gardnerjigman

Specifically what stirred this up was a small combination of things. I have 1 direct boss and 4 indirect. I report to ALL of them, but they are all on the same level. The company brought in a "specialist" to help with a software issue, that is all, and that is it. This specialist decided to take a "I'm the boss approach" to the department I oversee. We had a large head butting match on something that would have cost us thousands and thousands worth of trashed inventory, but I stayed professional through out the argument. A few days later my 1 direct boss of which I have a great relationship with wanted to have a closed door talk to find out what happened. (Closed door talks with him didn't mean you were in trouble, he would do that in the open. He simply did close door so we could use our colorful language and paint the full picture.) It was just me and him, so I told him exactly what I thought of her "specialist" skills and just how special they were. I was not polite at this point. He joined in just letting her have it, almost better than I did. Feeling way better I was done with it and was over it... Or so I thought. Here comes the ironic satire.... Since then I've noticed the specialist has tried to throw me under the bus every chance she gets, rips into me at any given moment, and constantly ignores the chain of command and tries to take things to the top! Come to find out... Mr. Direct boss and Ms. Specialist have quite the romantic lifestyle outside of work...(now I know how this specialist position was created) and I was the subject matter of the "pillow talk" in which all was revealed and my fate was decided to be a living hell!

Rantfest! I work for a large world wide non profit and honestly love my job. Love the work I do for them and am payed very well to do it. The freaking office politics drive me nuts though. Constantly walking on egg shells dodging nepotism, who in the "executive level" is sleeping with who in the "office" level and being sure not to step on there toes. Pecking order completely off kilter. Prodded for opinions but crucified when they don't line up with their thought perfectly. Molded to be a yes man.... Cool aid drinkers we (at my level) call them. Lol Constantly creating six figure salaried jobs to help improve some new venture we will do for six months and then abandon. Please tell me this is government funded non profit crap and doesn't really happen in the real world! End rant.

Glad you got a response, though not a very good one, but a response none the less. Perfect explanation why it's easier to just go back to the vendor you purchased it from. Let them wait 4-6 weeks. Bet they don't have to wait that long.

Amen!

Time of year, water temp, depth and clarity all make a difference. As a general rule and on average I have these items on: T Rig Shaky head Jig X 2 Bladed jig Square bill Top water X 2

That d**n minnkota jumped up and killed that squarebill! Seriously... You guys are making my cabin fever so much worse!

I drew a boater in the one bfl tounament I fished at grand lake that could skip, flip, and pitch a jig with a spinning rod. Made it look so freaking easy. Any set up can be versatile if you practice and apply yourself.

I care not to disclose this info for fear of it being used against me at a later date!

I like a shaky head in this scenario the most. Coming in a close second would be a jig with a bulky trailer.

I agree to the extent that it counts for ZERO fish I catch. lol. I never throw the thing and don't seem to be missing out any... yet that is.

Usually my approach is to throw a shaky head. Slow and easy.

That is wicked!!!

Good luck buddy!

I'm tickled to death that green bay is advancing, HOWEVER, I will say that this rule is garbage. If Bryant would have made the exact same catch but was going out of bounds it would have been a completed catch and all over sports center for an amazing athletic display. The call worked in my favor, but I also am a firm believer in "let em play" sports.

So glad the pack got it done today! Went to a watch party in Waldo with my father in law. Nothing better than Rodgers, Nelson, Cobb and Lacy all getting it done!

It's tough buddy. My situation was a no choice one on ending it. If there had been a glimmer of hope, I would have done the same.

Sam! I about spit water everywhere on that! Lol.

I hear ya buddy. My wife and I got my daughter a dog for her 3rd bday. Was a golden she named Buddy Olivia (Olivia is her middle name). After a year of amazing companionship and watching them both grow together like brother and sister. We went to the farm to see grandma one afternoon and as always Buddy Olivia went to stretch his legs. After a long day of playing we went in to eat lunch and he stayed outside. My little brother asked to take my truck to town and as he rounded the driveway I saw Buddy Olivia take off after the truck (thinking it was us) and the front tire hit him. He rolled under the truck and got the back tire as well. To save the tragic details I had to finish him, and my brother buried him as I could not. At the time it wrecked my brother and myself far worse than it did my daughter. He blamed him self for taking her best friend, and I blamed myself for it all. We told her that Buddy Olivia went to heaven because he missed his mommy and daddy. It's been almost 2 years and there isn't a prayer she prays that doesn't include Buddy Olivia and about once a year she colors a picture of them and sends him a letter to heaven ( grandmas house) and promptly gets a letter back. Lots of tears fell/fall over Buddy Olivia. I haven't been strong enough to even attempt to replace him. Stay strong brother.

Let me know when!

X2. I use fluoro for everything except top water... For obvious reasons!

Falcon bucoo

Agree. I would think you can add the hardware after and not crack the paint. I have beat the heck out of his baits and haven't had a paint issue at all.

I'm drooling over those jerkbaits! Especially the bone!

I fished with Aaron Hastings at Beaver Lake when I was 16. We actually became pretty decent friends and did some deer hunting as well.

Lol. KVD is the George Strait of bass fishing. George Strait could sing a Barney song and it go multi platinum. KVD could probably start putting different flavors of bazooka bubble gum on hooks and get a whole row stocked in BPS!