12poundbass

Awesome picture! I used to Whitetail hunt in NW Nebraska. Went through some towns population 20 population 50 and so on. I absolutely love it out in the plains states. The scenery is awesome especially on a clear sky night with all the stars. West of the Mississippi east of the Rockies is a whole different world. I'd move in a heart beat.

I always forget about crossbows. That's a different story as far as the practice goes. Cross bows are like guns shoot a couple times and your good. Good luck to you as well. Hoping to get one this year. Our property and the surrounding ones took a major hit a few years ago when the fly disease went through. My step dad got 2 nice ones last year.

Genny lights?

You can't go wrong with a 2-3 month old bottle of Miller Lite. Often overlooked. Just a tip....it's best chilled. Enjoy! ?

Getting ready to set out the trail cams. I haven't bow hunted in years because of work. If I don't have the time to practice before Oct. 1 I will not go. I see too many deer get wounded or wasted because people shoot a couple times the day before and call it good. I don't see a whole lot of action before Halloween anyways. Like A-Jay and Oregon Native I hang out on the lake. Come rifle season my 7 year old and I are in the woods.

It would be interesting to see how long those sponsorship contracts would be for after a classic win. Aaron Martins and Gerald Swindle are both big names and both have a ton of sponsors quite a few have been long term sponsors. Neither have won a classic, both have won a couple AOY's, and Swindle has never one and Elite title surprisingly enough. In T9's links he posted Roland Martin said sponsors like AOY's over Classic wins because it shows consistancy and you're going to get more exposure through the year. Everyone has their own opinion including the anglers themselves! They can't even agree. What would be interesting to know is what would a big name sponsor prefer? That's the opinion that really matters.

Like A-Jay said it is a tough call. You have to be consistent to win the AOY but you don't have to win. The classic you have to be consistent to make the classic then you have to win the classic. On the flip side you have to be more consistent than 100 or so other anglers fishing in all different types of conditions, lakes, and areas of the country to win AOY. Not to mention you're fishing for LMB, SMB, and spots. I'll just say both are extremely difficult. If you've done one or the other you are extremely good. If you've done both you're great. If you've done both multiple times you're not human!

Spring and fall. Spring because after 5-6 months of little to no sunlight it's nice to get some sun and warmer temps. Everything becoming green again is very welcomed also. Fall because after warm muggy temps of summer cool crisp air is really nice.

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That's what I thought too. But I don't blame him for okeying the trade. They were given enough opportunities to win a worl series but always came up short. I'm a loyal person to a fault but I don't blame him at all!

I totally agree and understand about the bottom width. I had a fart in my brain and for some reason I was thinking "stability" as the boat capsizing. Then beam width would help prevent capsizing or water coming over the gunnel. I had a DOH moment. Que your Homer Simpson.

I was scratching my head wondering what happened. I like it too!

Wouldn't a wider beam help with stability? Think of canoes, kayaks, and other V and mod-v boats with wide bottoms and narrows beams. They aren't very stable. My 14' flat bottom has a wider beam than bottom and it's pretty stable. I'm not questioning you Catt I'm just trying to better understand.

Congrats on the award! Enjoy!

As you probably know Zona and KVD are best friends and hang out all the time. Palaniuk seems like a cool guy so I imagine they don't care. It's tongue and cheek. He did win the Classic and the AOY hasn't been crowned yet so he is kind of the King this year so far.

I never thought it would happen but Verlander went to the Astros. Good for him, sad to see him go but he deserves better. 3 prospects and the Tigers eat $18 million of his contract is all it took. I don't follow the Astros but I hear they're pretty good this year. Good luck to JV!

My wife and I decided to go fishing about 10 years ago. Launch the boat park the truck and noticed the boat has a ton of water in it. Forgot to put the plug in. I remember Walleye fishing with my step dad once as a kid and he forgot to put the plug in. He took off down the river and pulled the plug and there went the water. I figured that's what I'd do. I hadn't used my outboard in a while. Fired right up, I pulled the plug twist the throttle and it bogs right down. At this point in in full panic mode thinking we might sink! I moved everything to the front so we wouldn't take any water over the transom. At this point I'm pretty ticked and the wife was pretty scared. Made it to the launch loaded the boat and went home. I've never forgot the plug again.

Everyone was using their phones to record the circus.

After I posted it I thought to myself "boy I just set myself up". What do ya do?

I think it's bed time slo...?

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There's a country song about it too. Forget who sang it! Not quite freezing for me. Perfect sleeping weather with the windows open here. ?

I've never been there...I've been told to go there plenty of times though! ??

A-Jay will be happy. The greatest footage I've seen! These 2 are quite the pair!

Didn't notice that. Back to geography class I go. I live in Michigan so I get a little pass don't I?