Darth-Baiter

They are performing a hard stop to figure out a plan. A deep breath so to speak. Happy it’s winter. maybe I need lake dedicated kayaks. A four kayak fleet!

unless you had to take a errr...had a BM brewing. then it is the best place on the planet. the restrooms are clean!! I find the hook setting power in a kayak is just marginally less than in a boat. of the two ends, the fish is the "looser" end in both cases, and is the side that moves the most. I love a kayak hook set.

I once visited my sister for the holidays. it was snowy!! I shoveled her walkway and stuff. super exhausting but strangely satisfying. I ended up just doing the two adjacent neighbors as well, since they were both elderly. what a great workout. I like splitting wood better tho. hahah...and I like jumping on a plane and flying back to CA, where I just put on a hoodie.

its raining today. thought about taking a break from my morning run, but it felt "WRONG". I don't want to say I felt guilt, but I kinda did. dug out some random rain gear and I went for it. left my dog at home. I need better rain gear. hahah..but I lived.

my Zillion is on my X-bites rod. it is my 80% rod/reel. it is always in my hands and is quickly about to overtake my other rod in the bass-head count department. used to be drop shot, but now this Zillion is dragging in the numbers.. I have another casting reel in the shopping cart, and I'll probably put a Zillion on it. the Zillion isn't my distance champion tho.

ive moved on from regular Shakey heads. I have taken to the Ryugi weight that I can clip to any hook. I use 3/16th for my waters. this spring!! I can't wait.

I kayak fish a couple of lakes w motor restrictions. People launch full sized bass boats into them and just run the trolling motors. you have that option?

Probably a drone. Something w autonomous flying so it can follow me around.

ned Rigs.

I donate stuff to a place that sponsors a cat shelter. (wife is a cat person, so that makes me a cat person) I am taking big box of clothing and stuff. kitchen stuff. my bud sees it and asks me where I am going...I tell him. "hey, can you take a box of baits?"" "yes" I had to look!!! it felt mandatory. now I have a double buzz-bait, and some weird purple-ish brush hogs...hahahha.. the rest is unpackaged, and may need to go into the trash bin. not sure they want loose stuff. most is vulcanized together and trashed.

if I had to fish tournaments only, I would start golfing. unless I had to play golf tourneys only. I jog as well, and I aint doing marathons. 4 pages? maybe the point eluded me. hahah.

someone is always better that another..always. applies to fighting as well. hahah.. I quit worrying about what others do, when I entered the second half of my life. the opposite applies as well.

my stepdad was 78. he looked like a teenager in the water. he would be the one to save my life if my dog-paddle quit getting it done. thank goodness it never came to that. I suck in water. the test is coming up. I am driving cross country to see my mom. I will jog every morning with my dog, no matter where we lay our heads at night. (I'll park in better cities). the food will be tough. Cracker Barrels the entire way, haha...I told my wife I plan on bringing my camp stove. I'll do egg whites off the tailgate if I have to. I've sat, eating a salad while my wife grubs. hahahah..

Fiber. this is an enigma to me. my Dietician said a male needs 35gr per day. a stalk of celery is something like 3 grams. I eat whole grains, another 6. Chia Seed pudding, add in 7. 35 is a high ass bar.

gospel!! I recently went to a Quinceanera. food was off the hook. Birria and all the fixings. I glanced around and ended up eating more cucumber salad than I have ever in my life. it worked. I went home and ate something. the Poke Bowl over brown rice and barley is my goto lunch if I have to be around good food. i just pack it in myself.

3 months ago, my doctor basically scared the crap out of me. I had to donate many many viles of blood, and endure multiple scans looking for unmentionable lumps and disease markers. She said, whatever they find: I really should trim down. I am not physically fat, but my liver is. I cut out white flours stuff. noodles, bread. no white rice. zero white rice for a Chinese guy is no small feat. :D. no RED MEAT! no sugary stuff like cookies and cakes..and yummyass pies. I eat lean stuff. egg whites, barley, lots of fish and more veggies than ever in my entire life. no fried foods. the white flour is a bummer, because I have masters making sourdough bread. I make lots of them, and don't eat them. my wife does, and I give them away. great stress relief - baking. oh, I am running. I wake up at 4:30, leash up my dog and hit the pavement. up to 3 miles everyday unless I go fishing. if I fish, I do an soul sucking mountain bike ride the next day as penance. then sit-ups, and pushup(s). (working my nerve up to try Burpees). I only have 30-45 minutes to run, because I have to shower, eat, commute to work. I think I lost 17 lbs in 3 months. I was jogging to boost Cardio for Brazil Peacocks in October, but I really took to it despite my trip on hold for a year. my doc is about to take me off my tiny dose of BP meds. once I hit my goal, I will order a cheeseburger. hahah... Thanksgiving is coming, and I even have a plan for that. piece of breast meat, big pile of Chinese broccoli. I'll let the family mack the homemade sourdough I bring. oh, Docs gave me the "all clear". phew!!!

he sucks at winter fishing. mainly because he is 99% California Delta fishing. same marina, same water. I move around with my kayak and do "okay". so, this Feb we are headed to Mexico. due to the last minute spur of the moment decision we are going to Lake Picachos. Salto and the big B were booked. the lady did say the Picacho bass were younger and dumber. hahha.. I have a work meeting the made my annual Oklahoma fishing trip a non starter, so this was just the ticket.

nothing skips better for me than a poop bait. to the untrained eye, I look like I can skip a bait. so my rod of choice needs a softer tip.

100%. I use the P5 FMJ. reel is a Bantam, loaded with 14lb sniper. the casting distance and accuracy is nuts. I fished it on the Delta and I would keep my kayak way back and fling it towards cover. far casts, so the fish don't see me. I was killing them. the aggressive "THUMP" and I could jam the 5/0 hook home with a hook-set worthy of a YouTube vid. so fun. my friend, "Hey give me one of those baits.." my friend earlier."what kind of ridiculous bait is that?!!!"

unweighted or light t-rigs. I now like a braid that sinks a bit. I have been using Almight. it is neutral density.

In my opinion. buying a kayak for $10k (all-in) and putting $10k down as a down-payment for a boat are vastly different things. i'm a kayaker thru and thru. i love how it is simply more difficult.

Balut is a hard no for me. chicken feet. no problem. we call it Fung Twai. "Dragons Claw" as an international PR campaign.

Nav lights, I went with the wireless version that Guardian Angel makes. I like how they are multitaskers. I take them and stick them to various things if I need light. like if I had to change a tire In the dark, no problem.

Nah. It’s $90 of gas to get there and back.

on paper, I would imagine they come out similar. but they couldn't be more different. I am simmering away my turkey carcass(s), and my house is perfumed by the smell of a wonderful broth!! I should end up with a lot of broth!! I'll make a rice porridge with some immediately, and freeze the rest of it for various uses. I probably like the stuff I make with the stock, almost equally as much as I enjoy the actual Thanksgiving dinner itself!! I usually grab my BIL's turkey carcass as well, but this year I didn't make it to his home to eat. and I didnt get any Hambone this year..boooo!!! no hambone beans. boo!!