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Also the fishery can sustain all the keepers in the livewell being eaten, that’s why the limits are set

I should add, if your grass is water willow, then buzz bait is the ticket . It will pull right through it

Sad face. Pennsylvania sure looks a lot like East Tennessee. Same mountains just colder I guess

Not something we have “all” done. The only fish that go in my livewell also go in my belly. I always have a camera (phone) to take a picture where I caught the fish instead of back at the ramp. Now if I got a monster and my phone died, a fish might have to be relocated via livewell provided it was legal of course. Luckily my boat also has a cigarette lighter outlet to charge my phone haha

One thing that will keep your hands warm all day while winter fishing....... fish in Florida! In all seriousness the only ones I have ever used much are the fingerless gloves with the mitten flap over , but if it’s above 30 i just go barehanded and take lots of pocket breaks and hand switches . If it’s much below 30 My boat gets a little upset about being in the water and I usually bank fish on a point somewhere. That way you always have the option of making a fire. Here’s a picture of the gloves I’m talking about , it was about 26 that day to start and my motor was mad at me for not bank fishing

Hope the boat is something easy. You’ve got some brass ones wanting to go faster than 40 mph this week

I have a mountain of hand poured craws like that. Half grape and half black

@JustJames, I have caught a lot of trout on batcasting gear but I still don’t think that counts as a trout rod hahahaha

Nice work. Brrrrrrrrr.

Those large white things are the testicles. I know that sounds like a joke but it’s not

I was really lucky and had zero debt out of college. I always thought having no debt was a great thing until I went to buy a house. I had to apply for a credit card and go into debt on purpose in order to get a loan . Pretty stupid process but what can you do ........ if you have no debt they think you are a weirdo

I had some of those once and fish ate the heck out of them and I guess too much time went by and I forgot about them. Thanks for the reminder. I even caught several out in open deep clear water with them. Buzzbait is my favorite but it’s useless in the cheese mats

That is an awesome looking boat and those motors are always reliable from what I have seen. I would caution agaisnt buying a boat without driving it as I have been ripped off a time or two but I guess that's not an option up there

Weather dependant but that should be a great time to fish the tributaries. I'd be glad to show you a spot or three

I do........ What are the dates of the classic? If its in winter the small stream can be very tough

I’ll be around, hopefully not working but I’m always off work by 4 or 5

I got 6 of them from @Bluebasser86, so far this is the only one I have thrown. It works.

”dazed and confused”

Straight tail worm on an 1/8 round ball jig head. I fish this all year but definitely down deep in coldest part of winter

Nice doggies!

It’s kind of sad most big tournaments around here take 20 lb sometimes more to win and I can’t hardly break that mark in a calendar year....... thanks @N Florida Mike........... ha!

I don’t know if TN counts as southern but you beat me by a mile!

My coworker tells me a joke all the time : “camping without beer is just sleeping outside” I kind of feel like life without a boat would just be paying bills and taxes. Financing anything is going to cost extra, That’s just the price you have to pay for not having a lump sum laying around. I have probably spent more money on boat repairs than almost anything other than house and car since college. I would have much rather “wasted” all that money on boats than to have kept it in a bank. I have also been given a couple boats throughout my life (it pays to respect your elders!) so my opinion may be worthless but you can always make more money. I say buy two boats! And make sure one of them goes extra shallow!!!!

Count it!!!!

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