Greencoachdog

Bwahahahaha!!! I guess I over estimated your level of desperation by $10!

For the ones that don't suck at it, it sounds like it was a good! ... sounds a little different for those that do suck at it though... aint that right Cudz and Cliff?

yanno, without a face to go with that fish... it could be anyones. Since it's been months since you've caught a fish... you wouldn't have happened to met up with the Kemper dude on the trib, took a pic of his fish and paid him $20 to let you claim here for your own eh?

Not AGAIN???

Oooooooooooo!... now there's an epic report!!!

Great report and vids Terry! 15 hours to salvage that vehicle from the bottom of the lake was cheap I'll bet.

I like those Kershaw knives Jacques! I have an old "exchange-a-blade" Kershaw has a fillet blade, a meat cutting blade, and a saw blade. I'm not really sure if Mike has anything to worry about.. he has to catch a fish before he can even start to worry about cleaning it! ... but it is better to be ready if the moment should ever arrive!

The Rapala sharpener is for maintaining a sharp blade, use it before, during, and after you use your knife every time! Take a good pair of wire dykes and break the point off of your knife... then you can use it for a screwdriver!

Try an automotive polishing (not the rubbing compound) compound by hand, if that doesn't do it try the rubbing compound, also by hand. You can use the buffer after the compound when you wax it. Rubbing your boat out by hand will build up your Kung Fu skills!!!... wax on... wax off!

Excellent report and pics Anders!!! ... and a beautiful ta-boot too!!! Those pics of the Bay look very frigid!!! Does your dog eat fish?... looks like he's more than just a little interested!

Bwahahahaha!!!!

Sounds like fun Chief!!! Take a camera and some pics of those beauties!!!

That's gonna cost ya ten and twenty Jack!!!

Wear "protection"!!!!!

Shirley you don't mean this kinda campfire song eh? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qYFKZLEzrw

Retneks prefer the ceramic... and that's prolly why Team #1 The Slammers are in the lead!!! Whut???

Throw that piece of junk away and get yourself some good steel!!! http://www.gerberstore.com/index.php?xpage...age&xid=443 I have the 9" and a couple swipes through the sheath sharpener before, during, and after each cleaning session keeps the blade surgical sharp!!!

Glad you finally caught a fish Cliff!!! ... but don't feel like you have to go cluttering up that nice clean entry board with nasty ol' fish pics eh!

I've heard it before.

Weren't y'all s'posed to read the rules before you signed up for the tourney??? The rules state fish caught on your home waters or in Ontario! I can enter fish I catch in Alabama or Ontario!!! I cannot enter fish caught in another state or province though... like a trip to Florida or Alberta. We don't have any Salmonoids here except for a couple creeks that hold itty bitty stocked Rainbows... a 12" is a whopper! We don't have any Pike or Musky here! We don't have any Whitefish here! We have some Smallmouth in the northwest corner of the state. We have very few Sauger and Walleye that're like trying to find a needle in 2 haystacks, I've never even seen one that's been caught here... let alone caught one! That just leaves me Black Bass, Channel Catfish (I can't even enter Blue Cats), and panfish to enter... y'all aint a-skeered of them are you??? ... and y'all wanna bust my nadz aboot entering a Channel Cat kittenfish and a baby Bass??? What am I s'posed to do?... sit here at the puter and "punish the penguin" while the rest of my team busts their buns to whip y'alls butt??? I don theen so Queek Straw!

Thanks for the kind words y'all! I've tried to get him to join, but he just doesn't care anything about computers and the internet. We cook them 3 ways down here... fried, fried, and fried!!! I think a lot of the muddy taste comes from people that don't keep or clean their fish properly. I either keep my fish alive or on ice from the time they come off the hook until cleaning time. I've seen so many people just stick them in a bucket or let them lay in the bottom of the boat to die, turn stiff and dry out... disgusting! Fish start decomposing as soon as it dies! Hacking thru and ungutted organ cavity with a fillet knife isn't good either... I'd rather not have my fillets smeared with feces and bladder bile thank you very much! Another major cause of strong or muddy flavor in fish is the fish's blood. Fish with a heavy lateral line (blood line) on the skin side of a fillet will taste strong or muddy if the line isn't removed while cleaning. I don't ever have a problem with my fish tasting bad... but I'm very picky about the way my fish are handled and clean. Yes he is, maybe not this year... but we've talked about it! He also asks about all y'all whenever I talk to him. The nudie shots should be coming out next month! Yes, he was a cold and hungry little Spotted Bass.

It's Bull! It's a viral video that's been going around, and has been on this board before. Like the guy that supposedly had the Great White pull him on a surf board while he was fighting it on a rod and reel. Both vids are chopped up in the editing room!

Congratulations to you and the Mrs. Simon!!! Now all you have to do is to teach him how to be a good fisherman like you!

My old buddy Lester was up from Baton Rouge today to pic up his daughter tomorrow for spring break (the joys of being a divorced parent). He called me up last night and asked if I wanted to go fishin' today, my answer was yeah... but Hell Yeah!!! He's staying with his dad (Dan) that has a nice place on Logan Martin not far from the boat launch that I use. I told him I'd bring my boat up and we'd look for some Crappie... we didn't find any Crappie that were willing to bite, but found some Channel and Blue cats that wanted to play. So that's what we ended up fishing for today. Remember my high tech tripod? Well, it takes good buddy pics too! We didn't really catch anything of any size, but we had a great time catching up and reliving old times!!! I did manage to get a few more inches for Team #1 Slammers!!!... not big, but inches are inches! ... an 11 1/2" Spotted Bass. This little snot was a Kamikaze! He blasted a minnow on a Sabiki rig that was 8' deep in 30' of water, we had just gone over a hump and had reeled up so not to snag... I was dropping my second line down when he hit the shallow one! Got a 12 1/2" Channel cat too! Like I said, nothing big... but we had a great time!!! Someone had just built this rather ornate boat shed and I snapped a pic to show: Here's the days catch: They did not swim free... Lester sez if they have a pair of eyes, a butthole, and it ate a 10 cent minnow... it's a keeper! One last pic of my ol' buddy. As you may be able to tell by our clothes, it was kinda chilly today... but still an excellent day I wouldn't trade for anything!!!