12poundbass

Did any of you catch the Z-train last night with Brent Ehler? Holy cow what a show! It definitely wasn't in norther Michigan like they said...there isn't any good smallmouth fishing in Michigan. ??

Sunny upper 30's this weekend up here so I imagine yours will be close to the same or better so I'd say you should be good to go.

I'm glad you're taking the blame. I was going to put it on me, because last week I commented how some of the lakes were opening up, some to where you could launch a boat. But since you're taking the blame I feel relieved. Thanks buddy! ?

What's this white stuff on the ground? It's all over the place! ??

I spoke to a guy the other day who is originally from Houghton-Hancock Michigan which is about as far north as you can go in Michigan. He spoke to his dad the other day and they still have 39" of snow on the ground. I'll gladly stay down here and stare at dormant grass!

1. Less is more in this instance IMO

That was a rhetorical question. Although I didn't realize they were still in production.

Yikes! We dodged 6". We didn't get a flake but go 30 mins south and they got hammered.

Big question is, what the hell is a jelly worm? LOL

I wasn't aware of this. I'm guessing the two I mentioned fall into the career AOY category? I think Shaw is on the verge of not making it if he doesn't have a good year this year.

Keep in mind Mr. Clunn a couple years back won, and a few years before that went toe to toe with Keith Combs on Amistad. He/they may not be up there on the leaderboard week in and week out, but keep in mind there are plenty of young bucks that aren't either. Take a look at the FLW roster (nothing against FLW) and you'll see some names that will refresh your memory of their Elite days. Yet Mr. Clunn, Mr. Grigsby and others are still fishing the Elites year after year. I'll start the list of young bucks: Jason Quinn Derik Remitz Chad Grigsby

Dang you aren't messing around! Can't wait to see the finished product!

I'd say a solid 4

Is your scale calibrated? That fish looks a lot bigger than 6.4. Either way nice fish!

The wife has been sick twice in 2 months. Once with the flu. My son and I are knocking on wood every chance we get.

Replicas are more expensive, but they'll usually last forever. Skin mounts not so much. Another option to remember your trophy is doing something @A-Jay has done. He has pictures blown up into larger pictures that are very well done and look great (my horrible description doesn't do them justice). If I do it, I hope it works out too. I'm only in the planning and research stages so we'll see. If I do it and it's to your quality I'll cut you a heck of a deal. ?

I misinterpreted what you were saying which is exactly why I asked for clarification first. I agree to an extent. I feel you could find a few good artists here and there that aren't going to require you to refinance your house in order to get the work done. I've stated before I want to try my hand in this skill as a hobby, and I'd like to be one of those guys that produce very detailed quality fish at a reasonable rates that most if not all can afford. Surely I'm not the only one thinking like this (I hope). This is obviously still in the planning stages so maybe I'm off in left field. If I am I guess I'll just have a bunch of fish hanging on the wall annoying the wife.

Yikes! I didn't know people were into that. Just watch out for rogue hooks. Maybe you're on the wrong site? Sorry I had to.? Congrats on the new boat!

You're on a roll. You sign up revive a 4 year old thread to bash a brand then start your own thread to bash the brand again. So your TM wasn't working right. Return it, it's under warranty. Have you looked at complaints about MK? There's plenty. Both are good brands, no need to bash either. Have you ever heard that saying s@!* happens?

10lb for T-Rig 50-60lb braid for everything else.

If it's brand new it should be under warranty. So besides the inconvience of not having the TM for a bit there shouldn't be an issue.

What do you mean by this?

Yup the Grand is pretty flooded. Lincoln is about 15 minutes west of Greenville so about an hour for you.

Lincoln lake is the one I was referring to. Not too far away from you. I drive a lot during the day and that's the only one I've seen so far. I'll keep an eye out and let you know of any others if you'd like. I mainly cover Leonard and the beltline north to the county line. I hear ya. First world problems are hard to deal with lol. With the warm temps. Comes overtime at work and Saturdays for the next month or so until we get the NUGs trained and on their own.

Sunny and 48 here already ?. I had a job at one of the larger lakes around me yesterday. What I saw shocked me.... 50% of the lake was open water! This itch keeps getting worse!