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So you don't celebrate Thanksgiving, ey? If you could pm me with a message as to why you do not celebrate this holiday, I'd be interested in reading it. To everyone else, Happy Thanksgiving from Japan.

Cpl. Lippert, USMC

for the Happy Birthday. We got the day off yesterday (its Sat now in Okinawa) but it's back to work today because we leave for Iraq here pretty quickly! good times! Looks like I won't be coming home at Christmas this year like I thought I would. Hope you guys have a good weekend. -LCPL Lippert, USMC

the Army finally did something good! haha, Just kidding. Craw, why couldn't that be in Iraq? Everyone in the photo is higher enlisted and/or Officers who have no legitimate reason to carry weapons (which they are) unless in a hostile environment. They also all have full combat gear lying around, fla...

It is my understanding that a Judge get's impeached the same way in which a President, Vice President, or other "civil officers" of this country get impeached. A formal accusation by the house which is derived from a meeting by a sub-committee who brings forth the case, and a trial and con...

Not complaining at all Dave...=) I actually have it a lot better than most do. Im not in Iraq, but I have about the same amount of fishing as they do... :x I enjoy my job and wouldn't change it for the world. It's made me 100 times more thankful for everything that I took for granted before. Thanks,...

Join the Marine Corps, get deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, Korea, or Japan, work 18 hour days 7 days a week with NO fishing, then you can complain about work, only to get hit when you do so. Please tell me what is so bad about your job. You only get to fish one day a week or what? 2 days maybe? No sy...

Stony,

I apologize. I didn't know that it was locked down. I don't get to get on here very much, and I saw the beginnings of the thread, only to wonder where it went a few days later. Didn't know it got ugly. Anyway. God Bless, and good luck.

LCPL Lippert, USMC

I was stumbling blindly through life a few years back, having back aches from my beer gut weighing me down all day fishing, excessive coughing from inhaling nasty cigarettes all day long, headaches from dehydration due to the amount of alcohol consumption the night before and the pepsi/coffee consum...

...just because I could. I saw them at the tackle shop down the street, and knew nothing about them. I can't wait to get back to states to try them out. Too bad the fishing on Okinawa sahks!

LCPL Lippert, USMC

Dress whites? Awwww C'mon now! Marine Corps Dress Blues are the best...did I even have to mention that? What we do need is for Sieg to expand world-wide and have some Japanese misty girls. I'll recruit, haha. You're lucky to be on the big island Hollywood, no fresh water around here. Lemme know how ...

Hey Ryan, I have a joke for you. You being a submariner and all. What do you call 101 sailors in a submarine? 50 happy couples, and one pissed off sailor. =) Have fun bein home on leave in Sept. My bro gets home from Iraq then, but the soonest I'll be home is December. Good luck in your school. LCPL...

Hey Rick, I've used the Loomis 845 for the past 4 or so years throwing rattle traps and other heavier crank/rip baits on the Delta and Clear Lake. The backbone is great for ripping baits through the weeds, and the tip is light enough to let the ripbaits do their thing. I've handled big fish on it no...

Ron, Thank you very much for bringing that to our attention. You shouldn't be sorry at all. It's time that we stop letting these types of people run all over us, and carry out their agenda on behalf of our appeasement due to our fear of being labeled as a bigot, homo phobe, etc. I just hope that the...

Can they provide us with what started us here before there was ever a BPS in town? I don't think so. I hope none of you nutcases let the fact that there's a BPS around affect where you buy your products from. We MUST support our local shops. I know that there's nowhere in the world that I can get th...

Mr. Davis, Sounds like a great idea. My brother gets home from Iraq in Mid-September, and I'll be coming home from Japan to visit with him in the month or two following his coming home, so you can add two "probably's" on the list for the "Armed Service" side. Really, let me know ...

Hollywood, I'll be headed to the mainland within the next few months, probably for a weekend, maybe for a 96 around the 4th of July or somethin like that, not too sure yet, but I'll be there. It'd be great if we could hook up and go fishing. There's not much here on Okinawa except for saltwater fish...

That's a great idea. I'll do whatever I can, from Japan, over the computer or whatever else I can do. Let me know. I'll only be able to participate if the tournament is around Christmas time. That doesn't matter much though. Anyway. Shoot me an e-mail. Talk to you later.

LCPL. Lippert, USMC

haha, I'll give it up to the "old" Army. Both my Grandfathers served in the Army, and I can't thank you "older" guys enough for what you guys have done for us. You guys are the real war heros, WWI, II, Korea, and Vietnam. I can't even imagine. P.S. We should have an inner-service...

Tom, 10 November, 1775 is our birthday, to be exact. I do have to give it up for one "Coastie" though. I believe his name was Douglas Munro? The one and only Coast Guardsmen to ever win the medal of honor, giving his life evacuating Marines from Guadalcanal in WWII. Just a little service-t...

Congratulations on your graduation Ryan. Don't listen to Tom, the Coast Guard isn't even a part of the Department of Defense. ha! On a serious note though, you guys had cadence's in bootcamp? I didn't even know that you guys ran at all. =) Anyway, kick *** at your school, get yourself promoted, and ...

I promised myself that I'd never get involved in these types of things ever again. But here goes a "lapse in judgement." I hope you won't hold it against me, Dan. Your facts seem to be a little off. Explanations... -----Fact: steroids do not "grow" muscles, they allow muscles to ...

First off, thank you John, I appreciate it. Kevin, I'll be stationed on Okinawa, but I'll be going to the mainland quite a bit in a helicopter. We fly training ops up on the mainland, but being able to bring a rod with me is out of the question, ha! Anyway, how long are you there for? Talk to you la...

Well, The Marine Corps is sendin me to Japan for 2 years. What I need to know is what fishing tackle I should be taking with me? Do any of you nutcases have an experience fishin over there, or know anyone who does? Any help is much appreciated! I have 30 days leave here in Northern California before...

I'll try that, haha, thanks fellas. Hopefully I'll get my share of flippin' in the next month that I'm home. Finesse fishing can only get so fun. The screwed up thing is, the only answer I've been getting when asking about bass fishing over there, is, "Bass? Man, go for saltwater!" Maybe t...

Well, The Marine Corps is sendin me to Japan for 2 years. What I need to know is what fishing tackle I should be taking with me? Do any of you nutcases have an experience fishin over there, or know anyone who does? Any help is much appreciated! I have 30 days leave here in Northern California before...

Les Scwabb Tire Center will do it for you. They have numerous shops throughout the Sacramento area, also.


-LCPL Lippert, USMC

I don't mean to butt in on this conversation, but I'll be stationed in New River, South Carolina for about two months, here about a month from now, and I've heard some fairly good things about the fishing there. Do any of you east coast fellas have anything to share about New River or anywhere in th...

How's it goin out the in Northern California? How's the bite been? I'm down here in Pensacola Florida, pissed off that I'm missing the Fall bite...=/ But I'm tryin to get my fix down here by gettin into some redfish or tryin to catch some bass in any of the lakes around here, however, I don't know a...

Gents, Thank you for the replys so far and the offers. My only problem is, is that I'm home helping out the recruiter here in town, so my only real day off is Sunday. Kinda too bad, but it's my job for the next few weeks. The Marines have been treating me fantastic Tom. haha. I wouldn't have it any ...

I was wondering if any of you guys had an open backseat on the Delta next sunday, the second of October? I'm on leave for a few weeks until my air gunner school picks up and wanted to hit the Delta! Let me know...My phone number is (925)321-2438, my e-mail address is BrushHawg81@yahoo.com, or you co...

I was just wondering if anyone has an open backseat for this weekend in the Delta region. Let me know, I've been itching to get out on the water! You could give me a call at (925)3212438 or shoot me an e-mail. Thank you!

PFC. Lippert

Well, I'm the newest members of the United States Marine Corps, and boy does it feel good! Now that I can fish again, of course, ha!I picked up a rod last night for the first time in three months, and after a little bit of casting, pitchin, and flippin' in my pool, my skills are sharp and I'm ready ...