Darren.

Cool as a "puke"cumber... Here's a quote from a Bills forum that sums up...me:

Welcome aboard! 🤙

Welcome aboard! I'm also no expert at reading Fish Finders. One of the reasons I instead call them depth finders .

Agree with those who cannot afford a full on bass (or any) boat. I've had mine for going on 18 years, I guess? It has served me well in all the environs I like to fish. I have even fished it along the sides of the York River, away from fast moving boats. I will avoid them at all costs. When visiting larger lakes like Gaston and Smith Mountain Lake, I stayed close to shores and coves avoiding wide open areas where the big boys go. All that said, my 3rd son like boats, has a few projects he's bought with his own $$. We fished the Chickahominy the other week in his jon boat. Was a good time. Obviously can get further faster with a 25 horse motor. I can get places bigger boats cannot, so there's that, too.

Good gravy, man. Awesome hawgs! Well done!!

Love my 50e with 7.1:1 and bearing upgrades. She's a beaut and a beast at the same time :). I switch it between my MxF and MLF rods depending on what I'm throwing.

I mean, Will Smith (daayyyyummm). That Bills game was too much for the heart. I can't handle this - the world is ending first half, but we conquer the universe second half. That is NOT gonna fly with me any more, dad gummit. I can't handle this.

My text to the family at halftime. LOL Long way to go, still.

@gim Not local here. But I'm watching the game anyway. Unbelievable Bills were slight favorites. I realize there are 3 quarters left, and we had a great comeback last week, but we can't stop a runny nose right now. Our prev players are torching us. Never should have let Mack Hollins walk. Pats are better coached all around anyhow. Hope we can pull it off.

@Jigfishn10, @12poundbass - boys. Lemme tell ya. My wife stood behind my rocker after the Bills went ahead and asked me, "do you remember what you said earlier?" I told her I did. What did I say? After James Cook's end zone fumble I uttered the words, "game over". I wasn't quite at the jump off a bridge point, but I do thank you for offering to rescue me, @Jigfishn10 😂. Can someone please call the Bills management for me and tell them to be a FOUR QUARTER TEAM and not just a second half team. Please. Serious question: Do they sell defibrilators to the general public? Asking for a friend in need....

Welcome aboard, Kenny! 🤙

Let's GO Buffalo!! I hope our 2nd half effort is a full 4 quarters next week!

Yesterday was the first time I've rooted for the Cowboys in years. Delightful loss for the Chiefs. Their fans all over the socials crying about the refs. Oh such a sweet sweet sound, LOLOL. If only my Bills were dominant this year. Sigh.

HTG everyone! Go Bills!

That's a big negative. I see their stuff all over Bass Pro, but have never been drawn to it in the least.

Congrats and welcome aboard! The addiction to bass fishing is real .

I'm sweatin' this game a bit, gotta be honest. Texans D is scary. Go Bills! 2nd half edit. This is some poor coaching by the Bills. I will admit it. We take a step forward and two back. But I don't wan't to demean Houston's incredible D. They are getting after Josh and disrupting our game plan all the way. I want to see some fire on the sideline. Someone get in Josh's face, yell at him to get his act together. I don't know. Just dang frustrated. 13 seconds should have been our SB year. That was on the head coach.

I really think it is up to the angler in the kayak. I for one, prefer shorter rods, at least shorter butt-end rods that don't get caught on my PFD when casting, etc. There are times I think a longer rod might be beneficial, but I tend to stick with my short rods. All that said, kayak bassing is changing, adapting, evolving to the trends. Use what YOU think is best for how YOU fish not what the trend dictates. Just my .02.

Good day on the water, two bass and three pickerel. Bass was 2.5#, pickerel around the same. Smaller bass was 1.5 pounds, other 2 pickerel were 1 and 1.25 pounds. Zman minnowz on 1.8oz zman jig head, and the middle pickerel was on a microjig with a mini chunk trailer.

The Bills were awful today. I am dismayed. Coaching by Joe Brady was fireable, IMO. If Josh and the team were doing awesome with the K-gun/no-huddle, then KEEP DOING IT!! Nope. Gotta try what keeps getting stuffed, just in case we have a break thru. With the next 5 games I can see *maybe* one win. Bucs, Houston, Steelers, Pats, Eagles. Please, someone talk sense into me. Tell me this isn't a wild card team at this point. If Dalton Kincaid is out with a hammy, we have nobody that can get separation. It is not a good look. Freakin' Pats on year one with a new coach.....

@12poundbass It as a delightful win. We played well for four quarters! Absolutely awful to lose Hoecht tho. Man, huge part of our D resurgence. He'll be out for a year at least with the torn achilles. We just can't have nice things. First Ed Oliver, now Mike Hoecht. Hopefully nobody else goes down to injury.

I have run the gamut for taking tackle in a kayak. I am a firm believer in minimalism...mostly. I've done the gallon ziplocks with bags of soft plastics in a good size plastic container. I've used the blue Plano guide box (still use it), and am currently using 4-5 3500 size boxes for various lures, terminal tackle, etc. I sit on an elavated seat on my Native Ultimate 12, and I have a mod'd milk crate zip-tied underneath it and it can handle 6 boxes. For me it is a constant journey of trying ideas out I find online, or in my own mind. I doubt I'll ever settle on a specific "always used" setup for how much tackle I take on a particular outing. Or how I take that tackle - as in, in boxes or bags or tackle boxes, etc. Part of the fun is trying new ways of doing things.

Bills looked great on the run. Ed Oliver injury not good. Looks like a bicep injury, if a tear, could be the year for him. Hope Ogunjobi can fill the run-stuffing gap in his absence. Still very concerned with our WR group not getting good separation. Also, looks like McD was calling the D line today. Better play all around. Next up, Chiefs. 😬

Nice intro, Evan! Welcome aboard!

Fantastic catch! Well done!