Darren.
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Welcome aboard, Dana!
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Welcome aboard!
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And there we go. 4-2 but if we played actual winning teams we'd be...not 4-2. I am concerned. Genuinely concerned.
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@12poundbass it does. But we have been absolutely A.W.F.U.L. tonight. I'm disappointed. I've been up and down on McDermott since 13 seconds. And I'm feeling the down side stronger and stronger after the start to this season. Beating teams with a combined 3-21 and those wins were dicey except for the Jets?! And if we lose tonight the Pats take over the AFC East! NOOOO! Ok. Done ranting. Almost. I know it's early in the season. But clearly we have needs. I love everyone eats, but .... sigh. Injuries also make things awful. Let's ditch turf. Period. Go Bills!
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Howdy, Mike! Welcome aboard! The 50's and over club .
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I use these. Rather impressed with them. 3600 size. Have one fully Z-man, my Ned box. I keep my minnowz in their bags for now.
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Multi species day for me. Went out at dawn with my two eldest boys. We all caught. Today was TX rig and micro-jig with a trailer day. Final bass was a 3.5 pounder on the micro jig with a little paca chunk trailer (pic was taken under a bridge, not very good so not uploaded. Had two breakoffs that I'm 99% sure were pickerel. We pulled in a number of them today, all active on the ambush. And two weeks ago, my eldest caught his first (the family's first) muskie on the James River in Lynchburg.
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That was a rough year, indeed. We went through the losses of both Mom and Dad and the estate stuff. I am the youngest of 5, so wasn't so involved in it, but I saw the stress it caused for two of my sibs. As for your struggles, very glad to hear it is cured and you are back in the saddle. I'll echo the visit to the doctor at least yearly for the physical/bloodwork testing. After my Mom died, Dad went to the doc and was basically ushered into the OR for a quadruple bypass. He joined the zipper chest club. His advice to me: he wished he listened to his Dr years earlier when he was urged to go on a statin. I had been resisting that, too, but the next Dr. visit I told him the story and that I would take them on his recommendation. Ounce of prevention. Now if I could ever get in @A-Jay level shape.... 😐
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Got a lot of cool things, but I'll list just two here. 1) Might have been 1990, not quite sure, but visited family in Virginia (I was in TX). Dentist friend at my sis's church invited several of us out deep sea fishing. While about 45 miles out we saw a huge sea turtle. Then a little later we saw a nuclear sub breach the surface. Was sooo cool. 2) Had a beaver scare the living crap out of me while I was kayak fishing years ago. I was alone on the water and saw something out in the distance, a beaver. Cool. Next thing you know, but unknown to me, he surfaced close to me and smacked his tail on the water feet from my yak. Was so quiet out there which is why it scared the crap outta me.
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Crazy day in the NFL today. All these blocked FGs with two returned for TDs. Wow. And a pick pocket turnover on the Cowboys by the Bears. Some fun games... And. Go Bills. And dang, tipped pass just INT'd by Tremaine Edmunds!! LOL.
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Welcome aboard! 🤙
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Wow, here's to your full recovery!
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@A-Jay I'm not sure I want to quote you, but I kept my pants on for this one.
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What if the Quote button was removed? Problem solved?
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I would have stayed up if I didn't have to get up for work today. My eldest son was so stoked with the game that he called me at 11:40 to wake me up and tell me what happened. I went to bed when it was 40-25. I'll admit, I didn't think it would be a W. And had I stayed up, I may have needed a defibrillator. Super happy with the result, needless to say.
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What the H-E-Double hockey sticks is going on with the O?! First drive was an anomaly. Horrible play calling ever since. King Henry running over us like a bull dozer. Sigh. Only the first game. Only the first game. Breathe. I did not expect this to be a walk in the park. First game. Relax, D.
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Nice haul, @TOXIC. When I was out later afternoon early eve with one of my sons last week, we were seeing a lot of shad runs, not a lot of jumping. But I did catch a nice bass throwing a Z-man swimbait past the boils and through it. My son caught a hefty bass that spit the hook right at the kayak as he was reaching for it. Another shad run. The 4.75 I caught had a fat belly. Been eatin' good.
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We'll have to see how that pans out. Micah got the bag and now he's really got back problems. The Cowboys were not a dominant D even with him on the team. Granted, he's been a game wrecker at times. But I'm not sure he'll be who they think he'll be. I'm thinking Mario Williams, Von Miller. They had good games with the new teams/contracts, but were a shadow of what they were in terms of consistency. And granted, Micah is still young....
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I have 4 waterproof boxes I take with me in the kayak. One is my terminal tackle box, another is a lure box (not soft plastics). Both of those have a couple hooks that have rusted. This despite having a moisture absorbing add-in. I have used dessicant packs in other boxes, and may add some to my waterproof ones. Water stays in the waterproof boxes if you throw a wet something or other in there. Now in fairness, I do fish saltwater (brackish) on occasion, so I'm not discounting that when I cut off a drop shot and put the hook back in the TT box. Gonna rust no matter what unless flushed and dried....
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Great advice given. Me? Slow down, and when you think you are slow enough, slow down some more. Try throwing some soft plastic baits like Finesse worms, 4" stick worms. Try using the wacky rig technique, the Drop shot, Ned rig. I'd even suggest you try live bait. Even if you just catch smaller panfish like bluegills. They'll give you a taste of what more is waiting for you out there. I'm also among those who suggest stepping down/over to a spinning rig with lighter line, smaller presentations. No idea the pressure your water has from other fisherfolk, so it is hard to say what else may be impacting you.
