fun things

You'll have to go with us --- there are trail cams set up all over the place and you have to roll right thru the heart of the farm to get in there. There's no asking questions and if your lucky you'll get a warning shot.

Hmmm.....sounds kinda like skiing certain things around Platty!

nepa wrote

Better Off Dead is UNARGUABLY THE GREATEST SKIING MOVIE OF ALL TIME.

Oooooo, top water bass fishing?

Those words get me all antsy in the pantsy.

Is there any other kind?

Yeah, all kinds.
I was using rubber worm......toss the thing in and the would hit it as it floated to the bottom.

i'm a spinner bait guy, even a fake frog in the lily pads..
love that top water explosive hit..

I wouldn’t know if they are still around but we used to crush it with power bait worms.

My favorite top water lures were Smithwicks devils horse or a rapala original floating minnow, size 13. Toss either of out, don’t move it until the ripples die out and then give it one tap and......BAM!

I also loved a good spinner or buzz bait.

If they are a little deeper we would always go with rubber worms or a rattle trap.

here's a small one

That's a hog!

I gotta look around for some old photos.

5 lbs?

probably a little less..
I hooked into a much bigger one that broke me off...

The one that got away --- love those stories

5lbs is about the biggest one I've ever caught. I know there are bigger ones in the lakes around here but the ponds we fish those are the max.

The thing about bass is even a little one fights like a bastard

spending 2 weeks over xmass in fla , gonna fish for giants , snakeheads and peacock bass..

I've never fished for either one of those ---- don't snakeheads eat bass??

Going to OC MD in Sept ---- booking a fishing trip for a half day. Should be a real hoot. I've never fished the ocean before.

the ocean is a hoot too..
go get the patches(scapalamine patches) for behind your ears..don't under estimate sea sickness..It will FUCK up your trip..

snakeheads where found not to eat the bass..they are not on the catch and kill list in Fla anymore..

Good advise. I plan to follow it too!

Never being out in the ocean for any length of time it only makes sense.

Keep an eye on the reports. If fish are not being caught don't go. You get skunked and woozy.  You could run out to the shelf and fish for Marlin or Tuna. Both those fish are on me bucket list.  

Had a great long weekend. Kicked it off with the Lynyrd Skynyrd concert on friday night. Marshall Tucker Band, .38 Special, Hank Williams Jr. and then Lynyrd Skynyrd. One of the best overall concerts I've been too. They were all great. Hank Williams Jr blew me away with his entertainment value. What a great performer. If you haven't seen him I'd recommend it.

FREEBIRD!  

this ageing metal head , went to Jason Alden and Luke Combs at MSG 2 weeks ago.. new country is sure different..girls in bootie shorts and cowboy boots..