12poundbass

One year when we lived on the lake we’re on now, I bought the wife a pink rod and reel combo from Cabelas for her birthday. We went out that morning fishing of course. She had on her Signature Senko, she has a bass on and was reeling it in and a giant pike came up and took everything, four feet from the boat. Needless to say it put a major damper on the morning. Lol They take everything!

So much for our nocturnal guard dog!

I’m still jealin’ @A-Jay it’s much earned of course! Thank you for your service sir! I can’t say that enough!

That’s one sweet setup! The big red button is that the ejection button to shoot you through the ceiling of your house? ?

I’ve lived here my whole life and it still blows my mind how much of a difference a two hour drive makes. You’re in a winter wonderland, and the birds are back, the ice is gone, and just yesterday I saw a few willows (I believe) with buds on them.

Hopefully some of the rain and warm weather we have in the forecast makes it up to you.

Holy cow, still a foot? After tomorrow our forecast looks promising, with temps climbing up to 60 by Wednesday. I think I might fire up the outboard Sunday, maybe hit the water.

Good point

If the feces were ever to his the fan I could walk out my back door and catch my dinner (I live on a lake). I’m not a big fish eater though. I could walk across the street and hunt deer, turkey, rabbit, whatever I needed. Everything is running pretty smooth around here. I’m working overtime and the wife’s business is picking up new clients every week. The only thing out of sorts is my son not having school and us parents having to be teachers, while trying to work our normal jobs. We’ll survive. I might even launch the boat this weekend.

d**n it, I missed it!

Spring is here, the ground has thawed, and we are swamped! By the time I’m done Friday I’ll have around 55 hours. Our CEO sent our an email stating, interviews for new hires will be postponed or if possible done via Skype, training classes over 10 people are postponed, corporate people that can work from home will do so, and for those of us out in the field it’s business as usual (thankfully). We haven’t seen a down turn in incoming work as of now.

Shows my age! Lol Still won’t be the bread winner right?

It’s like Montana leaving the 49’ers and Favre and Reggie White leaving the Packers. It’ll be weird to see him in a different uniform.

I don’t follow the Pats much, so maybe you all knew it was going to happen, but I sure thought he was there for good.

Just read where Brady said he’s leaving New England. What happens next @A-Jay?

Yup Friday morning is supposed to be around 60, by Friday evening low to mid 30’s.

Holy BLEEP! I can’t believe anyone lives in that state.

Is this a one time fee or yearly? Our trailer plates are a one time fee. The trailer for my 17.5’ G3 is $70 one time fee.

It’s never too late Brad. Start now and hand it down to your son, that’s what I plan on doing. My son is 9 so he’s already learning, but he’ll get it eventually.

Hank had a burst of energy. Now he’s passed out in 6poundbass’s bedroom. When Hank gets a burst of energy it sounds like we have a horse in the house!

Good thoughts your way sir! Keep putting check marks on that list!

We woke up this morning to a dusting on the ground and skim ice on the lake, it’ll be gone by the end of the day but still a reminder that this is still Michigan and Mother Nature is still in control.

I just started making a “bass book” as I call it. I have it broke down into pre-spawn, spawn, post spawn, and have sections for the lakes I fish. I’m thinking about just jotting down notes for each trip, what lures worked, weather conditions, etc. Do you keep one or have you over the years? Any suggestions on things you’d add? I’ve thought about this the past couple years, just never got around to it, hoping this will add a few more pieces to the puzzle.

I drove by my local smallie lake and as I had suspected it still has ice on it. I’d say it’s about 40% open, and of course the ice is in front of the launch so even if I wanted to go out there I couldn’t. The bright side the ice appears to be on its last leg and I’d guess gone in a few days.