TnRiver46

Them big bellied girls can swim reaaaaalllly fast! I had one about pull me off the front deck once

Hardbaits can melt too!

You better practice monster hooksets on your layover in Dallas!!! Have fun down there!

One word answer to this question : WATAUGA

After reading this thread, it seems I need to change careers and start selling fish stuff to all of you!

Thank you very much @Brad Reid, that’s exactly the kind of info I was looking for

Holy moly congratulations

I’ve got a jon boat with oarlocks, even better for the low body!

If you use your shirt, make sure it’s cotton. If you are wearing one of those vented shirts that feels like a hefty bag, (I’m required to wear them when fly guiding) use the hem of your cotton boxers. If it’s cold and you don’t have shorts on and can’t do that, use the cotton undershirt. If you don’t wear cotton anywhere then you are rich and just get new shades hahahahah

Thanks! I’ll try that. My problem is not getting bites or detecting bites, it’s hooking the bites

He was clueless about fishing but good at sales! He said Pure fishing pays all his every fees so he can just mingle with all the anglers and sell them stuff.

I have never carried and don’t have a permit to do so. Honestly I’m a terrible shot with a pistol. I keep the armor of God and a sharp blade on my person at all times. And I have dozens of fishing buddies that carry as soon as their feet touch the floor every morning

When dealing with a canine don’t think kershaw , think blunt force trauma. I had a buddy with a rat problem and he told me his brother went after one with a butcher knife Hahahahah. You could jump into a barrel with a rat and a butcher knife and never kill that little booger!!! A rip rap or dogwood branch is your best friend when dealing with almost any animal that is trying to eat you. There’s a lot of people and animals that can survive dozens of stab wounds but not much can survive getting thumped in the skull

My old fishing buddy always says “you actually can fix stupid...... it’s just illegal”

12 gauge and dog is good stuff. I have 3 dogs, all loud and one can be mean haha. You guessed it, she’s the alpha female

Awesome deer and cool story!!!

As a wildlife/fisheries biologist that has read through thousands of scientific experiments that really don’t mean anything, I feel as though this is a non quantifiable entity. Unless of course you tie a string to each species tail and shoot off a pistol!!! Hahaha

He inspired my whiskey drinking too. Well that and I’m probably Irish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVdaEZ2NF1w&app=desktop Speaking of that, love this song

Hahaha. Sorry for your loss

I get a lot of bites but miss about 95% of them. I use 4/0 and 5/0 to try to increase hookups and still miss most bites. Anyone have any advice? I have tried letting them eat it longer and they thrash it like a terrier and spit it out. If I set fast I just pull it out of their mouth

Sounds like you just need me to pick through your collection and lighten your load a bit.......... I had whole boxes exactly like that of cranks and jerks that I left out in the sun and they all swolled and busted and warped. That’s why I just keep them laying around singly now hahaha

I have fished one tournament in my life and it was as a co angler. (BFL not team) The guy told me at the meeting the night before that he hadn’t fished the lake in years and wasn’t on anything. He kept the boat 1 ft from the bank the entire 8 hrs and threw up front. He also asked me where I wanted to fish, which was illegal the way I understood the rules. Is this considered “backboating” or unethical or what? I didn’t complain to him or anyone, just asking what y’all think. (For the record I have a few of my own boats but they aren’t “tournament worthy”) Biggest waste of $120 I can recall and I haven’t fished a tournament ever since and probably never will. Needless to say we both caught dink’s and zero keepers. Sure is fun to have a regular job and just fish with all my neighbors and friends after work and on weekends that I have off.

“Sometimes you get the bear, sometimes the bear gets you.” At least you got out there, I wish I had some advice to offer. Maybe black and blue jig crawled deep in the channel? Maybe a bottle or two of Miller high life? What kind of water are you fishing? Reservoir, river or natural lake? I just went all Socrates and tried to answer your question with questions . Just look on the bright side you could be stuck in friggin Las Vegas like me, constantly checking fishing reports and longing for home

Well, if it’s hard to compete with them, you better start making moves . It’s not like golden state is the first ever team with a bunch of all stars. Lebron has always been part of a “big 3” when won and Boston had one before that

When life hands you lemons.........