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The Great Outdoors
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missmolly: "Hey, TGO, are you loving retired life? I have to keep working for another 4 years, so I must retire vicariously. "
Hey MM,
Loving it, healing up from a few surgeries so I can be ready to fish the first opener in 35 years.
PS-I feel your pain!! :)
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PatrickE
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Jim,
It was a pleasure to get a chance to meet you this past June and pick your brain over coffee. It was one of favorite parts of my trip up to Ely. I remember you mentioning the shop was for sale. Much to my disappointment, my wife wouldn't go for it. Something about the weather being different than Orlando. Congrats on the sale and hopefully the new owners will be as genuine as the previous.
- Patrick
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PatrickE
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Jackfish
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Attaboy Jim!
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The Great Outdoors
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missmolly: "Pinetree: "Good going now you will have plenty of time to catch that big Smallmouth bass."
What grinds my teeth pert near down to the gums is the fact that Jim hates the "scaly rats," but he's the only bwca.comer who's caught a 24-incher. God is a comedian. "
I thought it was closer to 25 inches, but by pure accident and not with any intent on my part to put that "disease" on my hook!! :)
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tg
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where am I going to go now to get my Burntside laker fishing reports and intelligence insulted?;)
Seriously though congrats Jim! And I hope your health is fairing better these days so you can enjoy retirement!
tg minus the o
PS feel free to email me your cell phone number;)
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WhiteWolf
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3Ball: "Congrats TGO. You did a fine job with your store. It was always clean, the bait was lively and you tried to help people catch fish.
I wish you the best in retirement."
+100
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andym
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Congrats
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HowardSprague
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Congrats TGO! I know it's been a p-i-t-a at times, glad it's done. Enjoy everything!
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Spartan2
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Congratulations on your retirement and sale of the business, GTO. We wish you many years of happy relaxation on the lake.
The Spartans
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Pinetree
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Good going now you will have plenty of time to catch that big Smallmouth bass.
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missmolly
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Pinetree: "Good going now you will have plenty of time to catch that big Smallmouth bass."
What grinds my teeth pert near down to the gums is the fact that Jim hates the "scaly rats," but he's the only bwca.comer who's caught a 24-incher. God is a comedian.
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Jaywalker
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Congratulations, TGO!
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ozarkpaddler
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Congratulations!
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missmolly
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PatrickE: "Jim,
It was a pleasure to get a chance to meet you this past June and pick your brain over coffee. It was one of favorite parts of my trip up to Ely. I remember you mentioning the shop was for sale. Much to my disappointment, my wife wouldn't go for it. Something about the weather being different than Orlando. Congrats on the sale and hopefully the new owners will be as genuine as the previous.
- Patrick "
There's no higher praise than "genuine."
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Zulu
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This is great news! I’m really happy for Jim being able to move into the next phase of his life! Now He can devote more time to creating handcrafted crankbaits called Crapalas, learning to play the accordion and volunteering with the DNC! (Don’t Nock Crankbaits)
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Basspro69
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Congrats T G O now you don’t have to worry about losing business when you tell Packer fans what you really think :-)
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nooneuno
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So any info on who is taking the reigns on this runaway show horse? We made a deliberate effort to stop every time and buy our bait at TGO's for no other reason than to support the man in charge. (okay also because we could fill up on any liquor we needed without moving the truck, but I digress. Congrats.....
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northallen
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Congrats and all the best.
Wishing you calm waters, the wind at your back, and tight lines.
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missmolly
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The Great Outdoors: "missmolly: "Pinetree: "Good going now you will have plenty of time to catch that big Smallmouth bass."
What grinds my teeth pert near down to the gums is the fact that Jim hates the "scaly rats," but he's the only bwca.comer who's caught a 24-incher. God is a comedian. "
I thought it was closer to 25 inches, but by pure accident and not with any intent on my part to put that "disease" on my hook!! :)"
Great. Now I'm going to grind through the gums and down to the bone.
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jcavenagh
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Congrats! All the best on the next big thing!!
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DeanL
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Congratulations Jim! I've really enjoyed the time we've spent in your shop and the instructions you gave my young boys is something they still talk about every time fishing in the BW is the subject. Best wishes with your future endeavors.
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bfurlow
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Congratulations and best wishes!
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The Great Outdoors
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tg: "where am I going to go now to get my Burntside laker fishing reports and intelligence insulted?;)"
I'll quit after you finally drill a hole in the ice next time you're Trout fishing!! :)
PS-Cell number 218-235-1096
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The Great Outdoors
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You mean right where they should be, in the garbage can!!! :)
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The Great Outdoors
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Jackfish: "The Great Outdoors: "I don't really want this to say this, but the Packers are the Smallmouth Bass of football!!
Bwahahahahahahahahaha!!!!! :)"
That must make the Vikings the lutefisk of football. bah dum bump. :) "
Actually the Packers could also be the lutefisk of football, really stink up the place, and hard to swallow! Bwahahahahahahaha!! (bah dum bump!) :)
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Pinetree
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The Great Outdoors: "You mean right where they should be, in the garbage can!!! :)
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That was a good one.
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missmolly
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Pinetree: "Did I hear right? TGO is going to start up a smallmouth bass guiding service,he knows where the big ones are at."
Ironically, he does.
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QueticoMike
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The Great Outdoors: "missmolly: "Pinetree: "Good going now you will have plenty of time to catch that big Smallmouth bass."
What grinds my teeth pert near down to the gums is the fact that Jim hates the "scaly rats," but he's the only bwca.comer who's caught a 24-incher. God is a comedian. "
I thought it was closer to 25 inches, but by pure accident and not with any intent on my part to put that "disease" on my hook!! :)"
Did you mount it? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ........Congrats on the sell!
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Jackfish
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The Great Outdoors: "I don't really want this to say this, but the Packers are the Smallmouth Bass of football!!
Bwahahahahahahahahaha!!!!! :)"
That must make the Vikings the lutefisk of football. bah dum bump. :)
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Pinetree
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Did I hear right? TGO is going to start up a smallmouth bass guiding service,he knows where the big ones are at.
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The Great Outdoors
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Basspro69: "Congrats T G O now you don’t have to worry about losing business when you tell Packer fans what you really think :-)"
I don't really want this to say this, but the Packers are the Smallmouth Bass of football!!
Bwahahahahahahahahaha!!!!! :)
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missmolly
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His bait shop sold and he's going fishing instead of telling others how to catch fish, which he's done for half of forever!
Hip-hip....
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ellahallely
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Nice!!!
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yogi59weedr
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I'll still bring ya deer sausage from Illinois for fishing info,congratulations Jim.
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ducks
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Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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mgraber
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The Great Outdoors: "Pinetree: "Good going now you will have plenty of time to catch that big Smallmouth bass."
YUCK!!!!!!"
LOL! Congrats Jim!
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Stumpy
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????????
Not much else to say, other than...
God bless in your retirement !
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bwcasolo
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congrats, and thanks for all the tips and advice, and licenses.
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The Great Outdoors
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Pinetree: "Good going now you will have plenty of time to catch that big Smallmouth bass."
YUCK!!!!!!
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DanCooke
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May you be able to enjoy your retirement for many years.
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LindenTree
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The Great Outdoors: "Pinetree: "Good going now you will have plenty of time to catch that big Smallmouth bass."
YUCK!!!!!!"
Congrats TGO.
BTW, I stopped into your business last fall hoping to see you. It was in the afternoon so I was not expecting good chances for a meet up since you had told me I need to be there in the AM to catch you.
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nctry
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Enjoy watching other people get harassed for trying to operate a legitimate business.
I mean, enjoy retirement Jim! Or are you opening up a pizza joint or something?
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The Great Outdoors
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LindenTree: "The Great Outdoors: "Pinetree: "Good going now you will have plenty of time to catch that big Smallmouth bass."
YUCK!!!!!!"
Congrats TGO,
BTW, I stoped into your buisness last fall hoping to see you.
It was in the afternoon so I was not expecting good chances for a meet up. since you had told me I need to be there in the AM to catch you."
Had many health issues from mid August until we closed on September 30th, so wasn't around.
Brian took the reins and carried the shop by himself for which I'll forever be grateful. :)
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3Ball
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Congrats TGO. You did a fine job with your store. It was always clean, the bait was lively and you tried to help people catch fish.
I wish you the best in retirement.
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missmolly
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Hey, TGO, are you loving retired life? I have to keep working for another 4 years, so I must retire vicariously.
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missmolly
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The Great Outdoors: "missmolly: "Hey, TGO, are you loving retired life? I have to keep working for another 4 years, so I must retire vicariously. "
Hey MM,
Loving it, healing up from a few surgeries so I can be ready to fish the first opener in 35 years.
PS-I feel your pain!! :)"
Your reply has me grinning. Heal well and fish, fish, fish!
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overthehill
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Wish you the best Big Daddy. It just won't be the same in Ely, but at least you may have time to throw more lures out of that bushel basketfull you secretly love! BWahahaha!
God Bless You Mac. oth
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The Great Outdoors
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QueticoMike: "The Great Outdoors: "missmolly: "Pinetree: "Good going now you will have plenty of time to catch that big Smallmouth bass."
What grinds my teeth pert near down to the gums is the fact that Jim hates the "scaly rats," but he's the only bwca.comer who's caught a 24-incher. God is a comedian. "
I thought it was closer to 25 inches, but by pure accident and not with any intent on my part to put that "disease" on my hook!! :)"
Did you mount it? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ........Congrats on the sell! "
No I didn't, but may have thought about it IF it wasn't the first year and day, that C&R went into effect in September!!
If I did mount it, would do so only as a trophy as to how much garbage I took out of the lake in one sitting!! Bwahahahahahahahahaha!!!! :)
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