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A young guy from Wisconsin moves to Texas and goes to a big "everything under one roof" department store looking for a job. The Manager says, "Do you have any sales experience?" The kid says "Yeah. I was a salesman back in Wisconsin." Well, the boss liked the kid and gave him the job. "You start tomorrow. I'll come down after we close and see how you did." His first day on the job was rough, but he got through it. After the store was locked up, the boss came down. "How many customers bought something from you today? The kid says "one". The boss says "Just one? Our sales people average 20 to 30 customers a day. How much was the sale for?" The kid says "$141,237.65". The boss says "$141,237.65? What the heck did you sell?" The kid says, "First, I sold him a small fish hook. Then I sold him a medium fishhook. Then I sold him a larger fishhook. Then I sold him a new fishing rod and reel. Then I asked him where he was going fishing and he said down the coast, so I told him he was going to need a boat, so we went down to the boat department and I sold him a twin engine Chris Craft. Then he said he didn't think his Honda Civic would pull it, so I took him down to the automotive department and sold him that 4x4 Expedition." The boss said "A guy came in here to buy a fish hook and you sold him a BOAT and a TRUCK?" The kid said "No, the guy came in here to buy Tampons for his wife, and I said, 'Dude, your weekend's shot, you should go fishing.

great report Mike, clearly you are livin the dream !

very nice ... great to see your son holding a pike of a lifetime

hmmmm very interesting, i may be looking for a new 20 or 25 hp in the future

torrential rain , heavy wind and lightning right now in the Shwa, power gone up and down 3 times

Holy smokes what a huge looking smallie !!!!

His letter was inspiring to all Canadians. The NDP have lost a great leader.

awesome work ... those are some nice sized bass

Brother , you are such a great story teller, its always a pleasure to read . You must put these into a book with your pictures I will be first in line to buy. I may never make it up there but I can always dream .... Your pictures and stories reinforces just how beautiful an area we have to our north, our government must do all they can to protect it.

those are some beauty walleye for sure .... the fireworks after the 30th walleye must have been hilarious !!!

nice walleye Simon !

Holy that was wild !!! that captain really knows how to wrestle a shark !!!

awesome report and it sounded like you had some hardcore fishing days ... you gotta take advantage of a place like that ...

absolutely phenomenal .....

very nice video , I like that technique as well, thanks

wow amazing report and pictures, congrats on the new restaraunt, looks like you put in a lot of hard work

sorry to hear that Dave, good luck in the future

I used them and did amazing ... the action was true , like a dying minnow, still have a few left from the years and use them sparingly now , but they still catch bass, but then again so does a lot of other baits .....

I love reading your trip reports , this was even a more special read for us Dad's your kids will have very fond memories, I know i do of trips i took with my Dad

I am following Ribfest around the GTA for that same reason ... can't get enough o them

That is unreal !! ... nothing surprises me anymore

wow amazing "Holy Crap" videos

Thanks folks for the info. Just picked up a Jointed Rapala at lunch today. Will try trolling with that and a spoons. I figure I'll run one rod with a dipsey and my son can have the other rod running with something a little shallower. And if its calm enough we'll jig with the white tubes. Hope to put a laker into the net !!! If all else fails there is smallies and rock bass ...

yeah thanks i just realized what i wrote .... doh , engage brain! the Rapala will stay in line with the dipsey but it will still push downward on the leader ... but only slightly is this type of Rapala normally used with a Dipsey ?

Renting a cottage up north next week and was planning to try my hand at some mid summer laker fishing. I am planning to use a Magnum Dipsey diver setup with a Rapala Trolls to 20. http://www.rapala.com/products/lures/trolls-to-minnow/ I would assume that whatever depth i go down with my dipsey the Rapala will drop another 20 ft. I have not used this before as usually its a williams or some other spoon. Since its mid summer I thought i might try this Rapala and see what results i get before switching back to a traditional spoon presentation. Anyone use this lure with a Dipsey ? I have the Chrome minnow pattern, any other hot colors recommended ? Thanks