12poundbass

@Bass Rutten clearly showed the numbers aren’t falling off like some claim. Sure there's ebb and flow but not enough to say the sky is falling and it’s the end of ICAST.

Maybe a PM next time would be a better option?

https://www.academy.com/p/h2ox-premium-terminal-tackle-utility-box I have an older version of this and have been very happy with it.

It sure seems like there was more than that in some of the posts. I guess if the people that are involved with ICAST aren’t concerned, then why should we? This is just an assumption here, but if it were open to the public, it wouldn’t increase sales.

I guess I don’t understand why some are up in arms that ICAST is closed to the public? As stated above, this isn’t just a fishing industry thing. I think it was explained perfectly what ICAST is about and what goes on there and in my opinion, it’s understandable why it’s closed to the public. On top of that, if most products at ICAST are yet to be released and are intended for the next year, how are you going to spend your hard earned money on a product that isn’t in production yet? The Classic Expo is open to the public with some great deals. There are fishing expos all over the country with excellent deals. That isn’t enough? Hell, some companies release new products at the Classic Expo instead of ICAST. That isn’t enough? Spending hard earned money and biting the hand that feeds you was also brought up. Each year we see more complaints about holiday deals (or lack there of) and how the percentage off isn’t what it used to be in previous years. Companies don’t have to run sales and we would still buy their products yet here we are complaining about how crappy the sales are. What are we doing here folks? Is it really that big of a deal that a trade show isn’t open to the public?

Tatsu hands down.

A very photogenic critter you have there @A-Jay . It seems like he knows where the camera is and likes to strike a pose.

@Hammer 4 and I had to compress these to put them on here. They’re even better on my phone.

Fire in the sky!

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Supposed to reach us tonight.

Congrats Papa! Enjoy this phase of life.

Vosker has you covered day and night. I’ve had a couple doorbell cameras and wasn’t terribly impressed with the pictures. These pictures have been pretty good, and they aren’t the HD pics they have available. Here are a couple pictures, the first one is Amazon dropping off a package at 5:30 am (yikes) the other one is 6poundbass getting home from running the roads. The camera is on the gable end of my house about 10’ off the ground. Pretty good quality for that distance and night.

Quite a few years back I was a locate contractor for a utility company here in Michigan. Where I am we located their natural gas lines. I was a supervisor at the time and I responded to a damage to one of their lines my tech had located. I pulled up to within a half a block away from the damage and could see fumes coming from the storm sewer. I told one of their guys and he took one look and his entire demeanor instantly changed! He had me start taping off a large area and once word spread gas was in the sewer, things went a from just another leak, to things could get real bad really quick! There is a real small ignition window for natural gas and when it gets into a confined space, that ignition window can be reached easily. Thankfully nothing happened that day. I now work for that utility company and I respond to gas damages weekly and sometimes multiple times a week. That one damage was the only time I was worried things could go south.

Hooksets are free You can’t catch them from the couch!

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That would be me

Happy birthday sir!

On holiday weekends I hit the smaller state land lakes that range from 50-100 acres. There might be a couple other anglers out there and zero pleasure craft.

Interesting you should post this on the 2nd. Here is what John Adams had to say about our Independence Day. The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more. You will think me transported with Enthusiasm but I am not. I am well aware of the Toil and Blood and Treasure, that it will cost Us to maintain this Declaration, and support and defend these States. Yet through all the Gloom I can see the Rays of ravishing Light and Glory. I can see that the End is more than worth all the Means. And that Posterity will tryumph in that Days Transaction, even altho We should rue it, which I trust in God We shall not." - John Adams July 3, 1776 Either way, happy birthday to the greatest country.

He’s already asking if he can take the boat. 😂 My quick response, “pump the brakes son”

No free rides in this house. He’ll thank us later in life. He loves working and making money. That Ram has a very thirsty 5.7 so he’ll quickly see how fast that money goes. 😂

Sixteen years ago today 6poundbass came into this world in an unconventional way, an emergency C-section. He was 9 weeks early, weighed 4.5 pounds, and spent 52 days in the hospital. Fast forward to today and he’s 6’ tall, 160lbs, working full time during the summer, paying for his own truck, and now has his drivers license! Where does the time go?

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The lure I enjoy throwing the most is and always will be the frog. The frog has also been my least effective lure the past few years as well which has been a huge disappointment. My most effective lure the past few years has been a crankbait which had been my least favorite lure until a few years ago. 😁