crazy4fishin

Okay - I have to share my experience.....if you remember there was some great advice on what would help the semi in experienced person fish the rock..Spook, Spinner Bait, swim bait...and of course the Ned. And the thought was if a person won money.... lunch / dinner / Jersey would be awarded....and if the Boat was won break out the sawzall. SO a fisherman that we will not name made sure that he had all of the recommendations in his boat after stops at the local Cabala's and Bass Pro in all of the seasons fashionable colors and spent the week tying, organizing, re-organizing everything. Got to the cabin mid day Friday and settled in for the night...couldn't hardly sleep because he was convinced that the line out of State Park ramp area would be to the Dam....woke up at 2 a.m. and decided that was a bit to early......woke up again at 3:30 and thought better start the coffee.....headed to the ramp around 4:15.....first one there! At first he thought he had the wrong weekend! Then a couple of guys in a Ranger came in and they were fishing the event. He felt better - - Ranger guys are never wrong right? Getting the boat ready - dang it is dark at that time of the morning - yep no flash light....he felt like Helen Keller walking around the boat making sure everything was unhooked. "splashed" as they say - well not so fast.....forgot to release the rear tie downs - CRAP....at least nobody saw him pull back out the the water and jump out and pop them loose and double check the plug for good measure. Finally got the boat in.....4:45 a.m.......one hour and fifteen minutes til first cast...what the heck was he going to do for an hour in the dark on the lake?? So not knowing the lake in the dark he decided to fast idle to the first spot- thank you GPS. Then it rained....and it rained....then it rained a bit more and for good measure one more time. Time for lunch! Eating the BBQ lunch - really spicy - that is another story....while eating a 10 year old weighs in a 4lb'er....really?? All morning using the best tools / advice and the best that he could do was a bunch of 1 pounders.....okay he will get that money fish in the afternoon.....he surmized the fish didn't know what afternoon he was thinking of. Headed in - went to Dana's to drown his sorrows...that is okay tomorrow is a new day. Launched later on Sunday, a little lightening in the area - didn't want to get lit up like ole Ben Franklins kite. Yep everything was unbuckled and plugged....but the wind was blowing - pulled ahead looked back.....holy crap the boat came un tied!! Are you kidding me! Jumped out and had no choice...waded out and got in - thank you whom ever invented that ladder - now he was wet to his nether regions....but hey it was going to rain anyway. Got over to first spot threw the spinner (nice form by the way) SNAP - line breaks and he watched the spinner hit the water and disappear. Not the end of the world - threw the spook.....SNAP....WTH!!! At least it floats. Struggled with the smaller fish...nothing to weigh but fun to catch - quit around 1...it was the sight as the boat was covered with all the clothes drying that he could take off with out getting arrested.....but wet undies is an icky feeling. Yep he will be back as many times as he can this year and years to come! C4F

Is anyone else reading this and hearing the voices in your head say "that is what she said?" C4F

To funny - - - I understand the psychology...but it is soooo much fun C4F

Champ - I loved that commercial and that kid.... I cant tell you how many times I have used that with my golf buddies.....mostly because that are real shankers! C4F

Flyrod - if you see a dark gray Z9 w/Ozark Anglers sticker on the driver side (but no PP's) holler at me - I have some of Dave's rigs that I would gladly give you so that you and yours have a good time catching - it is great to get the kids out like that. I will be launching out of State Park also - C4F

Great insight Champ - here is what I propose....if anyone gets in the money using this information they should do one of two things. Buy you and Donna lunch / Dinner or award you with your own personal jersey - name on back of course! I know that you will be leaning towards the jersey.... And since Dave chimed in he should at least get honorable mention unless of course the big 'un was caught on his Ned Rig then you will have to figure out how to cut that boat in half C4F

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Champ - I have been using Real Magic for a couple of years now when I re-spool or an occasional squirt on a reel that I haven't used in some time and I really can see the difference as there is not as much if any "looping" especially on the spinning reels C4F

I will be there also both days....I am just happy to fish and get a "free" lunch and yell "it's a biggun" anytime I get a fish to snag my presentation My biggest concern is what jersey to wear which day..... C4F

Champ you are 100% on the wife catching more - the boat I have today is because she liked the fact that she was beating me with either size of fish or numbers......the way that I see it is I let her win so I could get a nice boat C4F

Wow - great work!

Awesome fish - fortunately I look at this on a lap top so all I have to do is turn it up on its edge and it all looks good!! C4F

As I did on the Taney thread.... I wanted to wish all of you a happy Easter. It is just Good to be alive. C4F

I wanted to wish all on here a happy and blessed Easter. C4F

This is just wrong.....true & funny when it hapens but wrong C4F

Industry consolidation along with making sure that the brand lives on - fairly common in the industries that we work in - some family business's don't have a succession plan in place and that is where the challenge comes. I don't know much about Yar -Craft so we can only hope everything will stay the same C4F

Prayers offered up - challenging times but I am thankful for the great comforter. C4F

Yeah - that is a great picture...nice work. C4F

Nutech jigs are the bomb!! I got a couple at the end of last year and I really like the way they perform. Dave - as a ned rigger in Nebraska send me a PM on your product as I need to reorder as the ice is finally coming off the lakes around here! Sorry I cant make it this time - sounds like a blast but some one please take pics so I can live vicariously through you! C4F

You might be right - didn't he also buy a grove of walnuts or pecans? That would be to bad as I have meet him a couple of times and he has a good personality and I like the way he fishes. C4F

Who says you cant learn something new when it is all of 10 degrees outside! I never thought of the black tape thing....not that I EVER have an over run...but I have a friend that does on occasion C4F

Quill - Great looking fish - I have to stop looking at these posts......wind blowing today....temps dropping.....SIGH....must move south.... C4F

Did you tell them that you have.....a.....JERSEY! But on topic - that is strange to flat out decline business. Evidently they haven't figured out that Bass fisherpersons have disposable income....I mean look at all of the stuff that we buy! To us the fishing sales at BPS is front page news...and yes I did go over to our BPS last night and got my KVD bobble head. I will say it for everyone...what a goober C4F

Nice vid Dave - good job teaching your son how to release a fish! He would not be penalized in MLF C4F

Great boat colors.....and you are right about the wind up here....little wind = pushed all over.....I guess that is to be expected when there is nothing to slow the wind down other than a few grain bins. and of course a herd of cattle or two. C4F