Dan:

Yeah, it's fake.

come on, now.

Thanks Simon. I owe you one.

I don't got no waders. :'(

When I worked at Dick's a lady came in and tried to return the rod from a $15 rod/reel COMBO that she purchased. She didn't bring the reel because she said there was nothing wrong with the reel. She argued that the rod was broken but I couldn't find anything wrong with it, even when she "pointed it out" to me. She wanted to trade in the rod for credit or another rod. We didn't have any of the same rods left and I explained that she couldn't return just the rod because it was part of a combo that we didn't sell separately. She was furious. I couldn't figure out why she expected to be able to return half of an item, especially when I couldn't even find anything wrong with it...

I have no idea about a float trip down Bull Run but there are some decent smallmouth in there.

eddie, it is 7' Medium Fast. If you would like, I could bring it for this get together if I am able to go. That way you can handle it and check it out in person. You could even put your reel on it and fish with it that day if you like. What is the water temperature going to be in early March? I'm a little worried about fishing in a 'yak if the water is still cold.

I think his outbursts/persona are at least 50% an act. I have seen him land fish and be very calm then glance over at the camera, and as if he just remembered it was there, begin to muster screams and fist pumps. I think he is a flamboyant character but I think the reputation that the media has given him as a young, crazed, emotional fisherman who brings "extremeness" to the sport has made him construct a character that he fulfills.

Interested in a used St Croix Legend Tournament Tube rod?

Zillion/Zillion combo.

Congrats, basspro. I can understand being proud of your cousin for hitting a homer off of UNC's stud. That's quite a feat. Sam, what is with LSU? I always hear about how good they are during the season but then they never make it to the televised super regionals -- or at least none that I have seen. I see a lot of Tulane, Ole Miss, Florida, Alabama, but no LSU. And you are 100% dead on about college ball being better than the majors. I love watching the regionals and super regionals up through the CWS. Much more entertaining than MLB.

Wait wait wait, "Looks like the baitmonkey has you by the ******." I hope I made it before the countdown got to 0.

At least a fish was caught. I've been fighting ice, wind, slow bites, and even dodging a mid-day raccoon without a single fish to show for it...

And it seems that there will be more and more federal jobs to come. I will probably be looking at federal jobs for after I graduate.

"It's got electrolytes, it's what plants crave." BATIN'!!!!! ;D lmao, leave it to Burley to use the quote that I thought was too family-unfriendly to post.

Commie Say what you want, but in my family only the girls eat mint chocolate chip ice cream... ;D We all know that peanut butter and chocolate is the world's greatest union.

Did you even need to check? ;D you're right. :-[ "It's got electrolytes, it's what plants crave."

http://www.snopes.com/crime/clever/cigarson.asp nevermind.

What an idiot. How could he not see that coming. Why did the judge even award him the money? I understand the fact that he thought the policy was valid...but if it was established that the policy was legitimate, that pretty obviously leads to the conclusion that the man was committing insurance fraud by lighting the fires himself, doesn't it?

I hate the combination of mint and chocolate also. Cookies, ice cream, anything. I think it is just terrible. My favorite girl scout cookies are Samoans and Tag Alongs.

I told Andrew and Simon--I'm in if I don't end up doing anything for spring break. If everybody takes their 'yak, I'll be the guy standing on the bank throwing rocks at you all...

Yep. Girl Scout Cookies cost more by the pound than any other baked good.

There's a great double entendre there, but I won't touch it with a 10 meter cattle prod. I thought about it as I typed the original message, but I was too lazy...

I always figured the old guys couldn't figure out how to make polls... :

Situations like these are exactly why my roommate's gorilla suit was such a great investment.