TnRiver46

I really like the idea of ice fishing but don’t know if I would have the cajoles to walk out there

I purchased my home with the #1 stipulation being: it had to be less than 5 miles from a boat ramp. I could not and would not live much further than that from water. Not an option, never even considered it, end of story. I also have a family lake house on the water but it will be a while before I’m able to move in there

That sounds like an awesome trip! Hit me up if you're coming through Knoxville and need some fishing spots

I certainly don't enjoy watching BPT or MLF. Or the bachelor or Oprah. People telling me I'm wrong for having that opinion sure is strange but oh well, I still just don't watch. Hate is reserved for the Alabama crimson Tide and the Dallas cowboys (LSU and the Patriots also optional)

Never go fast enough to rocket your boat out of the water during a storm haha. Take it easy to the nearest safe spot

I’ve never thought about N or S when fishing. For every thing you read about bass behavior, there’s thousands of bass doing the opposite

I like a 2.5 inch berkley gulp minnow on an 1/8 oz round ball jig head in winter. Toss at the bank and let it pendulum back to the boat while Twitching the rod tip

Funny you would say 3-4 smallies. Every lake around here has lots of SM and LM. It seems that with the exception of one or two reservoirs, the SM is the bigger badder species. The guy that hand pours plastics for me is an old timey successful tournament fisherman. He said just about any tournament he could get 4 big SM but rarely got #5. That's why in the 2019 bassmaster classic you heard all the pros saying it would take a mixed bag to win. I want to say wheeler weighed in the only big limit of smallmouth for the whole tournament. 3 to 4 monster SM is common but 5 seems much more tricky. One of the exceptions to this will probably be the next bassmaster open on Cherokee lake where I would imagine well over half of the limits weighed will be 5 SM but not many over 4.5 lbs.

+1. If you can show me a place with no fish then I will ........ well let’s just say there’s fish everywhere. Learned this lesson the hard way with a diving mask. Fished all day no bites. Decided to go for a swim with my buddy’s mask and there were smallmouth all around

Working today but I fished all weekend in the cold with good success

I bet that was awesome! I love waking jointed plugs

Yeah the leak is why she called a roofer and the roofer said you need to get rid of the raccoon first haha

diagnosis was correct

Well as soon as I said no ladder work til after lunch..... Am elderly lady called with a raccoon in the chimney from the historic district. Houses 50 feet tall and 5 feet apart

"feels like" is 14 here this morning. I think I'll do my ladder work after lunch.....

Also congrats to the niners, they are crazy fast. Pretty cool seeing Jerry rice so pumped up on the sidelines, many said he was so focused during his career that he never really enjoyed the games or the championships. Well he was enjoying it today! To see the greatest football player ever cheering for his team like one of us is something I won’t forget

Hahaha ! Hey we work 40 hrs....... most of the time.......

I’ve still got it for game boy, it’s still awesome. Just recently sold my Nintendo and all the games . Taking up space for 15 years and rarely played..... sadness......

Have you ever played “the black bass” for Nintendo or game boy?

Congrats to KC, now we will have a likeable team representing the AFC for once!

Titans rushed 3 almost every play. Not sure why but Vrabel beat belichick and harbaugh to get there so I guess he knows better than me. But geez bring a blitz at least a few times

I can only answer your first question and for me, yes the split ring pliers make it that much easier

Are you dead set on using the same line you originally tried with?