TennesseeGuy

Hey Pal, you picked the wrong forum to make your confession. These boys can be brutal.

Happy Birthday! Better yet, celebrate all week.

Happy birthday Monique.

Hope you got lots of nice new lures.

Have a good one Wayne. All the best to you and your family.

They'll also steal babies and young children. But, not on my turf.

Great opportunity for sure, wish I was single.

You very well could be single if Ms Solo reads your post.

And we wouldn't have to worry who's bringing the bait...

Bring a sharp fillet knife. We'll butcher some walleyes.

BTW where are we fishing in May .....

Be cautious, I may call your hand. You'd be a good fishing partner.

Besides some frozen ciscoes for off the dock fishing in Red Lake last summer, I haven't used organic bait anywhere in well over a decade.

I understand. Fishing was so good that your beer got warm before you could drink it. You'll miss Red Lake after retirement. Get ready for company. The annual May invasion is coming.

I agree.....my first Fly-In was out of Nakina...a lake they called Aba (short for a hard to say Indian name)..there was 8 of us, one was a outdoor writer who kept count everyday of each boat's catch...at the end of the week we caught 1080 walleyes and 278 pike....

 

We had no bait with us.

Bob, join me in May and the two of us will probably match your 8 man catch, without live bait. Ask JP about May 2005. Ask Whopper about May 2007, May 2008 & May 2009. Ask me about May 2004. And on and on and on. Jigs and grubs for walleyes. JSM and Suicks for pike.

I don't count fish. Measure my success by the ton.

I recently bought Nightcrawler Secrets, books 1 and 2. Lots of good information. All nightcrawlers aren't the same.

Lunkers love nightcrawlers is another good reading source.

Life if good when we spend less than we make.

Old Man, tell me more about how I can make rule #1 work for me. I'm stumped.

Rights vs Obligations.

The stock market is having a great run. We don't suffer a loss unless we sell when it's down.

We have the power to make ourselves happy.

Remember, the price of gas & oil is dictated by the open market.......Isn't this the way you want it......if you don't like the price of gas now purchase some oil stocks....if you can't beat them, join them.

35% of my portfolio is in oil/energy. I'll fish this season. Vanguard. No load. Low operating cost. No middle man.

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Try this. Or send your email address by PM. The store is in my town. I'm considering buying a Tohatsu. They are good. They make small Mercs & Nissans.

Same thing? Maybe. This one came from a small stream in Jackson County, TN. They boil up real nice.

Chief, Whopper & Jason, I might see you guys at the ol' ballyard in April.

Ahhh, baseball season. Pitchers and catchers report early.

I'm sorry Rick. You surely have a heavy load these days. You're never alone on OFC.

Dano, best to you in fighting this one. Be nice to your knee. Give it a chance to heal.

Hey Chris, recover slowly. Listen to the docs. Rehab, rehab, rehab...............

Shoot me the latest porn of your new incision, but don't make the rest of the members look at it.

Hey Guys, thanks for all the responses. You've given me lots to think about.

I've been using Seaguar Fluorocarbon Leader Material, 130# test. Use it only for leaders when pike fishing. I've never used fluorocarbon line and don't intend to, especially after reading your posts on this thread.

I've used it for 6 years without a mishap. Probably my weakest point is in crimping the double barrel sleeves. I try to be easy on it, but usually go with an extra squeeze before attaching the lure.

Thanks,

TG

Happy birthday Pete and Marc.

............but, what about showing up a few hours earlier to count as a tax decuction for the previous year?