David Unnerstall

Oh, I am still a "Hornyhead Chub" but I guess I always have been.

I think is has an effect on our attitude. When I was a "Bigmouth Buffalo" I tried to stir the pot a bit. When I was a "Hornyhead Chub" all I could think about was bikinis.

It is hard to pull a water skier with a trolling motor. I suspect he would lose interest after a while.

Did someone actually get in that or did you tow it along as a barge?

I agree -- trolling-motor-only or horsepower-limit lakes.

I will tell you what I have done is stop wearing hiking shoes and wear shoes that I can kick off. The old Chrysler only does 22 mph at its sweet spot.

Whenever I have enough time to get out for a few hours but not enough to get out of town I head to Spanish Lake with my cedar stripper. I have caught decent numbers in the past but not recently. Two weeks ago I launched in North/Sunfish Lake(s) just next to Spanish Lake. I have never had much success, there, but that is close to a wilderness experience whereas Spanish Lake is CONSTANT noise. I caught three LM that were just born in a couple hours. It does mean that bass are spawning and maybe, down the road, there will be a stable population.

PB Blaster

I posted a link to my Facebook page on this but I will upload some pictures, here. Now this is still not complete but usable. The galley cabinets have not been started. I have screwed in a piece of plywood and varnished and use that as a counter. The teardrop is convenient. I just pack a cooler. It is easy to get in (no fighting with a tent zipper), the top vent has a fan and brings air in the windows of the doors, at night. The modified Harbor Freight kit: The deck: It starts to look like a teardrop: The spars: The cedar strips: The doors and exterior skin: At night last weekend:

The main thing I have learned on this forum is I don't have near enough tackle. Every time I log in I learn that there is something I don't have and need to purchase immediately.

My wife and I "boondock" it but we gave up the tent last year. I built a teardrop with cedar strip sides to match my canoe. It is always packed and when you get there you can just climb in and go to sleep.

I paid $3K for a ten year old truck ten years ago. Now you need $15K to buy a ten year old truck. That is a lot of fishing tackle.

Wrench, wasn't it you who wrote "you gotta read ALL of these topics because you never know what direction they will take?"

Coyotes once came up into my camp when I was bow-hunting in the Arcadia Valley behind Crane Lookout tower. I was sleeping in my camper shell so there was to be no contact. I mention this because their communication was fascinating. So many syllables -- it was amazing. But when they start howling far away it is a bit different.

Congratulations, Joe. My hole-in-one dropped into the cup of the green we just played. I hit the ball off the toe of the club, it went right, hit a telephone pole and bounced back in front of us and ended up on the green to our left and into the hole.

Candy is not that bad but she is concerned. Thanks for all of the replies. I am a bit embarrassed at having a dog like this. But I came home from the neighborhood tavern around midnight, she showed me a picture of the dog and I said: "fine!"

That is so sad. Life is so precarious.

Quill, I guess I am mellowing with age. I don't want anything to happen to this dog. Just look at this dog:

While reading Wrench and Harris debate the issue of dangerous animals in the thread about the character who shot that bear I thought about dogs and coyote's. You see I now have a floofy-dog -- a 22-lb fur-ball who has no idea. It is my wife's dog. On occasion when we are camping in Mark Twain NF she will bolt out at night and bark at something more than 100 feet from camp. I never had a dog that I had to worry about. If she were to meet up with coyote's will she have a chance?

Now that is about the most sound advice I have ever read on this forum.

I have since learned that the DNR is offering 2 million to the National Forest to fix the dam. It seems everybody is puzzled why the DNR wants to get involved but I am all for it. http://www.myironcountynews.com/articles/2016/05/11/commission-talks-crane-lake-forest-service-official JD, you will have the equivalent of a trailer made by T@b and saving more than 20K.

JD, We could not use the boat ramp and had to launch from the gravel jetty next to the ramp. Rick has a 14-foot v-bottom aluminum boat and a 4-wheel drive truck. It was an adventure. The door came from Vintage Technologies http://teardroptrailerparts.com/Home_Page.html There are quite a few companies out there that cater to teardrop builders.

Here is the status of the teardrop -- still not done but usable. We towed it down to the Arcadia Valley last week and it did fine. The axle came loose and moved but I found that I did not have it mounted on the leaf springs, correctly. Now the fender is not centered on the tire but I am not concerned. But I could not fit the canoe in the back of the truck with the teardrop hitched. My heart was broke. But on Friday my buddy Rick stopped by and he had is boat behind him. He did not know I did not have the canoe. We fished Crane Lake for three hours and caught a few fish in the slot -- mine coming on a buzz-bait and rooster tail. But it is difficult to see what is going on at Crane Lake. I found this on the MTNF website: Crane Lake is undergoing a partial (12 foot) drawdown that will result in a lake that is approximately 40-50 acres in size. This is being done to complete maintenance and engineering studies. Once the water level begins to drop, boat launching will not be feasible. However, shoreline fishing, hunting and hiking at Crane Lake will continue to be permitted except immediately near the dam where the maintenance work will be occurring. I was happy we caught fish. I has been tough for me lately and Crane Lake has been especially tough. But that is such a scenic lake and fun to paddle around.

It is odd some small ponds can hold crappie and others cannot.

Zebco was shortened from "Zero Hour Bomb Company"...I never knew. That collection IS impressive.