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Counting does not matter. What a beautiful family!

Tonight's salad.

Thank you. Good start to the thread.

My favorite wines are Australian Shiraz's and GSM's. Try and find someone to buy you a Jim Barry The Armagh. It will change your life. I visited the winery in 2000 and came in just after a van load of wankers came in to taste and gulp. The old man and I talked for a while, and he pulled out a bottle of the good stuff. The Armagh. I bought a ridiculously expensive bottle that day. Years later, I bought an even more ridiculously expensive bottle to celebrate an event with my wife and daughters. Some things are worth it.

For cab sav, save the California snob tax and go Australian. https://www.vivino.com/toplists/top-25-australian-cabernet-sauvignon-wines-australia-right-n

Rodney Strong is good stuff. For Malbec, look to Argentina. https://www.winemag.com/varietals/malbec/

Mortadella and stinky cheese. Total approval!

Went out today at 10. Came in at 3. Not a single bite on HD Helgramite, Keitech, or Ned. Thermocline at 30 feet. Never found schooled baitfish. As a result I did much exploring and sonar mapping. I found a feeder creek cove of interest. At its mouth the channel is 35 feet deep and the channel edge is lined with timber. Near the end the channel is 10 feet deep and still tree lined. In between you have about 400 yards that bends in a U while it gradually goes from shallow to deep. The feeder creek cove sits on the North side of the lake. The lake is not clear, but you can see a white spinner bait at 4 to 7 feet. Please share how you would approach/attack the creek in each season.

I wanted to buy a Ghost but the long shaft was totally out of stock with no expected deliveries. I opted for the Garmin Force and paired it with the 93sv UHD, front and dash. The clarity is excellent. I agree with Dutch. Match your electronics to your motor. Cross breed systems are never as good.

Welcome Andy. You will find some pretty salty fishermen posting here. We see frequent posts on bass, trout, walleye, and crappie. Oh, and pan fish. Not so much for Northern Pike and Muskie. Go through the articles and you will find a trove of good stuff applicable anywhere. Visit when you can.

Linguine with sauteed cauliflower and brussels sprouts, garnished with toasted bread crumbs with bacon and parmesan.

Burger and tots plus a fresh peach crumble.

Excellent repurpose! Yum!

Steak and potatoes.

I am not gong there.

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How many "first time on the lake this year" boats have you towed. Numerous for me.

Fishbugers with salsa, corn, and a crunchy salad.

I feel for you Dan. Do not let cursed fate and divine **** up thwart you. BTW, I am blessed to be several years down the road and able to hire people to fight that battle. I remember modifying my first boat, a Lowe flat bottom, to put in a floor. Never again.

I do not know about interference if that close. I do know that one transducer in the front and one in the back has not been a problem. Consider using a transducer mounting plate (https://www.amazon.com/transducer-mounting-plate/s?k=transducer+mounting+plate). The plate reduces holes in the hull and eases change out of transducers. And, if you hit an obstruction at speed that rips the transducer off, it rips out of the board and not out of the hull. Just a thought.

I hope the Simrad you just acquired replaces it well.

I bought one of the first generation green boxes. I bought one of the first generation paper graphs. They helped, but only with my learning, not my fish finding. If you do not learn where to look, and why, the electronics do not mean anything. They are only dream tools. If you use them to learn patterns and probabilities, you can save years in learning a lake. For a beginner, I still say, go back and find old Fishing Facts articles. In Fisherman sprang from them. Then go out and use your graphs to find out about your lake. Troll. Drag worms. In less than ten years you will be an accomplished fisher person on your lake. I am now trying to apply that experience to a new lake. The pros and guides do it all year.

Lund fit and finish is excellent. Their Pro V bass boat is on the same hull as their multi species Pro V, well tested by pros on rough water. I crawled all over one two or three years ago. It did not sound hollow or flimsy. It had a front deck you could dance on. I have never read a comparison of the ride to good fiberglass other than message boards, and those are always "what I bought is the best."

HBD! Mom died in 1999 at 73. Cancer harvested her. Dad died in 2002, at 84, although he had not known the world since Mom died. Losing parents sucks, although less than losing spouses or children. When you all meet your time, may it be quick, clean, without pain, and no surprise to the ones who love you.

Cauliflower, carrot, onion, and curry shrimp,