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I see it more like fishing itself. Imagine it with me...blue bird skies, after a massive cold front, gin clear water, everything is stacked against you. Do you go out and power fish? ("I'm going fishing and I don't care what you say") Nope. You slow down, you apply some finesse techniques. You gotta wiggle your little worm right in front of her face. Give her what she wants, make her happy. Even if it is killing you to be patient, be patient, talk nice, lovingly. Make her feel that she's more important than anything. Just like trying to seduce a double digit big girl with lockjaw. I've found that you have to be genuine too. They can see through that fake scharade like a twenty pounder looking at a beetle spin. Happy wife, happy life. Simple.

The only thing keeping me from using Trokar hooks is the price. I believe in the whole cutting is better than conical point thing, but not at those prices. Maybe if my livelihood depended on it. But it doesn't so, naah.

Something made contact across the terminals of the battery, or wires connected to those terminals made contact somehow. Do you have a tin or glass boat?

Nope. It just takes a little finesse.

Does that mean there will be a new Man Show?!?! Sorry to hear of your busyness.

Who's Snooki?

One time I was standing outside the stall while my four year old son was making his "afternoon constitution". Another guy came in and was obviously in a hurry. He was a couple stalls down when the "big release" took place rather loudly. My son immediately began laughing histerically at the guy and then shouted "That was a big poop daddy!". I managed to keep my composure until the guy responded with "There's more where that came from".

I think the next time I get a chance, I'll load up the rugrats and go to Potato Creek for a little eagle watching hike. My kids would love that.

I was wondering wha the heck she was saying! Crazy girl couldn't even speak English! You guys should stay away from those breath mints they put in those sinks! They taste terrible!

Oh no! You mean that thing is NOT a sink???!!!!

It's been a really long time since you've been able to see Bald Eagles in Northern Indiana. Just read in the paper today that a pair has just been seen in an abandoned osprey's nest at Potato Creek State Park. It is one of my favorite haunts to bass fish. I really hope I get to see them this summer flying over my boat!

Purity of heart at it's best. Attaboy!

I was walking with two coworkers at night looking for downed power lines after a storm (I'm a lineman) in a utility easement. We were shining our lights up at a pole when I heard a fluttering sound followed immediately by a loud THWACK. Then my buddy falls flat on his back and starts screaming like he was getting eaten by wolves. Totally confused, I shined my light down at him to see him holding his forehead trying to figure out what just happened to him. I then saw something moving in the grass a few feet away. I went over and picked it up. It was a huge bat! It had flown at full speed, directly into my buddy's forehead in the middle of the night. I laughed so hard I nearly peed my pants!

You can get away with doing it backwards with Pepsi much easier than Coke. Coke poured over ice comes out super flat, and the foam is way more than Pepsi. No more POP on a regular basis for me too. My dad's a diabetic and I'm not gonna push it. I haven't drank it in so long that when I try one every once in awhile, it tastes too sweet to me and I usually end up pouring the second half out.

It's one of my wife's favorite restaurants. The one by us is pretty good. I've been to some in other cities that made be belch for hours.

This list is long. I wish I had a dime for every time I saw overstretched spandex at Walmart! GAG! There's a guy that comes to pick up his kids from church on Wednesday night in his pajamas! My wife and I call him PJ boy at home.

He who smelt it dealt it!

You kinda want your cake and eat it too, but I can't fault a guy for trying to save a little money. You might try what Packard says and look for a used combo. You could maybe pick up a used Okuma round reel or a Shimano Cardiff. For a rod, I'd just look for an old ugly stick or walmart special that is rated for the weights you'll be throwing. Good luck!

There are a few lakes in northern Indiana that get stocked with trout the most notable is Clear lake, but it is two hours away in the far northeast corner of Indiana. I'll check out those books. Sounds like there is some interesting info for me to discover. Thanks Deep.

That ain't bad for a free boat! Sure beats bank fishing! Good score! Have fun!

Two things to spend as much money on as you can afford... 1. Electronics 2. Trolling motor Spend whatever you have left on tackle! Get the wife and kids used to eating bread and water and you'll have more to spend!

My wife has NEVER seen one of those sales receipts! Nor will she ever!

Humor me on this for a minute... You know, the more I thought about it, the more I wondered... In my OP I stated that I doubt there are any fish of state record size north of Indianapolis. This could be true, but what if it isn't? What if...there ARE double digit fish in the northern half of the state that are untapped because nobody goes after them. I mean, I don't think there are any "trophy hunters" up here looking for those fish exclusively. You don't really think trophy bass in northern Indiana. Which brings me to the main point, large swim baits are basically unheard of up here. It is an intriguing thought that I could "introduce" those baits to some of our large waters (3000 acres for northern Indiana). I could see using them on deep structure and deep weed edges in summer on some of those lakes. I'll bet we would all be surprised if we could "magically" see all the fish in a given lake. I may be all wet here, but maybe what I need is more of a "Big O" mentality. Target the big girls. To do that, I think big swim baits would be a great start.

Yeah, I was sorta thinking non-soft plastics... Is the Hudd ROF 5 more of a suspending bait?

If you get into it and hate it, change it. You're young.