Daryk Campbell Sr

Here is the process of the PMF, Here is the pontoon tube that has 'rolled'

I bought an inflatable pontoon from Marketplace on Facebook. It came with 2 frames, one longer than the other. The guy who sold it had the longer frame on the pontoons, but they matched the smaller frame. He told me the longer frame was a Fishcat frame and the smaller frame is a Creek Company. Well, I decided that I would make new pontoons for the Fishcat because it has more options. It has a motor mount and a deck to stand on and fly fish, with a retractable rail. It is much more heavy duty than the Creek Company (yellow pontoons) in the pictures. I have a 10' raft that I was considering using as a donor for the float tubes . My thought was to cut out the floor and mount the frame to the raft. I decided not to do that. My next thought was to use an idea floated around the internet as a joke. I first got some pink insulation foam sheets, and cut them down. Made them to be about 10 feet long. That was what the guy who sold it to me said they were. Side note, he kept the original pontoons to be used as outriggers for his canoe. I glued the sheets together by using Great Stuff Foam spray. It will not melt the foam as many other adhesives will. Original Gorilla glue is good also. My first idea used to wrap them was pond liner. I wanted them protected from breaking off small particles of foam on rocks, branches, etc. It worked ok. I tied the ends together similar to sewing them. I wanted to find a better way. You can adhere the pond liner to itself with pvc cement and primer. The green stuff worked much better. This worked ok. After a couple trips, of tial and errors, the pond liner did get pinholes, from dragging on the bank and allowed water in. That made it take a little more effort to paddle the unit. But, it worked. Didnt look great, but I was on the water. The holes, wore bigger, and allowed more water, and made the unit much heavier and you could tell which side had more water, the unit would turn towards that pontoon when paddling. I was searching ideas such as fiberglass, shrink wrap, 1/4" wood frame, and many other materials throughout the build. I came across PMF, Poor Man's Fiberglass. The idea is really simple and effective. Coat the item to be "glassed" with wood glue. Adhere canvas or other material to the glue an allow it to soak the glue. Once cured, add another layer of wood glue, and once that cures, paint with exterior paint. I did it on a small boat I built and was very happy with the outcome. Decided to remove the pond liner and try it on my pontoons. I reshaped the pontoons, and began PMF. Spray painted the pontoons with my own version of camo, and have made a few adjustments an efforts to attach the pontoons to the frame. I am using a cam buckle system that connects to paracord that goes through the pontoons. Seems to be good. The pontoons were angled pretty hard last trip out, so I added some foam blocks to control the pontoons from 'rolling'. This write up is a little late, @Johnsfolly mentioned that he may have missed it, or I didn't do the full write up. I made sure to include pictures. I have some more to add.

Alright, I need to go fishing.... gonna post some a new topic on my newest project this afternoon. But, this was pretty funny.

My experience with barbecue is, it sucks. I would much rather get a plate from a barbecue food truck at a carnival than the chain restaurants. They are too expensive, and the quality is not great. I have had good plates here and there, never had a good brisket. Ever. Never had it in TX, so I cant compare. Back yard barbecue with all the fixings is my favorite. There used to be a place on hwy 30 around Scottsdale/ House Springs on the right side if you were going west. Little hole in the wall. I had it a couple times and was not disappointed.

Re-read your previous post, then mine. There was a joke, apparently not a good one, but a joke none the less.

But how do you dress the fillets? Doesn't the charcoal smoke alot?

The longer you look, the more you will see.

I honestly don't remember which ones I've used on here. I am in a Facebook group. Good Clean Bad Joke Club and we share a whole lot there. But here a a few I've shared there.

Done.

That was horrible! LMBO. Alright, I'll play.

Oooooh, you know that is hush hush around here. You and I have been active long enough to know, you dont talk about smallies, you REALLY dont talk about smallies in the winter time. As they are more vulnerable due to clear water and tight congregation. They are not hard once you know where and then they are apparently easier than bluegill with a nightcrawler and bobber/indicator. But, we can't talk about that here, I mean, what do you think this is? A fishing forum? A place to talk fishing? EH'!

My major downfall with these is, you have to drop the tent anytime you want to move the vehicle. i.e. tow the boat to the ramp, go to the store for forgotten items, ice, etc. I would also worry about clearance. I second a good cot.

I wipe down the dirty parts that I can reach. I have never bought into the power wash or complete engine degrease idea.

It was an awesome size bag. Sorry to derail the original intention of the post. I see the forum as an open discussion for anything. My apologies to you if you did not.

This is out of my league, but interesting to me. I am not sure I can tell much difference between Berkley Lightning, vs my higher dollar Cabellas Guide rods. As most know, I'm not as fishing educated as others, but I enjoy learning it. I just dont enjoy blowing the budget just to learn. The tuition can be hard to justify. That being said, what would some of the benefits be? I have micro guides on one rod, not sure I care for them. Not sure the rod is best suited with the best reel. I've read, and watched many videos, and honestly they seem to contradict each other, and it seems the only way is trial and error.

While I agree with keeping the genes in the water, this type of statement can be misinformed. This fish is probably spawned out for its lifespan. The spawn is already growing, and taking him allows for his descendants to take his place. In a large watershed, he is no threat. But in a smaller one, he may be. While I am 99.999% catch and release, I do have to wonder if we are hurting ourselves by continuing to do so. Back when people took all they caught and used what they kept, there was almost always a bounty to be had.

Another option, if you are set on the square back idea, is to setup a stick steer option. I created one for my 8' homemade boat. Lots of ideas on you tube. I had a 13' Gheenoe, they are great, but quite heavy. I did put it in the back of my Dakota, but later got a trailer.

....... and, you know,,, I've got that new lonely Tenkara rod. LOL. Maybe I'll get into flies eventually.

That is very cool looking. I like the water presentation photo. I miss the flies that used to be displayed on here often. I've never gotten into tying, or fly fishing very strongly, but enjoy thinking about it.

Not sure on how much, we were across the river about 1/4 mile down from the boat launch at Riley's. It took a good amount of time to empty, had two drain plugs removed and the hole draining for a few minutes.

Following up to the pics. We had a great turnout as you can see. There was plenty of food, and it was phenomenal. The weather on Friday was awesome. We were fishing in T-shirts. The catching wasn't bad either. I caught a good amount of rainbows, and my personal best smallmouth. Honestly, the rainbows seemed to fight better than my smallie. Duane had his lures and some jumigs for sale, and put on a clinic of how to successfully use his jekbaits while night fishing. It was very informative. He had the attention of all of us on the patio. Saturday I fished with Cody, he explained the boat leak. The wind was horrible, the fishing was not as good as Friday, but we caught some. I also caught the sculpin on Saturday just down the hill from the lodge. Mario with LOZ lures and and Miles, the owner of Riley's played guitars and sang. Sunday morning greeted us with a thick frost that did not want to melt. No one fished, we were all pretty well wore out. All in all, I had a great time, and cant wait for next year. Thanks to Jeff for coordinating these, Lilley's Landing for sponsoring both the forum and the events we get to participate in.

I will also be bringing a fryer, with plenty of oil. Along with toasted Ravioli. I will bring a coffee pot, if you have a particular coffee, bring it. I plan on bringing folgers classic.