Olebiker

Russ, I think I still have Glen Plake's phone number around here somewhere. Maybe he could give you some tips.

I have a BP gas Visa card that I use for everything I can. It gives me a 1-2% rebate on everything. I get about $100 every few months. I pay it off twice a month so I don't have to pay any interest. I have to travel some in my job so I actually make money by using this card rather than the one my employer gave me.

You can see the operator's manual online at http://www.marinco.com/docs/inst/727852.pdf When the battery approaches a full charge, the green light comes on and the charger reduces the charge to as low as 0.01 amps.

Where ya been? We've waiting for you.

The last time John Paul II was in the US my nephew went to see him. He came back with an action figure of the Pope. He has it on his chest of drawers.

Spro Aruku Shad I have a box full of RatLTraps and Spots that don't get used much since I found this bait.

These are the lyrics to a song called Anyway by The Roches: People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered; Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, People may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies; Succeed anyway. If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway. What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight; Build anyway. If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous; Be happy anyway. The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; Give the world the best you've got anyway. You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God; It was never between you and them anyway

I had a neighbor back in Louisville that found a possum in his basement. Tony was known to enjoy a little nip once in a while and this was one of those days. He came over to my house asking to borrow my .22. He was going to shoot the possum. I finally convinced him that shooting a bullet in his basement was probably not the best idea. The image of a golf ball being hit in a bathroom came to mind.

Years ago, when graphite rods were new to the market, Bill Dance was fishing a Texas-rigged worm on his show. "There he is!" Bill said and took up the slack in his line. "No. It's not a bass; it's a can... a beer can... Budweiser. Man these graphite rods are sensitive!"

I have a rebuilt Dual Pro that I bought directly from them. You get a much better price but a shorter warranty. It has been great so far (six months).

I just bought the big green one and I love it. My old boat does not have lockable storage and I have to store it outside, so I need to take my tackle out of the boat after each trip. I can carry just about everything I need in that bag. One of the best features on it is the sunglasses case on the front.

Years ago my brother and I were fishing with an elderly gentleman who was an expert caster. Bob and I were both having a bad day casting and were constantly getting hung up in the willow bushes overhanging Kentucky Lake. Kent, obviously perturbed at having to pull the boat in and disentangle one more errant cast, asked, "You boys got any other hobbies?"

This is awfully hard for a Southern boy like me to admit, but I agree with RW. Al Lindner is the best. Back in the early days he fished a lot of BASS tournaments and did really well. He decided that tournament fishing was not for him and went back North to focus on educating anglers.

Reminds me of when I used to hunt rabbits with my Dad. He would jump a rabbit and immediately call, "Hup,hup!" to let the beagles know he had jumped one. Then he would shoot if he still had a shot. I didn't understand why he did that when I was little, but I came to understand that the dogs running the rabbit was at least as much fun as harvesting the game.

I believe he was quoting that great American, Gomer Pyle: http://www.wavsource.com/snds_2008-04-12_996893705386236/tv/gomer_pyle/gomer_surprise.wav

I cast a plastic worm into the top of a fallen tree on Taylorsville Lake in Kentucky. A bass picked it up and I swung on him but didn't get a hook set. The worm came back all balled up. While I was fixing the worm my Dad cast into the spot where I had just missed the fish and said, "Here, I'll hold your spot." He caught the bass I had just missed.

Oh no! He's not one of THEM!!?? A COLLECTOR! Among us Galoots there is nothing so heinous a crime as owning and not using an old tool. ;D

I have a Stanley #7 plane that is more than 100 years old. It gets regular use. If I had the money, though, I would love to have a Lie-Nielsen #7. They are $400. When it comes to power tools, I have become sold on Bosch. The price is reasonable and the quality is fabulous.

Don't worry. You will like it and it has a good warranty.

I watched Denny Brauer give a seminar at Bass Pro Shops on pitching and flipping. He said to set the spool tension so that the bait just drops slowly to the floor and the spool stops turning when the bait hits the floor. He also talked about keeping the lure very close to the water as you are pitching it.

I have a 7' MH spinning rod that I have only had a short while. The action is exactly what I want for fishing Senkos. I haven't had any trouble with the guides. I bought it for $89.

"Ezekiel 25:17. 'The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyrannies of evil men. Blessed is he, who in the name of charity and good will, shepards the weak through the valley of darkness. For he is truly his brothers' keeper and finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know I am the lord when I lay my vengeance upon you.' Now I've been saying that s*** for years, and if you've ever heard it, it meant your ***. I never gave much thought to what it meant, I just thought it was a cold blooded thing to say to a mother f***er before I popped a cap in his ***. But I saw some s*** this morning that made me think twice. Now I'm thinking it could mean you're the evil man, and I'm the righteous man. And Mr. 9mm here is the shepherd, protecting my righteous ***. Or maybe it means that you're the righteous man, and I'm the shepherd, and it's the world that's evil and selfish. Now I'd like that, but you see that s*** ain't the truth. The truth is, YOU'RE the weak, and I'm the tyranny of evil men. But I'm trying, Ringo. I'm trying real hard to be the shepherd."

Sumo bass!

Mattlures: You mean like this? This young man did not catch these fish. He was holding them for the "gentleman" that did catch them. It darned near broke my heart when that guy posted the picture on a local fishing site.

This is one of the most useful threads I have ever read. I fish a lot in a fifteen acre reservoir and have seen dramatic changes over the years in the numbers and size of the bass. I will start charting what I catch this weekend.