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Oh, I'm also getting married in April.

Back up for sale. I'm moving to Vietnam in February. I'll be there for a couple of years. I had this wonderful little boat for sale for $3,500 when I originally posted this. If someone commits to buying it at Jigfest and takes it home I'll let it go home with them for $3,000. Hope to get a firm offer on my house down there this weekend. Some Omaha people looked at it last week and are going back down this weekend to look at it again. Please wish me luck on that going through.

I have a 1985 Evinrude 60 with controls for $800. It's still attached to an 85 Ozark bass boat. You have to take it as a package. I need to get rid of it. I started tearing off the carpet to replace some rotten wood deck and a divorce happened so selling for motor value. Trim does not work. Otherwise the motor ran fine last summer.

I wish that were true about gliding over the rock when Les and I hit a rock just under the surface with his at Jigfest. The abrupt stop threw us both to the bottom of the boat in an instant. I wonder if a UHMW poly sheet bottom would help.

Changed my mind, I am not going to sell the boat. I'm going to turn around and buy another house down here after this one sells. i am just moving down market a ways to back out some cash from this house to pay off the third one that I am buying now. I'll either take it home or get a storage unit here to keep it and some furniture in until I find another house.

Selling my house in Arkansas so my trout boat is for sale. Many here followed it's build thread but if you haven't seen it you can find it below. I don't know why it always shows that green boat in the link but that's not mine. Pics in the thread. It's 20' long with a new 2017 Merc 9.9 four stroke which pushes the boat to 16 mph per GPS. Trailer is a homemade trailer with Ranger axle with oil filled hubs, brand new tires and light kit. I have $3,500 in materials and motor in the boat, not counting any labor. I'd like to sell it for materials cost. I'll be down this weekend on Friday and Saturday if anyone wants to see it. It fishes very well. John Kunkle 402-499-0110 call or text.

Further update, I'm listing my house at 57 MC 8072 for sale this weekend. My trout boat will likely be for sale this weekend as well. I'm coming down Friday, heading home Sunday.

Got in touch with my real estate agent down there and he hooked me up with a lawn service. I told the guy it hadn't been mowed yet this year. He called later that day and said it was done. He had to mow it three times and that it was waist high in some areas. LOL

Well, I haven't been on here in a month or two. Going through a life change. I separated from my wife of 20 years a bit over a month ago, filing for divorce tomorrow morning. I bought another house at the same time and have been working on it every waking moment that I haven't been at work. Been traveling for work quite a bit, just got back from Vietnam on a trip to vet some new suppliers a week or so ago. Haven't been down to my Arkansas place since February. Finally got hold of the lawn guy that has been taking care of the place for the last two years since I haven't got a bill yet for the season. He finally replied last week that "oh, yeah, I'm not mowing lawns this year". Would have been nice to know. Anyway, the request is if ANYONE has a referral to a lawn guy that will mow every other week just the front and side yard on my house between Bull Shoals and Fairview I really, really need someone there pretty quickly. If it hasn't been mowed yet this year it's bound to be a jungle. I really don't know when the next time I will make it down there. Any assistance would be appreciated. Not looking for a handout or a freebie, I'll pay whatever it costs. I'd just like to sign up another lawn service and know it's getting done. I just don't know anyone in the area.

LOL yep, me too. 22 years on the road and never an issue. Heading to Vietnam in a couple of weeks so that may get me.

Outstanding!

I get the first part even though I'm a slow learner but I'm confused by the scissors cutting....eggs? What is that part?

I don't think I've ever heard a reference like that before!

We grow it every year but not from seed but purchased starts. My wife just plants a 6 pack and what we get is what we get. Quality varies every year from good, dense heads to thinner, spindly heads. Pretty low maintenance and don't seem to be bothered by pests.

I thought about getting some seed ordered...maybe.. in about a month. Sucks to be a northerner. That said the house I'm flipping now came with a dozen new windows that I'm not going to use in the house. Planning to take half a dozen to build a "year round" greenhouse this year for next winter. 2x6 walls, R19 insulation, new double pane windows and water barrel heat retention - maybe with a heat recirculator pump up to a heat exchanger near the roof.

Banking on a better report in a month. Heading back down then.

Do as I say and not what I do. Take care of yourself now while you are still young and invincible and it will serve you well. I'm not overweight at all but I don't do anything to stay in shape and I'm starting to feel myself slow down. I need to exercise more and drink less scotch. Well, I need to exercise more.

My formerly pristine prop took a beating as well but you have to just consider them a consumable item if you are going to fish zero flow.

Well, I could have written that for our experience on the White below B.S.. We fished White Hole in the AM Saturday for two fish and Cotter in the afternoon for ome and a couple of swings and misses. only fished jigs other than a few casts on stickbaits. Zero flow all day Saturday and planned for Sunday again so we went bass fishing with Ham. Thought bite at the lake as well. still better fishing and not catching than looming out my window at 14" of ice on our lakes. Coming back the end of March so things should get better.

Show me how to tie the right knot this weekend!

I just use double uni knot on nanofil to leader for trout setup. Occasionally it will break when cinching down but if it cinches fine I have never broken it later on a fish or snag.

Subscribed, heading down Friday night, going home Monday. Probably fishing the White but if the lake heats up for bass, etc I might take out the bass boat.

I'm sorry, but with a screen name of "shrapnel" I suppose it's just a matter of time...

I've had several over the years growing up and lost the last two labs - one pup and one rescue about 2 and 3 years ago. Miss them a lot to this day but we aren't going to get another. With us going into retirement and traveling back and forth so much from AR to NE and traveling in general I don't want to get involved again as it is a commitment to do it right and I don't think I will be able to devote the time that they deserve. Sorry for your loss. People that don't have dogs just won't "get it".

I was also wondering about line twist. Seemed that it is always an issue with these things and as a result I really don't throw them much. Other than a swivel up the line is there anything that can minimize it? I'd also like to be able to go back to some of the #3 and #4 mepps in Canada but they just make a mess out of things. It seems like if they were a bit of a keel weight to the weighted barrel section they wouldn't roll as bad.