Darth-Baiter

DANG!!! did you hear it come down at night? (i cant believe i am the first to ask). was anyone in that house?

mine is a Oster Classic 75 or something. it is bombproof. built to do day in day out haircuts at the busiest barber shops. in my hands, with my head...it will last forever. i am on the same blade. it wont dull with such light use. top five purchases of my life. easily top-five

i was in Thailand drinking a beer with a British dude. he was joking about the USA. in fun, i relied..whatever. "you all gave up a 13 colony lead". hahah. we traveled a month together and had a great time. it was awesoem sharing perspectives. i regret losing contact with him..i want to visit London, and the dude owes me a round or two.

you can see "trusty crusty" (the old one) in the background. your tacoma is a legit kayak mover. a 12 footer is no problem.

i figured, unless i was super good looking i would have to follow a few rules. no stupid looking clothing and goofy hair styles. i cant support any of those looks with "my looks". it all became a moot point when all my hair decided to abandon my head. my barber pulled me aside one day and said, "you owe me $125". WHAT?!! he bought me a brand new Oster Classic hair buzzer. same one he uses. a pro model. he gave it to me, put on the "000" blade and watched me buzz my own head right there sitting in his chair. i went to the ATM, pulled out his cash and shook his hand. hahhaha.. i had the best barber. told me the truth. i figured that buzzer has saved me d**n near bassb boat money.

i couldnt list all my rod/reel combos. i'm not going into the garage to do inventory...that would be weird. hahah.. they are all next to my other tools.

i pretty much vowed to ignore kayak advice threads. we are collectively all over the place, and any non-hobie person is WRONG anyways. just kidding. hahah but the Tacoma comment above brings me to the conversation. i have a Tacoma. two actually, (long story). my old one is a an access cab with the 6 foot bed. no problems with my 12'-9" kayak. i use a BoonDox bedextender ($179ish) just in case, but i dont have to. close neighborhood lakes, i just forgo the extender. did it like this for 3 years, ZERO issues. my other tacoma, the new one is the double cab, short bed. finding a new access cab was giving me headaches, so i went with the four door. before i bought it, i pushed my kayak into my old tacoma, and pulled it out 1-foot short to simulate the 5-foot bed of the new truck. with the same BoonDox, i get 100% stability. i HAVE to use it now with the new truck. i put a red flag on the boat and drive down, everywhere with zero issuse. dont let the Tacoma stop you. it is a sick kayak mover. flipping over with me and my gear is the last thing i want. i wear a PFD 100% so i wont die, but losing my gear would break my heart.

they shouldnt have built any awesome fish cover. it's like the idiot in my neighborhood. they get their panties wadded up so tight when someone parks on the street in front of their homes. i know for a fact we dont own that section of street. nobody opens up their wallets to pay for their section when the city comes thru with fresh AC. face it, people are odd, selfish, entitiled, and not all that smart. we been Dicks for many decades.

@gimruis i know my rights around public waters. i just keep fishing, an i'm pretty neutral on what i feel about them. i dont want to give them any power over me. i just do my thing, and ignore the idiots. it is wild how much power i have over their emotions. it's like i am superpowered or something. hahahha...i dont mind ruining their moods, but they dont ruin mine. luckily, it rarely happens to me. i dont get much pushback from dock owners.

not sure why a person yelling at me from a dock is called a "Karen". i think we have exhausted this word. the original of "karen" is ....ahh..nevermind. a total B, isnt a Karen.

this would suck if you only fished one rod but your knots would be fast and good. i have done something similar fishing next to a buddy on a bass boat. i fling things behind his whopper plopper all the time. mostly a lighty weighted t-rig.

this is one thing that is very much like a car. glad you figured it out.

"you should have been here yesterday!". in general, some spot are higher percentage based on history, but nothing is set in stone.

my brother said there is no bigger fight than a Hybrid. (thus far. we are going for Amazon Basin Peacocks and i suspect those to reign supreme)

i'm 100% kayaking. my punch rig is a Levante Perfect Pitch, and a Tatula SV 103 something. my thoughts, are the reel is making it the enjoyable part (it is so easy to control line tension, even tho i am pitching with my weak hand). in the CA Delta, i think i am undergunned with the rod, but it is what it is.

I was okay WITHOUT the visuals! Haha. My 95 year old neighbor asked the wife and i to take her to Germany. She wants to visit some abbey she was born in. I’m d**n tempted, but I’m packing extra hearing aide batteries for her.

I got this from a hotel work meeting. Good times! I physically could NOT clench my butt tight enough. Total hot mess.

Cruise and bass fishing kinda are mutually exclusive. Except they step on each others time. I’m glad there are cruise trips for these that enjoy them.

Thanks for that. Bummer for sure. But literally made lemonade from lemons.

@Skunkmaster-k how would you guess she died? was it a bloody hookup? too long taking pics? trying to learn here.

i'm more boring. Zoom Z-drop is the straight performer in my waters. it blows away the Berkeley products for me.

9 lbs!!!??? wow..big fish.

trust me. the cruise alone is worth not going. i get fat, lazy..and fat. it's like a floating casino. you pay for everything with your room key card. it has the psychological affect of of "not being money". at the end of the trip, all those umbrella drinks, cruise hoodies, and tips add up to..."sir, your balance is $2198.32...how was your trip?". hahhaha... germsphobes...i think they are everywhere. i argue the plane ride there was worse. i only went to be with my in-laws. i adore my MIL. it would have hurt her feelings if i sat it out.

I just got back from a cruise. I don’t love cruises, and this isn’t gonna help how I feel about them. The elevators were so crowded. They put staff at the entrances of the food place getting us to wash our hands. About 50% complied. Wife and I took the stairs as often as we could. anyways I got home and the next morning my throat itched. Oh o. Covid negative. that night it was full blown body aches and fevers. Covid positive. I’m thrilled I seem to be the only one. My family that I traveled w seems okay. People! I slept darn near 20 hours yesterday! Like a house cat! Im bounced back. But my wife got it one day behind me. 3 years of dodging people, fist bumping, hand washing….and I get it on a vacation. Hahaha. I have some new travel stickers to put on my kayak. I’m ready for my normal life. oh. My best improv elevator joke. It was super jammed packed. A guy up front says we are like a can of sardines. I said, “yea..what the guy behind me is doing is probably illegal in five states”. The entire elevator erupted. Dude behind me actually sprayed me with his drink.

give me a few days to post up..."argh,,too hot here in CA!". hahahha..