fishinwrench

Our area "first responders" double as weather spotters. They are trained to sound the alarm at ANYTHING. So every time a dark cloud becomes visible, the tornado sirens go off. "Better to be safe than sorry, right ?" 🙄 The problem with that is.... because they sound off all the time, nobody takes them seriously.

Nope. Not yet anyway.

I was at the local gas station once, and a lady came in saying that the nozzle wouldn't fit in the "fuel fill" of her boat. The attendant directed her to me, saying "That guy right there works on boats, ask him". I walked out there to see what the issue was......and she was trying to put the fuel nozzle into the Navigation light socket. Good thing it didn't fit !!!!

Yep.

Listen.... You can wish her a Merry Christmas, and you can wish her a happy birthday, but it is 100% YOUR OBLIGATION to MAKE HER have a happy anniversary ! Good luck 🤞 And just for the record, she owes YOU one too. So put on clean underwear.

One can only hope 🤞

Yeah 5k seems reasonable. There might be a duck hunter out there with deeper pockets, but considering that I want to turn it into a fishing boat.....which will cost an additional 2.5k...... I'll bounce 4k off him and forgive the 713.00 bill that I've got invested in it thus far. 👍

When it's all you live for, and all you can ever think about ....it IS fun. 😊 Like anything else a person becomes obsessed with, it becomes a way of life.

There was a time when I was proudly consistent on tournament day. But the only way I could maintain that was to spend as much time as I possibly could doing nothing but things 100% related to BASS FISHING. I really worked at it ! Fishing for Crappie, Whites, River Smallies, Trout, or anything else was "wasting time" and detrimental to my game. If you really want to do well, consistently, then you have to truly get after it ! And LIVE IT. If you haven't blown multiple powerheads, and shelled a few lower units.......You ain't even started trying yet. 😉

If you wanna spend a day in the Gravois arm, or on the lower end of Lake O, here in a week or two I'll do it.

Hell yeah ! 👍 Were they squirting eggs & jizz ?

Yeah I cut her allowance in half over the Winter......and that built a fire under her ! 😅 You shoulda heard her squall when I mentioned buying that Lowe Roughneck!

She initially listed it for 100.00 but this dude offered 400.00 if she'd hold it for him until he could get here. He was a nice guy, driving a nice van. Said he's been looking for a full grown one for quite some time. 4 crisp Benjamin's 👍 Everybody is happy ! Especially ME because that SOB has been taking up real estate in our living room for almost 10 years.....and it BITES if you get too close while opening the blinds.

@Phil Lilley you've bought & sold a few of them..... What's it worth ?

Goofy ? You're goofy ! 😅 All you need a console for is to hold a steering wheel, and a place to mount a depth finder ! She's a blank canvas ! I would love to get it for 3500.00 but I don't wanna insult the guy. The motor alone is worth more than that.

I've been asked to make an offer on this 2004 Lowe Roughneck 1760 / Yammie 50 Been stored, unused, covered, and in a barn since 2007 I don't wanna insult the dude, but obviously I'd love to get a really sweet deal on it. Clean as a whistle, not even a scratch on the hull, only needs a carb job, refreshed water pump, and maybe a hose or two. Question:; What is the most that YOU would be willing to offer ? I'd really love to make a sweet Flyfishing rig out of it ! ❤️

Many years ago, at a poker game I was at, a dude ran out of money. For 30.00 he agreed to chug the month old bong juice from a 24" U.S. BONG but the deal was that if he puked....he didn't get the cash. He got the cash ! 😳 And dude, his breath was friggin HORRIBLE !

Regardless of how fuel is blended, there are going to be pro's & cons to that blending method. As someone who is inside engines, almost daily, and has been for over 40 years........ I can honestly say that ethanol blended fuel has resulted in way fewer deposits left behind than there used to be back before it was used. I can't even remember the last set of "STUCK RINGS" I've seen, and that used to be a predominant thing. Ditto for the big chunks of carbon buildup inside of exhaust ports. You just don't see that anymore 👍 And when was the last time anyone complained about "FOULED SPARK PLUGS"? Sure, the shelf life of fuel is definitely shorter than it used to be. In my particular field of work, there is as much "fuel' getting pumped out and thrown on the ground.....as there is getting burned.....And guess what? 80% of what gets discarded won't even kill weeds. 🙄 You certainly couldn't say that about "Old school fuel" that turned into gummy terpentine when it got old. And some rubber based compounds fail sooner when exposed to ethanol blended fuel......but what would you rather have to replace? Hoses, O-rings, & diaphragms.....or PISTONS ? 😉 I used to piss & moan about it......but I've learned to appreciate it. 😊 Engines run just fine on it, if it's reasonably fresh, and it burns extremely cleaner.

Somebody needs to start cultivating these things....... African milkweed! Sugarbritches just sold this SOB for 400.00 and they are driving all the way from Kansas to pick it up ! I told her that I wanted 100.00 of it.....if I have to help load it into their van.

Here's the reason why I haven't been annoying y'all much lately 😊 I wish I was too busy fishing!

There are a few people that I'd gladly buy a ticket to Paris for...... if I knew they'd STAY!

Decades ago there was 2-3 tournaments per MONTH. Which was not a big deal. Now there are 2-3 tournaments per DAY. I feel like the constant relocation of those fish has become an issue. LM/SM Bass are not naturally a pelagic open water fish, typically living their entire lives in the general area in which they were born, relating to cover and being ambush predators. But they are totally lost now, and forced to survive in unfamiliar areas......So their habits are changing. Becoming more like stripers, cruising open water and chasing schools of shad.

I'm sorry to be the one to inform y'all of this........but there are A LOT of young men out there whose first boat is a 20+ footer with a 250

You pay for it.....You can look at it !

Oh man, that water color is PERFECT! 👍 Thanks for the report.