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Why am I reading USA Today???

Posted By: OPTIMUS PRIME

Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/21/17 04:18 PM

Come on!!!! I know it’s Christmas, but somebody post some TOADS for cryin outloud!!!! Imma bout to pop!!!!! roflmao roflmao roflmao crying And you if you don’t have a pic of a toad or toads, just post a cool christmas pic or sumpin!!! Here’s a pic of my boys chamealeon eating a moth I caught yesterday... Had his mouth open and everything... roflmao roflmao roflmao popcorn

Posted By: Magged Out

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/21/17 05:04 PM

Oscar catching a Black Eye from the cat boxing


Posted By: Huckleberry

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/21/17 05:17 PM

Posted By: Ed-n-eddy

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/21/17 05:21 PM

roflmao
great stuff!
Posted By: J Lowe

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/21/17 05:24 PM

Is the water still too warm for you to fish, Rick?? peep
Posted By: serj5150

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/21/17 05:58 PM

Here's my old setup when I first started cattin on my old 1965 Thunderbird


Here's my brand new ulterra that I still haven't put on yet..LOL!!!!
Posted By: OPTIMUS PRIME

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/21/17 07:56 PM

@ Magged Out - that’s hilarous!!!!!! roflmao roflmao roflmao cheers

@ Huckleberry - just a beautiful speciman!!!! roflmao breakdance

@ Ed-n-eddy - It’s so much better than readin the news... roflmao cheers

@ J Lowe - roflmao roflmao roflmao Thats it, you are goin down John!!!!!!!! You are going down to China Town!!!!! LMAO!!!!!!! cheers fish fish fish

@ Serj - Cool Pics buddy and you are gonna love that Ulterra!!!!!! Man are they sweet!!!!!!! roflmao roflmao roflmao fish fish fish
Posted By: OPTIMUS PRIME

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/21/17 08:01 PM

And John, You know I’m in bad shape when I’m takin pics of feeding Mr. Pickles..... roflmao roflmao roflmao roflmao 6 days and counting!!!!!!!!!!! roflmao roflmao roflmao whip texas
Posted By: Capt. Michael Littlejohn

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/21/17 09:19 PM

Mike had some studs yesterday...all 4 New PB’s...Big Fish went 49.

http://www.tawakoniguideservice.com/photos.html
Posted By: J Lowe

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/21/17 10:16 PM

Originally Posted By: OPTIMUS PRIME
And John, You know I’m in bad shape when I’m takin pics of feeding Mr. Pickles..... roflmao roflmao roflmao roflmao 6 days and counting!!!!!!!!!!! roflmao roflmao roflmao whip texas


roflmao

I know it bud. Hope you get your boat fixed up soon!!
Posted By: serj5150

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/21/17 10:26 PM

Mr. Pickle's rocks bro!!!!! rockon.. haha I'm surprised you didn't name a snarf LOL!!!
Posted By: serj5150

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/21/17 10:29 PM

Originally Posted By: Magged Out
Oscar catching a Black Eye from the cat boxing





Oh man poor Oscar!! That's a cool looking pooch carnale!!
Posted By: Littlefeather

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/22/17 01:09 AM

I had motor issues last trip that required a better mechanic than me. No holes anywhere though. Just got her back yesterday. I worked in the smokehouse while I was waiting!
food
Posted By: Littlefeather

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/22/17 01:17 AM

This thread is not off topic either! I cooked these before my last trip for using as
blue cat bait! All I caught was a bunch of Potlickers! Heehee! Good Christmas and happy toad huntin the new year!
Posted By: OPTIMUS PRIME

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/22/17 03:51 AM

@ Capt Michael Littlejohn - Awesome Pardner!!!! You can’t beat good trips like that!!!!! Congrats to Mike on a heck of a day with customers and I hope StevEEEE gets out there and has a good day soon too!!!! farmer cheers fish fish fish flag

@ J Lowe - Thanks buddy!!! I can’t wait til I get the big boat back but I can’t wait on it any longer so I’m gearin up the my little river runner as quick as I can!!! Gonna try to pop me some toads outta that little thing!!! roflmao roflmao roflmao roflmao breakdance popcorn

@ Serj - roflmao roflmao roflmao roflmao cheers

@ Littlefeather - Have a good Christmas and good luck to you too pardner!!! That bait looks delicious!!!!! roflmao roflmao roflmao food
Posted By: serj5150

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/22/17 03:44 PM


Hopefully I'll beat my pb of 42 pounds this year


Wife's 30 pounder
Posted By: OPTIMUS PRIME

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/22/17 10:57 PM

Plus 10 Serj buddy!!!!!!!! This is the year!!!!!! Awesome pics!!!!!! cheers cheers cheers whip
Posted By: OPTIMUS PRIME

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/22/17 11:05 PM

5 days and counting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! roflmao roflmao roflmao coach whip whip whip
Posted By: Littlefeather

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/22/17 11:21 PM

I'll be out Tuesday! It's my birthday tradition! I did hear that Hubbard Creek Resovoir record was broke today with an unofficial weight just shy of 60#. Man I'm pumped for next Tuesday!
Posted By: Littlefeather

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/22/17 11:22 PM

Good for making MaMa smile Serj!! Good fish!
Posted By: J Lowe

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/23/17 03:20 PM



Braved the cold yesterday and landed 9 fished in some unusual places...
My fingers are finally gaining back function. banana
Posted By: serj5150

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/23/17 03:51 PM

Thanks Bud!!..It's pretty easy to make her smile when shes a catfisher, just got to put her on the fish..lol!!..Hey hope you get your pb for your birthday. it's my tradition on my birthday at Twok in January too!! banana

That is a nice Hawg J Lowe!! thumb
Posted By: OPTIMUS PRIME

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/23/17 04:30 PM

Originally Posted By: Littlefeather
I'll be out Tuesday! It's my birthday tradition! I did hear that Hubbard Creek Resovoir record was broke today with an unofficial weight just shy of 60#. Man I'm pumped for next Tuesday!


Awesome!!!!! Yeah It’s been lake record weather for the last few days out there! I could just feel tha monsters moving. Lol! Is this somebody we know Curtis? I know a small group of folk thats been hot on em down there over the last couple of years... They would probably be shivering in their boots if they saw us talkin bout it on here too!!!! roflmao roflmao roflmao roflmao But you done gone off and spilled the beans!!!!!! LMAO!!!!!! cheers cheers cheers farmer
Posted By: OPTIMUS PRIME

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/23/17 04:36 PM

And Nice John!!!!!!!!!!! Good work!!!!!!!!!! cheers cheers cheers fish I definately gotta figure out where I’m gonna put the heater on my little river rig!!!! We got some good cold a comin!!!! cheers popcorn
Posted By: Littlefeather

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/24/17 01:53 AM

Thanks Serj! Giving it my best on my local mud hole Tuesday!

Good one John!

Rick, I didnt see salt in the new record breakers beard so I likely didn't know him. Saw him and his fish on Abilene nightly news. Probably fake news! Lol! Didn't look 60# but I'm a dwarf so I couldn't guarantee. grin
Posted By: J Lowe

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/24/17 02:32 AM

Originally Posted By: Littlefeather
Thanks Serj! Giving it my best on my local mud hole Tuesday!

Good one John!

Rick, I didnt see salt in the new record breakers beard so I likely didn't know him. Saw him and his fish on Abilene nightly news. Probably fake news! Lol! Didn't look 60# but I'm a dwarf so I couldn't guarantee. grin


Thanks bud, just to fuel the fire, those fish were from Hubbard too. Lol.
Is Brownwood your home lake? I've always wondered if there were good blues in there. The map of that lake looks really interesting for some winter fishing!!
Posted By: Littlefeather

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/24/17 03:18 AM

Brownwood is awesome yella cat lake up north. Not so much on blues. I fish Proctor over Brownwood for Blues. Not as good as your home mud hole(same size) but there are a few larger fish in it. Been putting back a few slot size last few trips even though it's no slot lake. Tons of eaters!
Posted By: Ed-n-eddy

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/24/17 05:17 AM

awesome fish! banana
Posted By: J Lowe

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/24/17 02:06 PM

Originally Posted By: Littlefeather
Brownwood is awesome yella cat lake up north. Not so much on blues. I fish Proctor over Brownwood for Blues. Not as good as your home mud hole(same size) but there are a few larger fish in it. Been putting back a few slot size last few trips even though it's no slot lake. Tons of eaters!


I've seen some big blues noodled out of there early this year. I've been wanting to give it a try as well.
Posted By: OPTIMUS PRIME

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/24/17 08:21 PM

Pardners, I’m gonna take a minute and talk about sumpin... I decided to come out here to the wifes families old barn and discuss what I call a violent fishery...



I bet that lakes definitely got a toad in it and they can be caught in it, but I’m gonna go ahead and list it as what I call a “ Violent Fishery “. My definition of a “ Violent Fishery “ is a body of water that has such a poor concentration of monster fish in it, that the best time to target them and catch them is on violent weather days and just almost the violent weather days only. It’s the kinda days that turn most men into boys, and most boys into children that can’t find any chocolate! Lol! It’s the days that the monster fish know, that no one in their right mind would be out there trying to catch them. It’s at this moment and this moment only the monster fish throwaway all their safeguards and feed like it’s going outta style with no parameters guiding them.

I’ve spent the last 3 or 4 years trying to prepare my big rig so I can as safely as possible fish on these kinda days but it’s not easy. It’s not like I have a dad or a grandfather saying ok, son, “ you can’t do this kinda stuff, that way, on that kinda day out there you here me “!!! It’s just something I gotta slowly dig down deep in to, and try improve my ability and my rigs ability to safely target these kind of fish on those kinda fisheries, on those kinda days each time I’m out in em.

I remember last year when me and Randy we’re fishing Twok and we both knew we we’re going for that one fish! That One Fish!!!!!! Now, Twok is not a Violent Fishery, but we we’re still going to hit it and fish it like it was a Violent fishery on a Violent day! We had fished several areas to no avail when we finally found what we really wanted in an area that was way downwind. Since we we’re so far downwind, the waves that we’re hitting the front of the boat we’re about what I would consider 3 to 4 footers. Anyways it was no prob. I tied us up to a monster tree that hopefully wouldn’t break, and then double tied us to it just to make sure it held. We we’re just fine, but every now and then, a dern rogue 7 or 8 foot wave would litarely come outta the middle of no where and pound over the bow of my boat!!!! I was like “ Randy, what the hell was that”????!!!!! And I remember the worst part wasn’t the wave coming over the front, it was when the back of the boat would come down, it would slam down so hard and go so deep that a foot or two of water would come rushing thru the back of my open transom and swamp the boat all the way up to the front deck!!!!! After about 5 of those, my front anchor rope finally ripped the cleat off the front of the bow of my boat!!!! It sounded like a 50 caliber went off and then we slammed tight my backup rope!!!!!!! I said “ [censored] we gotta get the heck outta here Randy “!!!!!! He didn’t hesitate one second!!!!! We reeled in all the rigs as fast as we could and then hit the key and the boat wouldn’t start!!! We tried every thing we could do to get it started but after about 5 more of those rouges, I knew we we’re screwed and we had to call Tom!!!! Lol!!! We had our life jackets on and had already made our escape plan if the backup rope broke and the boat went flipping into the trees!!! We we’re going to stay together and swim, until we made it to the closest bank that was maybe about 100 yards away. We we’re ready for whatever we had to do if we had to do it!!! About an hour later I looked up and saw Tom coming!!!!! He was like the White Knight Dude!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! coach whip whip whip

Anyways, we didn’t know what was goin on then but I do now. The water coming rushing in thru the back of the boat, swamped the boat so bad that the water flushed down in over my fuel tank, seeped through cracks in the hoses and the tank and vapor locked my engine.

Now, heres a pic of what the back of my boat use to look like...



This is what it looks like at the moment...



And this is my new custom 108 gallon fuel tank sitting in the yard and waiting for me to install it when I get my boat back... Lol!!!!!

Posted By: J Lowe

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/24/17 08:43 PM

You're doing some serious work to that thing! eeks
But you're right, you've gotta take those bad situations and learn from them.
"Improvise, adapt, and overcome!"

I'll be back chasing them sometime after this weekend.
Merry Christmas to everyone. Catch some big ones!
Posted By: tgravley aka lewisvillecatfish

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/24/17 09:07 PM

I remember that evening!!!
Boat is looking good!!!
Posted By: serj5150

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/24/17 11:05 PM

Wow Buddy that was an intense read and gave me and wifey's experience right back to us like it was yesterday..lol She said You guys are nuts me included..lol.. Very happy you're still here typing this..lol!! angel Merry CHRISTmas!!
Posted By: Magged Out

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/25/17 01:42 AM

Update- they buddy's again!

Posted By: serj5150

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/25/17 03:45 AM

Originally Posted By: Magged Out
Update- they buddy's again!




Haa!!!!too cute!!! clap
Posted By: OPTIMUS PRIME

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/27/17 06:20 PM

@ J Lowe - Plus 10 buddy!!!! cheers

@ Tom - Thanks and Good Luck out there this year Tom buddy!!! Gonna miss runnin in to ya!!! cheers fish texas

@ Serj - I want that knifeEEEE!!!!!!!! roflmao roflmao roflmao thumb

@ Magged Out - thats what all the fish species do when that watertemp hits the mid 40’s and stays that way for about a week!!!! roflmao roflmao roflmao cheers fish

Shake it Ladies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AYEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! roflmao roflmao roflmao coach whip

Posted By: Big Sam

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/27/17 08:19 PM

Ok its obvious now Prime is growing lizards for bait breakdance but i have also been busy up my way during x-mas....
I think me and Littlefeather could do some damage teamed up... slinger
Posted By: TRH (formerly xpress00)

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/27/17 08:31 PM

Rick, I like what you've done to the boat, looks good and much better than that open transom. Let me know any weekend you feel like going, your welcome in my boat anytime. That said, I plan on going Saturday. Location yet to be chosen.
Posted By: Littlefeather

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/28/17 12:10 AM

You are doing all the things Robalo should have done back then! I also had a front cleat pull free from mine. Transome would swamp occasionally causing leaks into the hull. I have to say the 108 gallons of fuel with oil shouldn't add much more than maybe 900#. Should break the waves! Lol! Good job Rick!

Catfish and stuffing for Christmas Sam? You are right, we should team up! I'll bring some tarter sauce!
Posted By: OPTIMUS PRIME

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/28/17 08:02 PM

@ Big Sam - LOL!!!!!!!!!! Sam have you ever seen the movie “ Willow “??? Anyways your comment made me think about a funny part in the movie when these two little faries are fighting and one says “ your a lizard “!!!! The other one gets mad at him and throws out his arms and says “ Your mother was a lizard “ !!!!!!! LMAO!!!!!!!!! Good Stuff Sam!!!!!! roflmao roflmao roflmao cheers

@ TRH - Thanks Trent, and I really appreciate that offer buddy!!!! Dang!!!! If I wasn’t having to bring in money that day to pay for my rig repairs I would jump all over that pardner!!!!! I hope you catch a monster!!!!! Good Luck out there!!!! Oh and I’m out right now testing out my little river runner!!! smile cheers cheers cheers texas

@ Littlefeather - Thanks buddy!!! cheers cheers cheers
Posted By: OPTIMUS PRIME

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/28/17 08:19 PM

To the Fish gods..... Could somebody turn up the wind just a weee bit please???!!! roflmao roflmao roflmao popcorn
Posted By: OPTIMUS PRIME

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/28/17 08:21 PM

I said just a weeeeee though now.... Thankyou... flehan
Posted By: Big Sam

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/29/17 04:49 PM

Originally Posted By: OPTIMUS PRIME
I said just a weeeeee though now.... Thankyou... flehan



who in their " right-state-of-mind would call for wind on Tawakoni?? pollo better quit listening to those faries fighting.... bang we may have a man down here people!!!LOL
Posted By: OPTIMUS PRIME

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/29/17 09:06 PM

LOL!!!!!! I wasn’t on Tawakoni Sam!!!!!!!! And I lost a Baheeeemoth and I mean “ baheeeeeemoth “!!!!!!!!!!!! roflmao roflmao roflmao roflmao nannyboo lizard But Just Keep it a comin though Sam buddy... Keep it a comin!!!!!! roflmao roflmao roflmao coach whip whip whip cheers

Posted By: serj5150

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/29/17 09:31 PM

AAAhhh We stole the baby when he was taking a peepee!!!lol!!! Gentlemen...meet Lug. nuts
Posted By: OPTIMUS PRIME

Re: Why am I reading USA Today??? - 12/29/17 11:57 PM

Originally Posted By: serj5150
AAAhhh We stole the baby when he was taking a peepee!!!lol!!! Gentlemen...meet Lug. nuts


LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It’s Just hilarious stuff Serj!!!!!!!!!! roflmao roflmao roflmao roflmao cheers flag
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