3 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Hahaha nah. I’ll be pushing up daisies the day I want to stop fishing for bass

I didn't say stop. Your pic has downriggers. You have no clue what it's like to connect with a 25lb king, casting crankbaits or a spoon on a MHF bass rod, in a harbor during the spawn.

7 minutes ago, slonezp said:

I didn't say stop. Your pic has downriggers. You have no clue what it's like to connect with a 25lb king, casting crankbaits or a spoon on a MHF bass rod, in a harbor during the spawn.

Well you said it might make me want to stop, which ain’t happening. I don’t doubt it’s a hoot but different strokes for different folks. I’d hand the rod to a kid if I knew it had a silly salmon on it.

 

6 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Well you said it might make me want to stop, which ain’t happening. I don’t doubt it’s a hoot but different strokes for different folks. I’d hand the rod to a kid if I knew it had a silly salmon on it.

 

Sure you would. What are you doing up north anyway? 

28 minutes ago, slonezp said:

Sure you would. What are you doing up north anyway? 

Getting married! 
 

 

9 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

I’d hand the rod to a kid if I knew it had a silly salmon on it.

"Here kid, reel in the cat food"!

8 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

Getting married! 
 

 

Congrats!

28 minutes ago, HaydenS said:

"Here kid, reel in the cat food"!

Congrats!

Thanks buddy!!!

9 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

Getting married! 

Don't do it!  Just kidding.  It seems like you found the one like I finally did.  It only took me three tries, lol.

 

9 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

I’d hand the rod to a kid if I knew it had a silly salmon on it.

I've done the mud shark thing.  They'll bite pink yarn balled up on a hook.  Lots of guys floss them though, some outright snag them.

29 minutes ago, HaydenS said:

"Here kid, reel in the cat food"!

They aren't even suitable for stray cats once they're dark and kyped up.  Females are harvested if they're still fecund with eggs, then composted in the garden.  The eggs make decent steelhead bait later in winter.  We cure them in plain old kosher salt.

14 minutes ago, J Francho said:

They aren't even suitable for stray cats once they're dark and kyped up.  Females are harvested if they're still fecund with eggs, then composted in the garden.  The eggs make decent steelhead bait later in winter.  We cure them in plain old kosher salt.

Interesting.  They sounds suitable for getting rid of stray cats, right?

No, I'm pretty sure you'll attract all sorts of animals, including stray cats if you don't bury them. 

1 hour ago, J Francho said:

Don't do it!  Just kidding.  It seems like you found the one like I finally did.  It only took me three tries, lol.

 

I've done the mud shark thing.  They'll bite pink yarn balled up on a hook.  Lots of guys floss them though, some outright snag them.

They aren't even suitable for stray cats once they're dark and kyped up.  Females are harvested if they're still fecund with eggs, then composted in the garden.  The eggs make decent steelhead bait later in winter.  We cure them in plain old kosher salt.

I just saw a guy jump off a coho in a tiny river 

They run in ditches up here too. 

I found a whole bunch of these which I’m guessing are pumpkinseed and lots of bluegill too 

Yep, pumpkinseeds.  They're fun.

11 minutes ago, J Francho said:

Yep, pumpkinseeds.  They're fun.

I’ve asked at least a dozen people where to fish for bass and they look at me like I’m crazy, I guess you need a boat for that. Maybe I can find a pike somewhere . Other than Lake Michigan I’ve yet to find any water deeper than my belt that I can cast to and Lake Michigan has 6 foot waves and a hail storm yesterday 

I love TN

It's mostly huge diesels rolling coal

but every now and then you see Ricky Bobby in a honda with an expired tag and an exhaust flapper

 

Or this guy

 

24 minutes ago, BassNJake said:

I love TN

It's mostly huge diesels rolling coal

but every now and then you see Ricky Bobby in a honda with an expired tag and an exhaust flapper

 

Or this guy

 

 

4 hours ago, BassNJake said:

I love TN

It's mostly huge diesels rolling coal

but every now and then you see Ricky Bobby in a honda with an expired tag and an exhaust flapper

 

Or this guy

 

You’d think he would at least spell check before slapping that on the back glass…….. wait……… no……… it’s even better misspelled 

Spelling is impotent.

On 9/7/2021 at 11:16 PM, TnRiver46 said:

Getting married! 
 

 

Congratulations!

16 hours ago, BassNJake said:

I love TN

It's mostly huge diesels rolling coal

but every now and then you see Ricky Bobby in a honda with an expired tag and an exhaust flapper

 

Or this guy

 

Wow! That guy f****d up that BMW. 

On 8/29/2021 at 12:52 AM, throttleplate said:

when we lived in the philippines my wife would climb the coconut trees to get us fresh coconuts so we could have fresh coconut water for breakfast.

Coconut water tastes like nothing you have ever drank, its tastes fantastic and refreshing with a sweet sparkling type of smooth bite to it like soda water mellowed out a bit.

 

The stuff they sell in a can in the grocery stores is crap as its been pastuerized and all the nutrients have been destroyed and sugar and flavoring has been added, dont buy the hype its not real.

 

 

 

 

 

My brother and I used to climb coconut trees when we were young and thirsty from the tropical heat.

 

Nice to see someone made steps. My brother and I didn’t have that option, lol. Only hands and feet. We even opened them without a machete. 
 

The delicate sweetness and texture of young coconut like what you have there is nothing short of exquisite — and you are spot on about the coconut juice. 
 

Now for me, one other thing that comes close is eating a ripe, Philippine mango. Mangoes from other parts of the world don’t even come close, lol. 
 

First day targeting pink salmon in the Puget Sound. Evening time. The outing was a wash, and no one caught anything or even get a bite. The sunset that evening however, made the outing worth it. 

These pictures don’t do justice to the optics. The guy in the background was there to just take pictures. 

On 8/30/2021 at 9:13 AM, Smells like fish said:

Do you ever have a knife with your coffee? I recommend it!

....I know what you mean...had a coffee and k-bar on more than one occasion ?

4 hours ago, J Francho said:

Guess that’s a “pup tent” ?

7 hours ago, J Francho said:

New floor or have the dogs been declawed. I don't see any scratches. 

10 hours ago, slonezp said:

New floor or have the dogs been declawed. I don't see any scratches. 

These are the original oak 1" strip floors. They don't scratch very easily. I also keep their nails trimmed every other week.  The back deck is another story. Hey play hard out back and it shows.