dan hufferd

Darker stain in a lake will make it heat up faster. There are more factors, depth, etc. I am no scientist, just guessing.

I cant tell either, they eat good, that's all I know. Thanks

Did the walleye have eggs or bellies full of shad?

Thought that I would check here before going to the proshop. I am thinking of buying a couple planer boards for pulling cranks and harnesses, just 2, a right and a left. I am not sure if I will like this technique, I thought if I could pick a couple up on the cheap, that might be good for now.

There should be some walleye in there too.

OK, Bill two thumb up on the video, but...you can't be catching walleye, you have to save them for me, and you should think about raising your camera up about 2 feet. I found myself trying to look around your dog when you hooked up, haha ! I also studied the bank pretty hard to try to figure out where where you were fishing. I look forward to your next awesome white bass encounter. Thank you !

A man's got to work. I guess it's about making the most of time that God has given us (how ever much that is) with each other.

I am just trying not to lose any of my marbles. Of course I wouldn't know if I did.

Very nice !

wow awesome weight to those fish !

I got my butt kicked today. Good job !

3900 Saturdays The older I get, the more I enjoy Saturday mornings. Perhaps it's the quiet solitude that comes with being the first to rise, or maybe it's the unbounded joy of not having to be at work. Either way, the first few hours of a Saturday morning are most enjoyable. A few weeks ago, I was shuffling toward the garage with a steaming cup of coffee in one hand and the morning paper in the other. What began as a typical Saturday morning turned into one of those lessons that life seems to hand you from time to time. Let me tell you about it: I turned the dial up into the phone portion of the band on my ham radio in order to listen to a Saturday morning swap net. Along the way, I came across an older sounding chap, with a tremendous signal and a golden voice. You know the kind; he sounded like he should be in the broadcasting business. He was telling whom-ever he was talking with something about 'a thousand marbles.' I was intrigued and stopped to listen to what he had to say 'Well, Tom, it sure sounds like you're busy with your job. I'm sure they pay you well but it's a shame you have to be away from home and your family so much. Hard to believe a young fellow should have to work sixty or seventy hours a week to make ends meet. It's too bad you missed your daughter's 'dance recital' he continued. ;'Let me tell you something that has helped me keep my own priorities.' And that's when he began to explain his theory of a 'thousand marbles.' 'You see, I sat down one day and did a little arithmetic. The average person lives about seventy-five years. I know, some live more and some live less, but on average, folks live about seventy-five years. 'Now then, I multiplied 75 times 52 and I came up with 3900, which is the number of Saturdays that the average person has in their entire lifetime. Now, stick with me, Tom, I'm getting to the important part. It took me until I was fifty-five years old to think about all this in any detail', he went on, 'and by that time I had lived through over twenty-eight hundred Saturdays.' 'I got to thinking that if I lived to be seventy-five, I only had about a thousand of them left to enjoy. So I went to a toy store and bought every single marble they had. I ended up having to visit three toy stores to round up 1000 marbles I took them home and put them inside a large, clear plastic container right here in the shack next to my gear.' 'Every Saturday since then, I have taken one marble out and thrown it away. I found that by watching the marbles diminish, I focused more on the really important things in life. There's nothing like watching your time hereon this earth run out to help get your priorities straight.' 'Now let me tell you one last thing before I sign-off with you and take my lovely wife out for breakfast. This morning, I took the very last marble out of the container. I figure that if I make it until next Saturday then I have been given a little extra time. And the one thing we can all use is a little more time.' 'It was nice to meet you Tom, I hope you spend more time with your family, and I hope to meet you again here on the band. This is a 75 Year old Man, K9NZQ, clear and going QRT, good morning!' You could have heard a pin drop on the band when this fellow signed off. I guess he gave us all a lot to think about. I had planned to work on the antenna that morning, and then I was going to meet up with a few hams to work on the next club newsletter. Instead, I went upstairs and woke my wife up with a kiss. 'C'mon honey, I'm taking you and the kids to breakfast.' 'What brought this on?' she asked with a smile. 'Oh, nothing special, it's just been a long time since we spent a Saturday together with the kids. And hey, can we stop at a toy store while we're out? I need to buy some marbles.

That dude has some floor space wow ! When I grow up I'm going to get me one.

Nice ! looks like you have some big black nose crappie in the mix.

yes i can tell bottom hardness, I have my chart speed on fastest. thank you

Did the 'eyes have eggs?

I have some that a guy on this forum made for some of us. I need some more, hint

My old dodge made it through that puddle

I thought I might repost this it shows water temp and you can get an idea about water level by looking at the bank. Not much wind that day. I was fishing as if the spawn was over. You can also notice that the air temp changed a lot throughout the day. I also needed a shave or at least a trim.

I can't imagine going out in that ! There must have been some serious cash on the line !

Bucktail, something I don't have. I am going to have to get some. Thanks for your diligence. I am not good at that. For some reason I think I will remember...not so.

I chickened out. I don't feel like fighting the cold and wind for a few fish. I guess I am old. The wind is 20 mph here 43 degrees and dropping @ 8 am. To all you tough die hard fishermen and women, be careful and good luck !

I was East of "the point"😁in 45 ft. You know the place.

Threw the jerk bait and jig. Caught a few. I was early.