Tennessee Boy

I should have mentioned that Tennessee does not require a license for older seniors. That’s people over 100 years old. 😆

A Tennessee annual fishing license if you're over 65 is $4 or a permanent license for $49. I'm two years away from being eligible for this. Unfortunately they are changing it in July. The annual license for seniors is going up to $21. There is no permanent fishing license option. The only other option is a lifetime Sportsman's License that is $368 for age 65+.

If you’re a biochemist then I assume you’re familiar with the concept of statistical significance. Can you share your experimental process, the numbers you observed, and the level of statistical significance you observed? I think the vast majority of conclusions that most anglers reach on these matters are the results of misinterpretation of the natural randomness in fishing. I’m not saying some baits don’t work better than others, I’m just saying I’ve rarely seen statistically significant data that supports it.

The only question is can someone else take the lead before Palaniuk weights his fish.

I was very active in a great club in the 90s. When I moved away I never found what I thought was a comparable club. What made the club so good was the friendliness of the club. We competed hard on the water but helped each other get better off the water. Many clubs are full of guys that are just there to compete for money which leads to a lot of fighting over the rules and accusations of cheating. That's not a fun environment to be a part of in my opinion. For others it's exactly what they are looking for. It all depends on what type of club you want to be. I think making provisions to allow the nonboaters to fish shows that you are in a friendly club. I would welcome a third person in my boat even though my boat is not build for 3 people.

I thought he was going to have a heart attack. I know I would have. A 9 pounder on a crankbait with money on the line is dangerous stuff. 😆

You'll need to get with Glenn and arrange to pay the fine. 😆

If you get called for holding in football you get a penalty. You can't say you shouldn't be penalized because the hold didn't change the outcome of the play. The rules should be enforced, even the dumb ones. I don't like the rule about soliciting info because I think it penalizes the honest anglers and I think there are many that are less than honest. KVD was talking about rule violators on a podcast a while back. He talked about one MLF tournament where on the first day everyone in group A went one direction except for one angler that went the other direction. That guy did very well and the next day a bunch of the group B anglers went where he went. It suggested that they were watching the coverage from day one which was against the rules but there was no way to prove it.

I looked up the specs for that reel and it said the drag was 3.5KG which in Tennessee is equal to 7.7 pounds. 😊 It’s important to reiterate that you rarely need more than 4 pounds of drag for bass fishing. I don't think you will be flipping heavy cover with 65 lbs braid with that reel.

I have Solix 9s and a Solix 15 all on RAM mount at the console and up front. I used the largest ball (D size) and it works well. Just make sure the ball is mounted securely. I remove my units from the boat after each trip and the RAM mounts work well for this.

Apparently it is a concern for the OP.

What kind of reel are we talking about?

McKinney may be the next KVD.

So has anyone on this forum ever broken a rod while casting?

Yeah, if you ain't making the reels then you're just a marketing company. It's still fun to debate who sells the best DOYO reel...I guess.