I don't know why it is what it is now. I have not been out.
I do know that I will never forget the many days of big limits. I didn't get that real big one, well... she got off. I just had two the same at 13.4 lbs. Two other 13's were boated also (my son and Tony. Many 40+ lb limits
I remember when I had my best day by my self and called Jake Jensen up on the cell to tell him "I was shooting for his 17 fish record". At the end of the day I tied him for 17 fish. I had over a 7 lb ave (wrote them all down) that day my best five went at 53 lbs even. UNREAL! But I have to say.. the day with my friend Jake was the most Awesome day ever. I just don't think limits over 40 lbs come from the front and back of a boat very much LOL!! Will never forget those days and the ones when I took my son or Tony.
I fished (bass only) for 25 years. Almost always night fishing. I really knew nobody. Just a few night guys that fished the night tourneys. I didn't like day fishing really.
It was the day Rob and CV brought 37 lbs to the scales to win a Nor-cal open,(we got 5th). That's when I asked only one question of Rob. " What is the best low cost rig to toss swimbaits?" Rob said.. Okuma GS and Cardiff 400.
The rest I did my self. I always liked to learn things my self. I got more out of it that way. Nothing worse then showing off someone else's trophy sort of speak. I loved fishing so...
When I got to where I wanted to share that's when the ugly showed it's face. To some catching a big fish was like a crack head needing a fix even to those that had caught them already.
Because of the knifes in my back from others even friends, it turned it all bitter. I HATE crack heads! So I am selling it all, I don't even want to look at my boat any more.
There were a few nice guys in it. Jake you stand above them all. You were the only one I could truly trust.
I did many things in my life but there were two things that I loved doing, Fish and Surf, I had not surfed in 25 years because of all the time spent bass fishing. I am surfing again. No crack head big fish guy can take that away. The crack heads know who they are. Don't you.

I wish it did not go this way, but it did. I have found just as much rush when surfing as fishing. I may do some surf fishing now and then(maybe).
It was all so Unreal with the fish caught. But some of the people were also unreal. I guess I learned the hard way. They have taken my love and made it bitter. Thank God for waves.... They keep coming HAHA! Want to know where I surf LOL!
Thanks for everything, it was swell but the swelling has gone down now.
I just wish all this stuff and my boat would sell. I hate it sitting in the garage. You wont see another post from me again when my stuff sells. Till then you will get sick of hearing me trying to sell it LMAO!
I wish you all but a few the best of luck!
If I sound bitter, well, I am.

Don.

PS Nothing like being betrayed :(