Macsimus

As a glass boat owner, I feel that my civil rights are being violated here.

Wow! What happened from 1961 to 1966??

Are we replacing the carrier?

Great report, James! Enjoyable read on a winter's day. Or, any day for that matter. I'm going to give that War Eagle Grubber a try. We have a weed or two up here (aka grass).

Sigh...

Lilley's Landing has ethanol-free in 87 octane. Based on many statements from Don Weed in the BBC Merc forums, I am hesitant to burn premium in my Merc ProXS. Below is a statement from Don that I saved as a reminder to myself. I believe that Don tends to error on the side of caution but when one has an outboard approaching 16K in value, I guess so do I. However, I'm interested in others perspective on this. p.s. I've never tried to buy gas at Lilley's. Is it available at the street or dock? Higher octane fuels burn SLOWER and COOLER. When utilized in an engine not DESIGNED for high-octane, this results in an INCOMPLETE BURN of fuel (and essentially, a richer operating condition- which contributes to carbon buildup). Also, because the fuel burns SLOWER and COOLER, the BTU output is LOWER, and the power produced per unit of fuel is actually LOWER. This means "less performance".

Seconded.

Or even further. Cool fish pic!

Merry Christmas everyone.

Hopefully, you'll still be able to handle the 1/8 Ned and not be limited to the 1/16. I crack me up. Best of luck with the healing process.

Was it your casting arm and will you need surgery?

Fantastic picture! Merry Christmas to everyone! footnote: good to see the Dave is sill kickin'.

Looks like a good day on the water. Way to go!

Micropterus, sent you a pm.

Lol. One thing's for sure, we don't wear hoods like dat when it's warm enough that the snow's meltin, dontcha know.

Wow! You ain't whistlin' dixie! Keep those pipes warm.

Jerry, there very well could be a link. Definitely agree on a great way to spend some cold winter hours. Cleanses the palate after too many hours of football.

Just search BASSMASTER CLASSIC on YouTube. If you have a soft spot for the old Bob Cobb shows like I do, Lynn Dollar has loaded a ton of them: https://www.youtube.com/user/Dollar714/videos Watch the first few minutes of this one to get a taste of "from whence we came". Thank goodness we've left the era of short shorts.

Yah shure

Looking forward to seeing you all as well. However, in the interest of full disclosure, I confess I have multiple reasons.

Lol. Pretty certain it won't be me. Right Daryk? Daryk is a good sport. He's toughed out my serious lack of skill on TR for the last two derbies. For those that haven't fished this yet, it is a very good time!!

Time for a furiner to win this one.

Tried a Daiwa Fuego 2500 this summer and I'm very happy with it. It replaced a Shimano Symetre which I was very unhappy with. I've used the Symetres for years but the one I got had an anti-back reel switch that was so small I couldn't find it, especially during the heat of battle, and the bail would intermittently not close after only 2 months of use.