Tennessee Boy

He threw them back. ?

I can catch fish with anyones tackle so I’d go with the three that will pay me the most money. Except for Googan Squad. My dignity is not for sale. ?

Salzman is killing them. He may go from below the cut line to first in less than a hour.

I was reading your story and thinking how grateful I am that things like that don’t happen around here. Then I looked at your location and realized we live in the same town. ?

Welcome to the forum. I don’t understand the question so I’m gonna try to guess. You have a bass boat that had an electrical problem. You started rewiring it to fix the problem then realized that rewiring was not necessary. Now you are asking for advice on what to do next. Is that what you’re asking?

I feel like I’m watching Oprah.

It’s best to combine batteries of the same type and age. Combining lithium and lead acid is a very bad idea.

I used a stringer back in my wading days.

Not sure where you’re getting your information but it’s not from Tennessee. From the 2022 Tennessee Regulations Grabbling, Gigging, Grab Hooks, Snagging, Archery, Crossbow, Speargun Season open year round in all waters except: where closed to fishing or expressly prohibited. within 100 yards below dams. At Pickwick Dam the closed area extends downstream to the first moorage cell across from ramp. at John Sevier Steam Plant the discharge channel is closed. Nongame fish may be taken without limit. Game fish, sturgeon, and alligator gar may not be taken. Catfish, paddlefish, and skipjack may be harvested according to local limits.

For 20 years I never worried about setting my drag and I can honestly say it only cost me one fish. That fish was the smallmouth of a lifetime and I’ve been setting my drag with a scale for the last 25 years because of that one fish. If you’re using 60# braid and fishing for bass then your drag doesn’t matter.

Your method sounds difficult and inaccurate to me. I use a spring scale, it’s simple, fast, and accurate.

Don’t eat anything that taste good. ?

How is flying in an airplane different from jumping on a trampoline? Answer: In an airplane there is the risk of being high jacked. Like this thread. ?

Yeah, this is my first Memorial Day of my retirement. It’s pretty cool knowing that the Memorial Day weekend last till Labor Day and beyond. ?

I used to circle around to check the accuracy of the waypoint and if necessary replace it with one using 2D sonar. Now I use MEGA 360 and MEGA Live to find the brush pile before I cast but that’s probably cheating. ?

It’s easy to test gas for ethanol. Just check YouTube for how to do it. I’ve tested gas from a few places and I haven’t found any ethanol yet.

Someone replaced the trolling motor and didn’t replace the factory wiring. From the Maximum manual.

I haven’t gone 4 hours without catching a fish since…yesterday.

That cow grazes on million dollar an acre grass. Would have to taste good. ?

Considering the price of beef these days, I gave some serious thought to changing my target species this morning.

It sounds like you know what you’re doing. I’m not sure I’m following exactly what all your doing. You have power at the plug but you can’t confirm you are getting 12V at the control board. Have you tried bypassing the plug and wire by providing power directly to the control board from a battery using different wiring?

This is a topic that I struggle with. Every situation is different and every family is different. I certainly don't pretend to know what's best for other families. I struggle enough with my own family. My parents are in their 80s and still live in the house I grew up in. I worry about the house catching fire in the middle of the night. Would they hear the smoke alarm without their hearing aids? Could they get out fast enough? I would feel more comfortable if they were in a retirement home but it's not just about me. We all choose to take risk to improve our quality of life. If surviving till tomorrow is the only goal in life then we should all give up fishing. Fishing is more dangerous than watching TV at any age. My thinking (which I question constantly) is as long as my parent have good judgement they should make their own decisions. Their judgement is not as good as it used to be so it's VERY hard to know exactly when I need to start making decisions for them. I also want them to enjoy their remaining years even if that means taking some risk that I'm not always comfortable with. This stuff is not easy.

The world needs more kindness and less anger. You did good.

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