Well, tomorrow marks the start of my senior year of high school.

I also started working monday-friday 3-6 after school and saturdays 8-4...

So I really dont know when I will be fishing or hunting. I am havin some real mixed emotions... yes ill be makin some good money where im working, But i will also not be able to fish or hunt but once a week if im lucky...come fall when the roosters are flyin, quail are a singin, deer are chasin the does, and the slabs are shallow...work is going to be harddddddd

O well, only thing I can ask is keep postin pictures as much as possible for me to envy you over!!!!

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-Birdman-

Tyler - just send all of us old retired guys your best producing GPS locations and we will try and keep those crappies stirred up and ready to jump on your jigs on Sunday when you get out. Good luck this year in basketball and baseball - looking forward to watching you play. Frank Lawhead said he would be willing to help me keep your favorite brush piles occupied.

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Ken

It's not that bad I've been working 48hrs a week since January. haha It makes it hard to go with a wife and kid and only one day of. Hang in there you can do like me and gag when you see everyones post. It stinks!

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can't catch'em at home

welcome to the real world and remeber one thing.... there is always sundays and night fishing...

I did the same thing when I was your age and you will find it get's worse when you get older for a while. But, then, later on in life, if you are lucky, you get like some of us old farts and get to retire and enjoy life. Of course, by them, you may be too old to enjoy it as much asyou did when you were young. I hope you have a good job that you like and it pays you well. I hope you get a sports scholorship and it leads you to a better life.

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"To catch a big fish you need to use good bait"
Dave Haugh

Tyler I,m Not Sure Crappiekens Trustworthy So Just Pm Me The Waypoints And I,ll Take Care Of Them--
I,m Sure With Your Attuide And Level Head [very Good For A Young Man] You,ll Enjoy A Good Life And Success

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It ain,t braggin if you can do it
Frank

you also got mornings and luchbreaks, calling in sick..etc lol

just busting your chops i know it sucks

It'll work out Tyler,it always does.I'll have to come and watch ya play sometime.Who knows,i may be bringing one of my teams down that way and root for ya both,hehe.I hear ya John on the lunch breaks,i do it alot in the fall,get an hour lunch,pick up 5 or 6 slabs,put em in the fridge,go back to work,come home and fillet em out.Also,me and a guy i work with get lucky occasionally and the boss lets us take a day off to go fishin,seriously.She said,if you both can get me some crappie fillets,i'll give ya a couple days a month freedom to do so.

I love my job.Also,when i take the students to a game,i get to fish from time to time while they are playing.It's a great thing.

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It's not the size of the JIG you use that matters,It's how you USE it!!

thanks guys lol. I get a hour and a half lunch break so I might have to find me a local pond to fish!!!

angler73, I think I might have to take up on that bus driving thing so I can do two things, check out the ladies on the bus, and fish while there playin...ahhhh that would be nice. Unfortunantly, im 17 and i dont think they would let me lol

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-Birdman-

Well,bird,ya have to be 21 and gettin a CDL in Illinois for a school and charter bus is very tough.The testing anymore is just sickening,but i made it.The money is awesome as well.There were quite a few days this past spring where the softball teams were playing at shelbyville,so i'd take the bus over to the spillway and fish for a couple hours.I'd take a cooler with me and a few times i'd leave with a walleye or 2 and some crappie.Got paid for it too,lol.It counts towards the wait time,so it's fun.

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It's not the size of the JIG you use that matters,It's how you USE it!!