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PURDY!! Hootie

Ain't that the truth...lol Hootie

Yep, that's it. I got Mad Skills...lol. Hootie

I do that, but it keeps getting edited. Hootie

Okay A-Jay, you got me. What are Mad Skills. I would imagine that metal roof is going to be quite pricey. Hootie

Not at all, I am also ambidextrous. On top of that, I don't need no stinkin' depth finder. Hootie

I hear ya. Health-wise, your much better off with oatmeal than Steak & Shake. I'm just pickin' on rippin-lips. My typical fishing breakfast is a zucchini, cranberry, walnut muffin after I get on the lake. My wife makes them and they are AWESOME. Hard for me to eat just one. Hootie

I can cast with both hands. I am "amphibious". Hootie

Impressed, I am,.....In trouble, you are....lol. Hootie

All the "C" reels had bearings. That's what the "C" designation meant. Hootie

No, it's not mono, it's flouro. AND, it's great as a main line...Glorified?...I don't know...maybe. Oh,...the $10...I'll keep it and stop at Steak and Shake for breakfast on the way to the lake. Hope you don't mind...lol. Hootie

VERY, VERY good point A-Jay. Ya know, I feel better already...lol. Hootie

I'm 8 yrs. retired from welding. 45 years on the job.I spent the last 32 of those years building fire trucks. Great job, interesting work, but I am SO glad to be retired. So,...been there, done that, don't want to do it again. Hootie

It's Friday and I was supposed to have a team of roofers show up today, to put a new roof on my house. They had to cancel, RAIN! My fishing lake is supposed to open tomorrow. I was really looking forward to going for the first time this year. Can't, RAIN flooded the lake. Now opening day has been moved to next week. Netflix, we got a date. Hootie

I use it. Have been for a few years. Its a good flouro choice without spending a bunch of money. I also use Abrazx. Twice the price of Red Label. Since I didn't mark the reels in any way, I couldn't honestly tell you which line is on which reel. That's one reason I've been thinking about using Red Label exclusively. Can't tell the difference, why bother? Hootie

Wait a minute! You're catching 11# bass, and you're asking for advice? I advise you to give me directions to this pond....lol. Hootie

They are no longer made, but the bomber was made by Bomber lure company. The Mudbug was made by Arbogast, the company that makes the Jitterbug and the hula popper. Hootie

Actually John, those are bombers. Here is a Mudbug. But I have to agree about the "don't work". I never , not once caught anything on them. Guess that's why they were in my storage room...lol. Hootie

Not exactly a recent purchase, but doing some cleanup in a storage room, I came across these. I bought these back in the 80's. Hootie

Now Mike just seems like a regular guy. I really enjoy watching his show. Hootie

I posted this a couple of years ago. Posted November 30 2013 - 06:58 AM Just thought I would show you all my bass fishing library. These books were collected over a period of 40+ years. Some are very old. Hootie My Bass Fishing Library Anglers Guide to jigs and jigging Jigs and Live bait Fishing Secrets.... Babe Winkleman Denny Brauer’s Jig Fishing Secrets Finesse Bass Fishing..... Don Iovino Bass Fishing Fundamentals.... In Fisherman--- book 1 Bass Location..... In Fisherman---- book 2 Bass Presentation..... In Fisherman---- book 3 KVD’s Bass Strategies Revised Edition Big Bass Zone....Bill Siemantel Largemouth bass Patterns.... Babe Winkleman Practical Black Bass Fishing..... Mark Sosin & Bill Dance Fishing for Bass....Livingston Modern Book of the Black Bass.... Byron Dalrymple Advanced Bass Fishing ..... John Weiss Tom Mann’s Methods for catching Bass..... Tom Mann Tom Mann’s Secrets of the Bass Pros.... Tom Mann The Bassmasters, Techniques that catch Bass Bass ‘N Objects.... Bill Dance Complete Book of Bass Fishing.... Grits Gresham Largemouth, Smallmouth and Close Kin..... Dave Bowring Largemouth Bass... fishing library The Bass Fisherman’s Bible..... Erwin A. Bauer Bass Fishing..... Jerry Mckinnis Angler’s Guide to Plug and Bait Casting.... C. Boyd Pfeiffer Bass Fishing Fundamentals..... Ken Schultz Roland Martin’s 101 Bass Catching Secrets.... Roland Martin Bass Handbook of Strategies..... In Fisherman How, When, Where to Catch Bass.... John Fox World Championship Bass Fishing..... Rick Clunn Largemouths.... Billy Westmorland Guide to Successful Bass Fishing.... Rick Taylor Bass Myths Exploded..... Jerry Gibbs Hannon’s Field Guide for Bass Fishing.... Doug Hannon Bass Anglers Guide..... Max Hunn Book of the Black Bass.... Henshall Lucas on Bass.... Jason Lucas Black Bass Fishing..... Robert Page Lincoln Fresh Water Bass.... Ray Bergman Bass Fishing..... The Sports Afield Library Catch More Bass.... Stan Fagerstrom Largemouth Bass.... Milt Rosko There He Is.... Bill Dance McClane's Fishing Encyclopedia Mastering Largemouth Bass...... Larry Larsen Hook, Line, and Sinker.... Gary Soucie Bassmasters Library series Guide to Hard baits The Techniques of the Bass Pros Fishing Bass Cover and Structure Techniques for the Elite Angler Proven Strategies for Catching Bass Guide to Crankbaits and Jerkbaits Hunting for Trophy Bass Advanced Bass Fishing Skills Seasonal Patterns for Catching Bass Also Bassmaster Magazines since 1971 old Fishing Facts Mags, Pro Bass, before they became Bassin Hootie

The best. Going into the third season with mine. Hootie

Raider, when I saw you here, I thought I was on the wrong forum. Hootie

I've done this years ago, and I used a crutch cap or cane cap. Just heavy enough to help balance the loss of a couple inches of the handle. Hootie

Right here, Lowe's Kobalt 8" bolt cutters. Hootie