sambennett

Thanks for posting this Norm.

Man, wish I saw that. My Redheads have done well, but they're old and the straps have finally just fallen apart. There's nothing left to safety pin!

I've had good luck with those waders.

-SB

I love the Flat A. When the shad bite was on out here in early summer on the Fox I killed with this bait. You get to guess which color.

Today only they're on sale for $2 each, limit 15. I'll be bringing my kid so we can snag 30. Normally they're $4.99, and a value at that price.

Aside from the Shallow Rap this is my fav shallow water crank. The Shallow Raps are also on sale for $4.29, down from $7.29. I restocked already. And I believe they have husky jerks at the same price.

Maybe I'll see you in Bolingbrook. Heckuva deal.

Aw man, no blue fleck? Kidding. Those are great baits, wish I saw this before I resupplied for the year at the Basspro sale last weekend.

Hey Norm-

I'd like that. You're primarily K3, correct? Never ben down there. I hear y'all have some pigs.

-Sam

Hey Tgood-

Luckily, I have an understanding wife. Between fishing, 4 kids and home life - we stay busy. Sledding, fishing, St. Charles youth baseball. Luckily I work from the house and can steal away for an hour here and there for smallmoth. I actually started flatheading when I was working in the city because it was all my schedule allowed. Kids in bed, wife asleep - I'm out on the river. There are some spots on this river I don't think I've ever seen in the light.

-SB

Hey Guys-

Thanks for the warm welcome. I can't make the Blowout on March 2, got my twin's birthday that day. But I would like to.

I will attend one of your meetings just to say hello and see what it's all about. I'm not sure if I'm going to join or not yet. I expect after I attend a meeting I'll decide. Either way you've got a very nice site here and maybe some guys on here I don't know as well yet. I love to talk fishing.

Hey Norm- I seem to be running across you everywhere. Just listened to your Dale Bowman Outdoors podcast the other day. Good stuff. I've got my fingers crossed that we've got enough data collected to start to see some movement from the DNR on flathead regulations. Definitely won't be strictly catch and release, which will still irk some of the die-hards, but it will begin to educate the public about this great sport fish and the need for conservation. That's my hope, at least.

Look forward to seeing some of you out on the water this season. If you want to get out, feel free to give me a shout.

-SB

Hey Folks-

My name's Sam Bennett and I fish the Fox for smallmouth by day and flatheads by night. I finally made it over to the ISA site to see what's going on. I've met a few of you over the years out on the water. The ISA members I've met have always put a good light on your organization. I don't recollect names very well, unfortunately.

I enjoy writing about my explorations on the Fox over at http://foxriverfishing.com. I'll be posting some fishing reports here as well.

Glad to be on your site and I look forward to reading your reports and getting to know you. And, of course, if anyone wants to get out on the water, feel free to hit me up. I love to get after 'em.

Thanks for having me.

Cheers,

Sam