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Re: Solar power in Texas = bad idea Baylor_Guy� 35 seconds ago
Originally Posted by a777pilot
Subj: Solar power in Texas = bad idea

My opinion: They are a bad idea, any time and any where!


They are the biggest waste of space, land owners are not able to utilize the land for anything else, they only retain 25% of what they absorb, and leave a bigger carbon footprint than what theyre trying to save with them

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p.s., So are wind turbines!

hey, as long as my checks dont bounce, I can mind my business.
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Re: MLB Predictions Baylor_Guy� 6 minutes ago
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Re: Who Has a Blackstone Griddle? Baylor_Guy� 15 minutes ago
Ive been trying to google and pinterest any excuse to use mine
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Re: Loading the dishwasher talk Baylor_Guy� 19 minutes ago
Ill ask my wife
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Re: Person of the day, SirVeza Baylor_Guy� 23 minutes ago
Thank you Sir may I have another
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Re: And now Baylor_Guy� 24 minutes ago
Originally Posted by DanDaBald
No more Arizona? Did the Russkies nuke Phoenix and Tucson? No more Arizona ? ? ? ?

WTF is Clemson?



if only, I have some ocean front property there I got suckered into a while back
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Re: Finger Printing For Work? Baylor_Guy� 28 minutes ago
I love finger painting!
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Re: Texas Cedar Fever drops Baylor_Guy� 40 minutes ago
Originally Posted by DanDaBald
Originally Posted by TexDawg
Something is making me snottish and the wife is struggling with it

Is that anything like "Scottish"?????



Pretty close except a little more nasally
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Re: Central Texas Mckinneycrappiecatcher 47 minutes ago
Originally Posted by Ken Gaby
Thinking about length of day; hours of daylight are about the same in the central time zone. Example for March 28: length of day in Belton; 12hrs 24min: Fargo, ND 12hrs 39min. Low tonight in Belton 55; high tmrw 78. Low tonight in Fargo 20; high tmrw 36 with 80% chance snow. Based on length of day, crappie should be spawning in lakes in North Dakota. Don't know anyone to ask in ND to find out, but my intuition says ice out may or may not have happened. Lake Audubon is usually open for ice fishing till April 1.

Based on length of day, crappie should spawn same time in Choke Canyon and Texoma. I know several people that go to Choke and Lake Mathis every Feb to catch crappie up shallow. I've never heard of anyone catching shallow crappie in Texoma in Feb. But with length of day the same from north to south, crappie should be spawning from Brownsville to Lake Winnipeg, Canada.

Here's a quote from a fishing guide service on Rainy lake, Canada:

"Black crappie travel in schools during the summer and winter. Open-water anglers get their first crack at them as ice clears from backwaters in April or early May and the fish move inshore to feed. Top spots include man-made boat cuts and canals and shallow bays with cover (wood, weeds, docks). More fish move in by late May and June to spawn."

As Beltonbanger said, if you're waiting for a good report, you'll most likely be late to the party.

Exactly why the advice that water temps don’t matter is complete hogwash. Texoma runs late. I fished it for many, many years. The earliest I EVER saw fish shallow (on the west end mind you where it warms up faster) was maybe the last few days of March, and even then it was a few here and a few there with the exception of one night. Most of the time it was the first and usually the second weekend of April when it got good. I had years where I was still catching males guarding beds into the first weekend of June. Why? Because texoma is a little further north, and it takes longer to warm up. I will say with sandbass they’re a little more unpredictable, but crappie tend to be pretty stuck to their ways. Water temps around 56-58 a few males might start to look around, but it’s gotta stay there for a little while. Around 65-68 it’ll be game on, but I’ve seen them up shallow still guarding beds well in to may when temps are in the mid 70s. We always get what I call a “false wave” early in march with the first warm spell, but once a front hits they are gone, why? Because the water temp dropped. I remember one year it was about 35 degrees outside in north texas and we had just had a huge snowstorm right around mid March. I had been on lavon a day or two before and the main lake temp was 45 and I marked and caught some fish as deep as 40’. Some folks were in academy buying minnow buckets and bobbers to go hit the crappie spawn that day, I looked at them, said “what are you gonna fish for” they said “it’s crappie season” all I could do was laugh. Weather and water temps mean everything folks, especially for crappie. I have a crappie pond I fish and I haven’t caught a single male with worn down fins or a female that dropped her eggs. The males don’t even turn dark until you put them on the stringer. Presumably the cool temps of northeast texas and the cold rain has dropped the water temps and they just aren’t ready yet. Sandbass are a little more unpredictable, but I can in general bet on them showing up once water temps start to get around 55, but broadcast spawners tend to work a little differently because other factors like current flow play in. Bass, catfish, crappie, and bluegill I can predict almost all their behaviors based on water temp.
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Re: Your favorite gorilla Mr. Majestic 53 minutes ago
Big Orn
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Re: Ibock Harleydude 58 minutes ago
Trika is where it’s at!
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Re: put El Salto on your bucket list….. SoCal Tom 1 hour ago
Headed there for the first time in June. I can't wait. Congrats! cheers
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Re: Cypress Springs any good? SoCal Tom 1 hour ago
Here are results from September of last year. Not 23, but damn close to 22. Lake still has some good ones in it

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Re: Favorite walking bait pinetree 1 hour ago
Originally Posted by Mark Perry
Was a RI Vixen fan from way back. Been using the Negabass Diamante for the last several years. It's one of those really, really good under the radar baits. Not sure why it's not more popular but it catches them.

Originally Posted by Mark Perry
Was a RI Vixen fan from way back. Been using the Negabass Diamante for the last several years. It's one of those really, really good under the radar baits. Not sure why it's not more popular but it catches them.


For the longest time my topwater choices were either a yellow magic or a spook & vixen, rarely strayed. I tried the MB Pop Max last year & am thoroughly impressed. Caught a few fish with it today actually. It’s got me thinking about seeing what MB offers in a walking bait, I’ll have to give this one a try.
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Re: No Official Rangers Game Day Thread? MARKIT 1 hour ago
Meh
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Re: Can you lick? avid_basser 1 hour ago
Originally Posted by tmd11111
If my tongue reached my elbow I’d be banned like pornhub


Wait? Pornhub is banned!?
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Re: Lake Somerville KJ Fishing 1 hour ago
Thank you. I will check out Newmans on Sunday!
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Re: Float tube question porta 2 hours ago
Flags, thanks for the link!

About how much does the FF with mount complete setup weigh with batteries? I do some hiking and portaging with my FT, so I try to keep the weight to a minimum.

Have you used the horizontal shooting transducer? If it works well that way, it might be useful for some of the first time Waters that I visit.

I think the lithium AAA batteries are lighter and last longer, with the drawback of being considerably higher cost.. Although less expensive AAA alkalines will probably work, they eventually leak even when left unused. I've had a few appliances ruined when they corroded the contacts, when I forgot to remove them alkalines. Don't know if the lithiums corrode also, but all the rechargeables I have used haven't leaked so far over periods of at least 10 years. I've had good luck with the AAA Eneloop brand, which hold their charge longer, and seem to have a higher capacity compared to other brands.
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Re: VA Disability Ghost4BH 2 hours ago
Originally Posted by Grasshopperglock
Originally Posted by ko bass attack 27
Originally Posted by Grasshopperglock
The VA saved my life. No joke. Spent over 5 years in extreme care. The Temple VA has a Texas stocked fishing lake behind it. During the times you can escape the military priority. Or course, fishing sucks but I've seen 3 pounds pulled out (bass). Throw line.

The deal is, it's up to you.


F' the money. Dammit. You signed the blank check to continue this country along....but..... Second thought, pay the F up. I'm done with this. I did my part.



I do see evidence of your elevator not reaching the top, I am not a Dr. Just an unbiased observer.




Thank You for that. To think I was the guy that spent it all protecting that view.


Well, Sir. It's fuc-ing magical.


Don't you ever dare say to me, "Thank You for Your service". Instead, eat a dick.

What’s it like not having any friends?
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Sawgrass 7’3mh Jordan18 2 hours ago
Have a very lightly used sawgrass Bois D’Arc 7’3mh.

I have 2 more of this exact model, just making room for another cranking rod.

Made on a northfork hm blank with recoil guide train and assembled here in Texas. I would consider this model on the faster side.

Asking $330 shipped or $300 pickup in Tyler.

text me at 817-863-2785 for pics or questions.
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Re: If I were Ohtani Darin S. 2 hours ago
Originally Posted by Smurfs
Originally Posted by Darin S.
Originally Posted by butch sanders
take Arizona straight up
&
parlay
UNC & Arizona


noidea

roflmao


He’s busy loading the dishwasher.
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Re: Twin sisters get married Darin S. 2 hours ago
There a couple of degenerates in here that wood.
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Re: Hank Parker comes out of the closet petro 3 hours ago
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Re: Touring Anglers Association...non FFS tour jiggmann 3 hours ago
There are a lot of locals signed up not just pros
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Re: Bois d Arc bronco71 3 hours ago
So, is this the 2nd or the 3rd opening rumor bang the NTWMD office didn't know anything about it when I called yesterday afternoon...
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