Flysmallie

I haven’t even made a cast. Did see my first waterspout though. That was cool. Kind of. Did spot a couple of small hammerheads. My wife spotted the first and then there were two. They hung out in the same area all day. Hopefully that’s there normal spot. There probably close to 28-30 inches. I don’t think 12lb fluorocarbon is my best bet but it’s what I got. Probably should head to the store. Somebody pick up these beer cans while I’m gone.

C’mon Gavin. You know if you don’t spend forty hours on them you won’t catch any fish! It’s probably dumb but it’s fun being dumb sometimes.

Just waiting for sunset. Gonna see if anything salty likes that pink bastard. Tiffani will probably be chunking the spoon.

But you need to change the hamster every three months.

Don't pass up an opportunity to eat here. Great place for sure.

Always some good fish that hang out in the busiest areas.

Even though I'm not a fan of the Beatles I have huge respect for Paul. And James Corden too. I love Carpool Karaoke.

Where is Cricket when you really need him. That guy may have switched to real estate but he would still know.

I'll never say that the Beatles were the most overrated band of all time, because people like different things, but I just don't get it. They were the first boy band.

LOL! I have to admit I never knew much of any of the lyrics to that song until my kid sang it at her 8th grade talent show this year. She's gonna think that is funny.

How do you know that they didn’t mean Fred, or Molly, or Heather, or John, or ...........

I’m not going to try to impress you with my knowledge but I would believe this guy right here over anyone else. I have had the pleasure of spending a single day fishing with him and I learned a ton without him ever even realizing that he was helping. I’ve met some good fly fisherman and fished with some great guys. Duane is at the top of those lists. I will always pay attention to what he has to say. And I can tell you for a fact that a quality Rio or SA line will outperform the line you have. No doubt in my mind. I fished for a long time with what I had. I practiced. I fished. I thought it was as good as it got. Then I bought a good quality line and things were much, much better. Good luck. You are on a very rewarding journey.

That's hilarious! My life is far from boring. Just different interests and priorities.

This topic is starting to remind me why I don't like competitive fishing. Why has it always gotta be a who has the biggest johnson contest? Why can't people just go out and enjoy life anymore without it being about "bragging rights"? This place is turning into Facebook 2.0

Rule #1 - No nets in the boat!

Can you loan me a boat to kick your posterior with? Been a long time for that lake but I think I can still bring the pain.

Plenty old enough to remember that. I'm no youngster.

Smallmouth fillets and scrambled quail eggs.

LMAO! I had blocked that from my memory. Best night of that dogs life but Kevin still owes me $50 for services rendered.

Not all of them do. Not even close.

Except every time you catch a fish.

Sometimes. Get a hold of Brian Wise or Justin at Sunburst and they can tell you what water levels it's doable at.

Yep. Already been there. Last one I bought over the phone. But it was 13K. Turned out to be a really good ride for her. Got one more to buy for in a year or two. Hopefully it gets better before then.

It took a lot of vehicles off the road which in turn increased the value of those that remained. Our business is based off of repairable vehicles and get the most bang from vehicles that are less than 10 years old. But there were still a lot of older vehicles being repaired in that time because it was cheaper to repair than replace. But with the incentives it was just enough for those vehicles to go away. Plus around the same time you had a recession going on and new car sales tanked. It was a tough time for our industry and we are still acquiring businesses that have never been able to recover. We went from delivery trucks to small cars in a lot of places. We went from replacing vehicles at 100K to 125K then 150K in miles. Now we just look at each individual vehicle and make the determination. So that fish wagon that Wrench is looking for is still sitting outside my office. In the old days we would have replaced it at 100k and put a good, well taken care of vehicle back on the market, but instead we are going to run it into the ground until it's worth nothing. And this one in particular is getting close at 187k. Add all that to what new trucks sale for and it turns into a mess. The last truck my dad bought was almost $70,000! It was ridiculous. Cooled seats, backup camera, all these crazy safety features, and on and on. It was nice but you didn't feel right using it like a truck. He had to buy a small trailer so he could haul stuff because you sure as hell weren't putting ANYTHING in it's wall to wall carpeted bed. It just seems that we are pricing ourselves out of everything trying to have the latest greatest all the time. I saw a bass boat for sale last night. 15 years old. Almost $23,000.

Yep. Except for that KU problem you have.