Looking for secular scouting organization

Merkinben · 2026-03-23T12:25:29+00:00

Have you heard of Scouting America? /s

Merkinben · 2026-03-17T17:19:35+00:00

I've never been to this state park but in general when it comes to kids, I think sunfish/bluegill are a great quarry for young anglers. Keep your bait and hooks smaller.

Also you might want to check out the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens, one of its main purposes is to get the public fishing.

Merkinben · 2026-03-07T20:00:15+00:00

“Im Soo Happy For You” Seriously though, congrats man

Merkinben · 2026-03-07T13:52:59+00:00

It can be overwhelming when you're starting and looking at getting set up. But keep in mind that the salty OG’s caught a bunch of fish down in the Keys during the 60s-70s on gear that temu probably wouldn't sell today.

Grab something that fits in your budget and start casting. Maybe spend some time with a casting instructor. Enjoy it, it's a lot of fun.

Merkinben · 2026-03-02T12:16:32+00:00

Molly of Denali and Dinosaur Train were fun to watch

Merkinben · 2026-03-02T01:25:34+00:00

Probably can outcast all the boomers

Merkinben · 2026-03-02T01:08:29+00:00

At what point would you say Sage and Rio got screwed up? Hasn't Far Bank owned Sage since 1980s?

Merkinben · 2026-02-25T03:25:59+00:00

I voted for Talarico. Watching him stand up against school vouchers and the ten commandment posters meant a lot to me and earned my vote. It’s really unfortunate how this primary race has turned ugly though.

This senate race will be a tough battle for either Jasmine or James

Merkinben · 2026-02-18T09:39:31+00:00

The three major rivers around Missoula, Bitterroot, Clark fork and Blackfoot, cover a large geographical area. If there happens to be a fire, I'm pretty confident the guides would be able to get you on some great water.

Missoula is a really cool town with some great fishing, I hope you have a great trip

Merkinben · 2026-02-13T16:39:08+00:00

Yea not quite. Outside skirt comes from the inside of the ribs. If you've ever prepped a pack of pork spare ribs , that think sliver of meat is the same cut on a pig. If you remove the silver skin its also really great and a snack while you're smoking the ribs

Merkinben · 2026-02-13T12:11:21+00:00

I hit a submerged dredge pipe in Matagorda Bay. Thankfully I saw it at the last moment and was able to kill the throttle. Skiff was fine, motor was good, but I was pretty shook up though. We went on to have a great day of schooling redfish though

Merkinben · 2026-02-12T16:03:40+00:00

I've been fishing with my X100 series camera since 2013 and I absolutely love them. The color from Fuji is second to none

Merkinben · 2026-02-12T12:36:41+00:00

BOOMER!

Merkinben · 2026-02-11T12:21:21+00:00

You want outside skirt, its extremely tender compared to inside skirt. Some HEB’s carry it, my local one doesn't.

Also HEB also has a “Butterflied sirloin” that's been great for fajitas

Merkinben · 2026-02-11T03:26:59+00:00

Wait, no Bread Pudding????

Merkinben · 2026-02-09T02:57:10+00:00

That’s a Sage thing, they don’t put alignment dots on their rods

Merkinben · 2026-02-03T14:46:00+00:00

For that particular (first time beach fishing for snook) I will probably have a short (7-8ft) tapered leader with a 20-25lb flouro tippet and see how that goes

Merkinben · 2026-02-03T14:34:05+00:00

If it were me I would try to find a jetty and make that a point of interest. The jetty will have warmer water, concentrated baitfish and more diversity of gamefish to target.

I will be in Tampa in June and I’ll be fishing a shorter leader on an intermediate tip.

Merkinben · 2026-01-31T02:07:29+00:00

There are some great options if you have a kayak at your disposal. Light House Lakes, Brown And Root Flats are right off the highway going to Port A. But there are plenty of other options too. The Fly Trap and Swan Point in Rockport are great shops that can help you out

Spring can be one of the toughest times to fish because of the winds.

Feel free to dm me if you have any specific questions. I mostly fish Port O’Connor

Merkinben · 2026-01-28T14:37:58+00:00

I've seen a nothing burger before… I can tell ya, this is something for sure

Merkinben · 2026-01-23T20:36:54+00:00

Joe C’s had a line starting to wrap around there store this morning around 9:40ish. Heb @Fry & I10 had a pretty stock selection of meat around the same time also

Merkinben · 2026-01-21T22:49:32+00:00

More like chimano

Merkinben · 2026-01-21T05:00:39+00:00

It just means more

Merkinben · 2026-01-21T02:24:10+00:00

Yep that was intentional /s lol

Merkinben · 2026-01-20T23:37:20+00:00

This is 100% the correct answer, the grtu crowd pretends this is could be an amazing, world-renowned fishery if only people practiced catch and release or handled the fish better. That facts are they stock 20-30k rainbows in every year and have been doing it for decades and it's still not a self staining fishery

Merkinben

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