She has no idea what she bought me from Bass Pro Shops!
My wife will be so surprised Christmas morning!
- dave54
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My wife will be so surprised Christmas morning!
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Re: My wife will be so surprised Christmas morning!
Well I made my wife wrap my gifts from Sportsman's Wearhouse! Of course they pale in comparison to my new electric start power tilt kicker for my fishing boat that I bought for myself.
Mike
Who can't do everything he used to and what he can do takes a hell of a lot longer!
Who can't do everything he used to and what he can do takes a hell of a lot longer!
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Re: My wife will be so surprised Christmas morning!
I'm right there with you guys. She won't be surprised by what I bought her for Christmas though. We spent over an hour and a half walking around REI while she decided what new backpack fit the best.
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Re: My wife will be so surprised Christmas morning!
Inboard or outboard?
If you don't know where you're going, then any path will get you there.
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Re: My wife will be so surprised Christmas morning!
Jim
I’m the 3rd old fart to own this 17’3” Alumaweld Stryker. I bought the boat complete with several rods,reels, life jackets, two fish finders, one electric downrigger, a couple of large nets, 50 hp + 9.9 Honda motors. Since then I have added bow mount gps controlled electric motor, then new fish finder, then a second electric downrigger, and this year replacing the kicker (not because it doesn’ t work well but because I am getting old). It is a perfect fishing machine for for two people on inland waters and bays. I have fished with 2 other adults and 2 grand kids but the. I just drive the boat and watch the chaos! I’ve caught hundreds of Kokanee (last year a 21 1/2” one), bull trout up to 11 lbs and Mack’s up to 14 lb, also king and silver salmon up to 14 lbs.
I can’t picture myself fishing for salmon any more in Oregon any more due to the desperate state of fish stocks. From my perspective all fishing for salmon in the Lower 48 (commercial and sport) should be halted until fish stocks can be reestablisbed. The causes of depleted stocks are not just over fishing but controlling take is one of the few thing that could have immediate impact on the the preservation of salmon runs. I know this is much more than an answer to your question so please forgive an old man who see the passing of days gone by and would like to preserve some of that for my grandkids. I fear that what is happening to our ocean cold water fish will soon be reflected in Sierra fish populations. Then the controversy of fish vs frogs will become moot. In other words many of us are fighting the wrong battle. I can’t believe I went off on this tangent!
Mike
Who can't do everything he used to and what he can do takes a hell of a lot longer!
Who can't do everything he used to and what he can do takes a hell of a lot longer!
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Re: My wife will be so surprised Christmas morning!
Nice tangent! We haven't been able to Abalone dive for a year and they might close it next year. I think it's good to give the ocean a break. Mike, what battle should we be fighting?
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