Recent content by Shadow rider

Many moons ago...it all started somewhere deep in the Catskills... We are still kickin' it together. I guess I'm lucky, I camp yearly with 6 or 7 guys (32 years running) and not one of them has a wife who will do what we do. Mrs. Rider and I have been at it regularly since '78.

Here we go again! Heading out in the morning to yet another undisclosed location somewhere only the boat can take us. Might be back in a week...might not! We shall see what mother nature has in store! See y'all on the other side!

I once measured countertops in a house where the owner had a pistol range (3 bays wide) under his 5 car attached garage. He also had a tunnel from there to his carriage house. His gun safe was a room with a safe door for access. If only I had the resources!

It's an Arbogast Hula Popper. I think the lure is older than me! I've had it since I was a kid. I don't think the lure even finished splashing before he took it! I didn't have a steel leader on, just 8lb. mono, as soon as my buddy had the net under him, he shook and cut the line with his razors!

Back to the grind! Got home last night. Could not have hit a better stretch of weather! And the fishing was the best in years. The smallmouth and largemouth were both hitting in the evenings, and then I found this guy in the weeds on a sunny afternoon about 1:30. I'm having a hard time adjusting...

Don't even get me going on "free" lunches! I Don't get why the 80-90% of kids whose parent(s) can easily afford white bread and bologna ( I suffered through 12 years of it) are entitled to lunch, and often times breakfast as well, on my dime! I raised 4 kids...no-one got a free lunch and we were...

I'll be heading out to a secret, undisclosed location in the morning. Likely, no-one will hear from me for a couple weeks. Life will be rough, but we will endeavor to persevere!

This state will never cease to amaze!!!

This is likely what we will get...

...with strong backing from DJT?