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Some hard times chow for sure :cheers2

I spend alot of time in my Yak where crazy simple things happen at the weirdest times
Inflatables have been updated vastly the last 5-6yrs(deployment issues corrected)
IMPO death is never an...

12:30pm STILL only 28*F 4/7/18

That lake has been stunted for many years,heavy pressure and poor managment have it pretty jacked up the last 20yrs
Junebug/Chart will always rule that lake

West Texas is winding down,its been a grand 4 weeks of slapping leather on above average slabs
Far to many 2+lb to count,grand season on 3lb as we found 11 for the season.
Early morning bite has...

Yesterday was crazy with the front coming in,the slabs refused to hit anything at 4 different lakes
Plenty of ditch pickles though,several 4-5lb chunks kept the skunk away
Waiting for the sun to...

Tight eggs suggest weeks
Weeks it it'll take because they do not speed rate gestation
I have three holes here that are shallow and theyproduce the same every season
15-17" males this...

Daniels and P creek on Hubbard are screaming at mid/late bite(1-3pm)

I just throw lead and they hit it
I dontget emotional about fishing
Fish arent entitled like so much of the populous these days
You want eyes on a lead head use a sharpie

I only carry 5 colors and 3 head sizes all year, every year
All solid body baits,I left the cheap tube stuff years ago
Not that my bait choice is expensive,just more durable with simple basic...

South of Hubbard?out where Westbrook is the Fish Sheriff
:biggrin

Up by Lubbock?

We fished all around Abilene and didnt find anything in a weeks time out there
Skunked on 7 different lakes

Any good slab stabbing going on out in real West Texas?
Heading that way this weekend

Ive never believed in the line shy fish story
I caught plenty in the late 60's early 70's using the old string.
Fish instinct hasnt changed,its all marketing to catch fisherman.

After the first one is fish slime to the finish line
Cant fix what aint broke nonono

Upgrade soon then,the self deploy are much more yak friendly

What PFD did you choose?

Ole Chuck aint what he used to be
He moves pretty slow these days

If it didnt come out of Vets park it would be a perch sandwich

I refuse the triple digit paper as well,run 90% plastic anymore

Simple off set of ANY hook gets you in the game
Any hook bent a few degress off stock is better out of the package
True Turn is a gimmick that turns the hook point to a degree any hook can be bent...

Dont play the hook game
Caught plenty of fish LOOOONG before sickle hooks or circle hooks
Still do,crazy simple FACT!

Tell wife to kick cows and go stretch a string
Leave wife at home and go wet a line
Hmmmmm

Real fishin folk will kick the cows and make them stand up

Lake Havasu averages around 1- 2lb,lake record is just short of 6lb
AMAZING Gill action virtually unknown outside of locals

Come to West Texas,we muddy out here 24/7-365
Its not always about the human visual most assume,pink/wht,red/wht,light purple wht all do fine for those throwing the small baits for small fish...

I use simple hemostats,they have worked for decades
Harbor Freight,Northern tool,Flea Markets etc
$2-3.00 USD at the most
No time for expensive gimmicks
Its fishing after all right?

Smokey Hollow sold at Sams.
Sear burner,gas grill,stick burner grill and offset fire box with grate.
4 cooking surfaces for $400.
Had mine for over 5yrs,smoker lid needs a gasket from new.
Big...

I never mess with the moon
3 days before,3 days after and like this week the entire week after
If the moon is hanging come sunrise it aint worth the hassle in my experience(s)
It will straighten...