TnRiver46

If you don't like wakeboarders blaring music, don't come fishing on the TN river!! Its all day everyday, I've even seen (and heard) them out in the winter. As stupid as they are, I ain't letting them run me off!!! They aren't as diehard as we are, don't back down

Fishing for bass when they are spawning is the worst time of year for me, but I still go. I like fishing for bass that are eating Also our bass spawn from about late April into June and you can't really ever see them sooooo....... Its basically a month or two out of the year when fish don't bite much. They can obviously still be captured and you can always find fish that haven't started or are done. But in my opinion, I'd rather fish any other time of year. Between spawning fish and once a year type crowds, I prefer any other season to spring time. Spawn: the most overhyped word in fishing

Sooooo, what's a boot tail??

My bells still itch from a tick that attached to them over a year ago

I was inspired by your post and got 2 with a spatula this afternoon

Hahahah! That’s the same shade as @galyonjs gear turned that fateful day

Gotcha. In that case my favorite factory made boot tail swimbaits are by creme . I like hand pours the best but not easy to get i use tons and tons of these especially 2 in and 2.5 inch. Little joe thumping shad used to be the best ones, then zoom made the exact same ones for a while. Honorable mention right now goes to cable’s/BPS sassy shad style boot tail bait pictured here

Hahaha! Gotcha thanks

Hahaha. Please elaborate

Haha I sure did! I’ve dealt with them many ways over the years, I like open the door and forget I ever saw it the best. Yes they can be a problem but not my problem haha Our shelter has tried everything, now they no longer kill them. No matter what they do, the number of stray cats never waivers

Yes. Heavier things require more power and reduce mileage. Does your boat weigh more or less than 0 lbs ? If you attach literally anything to your vehicle, miles per gallon decreases. Even a grocery bag My best was 17 mpg without boAt, get about 12-13 with boat. Both my boats are lightweight aluminum, one of them way lighter than the other we had friends take two rooftop kayaks to the beach, mpg dropped from 33 to 19. From 2 kayaks on J racks!

It’s not the heavy it’s the wind resistance. Parachutes stop drag cars

Hahahah! Believe me this lady would have rather seen a grizzly bear on her porch than that snake...... snakes don’t eat often enough to keep up with rodent reproduction

I can pull a 300 lb boat with a v8 and it still makes a difference it’s very light but it’s still back there, catching the wind my new work truck has digital MPG on the dash and it went from 21.3 to 19 when I put the camper shell on. And it changes when I switch from a 32 foot ladder on the rack to a 28 foot ladder. That can’t be a 20 lb difference in weight

Yeah but you can pull a boat....... or an oak tree out of the ground

Wow you are way ahead of us . We trained 1 out of 3 dogs to eat them

I never worry about it but One exception that comes to mind: I do like having the lightest spinning combo possible when fishing trout streams in the smokies, but that’s mostly because the fish are generally tiny. In these cases, I like the rod to be light and bendy, and of course hanging a heavy reel on that would be awkward. If you’re going to go light, I would say make both the rod and reel match/compatible

I never knew the difference between boot or paddle, I think @WRBjust cleared that up

Yes the width is also crucial. If I paddle with a low enough angle to reach the water in the Jackson, with a 230 cm paddle, the paddle hits the sides of the boat or my legs, depending on the angle when you change to the high angle you get water dripping all into the boat. Doesn’t matter with sit on top but does with sit in or solo canoe

Got my first snake of the season off someone’s porch

Oh I’ve tried for many miles when I had the wrong paddle on a long float, nightmare days. Shorter paddle works fine in my kayak without a detached chair so height makes all the difference the way I see it.

Bathing suit with zip pockets for keys and lures. Tennis shoes for footwear, sometimes we even have to swim a ways through deep stuff holding the rod up high (or in your teeth) . Lots of sunscreen

Very carefully ........

I’m 6 foot one with an abnormally long torso. No, my pants aren’t falling down, that’s actually where my waist is (heard that my whole life, I can wear 30 length pants ). I literally Can’t reach the water with a 230 cm paddle . but if im in the pelican kayak it’s about perfect length Solo paddling in the aluminum canoe I really need a long kayak paddle to reach the water because the seat is up near the top of the gunnels

That’s because one of the first fish on bass live was Patrick Walters with a 4+ lber on a frog