Redlinerobert

There's lots of great wines that are inexpensive. Check out Hahn and Meiomi. Not sure if they are available out east but out here they're readily available.

As to not derail any other threads, there seems to be enough interest in wines here to merit this. Living 90 minutes from Napa Valley has some bonuses. Like being able to drive up for an afternoon or for a couple of days for some wine tasting. Can't think of a better way to spend a couple days with the wife (other than fishing of course). I could go on and on but these are some of the wines that come to mind and I drink quite often. Some of the favorites; Hahn Winery - This is really good every day wine. The cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, and pinot are all really good and about $10 a bottle. Meiomi - Really good Pinot Noir. Good price too. Cask 23 - Epic Cabernet. This is one of the wines that beat the French back in the 70's blind taste tests. ZD - Most of their wines are really good, but I have a preference for the Reserve Pinot Noir. Orin Swift - relatively new company that makes some really good wines. Palermo, Abstract, Papillon, and the one that put them on the map, Prisoner, are all really good. Prisoner is no longer owned by the company as it's been sold twice I think. Still a really good wine. Silver Oak - They only do cabernet sauvignon and they do it quite well. I prefer the Alexander Valley wines over the Napa. Don't ask my why, they simply taste better to me. Pahlmeyer - The proprietary red and pinots are really really good. Also the lower priced Jayson line is very good. Heck I'll even drink their merlot on occasion and for the most part I'm not a fan of merlot.

Glad you enjoyed it. In all seriousness, a good set of pliers are worth the money. They wont rust, the jaws are replaceable, and as long as you don't lose them (hence the lanyard/sheath) they will literally last forever. I use to buy the cheap pliers but after a few fishing trips they'd be rusted out. Mind you, this was the mid 90's when these particular pliers caught my attention. At the time I also considered Van Staal pliers, but if I recall they were more expensive.

Sorry you feel that way @jbsoonerfan. Based on other posts it seems others don't see it the way you do either. That is the beauty of having choices. ** Oh and by the way they aren't $500. More like half that for the black ones. When I bought them literally 20 years ago they were about $200 if I recall. http://www.tackledirect.com/abel2pliers.html

Abel pliers and sheath. Buy it once. Mine are 20+ years old.

Holy moly what a thread. I can almost feel the pain. Not painful, but scary. Took my folks fishing and my mom fell out of the boat. Luckily she reacted quickly and grabbed the rail and didn't go completely under. Scared the bejesus out of me.

The new Ford GT is magnificent.

Hope he's still alive.

Conclusive evidence that the GF read the OP's post. Poor guy.

I have a feeling that after this thread and the girlfriend joining to give her 2 cents, the OP is going to have lots of time to go fishing.

But we have experience, and, we are trained professionals!

Lonnie, you have skills with the wood. Nicely done. I'd love to see what else you've made.

Welcome to BR, Britsabrat12. My suggestion. Let your boyfriebd, Austin11, go fishing when he wants to. A happy man is a faithful man. Or find a guy that enjoys doing what you like to do, whatever that may be. Austin, I'll pass on some sage advice that was given to me by a very wise man. Don't marry the woman you can live with. Marry the woman you can't live without.

I disagree JB. Most of the dump her advice comes from guys that have been with a woman like that. Me included. I married a woman that loves to fish, cook, and work. They're hard to find, but they are out there.

Like the bologna in a sandwich?

I've noticed that some members here have 'rep' through the roof. Earned or bought?

Well that's disappointing. Not surprising though...

Those are great!

oops.

Exceptional. Is that a kit of some sort or did you cut each piece out?

That's impressive! What tools are involved to make the treasure chest? Would love to see what it looks like inside.

My baby picture.

Real estate. Whether residential or commercial, you can't go wrong.

Apparently now they make speakers with lights. What will they think of next?

Chet retired, sold the store. Offered it to me but know nothing about the business. Richard, Paul and Greg are great guys. Saw them last week when I took my boat in for service.