Fishing time warp

Of 4 years , after not having a fishing license for 4 years a lot of things have sure changed!

I have managed to get my business to a level that I can start taking a day here and there to relax so I have built myself a smaller version of my old boat and dusted off all of my gear. I started looking at what supplies I would need and catching up on the current stuff.

I had to double take when I saw a $15 chatter bait and couldn’t find a spool of p-line cxx at academy!

Some said to me “ oh no one even throws spinnerbaits anymore” the other day......surely that’s a false claim !

I read the Googan Squad thread and had to research what they are and realized there is a new to me segment of marketing and fishing, sorta cool.

Virtually every boat ramp on the the south end of Lavon is closed....as a tax payer that P. O.’s me !

BassChamps is back to 5 fish and still drawing great turn outs

Chandlers Landing Charges $20 to launch ? is that true ?

So many questions ! And things to catch up on! It’s like I have been in the basement (the OT and Bunker) for too long !

mr warp! They have a swim bait at lake fork marina that sells for $ 429 , thats a shock

i was just starting to feel safe around the cut-through ditch in the river.



welcome back!

PS. bass will still eat spinnerbaits.

Yes. Chandlers is $20

lol , I am maybe a little mellower now!

Also the whole BASS Exodus to MILF was a big shift.....I did follow bits and pieces of that!

If we keep getting the rain, Lavon may come to you.

You’ve been scarred for life if you stayed in the OT for too long. You’re beyond repair!

Be careful what Googan you listen to about not throwing a spinner bait.

See.... that hasn't changed.

Oh yeah, you thought boats were expensive then.... get ready!

Fixing to say. Boats have skyrocketed in price over the last few years.

BOAT'S; wait until you price rod's and reel's

Chris likes to build his own boats!

I am a few welds away from the project being done, I still have all my "vintage" E series shimanos and power tackles!

Hard to let those old black rods go! Whoopin sticks!

and he don't care too much about a scratch or two!

Not at all!

You will need a closet full of Huk gear if you expect to catch fish.

Tee shirts won’t work any more ? Or are those the face and head covers ?

Wait til you get a look at Rico...

Come on now, give the guy a break. Yeah things have changed but fish still bite the old stuff. Dust off the rod and real get some bargain bin Stren line and throw a plum power bait on a Texas rig and get your line jerked. All will be right with the world and it didn't cost you a $1,000.00 to do it. That will come later after you catch that first fish.

Out of the game for 4 years huh? Have you ever heard of an Ultrex?

Buddy I was looking at houses a few weeks ago in your neck of the woods and was wondering about ya! Glad to hear you will be back around fishing, lots to catch up on. Don't worry I haven't kept up with a lot of the new stuff either and am still catching fish out of my 98 Cat. I will say one really good push forward in the industry you need to look at is the Ultrex with the spotlock, yeah I know shallow water guy, but hell man if I want to sit down and retie or eat a sandwich that spot lock will be nice, LOL Good to hear from ya!

Rico is not designed for fishing in 20' of water. Not that you couldn't do it on the right day but... Can't wait to see you out there Chris

Best reels made for the money in my fishing lifetime. I have 20 of the Curado 200E7's with 4 of them still brand new in the box.

I think of it as $5 to launch and $15 to not get robbed and/or murdered.

Joey, sandies don't count!

Actually yes, when I decided to build another aluminum rig I snagged a used one time Fortrex 112 for the paltry sum of $500 it looked like new. I asked why are you selling this and the answer was look at an Ultrex and you'll see.

Still haven't looked at one but I will get around to it.

2nd lake test on my little rig this morning, have some bugs to address. I got wet in the small white caps on hubbard so thats an issue I will have to deal with. I about have it balanced for fishing tho. After running around this morning I am really jonesing to wet a line.


I will make a project video to show the build later.

Before you guys bust my nutz for missing the carpet nap on those two doors believe me I know , kernan ridicules me and it every time he comes into the store.

I am looking for matching carpet to re-do those.

looks perfect its a fishing boat, not a beauty pageant.

edit: we'll still bust yer nutz plenty. Like for parking in the handicapped spot at the courtesy dock, lol

DOH......! oops