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[Adam_777]

retracted my last statement.Not in the mood for this %$%$%$%$ today.

[Pete_G]

I just finally came across this thread and to make the entire Boga discussion pointless, it should be noted most people carry them just to deal with schoolies and blues with a face full of trebles quickly and safely. In the event a bigger fish gets Boga'd it usually doesn't even get lifted out of the water, just safely controlled. For most it's not something to measure fish with.

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De-badging my wetsuit lest I be judged and hanging up my almost 15 year old Boga in order to be cool and politically correct, even though I fish mostly at night and mostly in areas no one else fishes where nobody sees me anyways,

Pete G.

[Tagger]

I need a 30# boga.. I fish out in the water ,, and fish slimy skin plug ... I have plyers but never use them either ..Big fish are easy to handle .. little fish are dangerous .. come in full of life. small mouth and tough to handle ..
better to burp and taste it than fart and waste it ..

[Pete_G]

Originally Posted by Tagger

I need a 30# boga.. I fish out in the water ,, and fish slimy skin plug ... I have plyers but never use them either ..Big fish are easy to handle .. little fish are dangerous .. come in full of life. small mouth and tough to handle ..
better to burp and taste it than fart and waste it ..

It's all fun and games until one of those little bastards decides to jump when you're wading slightly above your waist in the darkness and sinks a 3/0 treble in your bicep while he hangs from the other 3/0...

I like my Boga and I've carried one for many years, although I often don't use it even when I have it. But every once in a while you get that fish that just seems to have it in for you or has a plug wedged oddly on it's face and that's when it comes out. It adds just enough buffer to make dealing with a fiesty fish a whole lot safer. Deciding not to carry it on me all the time last year really bit me in the ass. The arm, actually. It was back on my belt immediately after the above incident.

[Surfpirate]

here is a question.... OK maybe more of an opinion.

Topic: Hook Set

what do you think dictates a good hook set?

to clarify. all things being equal, same size rod, reel, same line, drag setting, "J" hooks, lures or jigs

the action of the rod or the drag? both?

wondering....

[Goose]

Jenny, Jenny, Jenny, Jenny and the Jets com'on now girl freind, I was speaking in general. Its kinda of like recycling, you can only do your part and not worry about your careless neighbor. Imo, to many guys (myself included at times) repeatedly want to impress their neighbors. Just saying I landed a couple 30# isn't enough, they can't take the time out to take a pix, heck they may miss a fish.

I often wonder...if they where in a situation where they where one of the last people on earth, some kind of catastrafy, would they continue to fish the way they do now? Hell freakin NO! They'd have no one to impress and they wouldn't wanna clean fish either.

[Jenn]

[QUOTE=Goose;573027]Jenny, Jenny, Jenny, Jenny and the Jets com'on now girl freind, I was speaking in general. Its kinda of like recycling, you can only do your part and not worry about your careless neighbor.QUOTE]

Very true statement and now that you REALLY have me thinking about it that way, I feel kind of silly!

I think I am getting a little touchy latetly

[Goose]

I'm gonna slap you Gee Forces with G-Forces. you speaking of a 'fairweather fan' is like me speaking selfish pigs....I know ya know that ya little bass-tid. I been eatin frozen fish all winta too,,so there.

[bloocrab]

Goose,

Sorry if it seemed like a personal attack, I think & hope you know it wasn't meant that way. It just seemed like a good opportunity to share in why some of us keep the fish that we do. I'd like to think there are others like me, who do not keep fish solely for monetary value nor Internet value, but infact to satisfy others.
If I don't have a pre-home for the fish that are caught that night, and my own cavity is full, they go back. It's not about raping the stock or show-boating nor anything else for that matter, it's about filling someone's eyes with joy and quenching my own thirst for doing things that a LOT of people lack these days, giving without wanting to receive. I don't have much to offer, and to the right person....a freshly caught fish is "price-less".

My father didn't teach me how to fish primarily for enjoyments' sake, when we caught fish, it meant there was less money spent at the market, life was different back then coming from a different country with NOTHING but pride in oneself. Luckily, I don't have to fish for that reason, but I'll never forget those times and that there are always people out there like that, who could use any additional help as we did growing up.
I KNOW you know where I'm coming from - Gee-force slapper ...........

[bloocrab]

...by the way, youz' guys are in trouble now, I'm coming out of hibernation for awhile, so expect to be attacked on your STUPID threads as well as encouraged on your RESPECTFUL ones.

...and I'm not worried about a BAN, that's the flavor of my deoderant already, so I'm used to the feeling.





.........sorry, no questions for "#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&" either........maybe a question for John though -

If #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& will no longer be posting, perhaps a thread started or directed at him should be removed/locked? Seems our lovely moderators have no problem locking other threads, why not this one? Maybe fishaholeic is right and moderators as well as members enjoy this type of thread. ??? . . .

Nothing personal Mr. & Mrs. moderators....you know I have much respect for most of you.

[Jenn]

Bloo...I can only speak for myself here but when I saw the thread and read it I thought about locking it......but after thinking about it a little more I realized that many would be looking for a reason for his absence and that explained it....I did not see anyone attacking him so thats is why I let it be. I am still new to this moderating thing and finding it hard at times to make the right choice. One way or another someone will not be happy.

[bloocrab]

Originally Posted by Jenn

...I am still new to this moderating thing and finding it hard at times to make the right choice....

I completely understand the complexity of making the right decision when it affects so many people and I also understand your hesitation in being a new mod - Don't forget, you were chosen for a reason Very level-headed, passionate about fishing and NOT a groupie of any clique on here. I believe you share John's views as to which type of people this site should cater to...Family, friendly, respectful "netizens of S-B". <<yeah, JR...that wuz a little corny..>>

But Jenn, thanks for replying - and forgive me for putting my post above in the wrong thread, at the time that I typed it, I thought I was in the "did #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& get banned" thread and John already locked that one earlier today....
There were some cheap shots in that thread, and it's not healthy to pick on someone who can't defend or explain themself.

[basswipe]

Why is crack bad?