Recruiting Football Talk VIII

[Jackcrevol]

The amount of truth to this lol. Caught a 5lber when I was a kid while wading a creek on a live crawfish that I caught. Sight casted to him too. Insane fight. My dad was ecstatic and said I could get him mounted.

Sucker had one more trick up his sleeve.... bucked loose from my dad's hands and swam off. It's been almost 20 years and I still won't let him forget it.

Yup, never fails.

Always wanted a pic of big, bronze Red with purple tail. Landed one on crab imitation, back in 19. Guide said was second biggest he'd had landed on his boat, on fly.

Guide grabbed him, got him with the jaw clamp. Measured, handed to me for photo. 39.5 inches. I'd estimate 22-25 lbs in that range, maybe bigger.

I grab him by the tail. Lift up for the camera, one shake of his massive head. Gone.

No photo. Just video, I think this is same fish.

Video taken by Capt Rob at Green Heron Adventures. Great guide, out of Beaufort. Correction, video was taken in Oct 2021.


Charted another flood tide outing two late Spring's ago. Reds were scattered. Using floatilla as cover. Picking something off top of water. Difference is, tails up, snouts down. Crabbing gets them excited. Sipping gives their eyes more to work.

Had a double eye infection that week. That 'cleared up' in time for late week fishing. Over the counter polarized fitovers. I nailed em when I could see em.

Getting that hookset on topwater is much tougher than it looks. Hooked 4 fish, one larger than the one in that video. Worst day fishing is better than best day not.

 

[VolGee4]

How's that even possible? We have multiple ranked wins, and I'd think even Louisville would be higher at this point.

Not sure it was second, but Illinois is still 23rd in the updated NET today. They have 11 Q1 and Q2 wins. It will always remain a Q1 win for us on the road.

 

[VolGee4]

Our five best NET wins are:
1. Texas A&M (Away 18)
2. Illinois (Away 23)
3. Louisville (Away 25)
4. Florida (Home 4)
5. Texas (Away 38)

You missed Missouri at 16 now.

 

[SoilVol]

Not sure it was second, but Illinois is still 23rd in the updated NET today. They have 11 Q1 and Q2 wins. It will always remain a Q1 win for us on the road.

Yeah I mean, I will say regardless of what they're doing right now that was a huge, tough win. They were at full strength and that arena was juiced. Season looks different for both teams if that goes the other way.

 

[Jimmy Football]

You missed Missouri at 16 now.

NET actually values the road Texas win higher than the home Mizzou win. Texas is a quad 1A win, and the Mizzou game is now just outside of quad 1A.

 

[jave36]

Some of you are doing it wrong.

I get where he's coming from usually, but yesterday was super fun to watch. Not the 14-19 halftime score were used to.

 

[drvenner]

Who was UT's starting QB your senior year in HS?

I think this dude was QB when @InVOLuntary was a senior in HS

 

[drvenner]

I have a friend who keeps bees. He said he went out recently to check on them and was flabbergasted to see that they made a hive with no exit. I told him that was unbelievable.

 

[drvenner]

Idc if it’s been posted cause all the Barnes haters can lick deeeeez

Like I said, when are we going to get a real coach. People are not going to accept mediocrity forever.

 

[VolGee4]

Watching highlights again from the game. My 8th grader looked at me yesterday and laughed when Fran said ZZ “pulled their chestnuts out of the fire.”

 

[DD4ME]

Lol

 

[drvenner]

Solid but not a game changer

 

[SSVol]

Solid but not a game changer

While actually changing the outcome of a game.

 

[drvenner]

Mears won 3 Titles, also.

Recency bias, is recent.

Don't doubt what you're saying, and I agree. But, to be the best, you gotta beat the best.

Win a Nat.

 

[drvenner]

While actually changing the outcome of a game.

My post was a barb for someone who said exactly the same thing earlier.

 

[Buddy’s Bandit]

The largest smallmouth I ever caught was almost 4 lbs in Big Creek just out side of Rogersville way bask in the 1950s. It broke the tip of my fly rod and stripped the eyes from the last 2 sections of the pole. My dad drove down Main Street with me hold it out the window of the car. I was nine years old at the time.

Great fish and a great story. Some of my greatest memories of my father were in his 12’ Larsen with a 10 horse Johnson. I recently had it restored to its showroom self and cherish it far more than any of my other boats / cars. By the way, that Johnson with still start cold on the 3rd pull!!

 

[SSVol]

My post was a barb for someone who said exactly the same thing earlier.

I know. Was joining in the mockery.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

So. . . I think I've decided to go with long pipe headers to a full dual exhaust with a flowmaster or maybe angry housewife/blackwidow or a combo. It'll be cheaper than building the engine with a thumpr cam and still give a good sound. . . and a lot less headache trying to tune the ecu & efi for the cam, etc.

Redneck level : 8.25/10

I do like the sound of this one with a cam too:


Edit: Idk, I've talked myself back into a cam. . .

 

[VOLINVONORE]

Great fish and a great story. Some of my greatest memories of my father were in his 12’ Larsen with a 10 horse Johnson. I recently had it restored to its showroom self and cherish it far more than any of my other boats / cars. By the way, that Johnson with still start cold on the 3rd pull!!

I learned to water ski with a 10 foot aluminum boat powered by 10 HP Johnson motor. It was tough getting up the first time b it became easier as I got a little stronger. One Sunday afternoon, I skied from Mooresburg tn. to Morristown Tn. and back with any rest. Oh to have those days again.

 

[Jackcrevol]

I learned to water ski with a 10 foot aluminum boat powered by 10 HP Johnson motor. It was tough getting up the first time b it became easier as I got a little stronger. One Sunday afternoon, I skied from Mooresburg tn. to Morristown Tn. and back with any rest. Oh to have those days again.

That literally is the most impressive thing out of all stories. Not kidding.

Learned to ski behind a Pro Star 190.

Tried to get up last year behind a Yamaha inboard/outboard.

You could feel the boat sputter.

 

[jave36]

So. . . I think I've decided to go with long pipe headers to a full dual exhaust with a flowmaster or maybe angry housewife/blackwidow or a combo. It'll be cheaper than building the engine with a thumpr cam and still give a good sound. . . and a lot less headache trying to tune the ecu & efi for the cam, etc.

Redneck level : 8.25/10

I do like the sound of this one with a cam too:


Edit: Idk, I've talked myself back into a cam. . .

Or you could invest that money and retire 3 years earlier

 

[Enki_Amenra]

Or you could invest that money and retire 3 years earlier

I don't think I can retire on $1,500 these days,

 

[jave36]

I don't think I can retire on $1,500 these days,

After 40 years of compounding....

 

[SoilVol]

Great fish and a great story. Some of my greatest memories of my father were in his 12’ Larsen with a 10 horse Johnson. I recently had it restored to its showroom self and cherish it far more than any of my other boats / cars. By the way, that Johnson with still start cold on the 3rd pull!!

Wow, how many pulls does it take to start @Weezer 's Johnson these days?

 

[Jackcrevol]

I don't think I can retire on $1,500 these days,