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clayton86, you've certainly have had a rough 2013 and I can understand point of view, but I believe you will have better luck in 2014. I have my fingers crossed for you. Good luck my friend.

I think you answered your own question.

This A-Rod fiasco needs to die! Baseball, in my opinion, was on the mend after the Mitchell (SP) Report came out. It took a while, but it was rebounding. Now, A-Rod waffling like a wanna-be politician is dragging it down again. I'm not an A-Rod fan since he left Seattle, so it's time he goes away and baseball can become baseball again! BTW, my 9 y/o son and I are going to the Baseball Hall of Fame this spring at his request...CAN'T WAIT!

I have no complaints being a construction super. My career started in the field for a few years and then I went in the office as an estimator for 20 yrs. The opportunity came a couple of years ago to go back to the field and couldn't be happier. Some days I'm managing subcontractors and other days I have tools in my hands. My day starts @ 6:00 am and I'm on the road by 2:30pm for the most part. Construction being construction, your days can be long at times, but I knew that when I signed up for the position and don't mind it at all. I've met a lot of nice folks, both in the trades as well as clients along the way which has been a great experience. The only down fall is that my time on the water has been reduced, but I fish a lot anyway! Have a great holiday bassers!

Congrats my friend, you and your wife should be very proud! A fine looking baby for sure! Good luck and God bless!

I remember reading about this rig 2 or 3 years ago and I've been rigging my tubes like this ever since. I know I posted this before but couldn't find the thread but here's a rig I used:

My point exactly, Papelbon is trying to be a one trick pony and you can't do that with major league hitters. Mariano Rivera had the cutter and used it a lot, but what people don't realize is he had a great fastball. He threw a 4 seam cutter and seam fastball. What made him remarkable was that both pitches came for the same arm slot angle and had the same rotation for the first 45'-50', but the last 10'-15' of ball travel is where hitters got fooled. He really was quite an amazing pitcher for guy who used 1 pitch 85% of the time!

Back in the mid-90's I had really good success with single tail hula grubs on a black jig head. I'm not sure single tail hula grubs are being produced any more, I haven't been able to find them in years.

He was always about the money and thinks he's an elite closer. He's a really good closer, don't get me wrong, but his splitter is his out pitch but he thinks he can blow hitters away with his fast ball and abandons the split. Hitters sit on fast ball serving up humble pie. But Papelbon is too pigheaded to understand that and will go out and make the same mistake over and over again.

Hey flyfisher, is Papelbon shooting his mouth off again, looking to get traded?

Nice to hear from you again, I hope all is well!

Quite an ending for sure. Hard to believe Cleveland is 4 - 9 or whatever they are now. Pretty darn good team IMO.

Like Jig Man, I make and fish my own spinnerbaits. I fish single bladed baits 90% of the time and use 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 oz baits for all of my spinnerbait fishing. I like rabbit strip trailers and have caught my PB on a spinnerbait I made with a rabbit strip (Zonker Strip). I really like the Strikeback by Megastrike. It's one of the very few spinnerbaits I do buy. Here's a Strikeback with a Zonker Strip I added for a member here:

I'm pretty sure we'll have some more laughter in the future! Have a great Hoilday Season, Nitro, from my family to yours!

You haven't changed much!...LMAO...Hope all is well my friend!

Nitro, you're a very good friend who I can joke with and who I learn a lot from. Just take a break my friend and come back when you feel the time is right. I'm suppose to hit you with a joke right now, but not on this day. I will text you tomorrow to see what's eating you. Take a nights sleep and think about what you're doing my friend. We'll talk soon. John

Hokie Smokes, a RoLo sighting!!!! Hope all is well my friend!

Great tip right there. Use that resistance/lift to your advantage and vary your retrieve speed or just flat out stop it once in a while...boy, bass just can't stand that!

Good to hear Goose52, I'm glad you're having a good or a Goose52 year! BTW, I'm not surprised that you have a catching log...

Ah don't worry about it my friend, just remember: "Trying is the first step towards failure!"...Homer Simpson

Move to MA, they just raised the sin tax on smokes by an extra buck...$10.20 for a pack...thankfully I don't smoke because that would be the reason I'd quit!

So Goose52, how many fish are you up to these days?

Check these articles out! http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/lipless-crankbait-1.html Part 1 of a 4 part series...GREAT READ!

When that happens to me, I end up speeding up the retrieve. Don't give the fish time abort the mission, make them react faster. IMHO, if the fish are hitting the blades, then your lure is the right lure, tweak the presentation.

My daughter has been wearing us down for a dog for many years now. This past school year she had a tough time at school from peeps bullying her. She felt lost and alone with no friends to be had. We finally broke down and brought her to a shelter where she and a shepherd/beagle mix loved each other at first sight. I'm so happy that Abby has become a part of the family last June. She's only 1, but she is house broken, so we couldn't ask for anything more. She's progressing very well and appears to have settled in nicely in our home. I wish you and your wife all the best Quanjig, I'm sure you'll do very well with your new pets, should you adopt. Good luck.