Rich

Yeah they are rough on the manicure I usually get before fishing.

I've used the Storm Swim Shad in all sizes for a few years now. They are more like $15. Works for me, haha

You want to find a speck creek on the east coast? Any ditch, levvy, creek or river you see is probably loaded. Honestly. You'll have a great time!

Basskicker, that last one is the fish of a lifetime!

Hmm, I have a similar substance, would be much easier.. ill have to read if mines good for aluminum. I used it to seal in some bolts for my trolling motor mount on the steel boat.. and ill have to cut those bolts off in a few days. Haha

I believe you are talking about JB Marine Weld? I used this to patch a 3x4" hole in my steel boat.. worked great for that. Never thought of it for this, dunno why. Thanks everyone!

Some people need a better measuring tape... Lol All nice fish tho. Who disrespects pike? Musky guys, maybe. Cuz they can't handle the challenge of trophy pike

Was reading about that made for tv spray rubber stuff, somebody suggested that spray on undercoat is essentially the same product. I have a loose rivet in my aluminum boat, I've popped the rivet back in but it still pinhole leaks as the day goes on. Anyone ever used spray on undercoat to help seal a boat? Will it work?

Anything flashy and fast seems to work. Agressive little buggers. I like a small little cleo, blue/silver.

People just straight up dont care. I show people a big bass i caught last year... Usual reply is " i get one that big every May" ... I just shrug and stop talking to ameteurs like that.

Thanks, there is indeed some photo magic involved, lol. In my inflatable boat the camera only gets about 5 feet away, max, lmao, the arms length hold probably wasn't necessary, but meh. It looks huge. Haha We estimated it around 32-33" range

Gave her a full day Sunday, the morning was great. 4 pike landed, two each, one spinnerbait one jerkbait fish for each of us. Biggest fish came on a clown color suspending Long A.. then in the evening lost my first true trophy of the season. The big one that got away plus the decent one landed in the morning just jettisoned my pike addiction into next month.

Indeed, a terrible tragedy. Thoughts are with the victims.

That's your opinion. Some of us have jobs that are about 10% customer service and 90% actual work, I'm a butcher , not your butler. I have the right to not look at a soul who walks by, asks questions, rings bells. So if I am nice enough to leave my block to help you out, be nice, or I'll turn around and start cutting again. The things the dumbass consumers don't think about.

It's a long , long story, subtracting from a simple point. Just treat customer service reps with a little respect, just a LITTLE. Paid or not, we're all people. Nobody deserves that level of disrespect. I'm not chasing people home with a bat cuz they didn't say thank you, no worries. The management thing well, long story. It could have went a million ways. But it was , what it was. They are not ALL stupid. They don't all hate you. They aren't all lazy. A lot of us are glad to help. Just a little respect, thats all. Lol Sorry everyone took my sentence out of context, albeit misleadingly printed in retrospect. Many of my friends in retail agree.. some people come in to these places just to feel like they are royalty for a few hours. That's fine. Just don't disrespect the butler.

Bah. Too far off topic, sorry for the derail.

Some customers are jerks. That's tolerable. Some are pushy jerks, also tolerable. Also what I am paid and trained to deal with. Some customers are bullies. I'm not paid to deal with them, but if nobody else will, I WILL deal with them. Done rant.

Than THAT particular 18yr old kid, sheeesh. And the dude was pretty old to be pickin on a kid. A gym teacher, nonetheless.

And, he never ever looked at the kid in seafood again. So throw your morals and laws all you want. But it worked. I know how to take care of myself against an old man in a fight way better than an 18 yr old kid.

First off, the dude I'm talking about had literally researched some kid in seafood for two weeks , before coming in and insulting him top to bottom, to tears, because they were sold out of steelhead. He then threatened to wait until the kid went home. The management could only ask him to leave, store policy. So I followed him out of the building and made sure he went home. When he got there I was HOPING that would be the stupid idiot's reaction, so I could get his firey stupid bum in jail. It failed, he was a pansy.

"How the customer treats the staff" ... As a worker in retail, all I can say is thank you for pointing that out. Often the store of the employee gets the bad rep.. but how far out of your way would you go to help a lost cause inconsiderate person with no manners or respect whatsoever? Probably not far, for minimum wage. Remember those people are simply earning a paycheck, and not much of one, so their abuse tolerance is likely limited. I've followed rude customers home at the end of a shift and put fear in them. Anyway, thank you misfish! I've personally always had good experiences with BPS too. The staff is always helpful and ready. Unless it's a really busy time, which obviously just means that well, its busy. I think 90% of people think they are the most important people in the world and just dont understand we get paid the same to serve jimmy a donut as you a bass boat... Figuratively.

Sorry to hear about your weekend buddy, but glad you're alive, and glad you got your wake up call. My grandmother got her wake up call at 46... Then lived happier and healthier to almost 90. Hope your recovery goes speedy and well my friend.

I would lay the 9.9 on the floor of the boat, as suggested... Not so much for fear of the boat falling out or anything like that, I'd just fear damage to my motor..

How long is your zodiac?! My 14' tinny doesnt stick out that much, from a smaller truck?