how about the MOM and Pop bait shop..where I grew up in Milwaukee, there were sport shops all over town.. and in fact in was close to the “perfect economy” .. one were prices were close, good profit margins on items.. few wholesalers with much different pricing, and lots and lots of competition.. but in truth FRIENDLY COMPETITION.. these dealers worked well with each other.. calling each other.. helping the other… and competing against each other.. and few if any BIG BOX STORES.. now, its all big box stores, few sales.. No sport show pricing.. and little anticipation of “going to the show”.. to see what so and so has a deal on.. its one now of an oligopoly.. Few GIANT DEALERS, and little profits available for the MOM AND POP places , except on bait.. ( and how much bait sales have dropped).. all big box stores.. most of whom, are clothing oriented, due to the price margins.. there is a fishing fad that has fizzled.. the death of the MOM AND POP STORE..

this used to be a no brainer.. but now is more complicated.. I would call the airline, and ask if you can use your rods, as one piece of luggage.. also, depending upon where you fly, I have had ticket handlers, ‘charge for over size” .. but only in Birmingham.. where the money was not going in to the money drawer, but in to the counter persons pocket for “safe keeping”.. my best suggestion.. CALL THE AIRLINE.. explain what you want to do.. get a FIXED PRICE , if extra.. or a NO EXTRA COST listed on your itinerary.. usually a rod tube is one piece of luggage..

it depends where the flat is , in the stack of flats.. the flats on top have less.. and the flats at the bottom, have more,, cuz the crawlers go down from the top flat.. it happens all the time..

this truck is a 99 with fuel injection.. so I don’t believe I can ‘spray the carb’… but thanks for this influx of info..I really appreciate it..

The boat launch is NOW OPEN.. as of 330 this afternoon.. fyi

and again, Why does LaCrosse, get the short end of the stick.. FLEET FARM? NO!!! Cabelas? NO!!!, Academy? NO…the list goes on and on.. all we get are the left overs.. Gander, Farm and Fleet, [censored].. all the also rans.. if this was a contest none of the LaCrosse stores would even get a participation ribbon…

my last belt came from a kiosk in the Mall of America.. and its well over 20 years old.. I don’t know if the guy is still there but thats were I went.. and it was hard to find a belt for a big moose like me..

you were a couple of questions short.. to get my TRUE opinion..just because I believe A doesn’t mean an out come of B or C…

what type of warranty does garmin have? because I would have purchased a used unit, but have seen a bunch of ‘leaking’ on their screens.. this is they’er marine units and not they’er car units.. and the units that leak were “no longer under warranty”.. in fact I fished with an ido member who had one go out , and they did nothing for him..

most garmin car gps will take a card.. and that can be around $100.. that’s what I have been using for 3 years now.. and may buy a bigger screen unit.. for this year..

Auburn university has tons of stuff for ponds.. contact them.. its one thing that they do better then football.

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I worked in a major sporting goods store in Milwaukee.. a Famous, ( but not in sports ) TV personality came in.. He wanted a top of the line deer rifle.. ( in the $500 range, in the 1970’s) but wanted to “rent it”.. why should I have to pay full price for a gun I only use 9 days a year, was the quote.. from this locally famous tv news announcer.. still wearing HIS CHANNEL 6 JACKET.. and makeup..

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HE WAS THE CHANNEL 6 ANCHOR MAN.. THE PRIMARY GUY!! true story..

I worked in a major sporting goods store in Milwaukee.. a Famous, ( but not in sports ) TV personality came in.. He wanted a top of the line deer rifle.. ( in the $500 range, in the 1970’s) but wanted to “rent it”.. why should I have to pay full price for a gun I only use 9 days a year, was the quote.. from this locally famous tv news announcer.. still wearing HIS CHANNEL 6 JACKET.. and makeup..

isn’t that a jig a whopper jig? used to be made in the Mankato area…they were big back in the late 1980’s .. the lindners wrote an article about them.. how great they were for walleyes.. there was another company back then as well. Blue Heron out of the cities..

how are you going to keep these plants going until April or May? the last frost I had last year was about May 10th or so.. that’s a heck of a long time from now..

well this is a great old post.. Larry the Ax Henning, and Luscious Lars Anderson ( Larry Hinimi)..Billy Robinson.. Black Jack Lanza.. Dusty Rhodes… the Vachon Brothers were almost always the tag team Champions.. Seldom did you see the Crusher and Bruiser together.. because the Bruiser hated to leave Chicago.. it was always a multiple month feud .. one team would win this month and lose again the next.. until.. some one left the association..

Randy. I can tell you that a guy that I have ‘known’ all my life , from the first time I met you.. and I can tell you that I love you like a brother.. and that you are not allow in these times.. I have another guy who, again, is NOT IN CONTROL.. and that’s when you have to let God take control.. and that I will be praying for you.. and you know that I don’t jest in stuff like that.. Love ya brother..

btw the caption for photo is “PUT DOWN THAT FISH… “said by the late, great, Burgess Meredith.. who at the end of these movies had the worlds best outtakes I have ever watched..

having worked the sport show circuit for some time, I can tell you that some of the personalities mentioned, do not have the best reputations.. and there are egos, the size of lake Winnebago that are involved as well. in fact , some of these guys, ‘bago isn’t big enough for their egos..

if I remember correctly, some years back, some one post about their stupid neighbor on this site.. and all the totally crazy things that the neighbor did.. I would be that some of you remember this and might even know how to find that previous true post..

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http://www.sportsmanswarehouse.com/sportsmans/Worth-Split-Ring-Pliers/productDetail/Lure-Components/prod70275/cat101139

either worth or Weber, makes a decent ‘low end ‘ split ring pliers.. you need one with a tooth on it.. a tooth that comes down to cover the bottom blade out on the end.. ( I don’t know the correct way to describe it..)..

if I knew how to post a photo.. I would.. I have it in manage photos.. but I cant get it on the page..

w0w.. my first car was a 66 merc Monterrey yellow with a black top and extremely similar to the above photo.. it had a 390, and it could spin 15 inch snow tires WITH ICE STUDS.. and it had a bad cylinder.. it HUGGED THE road due to the fast back.. It had a TON OF GRIP.. this was when real cars and NASCARS were one in the same..

and Yes, I was watching Virgil and Bill ward, and Kurt Gowdy and Gaddabout Gaddis,, along with Earl Gilslpie.. who used to fish with my former boss, Mauri Marasco.. they used to catch walleyes by putting a walleye eye on a jig head.. YUMMO…

there are four major channels for fishing shows.. and NO ESPN IS NOT ONE OF THEM.. NBC Sports.. ,Outdoor channel, The Sportsman’s Channel and Pursuit .. all of those are on Directv.. my major problem is that I seldom go to the Fox sports Wisconsin, Since its all Minnesota based on Directv.. so unless I am looking for a specific Brewer game, ( Does Milwaukee Still have a basketball team) I seldom get to a channel that high in the number column..

Anglers edge is number one.. but in the past, I prefer more detailed shows as opposed to “see the fish” I caught shows.. Hook and Look with Kim Stricker, is excellent.. no other shows true fish position on structure.. not like this show.. Classic Patterns was another, although I do not know if its still being made.. Bass Pro shops, bass shows are excellent.. Ido is on at a time that I never see.. However, the late Fall Smallies on the river with big suckers, was one of the finest shows, I have ever watched in over 40 years of fishing shows..

I am thinking of getting a 5 inch garmin, for my lakemaster chip.. that 3 inch is too small.. and for $100 bucks, I can really upgrade..