is charcoal or not. If I don't hear, its no biggie as I'll be bringing plenty along to be safe.

Sorry you aren't going to make it, but happy she is going to be okay. What kind of car did that used to be? VW Beetle?

Happy Anniversary! Awesome steak, and then the chef throws in the seafood? You better keep him on your Christmas card list.... Zoiks those are huge.

Refer to your post #6.

In all of the tournaments I've fished in, there has always been a rule that roughly states "All competitors will abide by all state and local laws.". If someone or a team has more than their legal limit in their livewell, they have broken a state game law and are then in violation of the tournament's rules. We also have several groups that provide that the "team" limit is five fish rather than the ten they can legally have in possession by state regs. Both groups state that the competitors cannot move to a new location (big motor) until they have culled down to their five fish limit per the group. I don't see anything wrong with this rule, and at time it helps when you are on schooling fish like smallies. Releasing fish back into an active school can shut down the entire school, so having the ability to keep a few culls in short possession helps.

The only law you're talking about here is the one that you brought up. State law says that you may not target (fish for) a species during a closed season. A person might be able to talk a conservation officer into not giving you a ticket, but that doesn't mean that the person isn't breaking the law. The goal in sport fishing should be to catch fish, and not about what rules can be broken to do so.

Sore subject.... Our lakes are still iced up solid so the boat is going down south without too much prep work. But trailer bearings and lights have been gone over, so at least I can drag it down there. I hate not being fully prepared, but sometimes there's nothing else to do.

If you did it in school, what did the school nurse have to say? Sounds like time to see a doctor, or you'll be typing on here with one good hand and a cripple. That excuse probably won't work with those future mis-spellings! And make some kind of notation about this day that you can look back on in another 40 years when Mr. Arthur Itis comes to visit you. In the short term.... I Hope you have a couple of spinning rods that you can hold with your right hand this weekend.

Good thing they saved it...... How would you keep your sunglasses on!

I asked that question among others when I made my reservation(Yeah I read the thread on the roadtrip #4). I was told that there was plenty of parking next to each cabin, and that there were either outdoor plugs on the cabins, or that others could reach their boats by going through one of the windows. I'm planning on bringing several extension cords.

Actually, I thought you had given an excellent answer to your own question. I'd say it bodes well for your future in tournaments as many anglers never do figure it out.

The answer to your original question resides within the pages of GAAP. Unless schools have changed dramatically since I was there, the only confusion should be in searching that data base to find it. Back in the days when I had hair, (it was also dark then too) all assignments were based on one of three accounting/taxation "Bibles". GAAS, GAAP and the IRC give a sometimes not to simple explanation of what is acceptable, but they are THE authority by which all your work should comply. Class work should mirror the work you will do after graduation. In this case you have an accounting question, which in turn is covered in GAAP. As you stated, the information you found only says "If converted". As your's are not, then half your battle is over. You'll only need to look into how to treat the bonds correctly. You may also wish to research disclosure within the financial statement's notes. This would be the place to expand on some of the other things that may or may not happen in the future. Don't over read or over think the problem!

Isn't that your answer? To be able to cash in tournament after tournament, an angler has to be able to adapt to the conditions as they happen. That angler will have already anticipated those possibilities and will be ready to make that change seamlessly. Every time you read a post around here where the person says they know "the lure" or "the spot" that will work all the time, you can rest assured that this angler is not going to be called That One Guy.

So what did GAAS & GAAP have to say?

I.B.L.!

Thanks for the reply Glenn. It wasn't really a complaint, just thinking that maybe my computer wasn't up to date. If it is something on your end, I'm sure you'll get the bugs worked out as soon as you can. Save some time to get all your stuff packed..... Not too many days left. I'm looking forward to getting to meet all of you.

I noticed that several others have posted about this problem, but haven't seen an answer. Here is the notice that I keep getting: An error occured with the SQL server: This is not a problem with IP.Board but rather with your SQL server. Please contact your host and copy the message shown above. I'm not tech savy enough to understand this, but it is starting to get annoying that I lose posts when this thing pops up. If it is something I need to do, please give me a hint. If it is something linked to the new format, then I'll simply wait for it to get ironed out. Thanks!

Regardless of whether you are fishing with an open jighead or some type of T-Rig, use just enough weight to get the bait into contact with the bottom. Depending on the depth of the water and the amount of current, you want your bait to move along with the flow of the water so it looks like an injured minnow or a crawdad that has been dislodged from the bottom. Too little weight will make the lure stay closer to the surface while too much weight will simply anchor it to the bottom. Smallies in current normally sit in ambush positions behind some type of current break and wait for prey to come to them. You need to make sure your tube presents itself as an easy meal that is moving naturally with the flow of the river.