Well, Skip, at least your a patriotic little brown noser!!:wiggle:

Seriously tho, i respect everyones right to post their opinions, no matter how mine line up with them.

I just think people on this board are cabin fevered up, and lookin to release some winter tension. I had fun with this post, to say the least. Its amazing to see what one offhand remark can spark, isnt it? I'm not pissed anymore, but ur still a brown noser.....(teasin dude, teasin:kewl: )

I can see this just isn't going to stop.All I wanted were people's opinions on the new FLW tour.It was inevitable that political/ economical "ideas" were going to be discussed Walmart is part of this.

People were gonna have differing opinions.But then you Squiddler had to make it personal and basically insulted Pete but you then later apologised and for that I thank you.

It should've ended then.Instead you hovered over this thread for hours waiting for the next post.How do I know that?I've been sitting at home for the past two days with broken rib I got nothing better to do.

I'm sorry you don't like Pete's shop or you thought the show was substandard but you could've posted that in the SWE Show thread.Instead you decided to do it here where it didn't belong and when myself or Skip in particular stated a differing opinion on Pete,his shop and the job he did at the show you got downright insulting to the point of calling SkipN a brown-noser and basically had to push his buttons by calling him "sparky".

The only thing brown here is the nose of this thread because you basically shoved it into a pile of poop.Thanks. Thanks alot.

I'm done with this thread.

No live bait and no trolling? Where do I sign? True enough about the local shops losing to internet based providers. And Pete G is absolutely correct in the USA on the downslope. Heck Teddy Kennedy is even introducing a bill today that I can back. No tax breaks or incentives for companies shipping manufacturing/labor resources overseas (read 3rd world countries) of Which Wally world is one of the leading exponents. ( it's only "assembled" here form foriegn parts, not actually made here like they say). The boys in Arkansas at Bentonville HQ are just practicing an old southern tradition in a new scheme, slavery. Now though it's not owning human beings outright just controlling every facet of thier lives through an economic outlet that preys on the poor and underachieving in this country and abroad where they feast on the fruits of cheap labor and lack of regulations governing the same. Sure we all use Wal-mart, I do and most of you do as well but for some they wouldn't be able to make it without thier "great value" brands, cheap clothing and questionable quality goods. But it's not just Wal-mart, it's Bass-pro, Cabelas, LL BEAN oRVIS, kOHL'S, tARGET and on and on. We fought in Viet NAM and lost 52000 American lives so we could buy T-shirts made there at Old Navy!

2500.00? peice of cake. casting plugs and rubber? no problem. We get them up here for 5 months. And we get lots of them. The yahoos down south get them for the same time so a northeast segment of this tourney is fine. I need a new challenge job wise, why not professional Striper fishing?

Basswipe I could not agree more about the thread going south I did read all that was posted hear just so I could see how down hill some threads on the site can go . I liked the origanal post and can we PLEASE get back to it Goose if we sign up and we both have Seaswirl Stripers you think they will give us a break:jester: Now as far as the rest of the CRAP that came into this post take it to the scuppers and I will be glad to set most of you store owners straight.:topic:

yeah Baby
 

you da man Flap...and you'd make a great TV personality too...
:think:
just imagine...sitting down on a cold sunday morning watching flaptail on TV catchin
Stripers while its snowing sideways.that would be mint.

No live bait. I just remembered,,I have a job.

Cut bait:heybaby:

Goose come on I can see it now me you and Clammer being followed by a camera crew. I do think this could be good for us if it is done in the same way they do the redfish tours. Like others said this is going to be a pro-tournament that we will be watching on tv most likley not from our boats. But it would be good to see some good pr for the sport don't you think?

i totally agree GB
 

as far as the media is concerned they don't really recognize pro fishing or tournament fishing as a sport. Well they do on the specific shows, that are the so called fishing shows...but you've never seen it on the news.... that so and so just won the Pro tournament and recieved
this trophy...its very segregated and i think thats very wrong.

they show college football ,high school football ,and basket ball,and others but fishing as a sport simply doesnt exist in TV news.

And yet you continue by kicking the same damn horse that Skip did. If you don't want a retort, dont fan the flames, and as far as calling him sparky and a brown noser, I did say that I was teasin, and instead of letting it die, you all continue to chastise me publicly and expect me not to answer. You are bunch of hippocrites, and your doing the same thing I did. Nobody but Pete and I had anything to say about it, and I did the manly thing and admitted I was wrong, not 1 time, or 2 times, but 3 times over. And yet you keep jumping on me and defending Pete, and disparraging me. Go back and read each and every line odf the thread so its clear for you all. I even mentioned my tolerance of others opinions, something Im guess you dont share.

You are not the only one at home with nuthin to do. And if you think I am not going to continue defending myself, you are thicker headed than even I, my friends.

I tried to just let it go, but you all jumped into the heat on Petes side when that intelligent, well spoken guy needs no help from you little whiners. He stated his point clearly and effectively, and got me to admit I was wrong. NOw that doesnt make it okay for you to keep trashing me. By continuing the trashing of my handling of this, you incensed me further. Let me point out that I am also pretty fired up about the America decline comments, and I am super stressed out cuz my 23 year old brother is in Iraq, on the front lines, and no one in my family has heard from him in weeks. So YOU ALL CHILL OUT< AND LET THE ANOMISTY DIE< OR I WILL HAUNT EVERY THREAD I CAN FOR AS LONG AS I HAVE TO TO GET YOU TO MIND YER BUSINESS> :gorez:

I was just watching ESPN and they'll be broadcasting the BASSmaster Classic live again this year. It's a lot more visible then back when it was only on the The Nashville Network. Everyone probably just dismissed it as a redneck event back then. Well, it still is a bit, lol. But mostly because all the big names are from the South. But being on ESPN definitely legitimizes it and it will hopefully continue making it more visible to the general public including the NorthEast. Not as good as being on the 6 o'clock news, but better then being hidden on TNN back in the 90's.

http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/b...assic_coverage

They should do an extreme surfcasting tour if they really want some ratings. Guys getting bashed around on rocks wearing wetsuits and waders while pursuing big bass might really do the trick. What would most people rather see, a 2# bass get yanked out of some brush or seeing Eben get cracked over a rock while trying to reach a safe perch just a little too far out? There would be serious spot burning issues though...

:hs:

I don't care about your personal life and far as me minding my own business this is my business I'm the one who initiated the thread.You felt the need run it into the ground instead of positively contributing to it.

Haunt all the threads you want.All that'll do is PO a lot of people and at some point one of the mods will boot ya.

So haunt away.

I also saw the same on ESPN.

Oh, but I care about yours. I hope your ribs heal up just fine, and that you have better things to do than continue stooopid threads.

Your name is not Skip, nor is it Pete. I directed none of my comments towards you , yet you felt the need to come to someone else's defense, and attacked me directly.

You are being a hippocrite, and you are continuing this BS whether you wanna admit it or not. You thank me for apologizing to pete, then you lash out again in the body of that same post, and expect me to just let it die, when you won't.

In regards to minding your business, you should have stuck to your business which was the original content of this thread. If you go back and carefully look at the timeline of the posts and read them fully, it was settled between pete and I and was not directed at anyone else but him, I was in the wrong there you'll see that I tried to let it die, but you whiners keep at it, and keep posting retorts that have nuthin to do with you. Where did I direct comments at others with out first being chastised about it? RIrockhound chastised me, but in a way that was true and honest, and he got no comments from me. Why don't you pm me instead, and we can go back and forth as much as you like. As far as getting booted by a mod, big deal. I guess that would prove my earlier comment that you whiners can't allow a guy to have a difference of opinion, nor can you stay out of the mix. You must love to whine and fight as much as you accuse me of, or you would have agreed with my insistence that this be just ended. I'm not gonna let you continue to say stuff about me, and not reply;...... and let this be the last of it.......... the choice is yours.

Just so its clear, I apologized for my earlier anger and my offhanded remarks, now why don't you try the same and I'll go back to lurking with random posts every now and then, if not, i' ve been clear as to what I will do...... :tm:

Not in one my posts did I ever "attack" you.Never once made any negative comments toward you.Only comments I made were positive about Pete's shop and the show he sponsored and that you shouldn't have posted it in this thread.

Now we're calling me names.I'm a hypocrite so says Squiddler.

As far as me sticking to the original thread,that really wouldn't have been a problem if you hadn't posted about the SWE show in this thread.

You go do what you think you need to do.Haunt me,Hound me. Whatever.It'll only be tolerated for so long.

:lurk:

How many days til the spring run?

I said "being" a hippocrite, which if the shoe fits.....

did you not see my invatation to PM me and get it out of the public post....... If you cant see your continuing this maybe one of our other perspicatious members could point that out to you..... Keep it up, so will I........:whackin:

I also like how you ignore the other points I brought up in regards to this, you just pick out a few pieces and suit them to your needs.............:jester:

How is this not continuing the flames and how is not an unsolicited remark on me?.... and yet you claim your innocence. READ THE LAST LINE as well

Also, you jumped into this on your own accord. It has nothing to do with you , I don't even know you.... AGAIN youve got your opinions and I got mine, whats the difference??????? i will stop once you do, as I've made quite clear....... And I do hope your ribs heal up soon so you can go fishin........ really.

:hs:

hey Pete
 

that's great news..... and thanks for the INFO... oh and by the way...

do you have any pictures of the New store front....?

And dont tell me your not getting off on this, or you would just have ignored me........ You did attack me, as proved by my reposting of your comments. What makes you the striped -bass defender of all those you deem worthy?????? Again, PM me if you wanna pontificate more on this, but stop with the public posts and I will go back to lurking...... Are you not hearing me? These other guys are big boys, and if they feel the need to defend themselves , let them. And lighten up, have a sense of humor dude, I did clearly state I was teasin, as a way to make light of yet another unsolicited remark from a whiner without being downright rotten.

There's always holdovers:D .

Shut the
 

up

Because I have been busy with life and my real job I have not watched this thread.

I can see no reason this thread needed to be crapped upon. Don't let it happen again please... If there are bigg issues between people like that, settle it offline or in a PM. And no trolling...

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