Fished hard this year

[rugsrme]

And I caught many fish and not so many. Either way, I was with a friend, family, or my dog, a good handful of good days with just me.
Finished this year pretty well, Earl and I went down to Truman yesterday and caught a few dinks of the docks at the State Park, then Erin and I had the whole day to ourselves today and it was pretty nice out 'cept for the wind.
We caught 4 species of fish for a bucket of 28 crappie, bluegill, bass, and green sunfish. Mostly red/chart very small jigs.
Erin and his bass,

Pile O Fish,

And me and a bass,

Ok, let me explain the hat, see this cheese head from around Smithville lake went up somewhere in Lutefisk land got it for me
Fish on my friends, better luck next year
Q

[Pole Bender]

Nice going Rugs and I did notice the hat before I read the explanation. Was about to ask you if you switched teams.

[Hookin'&Cookin']

hay rugs the beard's looking good the hat not so muchHope you put more in your bucket this year then last year see ya on the water buddy

[kazualobzerver]

Always enjoy hearing about your exploits Rugs, good luck to you in 2011.

[beagle man]

you got to have won the try the hardest award for 2010 rugs,,, way to hussle and by golly that green bay hat is tops, I like them packers, roll cheese curds

[Joedog]

Love that hat, Rugs! I tell ya, it'll put more fish in the bucket if you're wearing it! 2011 looks to be a HUGE year for you now!

If you swap out that camo coat for blaze orange, you'd look like a native!

[bwillaub]

Where were you and Erin fishing?

[siscokid]

Nice way to close out the year!

[rugsrme]

Where were you and Erin fishing?

At the same ole NoJoe hole here in Marshall, State School lake

[rugsrme]

Love that hat, Rugs! I tell ya, it'll put more fish in the bucket if you're wearing it! 2011 looks to be a HUGE year for you now!

If you swap out that camo coat for blaze orange, you'd look like a native!

Thanks for the hat Joe, as long as the pictures of me are holding fish I don't care what the hat looks like