Nitrofreak

1/2 INCH ???? PHEW !! You all be safe and I hope you do not get what they are calling for .

Think he will be as good at asking the pros what kind of ice cream is there favorite as you are someday do ya? BAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!

WWWOOOOOWWWW !!!! Congrats on a great season !!

Road to the superbowl !!! Go Skins !!! WWWWOOOOOHHHHOOO !!.... Oh wait , I came in a little late huh . Or am I a year early ??? WWWOOOOHHHOOOOO !!!!

Thanks , thats a dang nice smallie your holding in your avatar !!! I wish you well and be sure to snag one of those brownies for me would ya !! I have yet to get one of those , 40 years , and still no smallie !

I figured my spool would have to be loose, I just kept getting P-O. I will need to work on honing my thumb this winter even more. I like the milk jug idea, and I can already see the look on my wife's face when she sees THAT! Ha. I'm just kidding, she's very supportive, but she thinks some of the practicing I do is funny to watch. I'm sure the neighbors get a good kick out of it too. You should see the look on my wifes face when I practice using the swimming pool !! LOL !! What ever you decide , make sure you elevate yourself a couple of feet , just as you would be standing on the front of your boat . Take your time , try not to pitch to hard , use a smooth uppward motion by using your wrist , not your whole arm , let the rod do the work . Glenn's video's are amazing to learn from , eventually you will get it and eventually you will get good at it .

In pitching I like my spool set loose , the key in not getting backlash or as we like to call it , professional over run , is making sure you have your thumb in the correct location on the spool , the way I guage it is to have the bend of my thumb on the release , allowing the bottom of my thumb to control the spool . The way I practice is to cut milk jugs in half , fill them with water and place them in a circular pattern out in front of you , much like you are standing at home plate on a baseball field and looking at the three bases , I use 6 at 25 feet to start and as you get good at accomplishing hitting each target , downsize the target and hone in on presision , like 4 inch PVC pipe , then you can start to move the targets around at different distances .

Someday big guy we shall meet , I would like that day to be in person , if not , I shall look forward to sitting on a bank on high and sharing a cast with you ! Well said , I feel the same way , I spoke with Traveler at our meet and greet , I asked what everyone was like , he spoke highly of all of you and it just makes me want to attend one even more . Thanks , I am truly blessed , I feel we all are blessed to have found this place .

Your first mistake is comparing boat to boat , it's never ever the boat from one brand to another , it's the boat that suites your needs , forget about names , take it fishing , does it suit your needs as an angler ? Does it perform the way you expect it to ? Does it give you the freedom of which you desire ? Point blank ... Does it catch fish for you ? Brands are just brands , find a boat that suites your needs , does EXACTLY what you ask of it , anything else does not matter , I am a Nitro Freak , I will push opinions on you all day long , but in the end , tell me what you intend to do with the boat , do you want it to catch fish for you or do you want it to use to catch fish for you ? No matter the brand , no matter the extras , are you happy with the way it provides a great fishing platform all around ? Fish from it and decide for yourself , imperfections can be addressed , perfections on the water in your feel can not .

NO S**T RIGHT !!!! LOL !!!

I wear my sunglasses at night .... HA !!! Congrats man , hope they work out well for you !

I do not want to know what life will be like without my baby girl Zoe , she is my pride and joy my beautiful golden , she is a golden retriever , but near the end , I feel for you man , I truly do , if one ounce of comfort finds you may it be that your companion is with our father , in peace and in no pain , thoughts and prayers are with you and your family !

I sent you a PM my friend , thank you !!!

HA !! Ain't that the truth !!! Thanks K_Mac !!!!

I would absolutly love that !!! ..... well as long as you don't try to box my ears , LOL , that stuff hurts like HE** !!

You are so very right in the fact that a little fishing time would ease tensions , free the mind , calm the spirit , shucks , even getting the poles out to practice pitching does that and I could do it for hours and enjoy the heck out of it . I won't go into details , but right now , there is just no way , for now this is my out , this is my first step up a long flight of stairs , just being here talking about fishing , takes me to another place , I know that if I wanted too , I could open up and get responces from a great group of people that I know care a great deal about this community of ours , just as I do . I would much rather laugh with you , joke with you , help you in some way to find fish if I can , I want you , all of you , to have the drive and determination to go out there with all the confidence you deserve . Thanks Red , I appreciate it !!!

Lots of great reads in here , some I hope to get myself , nothing but nothing beats applying that theology on the water though, don't let all the good reading go to waist , spend time on the water as you go through these books , read some , fish some , read some , fish some more , get a feel for the author and what he/she is relaying to you , the books will make much more sense in this manner and don't forget to take the book with you .

Well I guess there is still room for discussion for sure , but really , is there any use ? it's time to work on next years possibilities , who knows what the plans are at this point .

Thanks man !! I have not forgotten your offer , I picked up a free 6HP for my port-a-jon , needs work of course but someday it will launch at the Quan with you !!

Sam, I don't really know when the next adventure will be , but the way I see it , if I can't fish then hopefully I can help the next guy , if not , maybe I can give a smile or a laugh , anyway you look at it , it's all good !!! Thanks J. !! The road trip , someday Ace , someday !!! Really !! the Redskins ?? come on man , what is there to talk about ? LOL !!! Although your Eagles are doing well, I wish you all the best this season !! I know , I know , maybe one day I will get my crap together !!! LOL !!

Thanks RNF !!!

If you ride in mine , you will get the same result , of course mine is a 1990 , Nitro well underpowered their vessels for the weight and configuration of hull , mine is a B***H to get on plane with full live wells and a co-angler , but once she is up , she gets it !! Nitro has come a long way since 1988 , while not the innovative leader that Ranger is , it still has made its mark on the boating world and are starting to make even more progress as they go along , I have friends that have every make out there , yes , you do give up some things like the ride , or a decked out bling bling hot rod for example , but not enough that it would sway a decision IMO , my choice would definatly be a Z-9 for sure !!

Thanks big guy !! I found life to be more difficult without this place , honestly , even for the short amount of time , I honestly thought that if I get rid of everything fishing , I would not have to wonder , I wouldn't have it too miss or have the stress of not being able to fish get in the way of what I have going on. PPPFFFFTT !!! That was a stupid move !!!

Thanks Tom !!!

Amen to dat !!!!