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  1. dixie_boysles

    My Wedding!!!!!!

    Well as most of ya'll know, for months we have been planning our wedding. We bought our house in May, I moved in. All we needed was the best wedding ever, and that we got! Sara and i got married August 27th in a beautiful outdoor wedding at a local winery/vineyard. Im not about to go in and...
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    WTB: Minn Kota Endura T-bar(part for transom mount bracket)

    I am in need of this part. It is the T-bar for a Minn Kota Endura 50 transom mount trolling motor. Mine snapped when I got hung on a rock in the New River. It is the locking mechanism on the bracket. It is a cheap part BUT it seems everyone wants like $10 just to ship the darn thing. it...
  3. dixie_boysles

    Our New House!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    As ya'll know, my fiance and I were trying to buy a new house, hence why my box pass did not work out. Well, WE GOT IT!!!! We closed yesterday and cannot be happier!! 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath, 3/4 acres, etc... The new house with our new car and my truck The fiance and I:
  4. dixie_boysles

    won bid on house!

    Excellent news!!!....we put in a bid on a house today and won the bid. We essentially bought the house. Tomorrow gets put into writing as offer to buy tomorrow. Then we wait for appraisal value and go from there. So effing excited. Excellent rate too on loan. Its a nice three bedroom, two...
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    Random pics from the weekend

    Went to the New River for some smallie fishing and then a local watershed here are pics from this weekend: Caught this one at a river (not the watershed in the above pics)
  6. dixie_boysles

    Help Please!! Fundraiser to help kids

    As the title states, Sara is in the Mount Airy Junior Women's Club. They are having a fundraiser right now involving the NCAA Tourny. It is to help raise money to get children bike helmets that otherwise cant afford them and stuff. They are working with the local police department in en...
  7. dixie_boysles

    My new small business

    So i decided to try to make a an extra buck or two today (on top of the two jobs that I already have lol). As most know I took on the task of cleaning my rods and reels the other day. i loved it! SOOOO i decided to start a very small business up by offering cleaning and oiling services of...
  8. dixie_boysles

    Cleaned Reels this weekend

    SO I went fishing in the cold rain Saturday and i had gloves on. I looked down at my reel at one point and it had fuzz all over.in it. then i heard it making a winding noise. I was VERY unhappy as it was my Abu Garcia Revo S (my favorite reel). I am about three years into bass fishing and I...
  9. dixie_boysles

    Anyone know anything about Mariner Trolling motors

    (I have this in my build thread but thought id get more traffic if I asked here) I just got a foot controlled trolling motor from my dad for free. Its an odler style but Ill tell you what, it looks like a stout beast. all metal design so I dont have to worry about breaking anything lol...
  10. dixie_boysles

    Tinboats.net Box Pass #3 CANCELED

    Since I was last in line for Box Pass #2, I will start another pass around The box has no less than 10 items in it. The person receiving the box will take a few items and replace them with new or used items of similar or greater value, they will then pass it to the next person on the list...
  11. dixie_boysles

    site suggestion

    Jim, I have a site suggestion, well really more of a complaint lol. I love this site and EVERYTHING about it, with the exception of one thing.... PICTURE SIZING. you cant post a pic no wider than 800 pixels. It makes it a real hassle when i have quite a few pics i wanna post up here and I...
  12. dixie_boysles

    Just one picture

    Finally got the boat out for the first time since October. It was a nice day out so I washed the truck up and hooked the boat up. bad thing was when i got to the ramp at the New River, it was MUDDY! Didn't catch any fish, water temp was 32*-34*. But it felt good to be out on the water
  13. dixie_boysles

    slab foundations???

    The fiance and I are looking at this jouse to purchase and one concern is a slab foundation. The house was built in 1970 but has been gutted down to the 2x4s and everything new put in from wiring to roofing sheetrock etc... Not sure about th pipes though. Does anyone on here own a house on a...
  14. dixie_boysles

    Photoshop Picture please for Sara (wedding related)

    This is a request on behalf of the fiance so I need it too look great! Sara and mine's wedding is in 8 months. She is working on "Save the Dates" right now. She has a picture that she wants to put on them that was taken on Thanksgiving. Problem is, there is a red building in the background...
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    My Last fish of 2010!

    I went fishing with the father-in-law Friday (New Years Eve) to Belews Lake in Rural Hall, NC. We took out his 1986 Bass Tracker and had a pretty good day! Belews is a Power Dam lake so the water was pretty warm. All the fish we caught (with exception of one that came out of the hot hole)...
  16. dixie_boysles

    NuWave Oven Review, AWESOME!!

    So my grandma ordered her a NuWave Oven (Infared cooker). Last night we decided to try it for the first time. We took a 4lb 11 oz Whole Chicken and dethawed it in the microwave to reduce a little bit of cooking time as it was already late and we were hungry...
  17. dixie_boysles

    Biggest fish I've caught in the pond beside the house

    So I've been fishing the pond beside the house since late 07 when I really got into bass fishing. I first caught two fish out of this pond in Dec. 07 on baby brush hogs and that's what got me hooked! A little background on the pond: The pond has been there for years. It is not taken care...
  18. dixie_boysles

    Finally a decent sized fish for 2010

    Went to Claytor Lake in Pulaski, Va sunday with the future father in law to do some bass fishing! It was a pretty good day. The fish were biting good! I caught this baby at the end of a log under a dock! She's about a 2 1/2 pounder. Not the biggest largemouth in the world but I'll take it
  19. dixie_boysles

    Let's see your boat covers!

    plain and simple, i want to see your boat covers! inlcude a brand and price if you want!
  20. dixie_boysles

    Bow Stop for jon boat

    Does ANYONE know where I can get a bow stop for my trailer that doesnt cost freaking $15 (that includes shipping) I have looked everywhere online and the cheapest I can find for what I'm looking for is $15 freaking dollars! Im looking for one of three kinds. it has to fit a 3" bracket btw...
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