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COOL!!! Looked like fun Ron - thanks for sharing!!!

Happy Holidays to you and yours!
Roger

Ryan C wrote:a push pole is only good if their is water under the boat

Uh, not exactly... they're great for getting over beaver dams that are completely blocking a lane, as I've seen that one first hand.

Roger

Roger, I don't know what you heard but the fires didn't get close to me. I did sell my house though. $800,000! :D WOW... glad to hear that Mike! Even better, glad you were able to sell it for the cha-ching! Hope things are going well with you, and that you and your family have a wonderful holiday s...

According to the sign-up flyer I got in the mail a few weeks ago, it is still scheduled at Shasta but they moved the dates to Feb. 21 & 22... checking the DFG permits list, WON has a permit for the 21st, but ABA has one for the 22nd, and I presume WON is trying to work out an arrangement for the...

Hey Mikey... sorry to hear about the loss of your home, if that was accurate? I've been meaning to try to call over to Anglers and catch you (and Little Joe) to catch up, but it has been a bit busy up here.

Take care, and Happy Holidays to you and yours!
Roger

Not sure about a winch, or how you'd manage one, but they use push poles all the time for that scenario. As long as you don't leave the boat, you're golden. Had the pleasure of doing so with one of the Havasu sticks at last year's WON, and got treated to seeing some of the backwater wonderlands out ...

Triton Mike wrote:YOu got two strikes AGAINSTS ya . neither answer

Mike

Well, judging from the coloration, jaw line, and dorsal fin characteristics they appear to be smallmouth. Could also be suwanee?

Roger

Not a bad draw Rae El... good luck!

Roger

OK, thanks. Just wondering what you were seeing that gave that impression.

Roger

Andy I think he was asking Gfinch Gary? why he thinks its a spot I believe. Looks like a largemouth and smallie to me. As far as I know, there are three ways (aside from DNA testing) to differentiate a spotted bass from a largemouth bass: 1. Jaw Bone. The jaw bone of a spotted bass does not extend ...

gfinch wrote:Looks like it's a Spot/smallie to me. Both are nice fish just the same.

Interesting... how do you judge it to be a spot???

Roger

Have any of you had laser eye surgery? Has it improved your tournament fishing or quality of life? I'm curious if the benefits are more then just the cost savings of the glasses. Andy, Mona and I gave each other Lasik surgery last year for Christmas, and I was kicking myself for not doing it sooner...