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For the pork lovers. Looks like pork trailers are back in production. Here is his website: https://nwatackle.com/shop?olsPage=products A guy out of northwest Arkansas has started selling pork frogs made from real pork. Not sure how these will compare to Uncle Josh, but it seems to be the only source for “new” real pork trailers. I haven’t tried them yet, but I ordered a few. I hope they are as good as Uncle Josh and I hope this guy does well (mostly for the sake of keeping pork trailers in production). I have no affiliation with this company and have no testimony of the effectiveness of the baits. Just trying to pass along some info because I know a lot of guys like pork and it seems hard to find.

Good HEAVY battery + a high quality charger and always keeping charged = maximum performance.

No structure support needed. It’s firm up there with plenty of support already. Just make sure to seal the cut edges with fiberglass resin to prevent water intrusion into the wood between the fiberglass.

If you have problems with them falling off, find some 1-1.5” foam window trim stripping and adhere it on the back side of the holes so the hooks enter it when the go through. Problem solved

Another much more affordable option are the Duracell 31 AGM from Sams Club. They are a rebranded battery Deka (very reputable battery company) battery and the specs are better than the Optimas. These Duracell AGM batteries are very popular and have a fantastic reputation, a reputation arguably better than Optimas since the Optimas started being made in Mexico. They can be had for $149-$179 depending on if they are on sale. From Sams club they have an 18 month warranty. They can also be found at Batteries Plus, for a higher price, but a 3 year warranty. I did a lot of research when I was looking for new batteries for my boat last year and these were by far the best bang for the buck. Good luck with your power options.

Installed the MEGA 360! Now to get the cover refitted to fit over it. The next thing I want to do is remove the “Tracker” stickers from the motor and replace with some silver “Mercury” ones.

I must not have been clear in my post.I have SI on my trolling motor as well. I did NOT say it won’t work up there. The OP will have 1 SI transducer. If you had a choice of 1 SI transducer would you put it on the TM or transom? I would undoubtedly pick the transom first.

I would strongly suggest mounting a side imaging transducer on the transom. The best use of side imaging if done scanning around when at idle speed or higher 3-8 mph. More water is covered and the images are much better than if you were to try to do the same function with the transducer mounted to the TM. The Hook series are at a good price point for what they do, but they lack the capability to network so you can see waypoints on any other graphs on the boat.

$5k ??? What is everything? Is that including installation? If so that’s still too much. I know where you can get 8’ PowerPole blades for $3500 shipped and the lower tier version of the poles for less, obviously. I am sure you can find Talons for much cheaper too. There are advantages and disadvantages of each. I went with powerpoles on my boat and would not change a thing. I love them. They both have about the same number of things that can go wrong.

You can, BUT you wouldn’t gain anything. The unit on sale already has an upgraded transducer with the HW 2D sonar.

Welcome to BassResource! Fellow Omaha angler myself. Lets get in touch once the ice is gone.

Have caught fish on squarebills in 38 degree water.

I’ve never kept a log, I usually just throw it back if I end up hoisting it in the boat.

Stay away from my quarterback!!! Haha

The dobyns 795 will do the job well with those baits. Big swimbaits are mostly hype. Prepare for a much lighter wallet. Snakeheads might like those big swimbaits which could be fun.

This should probably be the start of the “Road to 2021 Super Bowl” thread. I would think his endorsements have the potential to be worth a lot more than a contract. Although at the level he is worth that may be getting close to not true. Endorsements are going pay a whole lot more with rings added to his fingers. If he takes a huge contract that will leave less room to add/maintain support players. Of course it’s could be a little bit of a “one in the hand, two in the bush” argument. Especially in a profession that can end early with injury. When asked about it he said “that’s for other people to decide.” Not exactly sure what that means, but it seems kind of scary because other people are less likely to have his best interest first and are likely looking to cut a deal to get themselves a slice now. Money can buy a lot of things, but it cannot buy Super Bowl championships and Mahomes seems to be more interested in championships at this point. It will be interesting to see how it plays out.

You can get the pro qualifier for around $50 when they are on sale which should be soon on the Spring Sale. The thumb switch also serves as a “flipping switch” if I remember correctly on the Pro Qualifier reels.

History!!! WORLD CHAMPS!

I’m pretty sure fishingcarepackage business model is to only fill 10-20% of their orders and just keep the money from the rest. Do a BBB search of them. Pretty sure the owner has already had a couple of other businesses shut down.

Depends on the size of the body of water and where I am fishing. A 20 mph wind on a big open lake can be havoc while the same wind on a smaller tortuous lake can be just another variable in the day. Not a hard cutoff.

March 13-29

Great! One less person in line.

Most people don’t. Without having any family or close friends prior to medical school I know I didn’t. What changes after 100 days? Well not a lot really. 95%+ will do a residency of three years or more. In fact, to function independently one has to at least have completed a 1 year internship following medical school. Additionally, the medical licensing exam is a 3 step test in which the first two steps are taken during medical school and the last part is usually taken during the 1-year internship phase. As for me, I have fulfilled all of the requirements for my degree and taken the first 2 steps of the licensing exam. I’m essentially cruising until July 1st when I *plan* to begin a 5-year residency in Otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat/head and neck surgery), after which I plan to do a 1-2 year fellowship to specialize in Rhinology and get a bench science laboratory up and running. So, my formal training is far from over. *The reason I say plan is because is because residency positions are decided in somewhat of a lottery called “The Match.” So there is a level of uncertainty about where and if specifically one might do residency. Essentially medical students pick a specialty or two and interview at several programs. The applicants will rank the programs and the programs the applicants in order of preference and then the Match decides how to divvy up all of the applicants so the most amount of positions are filled with the highest ranking. Match day this year is March 20th and is when I will find out for sure where I will be going to residency. For my specialty this year there are about 500 applicants and only ~300 positions so not everyone that applied will get a spot in the specialty of residency that they desire. So, there is still some lingering angst until March 20th.

... until I graduate med school hard to believe I started this program (MD/PhD) 8 years ago... but who’s counting?

Yeah Mr. Googan Andrew Flair himself gave me two at a Scheel’s meet and greet in Omaha. Have you ever owned anything else at the same price point?