Darth-Baiter

my coworker just bought a used truck for less...about the point. as in not the point.

i actually should buy a new Stinger. i had the smaller one and it was soooo GOOODDDD. it lasted decades.

^^ i'm gonna assume that isnt the point.

i thought about Elec Assist a long time ago. take a page from the bike world. genius!! my friends mtn-bike is $11k.

i need to get some 303. but back to the tires. i bedazzle my wifes Tesla tires. i had to AJAX them first. i use BlackMagic tire foam. personally, i cant stand the shiny tire thing. but i understand.

dang. my wife gave me a new park pass at State Park. but yea, docks seem like a logical tactic.

that pic is kinda sick!!!

from shore, that's sometimes how it is.

that dude looks familiar! and the kayak looks sick. running wires neatly is my achilles and that boat looks like it has it figured out. Hobie executive better have a meeting soon.

my brother is a SWAT Lieutenant. manufacturers are always sending him samples and his work conferences have great swag. he had Streamlight Wedge that charged. it was a lazer. i should ave looked if there were any prime deals. dangit.

plan is to hit water at 5:30 and get into my truck at noon. i assume the bass will go shallow to feed and move deep?

Maglight had such a headstart on every other manufactuerer out there. the wasted their lead on the competition. they are the Blockbuster Video of the flashlight industry. i was at a work conference for the tunneling industry. they were handing out 3 cell maglights as gifts. i declined. the poor lady said they literally couldnt give them away. eventually, i think they did.

kids these days..... back in the day, i had my fishing line wrapped around a wooden dowel!! but seriously, if it works and people like it and it bolsters the sport..good for them. Daiwa is coming out with on that is 5x the cost. but it will scratch your butt and tell your wife you will be late. i'm bothered by livescope more, and that is barely bothered.

make some noise. add a glass bead. glass and brass or something. make a ruckus on topwater?

at least i didnt think he was Billy Houston!!

in my younger days, i got into pocket knives and flashlights. i have since weened myself off and redirected my resources to bass fishing, but i do still carry a pocket knife and flashlight everyday. i had to go find a dog turd in the middle of the night this past weekend. my beloved and trusty flashlight is giving up the ghost. it flashes on and off, and sometimes doenst turn on. i am not kidding when i say i carried this thing for 20+ years. i was once caught in an elevator in a total blackout, and the flashlight was way better than the janky cell phone i carried back then. the lady i was trapped with agreed. i remembered Prime days. i found the exact same flashlight for half what i paid for back in the day!! i have since given away many pocket knives, but i still seem to have flashlight scattered everywhere. i think i have two Surefires in my truck. those CR batteries are legit! i might still love flashlights, but the tech seemed to have left me behind. i get all the free batteries i want from work, so the 2AA flashlight just works for me.

i was 99% sure his name was Ted Dance. hahhaha...thanks for plumbing me up.

super interesting development. my wife is my dog's favorite. he protects her. we both had Covid, he never left her side. if he could, he would have brought her a tylenol. he only left to eat and poop/pee. he would run back and lay next to her bed right away...as i shuffled around the house with chills no dog. when she works at home, he lays next to her facing the door. ready to bark at anyone. i've never heard him bark, when i work from home. haha..i have only heard him bark when i call my wife from the office. even my mailman noticed this and commented. BUT. JULY 4th. i slept on the living room floor with my wuss dog that is super afraid of fireworks. he slept next to me while i pet him. he trembled at the beginning and finally relaxed. Now? he follows me around. hahahhaha.. i'm not gonna lick a covid person to test my theory, but my situation has improved. dogs are the funniest.

how far from Santa Rosa CA? i would go and plunk down some cash if i was closer. i wish him the best. sounds like his work ethics are there.

i only use the 4". i only got into them last season, and they were pretty fantastic. i would send them into the tule with a 1/8 bullet weight. very fun. this season, i have revisited them. i think if i trim the legs a bit, the 6" would be a sick punch bait.

TW is fast. I got shipping notification already. I’ll get my stuff today or tomorrow. In time for the weekend. I just fattened the order s some hooks a beavers.

I don’t feel right offering an opinion on which hand you crank a reel with. I can do either. I like righty reels. If I have to react quick, I can cast with the left. Like punching or pitching.

Sept is nice.. .usually. i never hit the river then, and keep my attention on Clearlake and such. keep me posted.

the Xi3 is fast. 5mph plus. i can barely hang pedaling as fast as i can. but i cant last at that effort. i do it for fun, alone. my friends kayak is a PA12 for reference.

1/8 tungsten worm weights. i had a high number of snag casualties this past weekend and i might be down to my last weight. yikes. i didnt have that many to begin with. 1/4 used to be the one that was difficult to find locally, but now they are EVERYWHERE. i think my neighborhood fisher-friends have all embraced a lighter presentation. dang it. i had to resort to TW, and add stuff to the box to total $50. hahahha...whatever..