fishinwrench

So divorces are always Dads fault? I beg to differ. I've obviously observed (and experienced) alot of significantly different situations than you have. And I'll stand by those statistics, even though I admittedly pulled them put if thin air....supported only by my own observances.

Need? Why? To support the future tackle industry? Enough will take interest on their own to ensure proper management of the resources. Things are already crowded enough out there as it is....ain't you been listening? LOL

98.7% of divorce proceedings are filed by "Moms". Just sayin'. So maybe what kids need is Moms that aren't so hard to keep satisfied. Or, a court system that allows Dads to continue to have a life after Mom gets tired of Dads face.

Yeah! I thought all this new found love of finesse Bassin was gonna end y'all's fishless days for good. Wtf?

10-20 years ago pre-dates my white bass infatuation, but I can certainly see a slow and steady decline since 2007 in the areas where I do the majority of my fishing. Both in average size, and numbers being caught. It isn't because of a lack of forage, I'm certain of that. And I don't think it is because of over harvest, but I'm not ruling that out entirely. For the most part I choose to blame Ameren, since they always seem to hose up what would otherwise be ultimate spawning conditions year after year.

Everyone bends over backwards to get kids into fishing/hunting.....Then when they do, everyone wants to kick most of their a$$es up between their shoulder blades. Are we now starting to realize that MOST kids are better left at home in the city, huffin' paint, smoking K2 and playing their computer games?

What's tickling me is that several years ago everyone on here accused me of being a cranky old turd for complaining about the direction things were headed at Bennett. Chalk up another one for Nostrawrenchus ! They should just scoop up that whole place and replant it in the outskirts of Kansas City or St.Louis, where it now belongs.

Bent wheel ? Rotate them and see if the abnormal wear stays with the spindle or moves with the wheel.

4-stroke guys will rave on about ..."I only used 12.00 worth of gas all weekend". Well it sucks that you bought 30.00 dollars worth and all but 12.00 is gonna have to be used to kill weeds if your ol'lady doesn't want you to go fishing for the next couple weekends. Is that the sarcasm you were looking for, BW ?

LOL Naa, I'm not gonna debate it other than to say....Shelf life of alcohol based fuel is short, but other than that motors run just fine on it. Rubber things have never lasted forever, and they still don't. That's my position. Oh, and additives just make things worse. Buy fuel.....AND BURN IT !!!!! Stop trying to save it, if you aren't gonna use it now then don't buy it now. Kinda like milk.

Ya mean like this.....? Or like THIS ? Believe it or not an E-TEC got a guy back home, running on THAT.

Pink Squirrel #14

Oh they always "worked".....up until they caused a fire.

Lots of things to consider when designing and rigging a boat (that's why we get paid the big bucks ) Kinda surprised that the designers at Nitro dropped the ball there. Probably the biggest goof since "12/24/charge" switches on the bow.

I had 3 fish that went 8lbs. (combined) during a lunchtime test run. Made it really hard to come back to the shop

There is actually a stretch near C-Camp that is suitable for running a small outboard, but you wont need/want to for fishing purposes. An antique outboard club has a yearly meeting there, and they run all up and down that stretch with all sorts of unregistered craft.

Tell me that is NOT a factory carpet job. Here's something a little more important than a short rod box on a Nitro, and you might want to check yours.... If your water pressure guage is mounted OVER your key switch like in this '96 Nitro then I recommend you swap it for one of the guages on the other side. If the w/p guage ever springs a leak while your running down the lake it can shock you HARD! That Black/yellow wire at the key switch (kill circuit) carrys enough voltage to kill you when the engine is running. A gentleman that came in my place yesterday took a pretty hard hit and almost lost control of the boat.

If I ever get to the point that I'm culling 18"ers I'm quitting my day job.

I guess that rule needs to be revised since we also have "bona-fide" Crappie and Catfish tournaments now. But seriously.....Sometimes you open the livewell and a spunky 10" crappie jumps clear out of the boat. I've seen it happen a bunch of times.

Ya gotta just keep moving until you figure out a location pattern. As a general rule a good spot will give up a fish or three within the first 15-20 minutes. I like to start near the backend of a large creek/cove and work my way towards the main lake until something happens. The shallower you can catch them the easier they are to pattern. Once you start to recognize the "type of spots" that they are hanging around then you can run to other creeks/coves/or mainlake spots and hit similar areas. Just don't spend too much time soaking bait in any area unless you are getting some action. Cats aren't picky, if they are there then they'll let you know pretty quick, even if you aren't doing everything exactly right. You'll naturally start to refine things once you start catching a few. Ya have to realize that it's gonna take you a few CONSECUTIVE days on the water to get dialed in good.....Ya gotta pay your dues. Forget about watching or listening to where the Cat Pros are fishing....Do your own thing, stay after them, and you'll be posting up pics of nice blues/flats/channels before Easter.

Imperial? I'd go with single foot hard chrome and 2 oversized Fuji strippers (don't worry about weight here....you'll need some heft in the butt section to keep it from being tip heavy when completed). Same with the reel seat....resist the temptation to go "light".

May be a tad too redneck for your taste, but you could rig up a 12volt bilge pump easy enough.

I actually kinda "get" the intuitive reeling backwards thing. You are "rolling" the handle in the direction you want your bait to move. So actually to someone who hasn't been raised around fishing rods/reels I can see where it could seem/and feel correct. Kinda like pedaling a unicycle.

That's considerably more "sporting" than the typical method and it's associated gear. I caught one that size on a flyrod and 8# tippet once. Wore me flat out.

From laughing, or from standing on your head? Either way that banana this morning should help ward off muscle spasms.