Sad but true

[grizwilson]

On 12/12/2023 at 6:08 PM, fishinwrench said:

"Processed foods like cereal may contain trisodium phosphate, a food additive. Consuming small amounts of trisodium phosphate is most likely safe. But excessive consumption can lead to unhealthy levels of phosphorous." 

 

"Most likely"?      

Silly Rabbit, Trix are for kids ! 

[Smalliebigs]

On 11/27/2023 at 8:06 PM, Al Agnew said:

You guys all know that I'd quit fishing and take up horseshoes if I had to fish a Nerd Rig.  I guess maybe that's my brand!  Well, that and making fish bite the fast moving stuff I like to fish.

I did like Wrench's description of "brands", though.  Iaconelli may be the most obnoxious, but the God botherers are a pretty close second.  Something just a little off about somebody crediting their good fortune in catching a few stupid fish to Jesus, while not far away there's a little kid dying of cancer.

The amazing thing about the whole bass fishing industry is that there IS still some innovation here and there.  There have been some pretty nice developments in lures in recent years, for instance.  Pretty sure most of them started out like Mitch's craw, figured out by some actual, thinking angler, who marketed it until it was successful and then got bought out by the big guys.  Who half the time let it fade into obscurity if it's not a top seller.  Don't even get me started about my favorite wading shoes, dropped by Adidas after they bought out the company that invented them.

But some of it can be blamed on us angers, too.  Too many of us demand "new and better" all the time.  Which really irks somebody like me who, when we find something that works, we want to keep buying it instead of the new and probably worse...but it's discontinued.

I would kill for a few pairs of the 5/10 water shoes in 11.5…. I have 3 pairs left but, I am getting older so not sure how many I’ll need to get to my grave??