DitchPanda

I've lived in Iowa for 21 years and never knew this was a thing

drizzle it with olive oil and grill til desired level of char..rub with butter then sprinkle with kosher salt,black pepper and cayenne

I have 4 or 5 cast iron hand me downs from my mom..love them

I like the crockpot for ease of use and consistent results. Make all manner of things in it.

The biggest issue I see in all this is you saying you've only had a few days off in 2+ months...that's ridiculous. Now for the question at hand have I ever felt unmotivated to go? Yes but only after I've been going alot...never after its been a while

Enjoyed some Red breast tonight...tasty stuff. Been hot as hell here this summer so I've stuck mostly to beer. Kept last summers cheap beer program rolling...been housing some Hamms.

That's a big 10 4 ?‍?

A swim jig comes thru brush and grass much better than a spinnerbait..better than basically any moving bait I've seen. Also its more subtle so when the fish are "off" or the water is somewhat clear they seem to shine. I've got a lake about 35 minutes away that I've caught maybe 50 bass on a spinner bait in 10 years...in the past 4 or 5 I've caught a few hundred on a swim jig. Its just the thing there.

So I heard a term alot growing up in Texas and Louisiana that I just heard again...Coon ass. My question is ...is this an offensive term? If so I apologize. My dad always referred to his Cajun fishing buddies this way...didn't seem to phase them from what I remember.

Pretty sure its everywhere anymore my friend.

Is it wrong? Wrong is so subjective. From a legal stand point obviously not or the cops would shut them down. From a moral stand point...like not wrecking a natural ecosystem and its resources? Absolutely. Here's the issue: people either want money or if they have alot of it they want to spend it. Sad that people are ruining it for future generations for some semblance of "fun" and monetary social posturing in the now. But as I stated above money is the only thing people seem to give a s#$% about. I live about 90 miles away from what's referred to as the Iowa great lakes. Out of that group of lakes Spirit is the one to me that retains much of its fishing forward angler driven premise in summer...the other ones are stuffed full of jetskis, pleasure boats, uneducated watercraft operators and other types of annoying jackassery. Because of this I avoid those bodies of water from late May thru mid September outside of occasionally shore fishing at night. Funny story: a few years back I had an older gentleman curse at me for where I parked. Btw I was in a legal spot in a public parking area...but he took issue with it. When I bit back he told me I was a punk kid ( was 35 at the time)and needed to be taught a lesson. I said well we are already outside so come teach me a lesson if you want a ride to the hospital. He got back in his truck and left...only smart thing he did all day.

I caught 3 cats yesterday morning...threw a rod out in the bottom while I bass fished. Fresh shad did the trick. My local lake is full of them and I've got a small cast net so getting bait this time of year is easy...and enjoyable. Gar just about drive me insane with shad but at least I get lots of action.

If this is true that's disgusting. A huge well established business f-ing over the little guy...stealing his success. Not that its a new thing for that to happen in the business world...just gross when it does.

Yep...gonna be heat index of 115 next week now

You may know me as ditch panda but there are some who call me Tim.

The healing power of fishing and time on the water. Its kind of a miracle worker.

We want...a Shrubbery! Then when you have found the shrubbery you must cut down the mightiest tree in the forest...wiiiiiith..a herring!

Me and a buddy drove up one day several years ago and got on a crapload of smaller end eaters...like 7-9 inchers. We kept like 76 or some dumb thing. Oh and speaking of other species...I caught like 6-7 gar this morning while cat fishing... Couldn't keep them off my shad. I did manage 3 kitty's as well..a little 12 incher and 2 eaters in that 2.5-3lb range. Although not an other species I also caught 5 largemouth biggest around 3lbs. Good 2 hours I'd say.

They are delicious. Several lakes by where my parents live that are full of them. Tasty plus no size limit or quantity limit...keep 100 if you want to keep that many.

Zoom dead ringer comes in an 8in size

God I hope they catch a record bass using livescope...that way the whining about technology being the work of the devil will never cease.

I have not fished with anybody but I did meet up with @OkobojiEagle several months back. He lives about 90 miles from me so we met half way. Sold him a rod and talked for a while about where and how we both like to fish...seems like a super good dude.

I grill alot during fair weather month's... Sometimes every single night. This summer I've done the normal stuff chicken thighs, burgers, chops and steaks which are always great. My grill is a Phoenix propane grill...it has a heat shield over the entire burner chamber so it makes searing a little tricky but I prevents flare ups. I've had it 3 or 4 years I think I've had 1 fire...I cook bacon and like I said fatty burgers and chicken thighs all 3 are notorious fire starters and it handles them like a champ. By far the most satisfying thing I've cooked is a fajita rub marinated pork loin. Cooked it to 137 and pulled it ...rested and it got to 145...was perfectly cooked and juicy as could be. Sliced it thin and piled it into some grilled corn tortillas and topped it with homemade Pico de gallo. It was so good I ate it for 3 or 4 days at worknfor lunch. My other outdoor cooking apparatus is a small dorm fridge style electric smoker...master built I believe. The past several years I've worked on perfecting pulled pork and I've got it right where I want it. This year I've stepped up my baby back game and the last 2 racks I made were outstanding. Oh yeah and I made smoked Texas style ranch beans and they were outstanding.

05 Silverado Z71 with 140K miles on it. The past month or so I've been driving my car (lady usually drives it but she had knee surgery). 2010 Kia forte with 100k miles on it.

Well I'm about 26 years from retirement if all goes well...who knows. People are different: my moms getting close and I'd be surprised if she doesnt work part time or do volunteer work. My dad has been retired 4 or 5 years and if you told him he had to get a part time job he would kill you and your entire family.