Fishlegs

“Sharpie shark custom” makes it sound more expensive.

I thought it was a nationwide chain, but their website just shows stores in southern states. Y’all need to check it out if you ever make it down south. It’s probably my favorite big box store.

I don't have a local BPS, but Academy price matches BPS so I got some 15# to try too...as well as a couple lures, and a new rod. Did I need the rod? No, but they had the $130 H2O Xpress Tac-40 spinning rods for $55. I already have one and I know I like it. Y'all might want to check your local Academy clearance racks to see what's there. I may need to see if there's a way I can lock myself out of this sale thread. ?

Generous things like that get noticed, and very much appreciated. ? It also encourages some of us want to be like that when we grow up. ? I am a novice compared to most of the good folks on this site, but I had the privilege of helping several kids catch fish last year. The feeling you get when you see the smile on a kid's face when they catch a fish is just as rewarding as catching a big one for yourself. Stage 5 can be very addictive.

Not bad at all. The kids fishing night sounds great. I hope you get to do that. I’m sure we’d all love to hear about it if/when it happens.

Welcome, and thank you for your service. I hope you catch some good ones while you’re in Florida.

It’s not big, but my first February bass is an improvement on my first January bass. I think December is the last month that I haven’t caught a bass. It’s also the first fish on the new rod Santa brought for Christmas. ?

Good idea. Use every available resource that you have. I've caught bass on catfish rigs, and catfish on bass rigs. I don't think the fish care what's holding the line. They're just interested on what's on the end of the line.

Maybe they did go...and then used a mouse to catch those beasts! ?

That's AWESOME @roadwarrior!!

Welcome, and thank you for your service.

This is true. We all enjoy being on the water fishing, but there's also fun that comes from doing fishing related things (like research, looking at maps/charts, reading BR, etc.) when you can't go out fishing.

If you like the handles better that way then do it. I like mustard and pickles on my hamburger, but my kids hate mustard and pickles. I tell them that it isn't going in their mouth so they don't need to worry about what's on my burger. ??

Very nice. Congratulations!

I don’t, but there have been times when I wished that I had one.

@Bluebasser86Looks like she eats pretty good for a one eyed fish. Huge!

Nice one!

Good point. Not much snow down here in the AL portion of the TN river, but we get some uncomfortably cold rain in January. Maybe if I'd get out and catch some I'd change my mind.

Hope so, but I don't go very often in January. It was 65 degrees and sunny here so I had to. I will be happy if I get to post on this thread half as much as you do this year. Please send a few down the Tennessee River for me.

It was an itty bitty dink, but I'm on the board for 2021! This is my first ever January bass.

Mama always said, if you're going to do something...do it right. You definitely did it right. Looks like one of mine! ?

I'm like @BrianMDTX and still learning what I like. My preferences seem to change every time I buy a new rod or reel...which was pretty frequent this past year. HaHa! Right now I'd say I prefer full grip cork, but what I would call my favorite rod has a split grip EVA handle.

Do you have any unused, or broken rods that you could pull a guide off of? I always take the guides off of broken rods before throwing the blank away. I use those guides when I lose an insert on other rods. Replacing a guide is not that hard. If you can tie flies you won’t have any trouble replacing a guide. Good luck whatever you do.

Nice fish!

Good rod, especially at that price.